Below are my port scanners/packer sniffers of choice. Port Scanners: Nmap: http://www.insecure.org/nmap Packet Sniffers Dsniff comes with a suite of tools (i.e. mailsnarf, msgsnarf, webspy, macof, etc.). It's good for sniffing authentication, snmp, web, mail, chat traffic. dsniff: http://naughty.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/ Ngrep Ngrep recognizes TCP, UDP and ICMP across Ethernet, PPP, SLIP, FDDI, Token Ring and null interfaces, and understands bpf filter logic in the same fashion as more common packet sniffing tools, such as tcpdump and snoop. ngrep: http://prdownloads.sf.net/ngrep/ Ettercap Ettercap is a multipurpose sniffer/interceptor/logger for switched LAN. Supports active and passive dissection of many protocols (even ciphered ones) and includes many feature for network and host analysis. ettercap: http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam" <sangthomasat_private> To: <pen-testat_private> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 1:17 AM Subject: Port Scanners / Sniffers Review > > > Hello, > > I would be interested in knowing how penetration testers rate various > port scanners and packet sniffers? > > What would be the top five tools you would recommend? > > Thanks for any input, > Sam > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training Europe, May 12-15 in Amsterdam, the > world's premier event for IT and network security experts. The two-day > Training features 6 hand-on courses on May 12-13 taught by professionals. > The two-day Briefings on May 14-15 features 24 top speakers with no vendor > sales pitches. Deadline for the best rates is April 25. Register today to > ensure your place. http://www.securityfocus.com/BlackHat-pen-test > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training Europe, May 12-15 in Amsterdam, the world's premier event for IT and network security experts. The two-day Training features 6 hand-on courses on May 12-13 taught by professionals. The two-day Briefings on May 14-15 features 24 top speakers with no vendor sales pitches. Deadline for the best rates is April 25. Register today to ensure your place. http://www.securityfocus.com/BlackHat-pen-test ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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