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>> Free Hacking Programs << Web Vulnerability Scanners - muroseu - Jun 21, 2016

All information in this tutorial is for educational purposes only. One day when you grow up you might realise that you have been a skid, by using mass-deface techniques and SQLi for your entire life. Do not just hack a site because it is there.



Ethical hacking and online security involves a lot efforts. Many tools are used to test and keep software secure. The same tools can also be used by hackers for exploitation. Becoming a hacker is not easy it requires many skills. You can learn a few hacking tricks from free hacking tutorials online, some really cool hacking books and books on information security . However, Along with all the skills you need to have best tools to perform hacking, security threat analysis and penetration testing.


A hacking tool is a computer program or software which helps a hacker to hack a computer system or a computer program. The existences of hacking tools have made the lives of the hackers much simpler when compared to the times they did not exist. But it does not mean that if the Hacker is equipped with a good hacking tool, his entire job is smoothly done. The hacker still requires the skills of all the aspects of hacking equally well.


While vulnerability scanners are meant for your system, the web vulnerability scanners assess the vulnerability of web applications. It identifies the security vulnerabilities that your app might have by conducting various tests.


Burp Suite

Burp Suite is a tool for conducting the security test of web based applications. It has a collection of tools which work together and conduct the entire process of testing with an objective to find as well as exploit the vulnerabilities in the security.


Webscarab

It is a testing tool for web security applications and has been written in Java and thus is operating system independent. It acts as a proxy and lets users change web requests by web browsers and web server replies. Webscarab often records the traffic to conduct a further review.


Websecurify

Website security is a crucial factor for both personal as well as organization websites. The prime goal should be to detect the vulnerability of your website before an intruder detects it. Websecurify is a testing tool for website security and can be used to detect the vulnerability of your webs


Nikto

It is a scanner for web servers and is available as an open source. It conducts detailed testing for several items against the web servers which include testing of more than 6700 files or programs which can be dangerous. It also tests for version specific problems of the web servers.


W3af

This tool exposes more than 200 potential vulnerabilities and thus minimizes security threats to your websites. Its written in the programming language Python. W3af has both console user interface as well as graphical user interface.


List Of Threads

  1. Network Scanning


  2. Packet Crafting


  3. Traffic Monitoring


  4. Packet Sniffers


  5. Rootkit Detectors


  6. Fuzzers


  7. Forensics


  8. Debuggers


  9. Hacking Operating Systems


  10. Encryption Tools


  11. Intrusion Detection System and The IDS Tools


  12. Hacking Vulnerability Exploitation Tools


  13. Vulnerability Scanners


  14. Web Vulerability Scanners




I could only add a little, because 8000 letter limit.

I'm gonna make a thread for each one separately just so i can add pictures later on.

I'll be doing a different post on other subjects too. You can find all the posts in my Threads in my profile!

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