RE: Port Scanners / Sniffers Review

["Pete Herzog" <lists () isecom org>]

Hi,

About 80% of my packet throwing needs (not necessarily port scanning per se)
are covered by the following:

1. nmap
2. sing
3. nemesis
4. hping2
5. ftester (firewall tester)

As for packet sniffers- I stick with tcpdump and ettercap.

Sincerely,
-pete.

Pete Herzog
Managing Director
Institute for Security and Open Methodologies
www.isecom.org
www.osstmm.org

ISECOM is the OSSTMM Professional Security Tester (OPST) and OSSTMM
Professional Security Analyst (OPSA) certification authority.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Devilscrow Sr [mailto:devilscrow () sify com]
> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 1:17 PM
> To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: RE: Port Scanners / Sniffers Review
>
>
> <!--
> 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?
> -->
>
> Hi Sam,
>
> Scanners
> 1. hping2
> 2. nmap/xprobe2
>
> Sniffers
> 1. tcpdump
> 2. dsniff
> 3. ettercap
>
> /dev | ls cr0w/
>
>
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