Hacker Tools
Articles Index
Free Port Scanner Software
Links to free port scanner software to analyze your system for open ports to help you secure it
Introduction to Port Scanning
Introduction to Port Scanning is a basic overview of TCP/IP port scanning - how to do it and what the results will or won't tell you- from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley
Free Network Monitoring Software
Links to free network monitoring tools & software to analyze network performance and functionality
Introduction to Packet Sniffing
A brief article introducing the concepts of packet sniffing- how it works, what information can be gathered, what you can do to protect yourself and how you might use packet sniffing information to help protect or secure your network
Sub7 Trojan / Backdoor
A brief description of the capabilities of the Sub7 Trojan horse hacker utility software
Free Packet Sniffer Software
Links to free packet sniffer software to capture and analyze network traffic on your network
Free Encryption Software
Links to free tools to help you encrypt your data to secure it from prying eyes
Free Wireless Security Tools
Free tools to monitor and protect your wireless connection or test your WEP encryption. There are wireless IDS (intrusion detection systems), wireless scanners that detect hidden networks and access points and more.
Free Enumeration Software
Links to hacker enumeration tools. These tools will help list out valuable information about users, hosts, services, ports and more.
Metasploit Framework
On April 7 the Metasploit Project released version 2 of the Metasploit Framework. Ostensibly designed for penetration testing to help administrators secure their systems and networks, the Metasploit Framework provides working active exploits for a variety of vulnerabilities. In the wrong hands it is a fairly powerful weapon rather than a useful security tool.
Introduction to Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)
A brief article introducing the concepts of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)- how they work, what sorts of things they monitor for, what the results mean to you and how you might use an IDS to monitor for and detect suspicious or malicious activity on your network and alert you so that you can respond
Introduction to Vulnerability Scanning
A brief article introducing the concepts of vulnerability scanning- how it works, what sorts of things it checks for, what the results mean to you and how you might use a vulnerability scanner to detect weaknesses in your network and fix them before they are used against you
Free Internet / Network Security Software
Free tools to help you secure and protect your network from the following categories: firewalls, antivirus, virus removal, miscellaneous security, email spam blocking, spyware removal, pop-up and messenger spam blocking, vulnerability scanning, intrusion detection (IDS), packet sniffer, port scanner, encryption, enumeration, network monitoring and wireless network security.