Here are the 10 Best Hacking Tools
For Windows 10
If you think that Kali Linux is the only OS (operating system) for hacking then
you might be thinking wrong. Why? because the Due to the overexposure of
hacking in the past few years, many tools have landed in the market for
windows.
Also Read- Start Learning Hacking With Kali Linux
So if you are interested in hacking but don’t want to install Linux for
that, then you are at the right place because here, In this article, we have
shortlisted some of the best hacking tools for Windows 10 which
might help you to get started with your ethical hacking career.
These hacking tools include some of the best free hacking tools and the
paid once for hacking wifi, password cracking and software related to
networking with download links.
Disclaimer: All content in this
article are intended for security research purpose only. Techworm does not
support the use of any tool to indulge in unethical practices.
10
Best Hacking Tools For Windows 10
1. Wireshark.
Wireshark is the networking
mapping application which provides you with all the information related to what
is mapping on your network and how’s that mapping.
It also provides information
related to cookies such as how many cookies are getting installed and where are
packets flowing and much more. Not only that You can also perform phishing,
keylogging and men-in-the-middle attacks from this tool.
It was originally named
Ethereal.
It’s absolutely free and open
source tool which also comes in a command-line version called TShark.
Wireshark is a GTK+-based
Wireshark network protocol analyzer or sniffer, that lets you capture and
interactively browse the contents of network frames. In conclusion, works best
on both Linux and Windows.
2. Social-Engineer Toolkit
This hacking software is very
famous among hackers as it offers many services such as Spear Phishing Attack
Vector which lets you hack any social networking account on facebook, twitter,
and Gmail, etc.
It is basically used to send a
fake login page to the victim so that he or she can enter their id and password
on that page and thus getting their password hacked.
The chances are high as it
looks exactly like the original login page of that particular social networking
site.
The moment when a victim
enters the info then that info is automatically transferred to the hacker.
It also has many other tools
which you can study thoroughly on the internet.
Apart from Linux,
Social-Engineer Toolkit is partially supported on Mac
OS X and Windows.
3. Aircrack ng
This wifi hacking tool is widely used for network monitoring.
It is purely based on the
command line interface.
In AirCrack you will find lots
of tools which can be used for tasks like monitoring, attacking, pen testing
and cracking.
Without any doubt, this is one
of the best network tools you can use to hack wifi. This tool also supports all
the versions of wifi such as WPA/WPA2-PSK etc. In short, this tool captures all
the packets present in network connection and convert it into the text from
which we can see the passwords.
4. Metasploit
It’s a forensic tester which is
used by governments as well.
Metasploit allows you to
remotely control any computer from anywhere and at any time in the world.
It basically works on the
principals of trojan.
Now, what is a trojan? It is a
software which allows the remote access of any device in the world. For
instance, if the trojan is installed on a particular computer then a hacker can
access and control that computer from any part of the world.
This software is also used to
make trojan for Android devices which you can hack any android device using
Metasploit.
5. OclHashcat
If you love password cracking
then this tool is best for you.
While Hashcat is a CPU-based
password cracking tool, oclHashcat is its advanced version that uses the power
of your GPU.
It is the world’s fastest
password hacking tool with the world’s first and only GPU based engine.
It offers a great variety of
features such as Straight, Combination, Brute-force, Hybrid Dictionary +
mask and Hybrid mask + dictionary.
6. Nmap
Also known as the “network
mapper” this tool successfully falls in the category of a port
scanning tool.
It’s completely free and open
source hacking tool particularly used as a port scanner.
Not only that, but it is also
used for a wide range of services such as the use of raw IP packets to
determine the hosts available on a network, operating systems used by
hosts, and the type of firewall used.
Platforms supported by Nmap are
Windows, Linux, and OS X. So keep this in mind.
7. Nessus
Nessus is one of the best free
top security tools of 2018. It basically works on the client-server framework.
Developed by Tenable Network
Security, this tool is among the most popular vulnerability scanners in the
world.
Using this tool one can scan
almost every type of vulnerability including remote access, flaw detection,
misconfiguration alert, denial of services against TCP/IP stack, preparation of
PCI DSS audits, malware detection, sensitive data searches etc.
Apart from this Nessus can also
be used to scan multiple networks on IPv4, IPv6, and hybrid networks.
You can even also put it into
scheduled scanning mode.
So in our opinion, this tool is
worth giving a try.
8. Acunetix WVS
Acunetix is
basically a web vulnerability scanner (WVS) that scans and finds out
the flaws in a website.
It’s a very useful tool for
most of the security researchers worldwide.
This multi-threaded tool mainly
crawls a website and finds out malicious Cross-site Scripting, SQL injection,
and other vulnerabilities.
It also comes up with the great
feature of the Login Sequence Recorder. This feature allows one to access the
password protected areas of websites.
The new AcuSensor technology
used in this tool allows you to reduce the false positive rate which is very
nice in our opinion.
9. Maltego
Maltego is a great tool
for forensics.
It’s an open source forensics
platform that offers rigorous mining and information gathering to paint a picture
of cyber threats around you.
It also excels in showing the
complexity and severity of points of failure in your infrastructure and the
surrounding environment.
Used by many hackers this tool
is Based on Java, runs in an easy-to-use graphical interface with lots of
customization options while scanning.
10. John The Ripper
John The Ripper is one of the
most preferred and most trusted password cracking tools for hackers.
This is absolutely free and
open source software and distributed in the form of source code which is quite
strange.
Although it is Primarily
written in the C programming language.
Different modules of it grant
the ability to crack passwords using different encryption techniques. So if
password cracking is your thing then you must go for it.
Looking
for Wi-Fi hacking tool?
Read – 10 Best Wi-Fi Hacking Tools
We will advise our readers, not
to opt for any online hacking tools as most of it will get you into trouble by
infecting your device with malware or even getting you hacked.
Conclusion
So this was all regarding some
of the best hacking tools for windows 10. If you have any better suggestions
then do let us know in the comment section below, would love to hear that.
