Pen Testing Tools – Stuff we all need

This article is mostly a cheat sheet for things pen-testers need. Obviously there’s a little picking and choosing depending on the need.

Nmap:

Ubuntu:
apt install nmap

CentOS:
yum install nmap

Nikto:

Ubuntu:
apt install nikto

CentOS:
yum install nikto

Mimikatz:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/mimikatz.mirror/files/latest/download

Hydra:

Ubuntu:
apt install hydra

Cewl:

Ubuntu:
apt install cewl

Unzip:

Ubuntu:
apt install unzip

CentOS:
yum install unzip

Smbclient

Ubuntu:
apt install smbclient

CentOS:
yum install samba-client

SqlMap:

Ubuntu:
apt install sqlmap

CentOS:
yum install snapd
systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
snap install sqlmap

Netstat / Net tools:

Ubuntu:
apt install net-tools

CentOS:
apt install net-tools

Metasploit:

Tutorial:
Configure Metasploit with NMap and the Database – Advanced

AirCrack:

Ubuntu:
apt install aircrack-ng

CentOS:
yum install aircrack-ng

Tutorial:
Cracking WIFI with AirCrack-NG (Fedora, CentOS, RHEL)