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Acunetix WVS : Commercial Web Vulnerability Scanner Acunetix WVS automatically checks web applications for vulnerabilities such as SQL Injections, cross site scripting, arbitrary file creation/deletion, weak password strength on authentication pages. AcuSensor technology detects vulnerabilities which typical black box scanners…
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Bastille
Bastille : Security hardening script for Linux, Mac OS X, and HP-UX The Bastille Hardening program “locks down” an operating system, proactively configuring the system for increased security and decreasing its susceptibility to compromise. Bastille can also assess a system’s…
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Helix
Helix : A Linux Distribution with Computer Forensics in Mind Helix is a customized distribution of the Knoppix Live Linux CD. Helix is more than just a bootable live CD. You can still boot into a customized Linux environment that…
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OllyDbg
OllyDbg : An assembly level Windows debugger OllyDbg is a 32-bit assembler level analyzing debugger for Microsoft Windows. Emphasis on binary code analysis makes it particularly useful in cases where source is unavailable. OllyDbg features an intuitive user interface, advanced…
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OpenVPN
OpenVPN : A full-featured SSL VPN solution OpenVPN is an open-source SSL VPN package which can accommodate a wide range of configurations, including remote access, site-to-site VPNs, WiFi security, and enterprise-scale remote access solutions with load balancing, failover, and fine-grained…
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SAINT
SAINT : Security Administrator’s Integrated Network Tool SAINT is another commercial vulnerability assessment tool (like Nessus, ISS Internet Scanner, or Retina). It runs on UNIX and used to be free and open source, but is now a commercial product.
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Fping
Fping : A parallel ping scanning program fping is a ping(1) like program which uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request to determine if a host is up. fping is different from ping in that you can specify…
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Tcptraceroute
Tcptraceroute : A traceroute implementation using TCP packets The problem is that with the widespread use of firewalls on the modern Internet, many of the packets that the conventional traceroute(8) sends out (ICMP echo or UDP) end up being filtered,…
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VMware
VMware : Multi-platform Virtualization Software VMware virtualization software lets you run one operating system within another. This is quite useful for security researchers who commonly need to test code, exploits, etc on multiple platforms. It only runs on Windows and…
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IP Filter
IP Filter : Portable UNIX Packet Filter IP Filter is a software package that can be used to provide network address translation (NAT) or firewall services. It can either be used as a loadable kernel module or incorporated into your…