Top 50 Hacking and Penetration Testing Tools [Compiled List 2019]

From last few years, there will not be such a dividing line between security professionals and network engineers. Hacking tools are not the only thing necessary to successfully complete a PenTest, methodologies are also essential for ensuring that the assessor identifies all vulnerabilities within the client’s network.

Some Hacking tools allows you to scan, search and find the vulnerabilities within any company to help make their systems and network infrastructure secure.

Here we’ve listed out top 50 best Hacking & Penetration Testing tools used by modern security researchers:

S.No	Tool Name	Link
1	Metasploit Framework	Download Link
2	Nessus – Vulnerability Scanner	Download Link
3	OpenVAS – Open Vulnerability Assessment Scanner	Download Link
4	Burp Suite Scanner – Proxy Interception Tool	Download Link
5	Nmap – Network Mapper	Download Link
6	Wireshark – Packet Analyzer	Download Link
7	Aircrack-ng – Password Cracking Tool	Download Link
8	Nikto – Website Vulnerability Scanner	Download Link
9	John The Ripper – Password Cracker	Download Link
10	Netcat – TCP/IP Swiss Army Knife	Download Link
11	THC Hydra – Password Cracking Tool	Download Link
12	SQLmap – Automatic SQL Exploitation Tool	Download Link
13	Ettercap – Network Security Tool	Download Link
14	SET Toolkit – Social Engineering Toolkit	Download Link
15	Maltego – Forensics Platform	Download Link
16	W3Af – Web App Scanner	Download Link
17	Ghidra – Reverse Engineering Tool	Download Link
18	BeEF – The Browser Exploitation Framework	Download Link
19	Ophcrack – Windows Password Cracking Tool	Download Link
20	oclHashcat – Password Cracking Tool	Download Link
21	Fern Wifi Cracker – Wireless Hacking Tool	Download Link
22	GNU MAC Changer	Download Link
23	Wifite2 – Automated Wireless Hacking Tool	Download Link
24	PixieWPS – Wi-Fi Bruteforcing Tool	Download Link
25	Snort – Network Intrusion Detection & Prevention System	Download Link
26	SQLninja – SQL Server Injection & Takeover Tool	Download Link
27	Wapiti – Web Application Vulnerability Scanner	Download Link
28	Acunetix – Web Vulnerability Scanner	Download Link
29	IBM Appscan – Vulnerability Scanning Tool	Download Link
30	Cain & Abel – Password Recovery Tool	Download Link
31	Netsparker – Web Application Scanner	Download Link
32	Kismet – Wireless Cracking Tool	Download Link
33	Yersinia – Network Security/Hacking Tool	Download Link
34	Sn1per – Web Vulnerability Scanning Tool	Download Link
35	OWASP ZED – Web Application Security Scanner	Download Link
36	NetStumbler – Network Sniffer	Download Link
37	SuperScan – Port Scanner	Download Link
38	Angry IP Scanner – Port Scanner	Download Link
39	TCPDump – Packet Analyzer	Download Link
40	Dsniff – Sniffing Tool	Download Link
41	SSLStrip – Sniffing Tool	Download Link
42	Encase – Forensics Tool	Download Link
43	OllyDBG – x86 Debugger	Download Link
44	Tor – Anonymity Network Tool	Download Link
45	Nexpose – Vulnerability Scanner	Download Link
46	Reaver – WPS Bruteforcer	Download Link
47	Canvas – Exploitation Tool	Download Link
48	Inssider – Wi-Fi Scanner	Download Link
49	Medusa – Login Brute-Forcer	Download Link
50	DirBuster – Brute Force Directories & File Names	Download Link

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