Tools

This page list common and other tools I found to be useful. Each tool is linked to it's official website. Assume these tools are compatible with Linux, unless I specify it's for Windows, Mac, or Multi-Platform. Also, many of these tools are part of Kali.

Hacking & Penetration Testing Tools

Operating Systems

• Kali - Penetration Testing Linux Distribution
• Backtrack -  Penetration Testing Linux Distribution (No longer being maintained. See Kali)
• Tails - Privacy and Anonymity Linux Distribution

Information Gathering

• Nmap - Network Discovery and Security Auditing (Part of Kali)
• Zenmap - Nmap's GUI Version (Part of Kali)(Multi-Platform)
• TheHarvester - Gathers emails, subdomains, hosts, and employee names from search engines. (Part of Kali)
• Dnsdict6 - Enumerates a Domain for DNS Entries (Part of Kali)

Exploit Payloads

• Metasploit - A Database of Vulnerabilities (Part of Kali)
• Smartphone Pentest Framework - Hacking Smartphones\

More tools coming soon...