Wireless Hacking Tools are those hacking tools which are used to hack
into a wireless network which is usually more susceptible to security
threats. One must also ensure that the network is completely secured
against hacking or other malwares. The list of wireless hacking tools
which would be discussed now can be used to do a Penetration Testing for
a Wireless Network. This is an intentional attack on a network to
detect security vulnerabilities by accessing its data and functionality.
It
is a software suit specially designed for a wireless network and which
operates under both the Windows and the Linux Operating System.
Aircrack-ng consists of a packet sniffer, WPA cracker and analysis tool
and a detector for the wireless Local Area Networks (802.11). The best
part of this software suit is one need not install it to use it. It is a
collection of files which can be easily used with a command prompt.
There have been many wireless hacking tools exposed in recent past. When
a hacker hacks a wireless network, it is supposed to defeat the
Wireless network’s security devices. The Wi-Fi networks i.e. the
Wireless LANs are more exposed to the security threats from a hacker
while compared to that of a wired network. While hackers are always
more than ready to hack specially if there are weaknesses in a computer
network, hacking is often a tedious and complicated procedure.
Kismet
is a wireless detector system which detects possible intrusion to an
802.11 layer2 wireless network, it is also a sniffer. There are certain
plug-in supported by Kismet which enable sniffing media like DECT. . It
also has the capacity to infer whether a non beaconing network is
present or not via the data traffic in the network and a network is
identified by this tool by collecting data packets passively, detecting
hidden and standard named networks.
InSSIDer
is a network scanner which is used in a Wi-Fi network for the Windows
Operating System as well as the Apple OS X. It has been developed by
MetaGeek, LLC. It is used to collect information from both software and a
wireless card and is useful in selecting the availability of the best
wireless channel. It also shows those Wi-Fi network channels which
overlap with each other.
It
is a discovery tool for a wireless network for the Mac OS X operating
system. It has many features which are similar to another wireless
detector tool called Kismet. This tool is meant for expert network
security personnel and is not very user friendly for the beginners
In
order to log into a website, a user has submit details like his or her
username and password. The server validates these data and sends back a
“cookie”. The websites usually encrypts the password however does not
encrypt other details which leaves the cookie exposed to hacking threats
which are also known as HTTP session hijacking. Firesheep has a packet
sniffer which can intercept the cookies which are encrypted from Social
Media sites like Twitter and Facebook and comes with the Firefox web
browser. Firesheep is available for both the Windows and Mac OS X
operating system. It would also run on the Linux platform in the new
future.
It
is a powerful tool for packet injection in an 802.11 wireless network
and is very useful as it has the capability to send in forged
de-authentication packets. This feature is usually used by a hacker to
bring down a network.
KARMA
is an attack tool which takes the advantage of the probing techniques
that is used by used by a client of a WLAN. The station searches for a
Wireless LAN in the list of preferred network and it is then that it
makes the SSID open for an attacker who is listening. The disclosed SSID
is used by KARMA for impersonation of a valid WLAN and attracts the
station to the listening attacker.
NetStumbler
is a hacking tool which is used in the Windows Operating system and
comes with add ons which are used to hack a wireless network. It has the
capability to convert a WIFI enabled laptop on Windows OS into a
network detector in an 802.11 WLAN.
The
WebLab is a tool which teaches about the weaknesses of a WEP, how a WEP
works and how it is used to break a wireless network which is WEP
protected. It has the features of a WEP Security Analyzer.
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