Miscellaneous Tools

Question 1

Searchsploit (Miscellaneous Tools)

Answer 1

• A tool included in the exploitdb package on Kali Linux that enables you to search the Exploit Database archive.

Question 2

Powersploit (Miscellaneous Tools)

Answer 2

*A series of Microsoft PowerShell scripts that pen testers can use in post-exploit scenarios. This tool is included in Kali Linux.

Question 3

Responder (Miscellaneous Tools)

Answer 3

*A fake server and relay tool that is included with Kali Linux. It responds to LLMNR, NBT-NS, POP, IMAP, SMTP, and SQL queries in order to possibly recover sensitive information such as user names and passwords.

Question 4

Impacket (Miscellaneous Tools)

Answer 4

*A collection of Python classes that provide low-level program access to packets, as well as to protocols and their implementation.

Question 5

Empire (Miscellaneous Tools)

Answer 5

*(PowerShell Empire): A post-exploitation framework for Windows devices. It allows the attacker to run PowerShell agents without needing powershell.exe. It is commonly used to escalate privileges, launch other modules to capture data and extract passwords, and install persistent backdoors.

Question 6

Metasploit Framework MSF (Miscellaneous Tools)

Answer 6

*A command-line-based pen testing framework developed by Rapid 7 that is included with Kali Linux and that enables you to find, exploit, and validate vulnerabilities. Metasploit also has GUI-based commercial and community versions.