Sniff-n-Spit v1.0 - intercepting communications
Saturday 13 March 2010 - 344 read - ( Keywords : Connectivity , Data Sniffer , Sniff-n-Spit )

During Penetration testing it can be seen that thick-clients sometimes communicate with a server whose IP address is hardcoded in to it.The HTTP communication between such client and server is harder to intercept and test. Sniff-n-Snip is a very useful utility in such scenarios. It sniffs for HTTP packets from the client to server and forwards them to your favorite proxy (Burp, WebScarab, Paros etc).

Airtun-ng available with AirCrack-ng package
Sunday 7 March 2010 - 217 read - ( Keywords : AirCrack-ng , Data Sniffer , Wireless )

Airtun-ng is a virtual tunnel interface creator. There are two basic functions:
 Allow all encrypted traffic to be monitored for wireless Intrusion Detection System (wIDS) purposes.
 Inject arbitrary traffic into a network.

NetReconn v1.76 released
Friday 12 February 2010 - 382 read - ( Keywords : Attack , Connectivity , Data Sniffer , NetReconn )

A small set of tools based on previous reference programs and scripts. Currently consists of: tiny network strobe, sniffer and payload decoder.

WireShark v1.2.6 released
Thursday 28 January 2010 - 233 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , WireShark - Ethereal )

Wireshark is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It has a rich and powerful feature set and runs on most computing platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2

NetReconn v1.75 released
Tuesday 19 January 2010 - 462 read - ( Keywords : Attack , Connectivity , Data Sniffer , NetReconn )

A small set of tools based on previous reference programs and scripts. Currently consists of: tiny network strobe, sniffer and payload decoder.

Suricata Next Generation IDS release 0.8.0 available
Thursday 14 January 2010 - 613 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , IDS , Suricata )

The Suricata Engine is an Open Source Next Generation Intrusion Detection and Prevention Engine. This engine is not intended to just replace or emulate the existing tools in the industry, but will bring new ideas and technologies to the field.

Kismet-2010-01-R1 available
Thursday 14 January 2010 - 435 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , Kismet , Wireless )

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g traffic.

Wireshark v1.2.5 released
Friday 18 December 2009 - 366 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , WireShark - Ethereal )

Wireshark is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It has a rich and powerful feature set and runs on most computing platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2

Kismet v2009-11-R1 released
Friday 4 December 2009 - 409 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , Kismet , Wireless )

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g traffic.

UCSniff v3.0 Released
Tuesday 3 November 2009 - 973 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , UCsniff , VoIP )

UCSniff is a VoIP & IP Video Security Assessment tool that integrates existing open source software into several useful features, allowing VoIP and IP Video owners and security professionals to rapidly test for the threat of unauthorized VoIP and Video Eavesdropping. Written in C/C++, and available on Linux and Windows, the software is free and available for anyone to download, under the GPLv3 license.

Wireshark v1.2.3, v1.0.10, and v1.3.1 Released
Wednesday 28 October 2009 - 453 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , WireShark - Ethereal )

Wireshark is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It has a rich and powerful feature set and runs on most computing platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2

NetReconn v1.72 - released
Tuesday 27 October 2009 - 517 read - ( Keywords : Attack , Connectivity , Data Sniffer , NetReconn )

A small set of tools based on previous reference programs and scripts. Currently consists of: tiny network strobe, sniffer and payload decoder.

Charles Web Debugging Proxy updated to v3.4
Saturday 10 October 2009 - 1543 read - ( Keywords : Application Scanner , Charles Proxy , Data Sniffer , Information Gathering )

Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).

Wireshark 1.2.2, 1.0.9, and 1.3.0 Released
Wednesday 16 September 2009 - 509 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , WireShark - Ethereal )

Wireshark® is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It has a rich and powerful feature set and runs on most computing platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2

HttpWatch v6.1.48 - HTTP viewer and debugger
Thursday 27 August 2009 - 533 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , HttpWatch )

HttpWatch is an HTTP viewer and debugger that integrates with IE and Firefox to provide seamless HTTP and HTTPS monitoring without leaving the browser window.

sslsniff v0.6 released
Wednesday 5 August 2009 - 704 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , sslsniff )

This tool was originally written to demonstrate and exploit IE’s vulnerability to a specific "basicConstraints" man-in-the-middle attack. While Microsoft has since fixed the vulnerability that allowed leaf certificates to act as signing certificates, this tool is still occasionally useful for other purposes.

UCSniff v2.4 in the wild
Wednesday 5 August 2009 - 655 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , UCsniff , VoIP )

UCSniff is an exciting new VoIP Security Assessment tool that leverages existing open source software into several useful features, allowing VoIP owners and security professionals to rapidly test for the threat of unauthorized VoIP and Video Eavesdropping. Written in C, and initially released for Linux systems, the software is freely available for anyone to download, under the GPLv3 license

[Update] WireShark v1.2.1 available
Wednesday 17 June 2009 - 351 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , WireShark - Ethereal )

Wireshark® is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It has a rich and powerful feature set and runs on most computing platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2

Wireshark 1.2.0pre1 Released
Sunday 7 June 2009 - 256 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , WireShark - Ethereal )

Wireshark® is the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer. It has a rich and powerful feature set and runs on most computing platforms including Windows, OS X, Linux, and UNIX. Network professionals, security experts, developers, and educators around the world use it regularly. It is freely available as open source, and is released under the GNU General Public License version 2

Kismet-2009-05-RC2 released
Sunday 7 June 2009 - 457 read - ( Keywords : Data Sniffer , Kismet , Wireless )

Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g traffic

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