Asked some hackers and Computer Security gurus to list their 5 favorite Vulnerability/Port Scanners. Here are the results.
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- netcat
- nmap
- hping3
- isic
- p0f2
- sing
- nikto
- firewalk - Detecting Firewall Rulles
- nikto/wnikto - cgi scanner
- whisker - cgi scanner with IDS feature
- nessus / NewT - Vulnerability scanner
- Qualys
- eEye Retina
- GFI Languard
- ISS
- Shadow Security Scanner (SSS)
- pakketo's scanrand
- FX Scanner
- Acunetix web vulnerability scanner
- IPCScan
- SQLRecon
- Metasploit
- Whax
- SoftPerfect Network Scanner - Network Share Scanner
- Cain & Abel
- autoscan - . integrate some other tools
- hydra - Password finder by Brute forcer
- Retina - Vulnerability scanner
- X-scan3 - Vulnerability scanner GUI & CLI uses nasl
- SupperScan - fast port scanner
- Dfind - CLI vuln scanner
- Sfind - CLI vuln scanner
- scan1000 - fast CLI vuln scanner
- ScanLine - CLI vuln scanner
- GhostPortScanner (GPS) to keep from triggering firewalls
- Superscan 3.0 for TCP Scanning
- Superscan 4.0 for UDP Scanning
- X-Scan v2.3 (nmap + nessus for windows)
- Webdavscan.exe for Mass Port 80 Banner
- NTscan for IPC$ Passwords
- foundstone tools
- sara
- X-Scan
- FOUNDSCAN
- HSCAN
- cheops-ng
- dsns
- MicrosoftBaseLine - IIS vuln scanner