hacking tool A hacking tool is a program designed to assist with hacking, or a legitimate utility that can also be used for hacking.Examples include Nmap, Nessus, John the Ripper, SuperScan etc.
Hacking tools such as Cain and Abel, however, are well known as Script Kiddie Tools. Script kiddies are people who follow instructions from a manual, without realising how it happens. These Script Kiddies have been an enormous threat to computer security as there are many hacking tools and keyloggers up for download and are free.
Another example of a hacking tool is a computer worm. These malicious programs detect vulnerabilities in operating systems. Not all worms, however, are malicious. |