Overview
Main description
Stop hackers in their tracks
Organized by category, Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition provides complete details on the latest and most critical security tools, explains their function, and demonstrates how to configure them to get the best results.
- Completely revised to include the latest security tools, including wireless tools
- New tips on how to configure the recent tools on Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX
- New on the CD-ROM -- Gnoppix, a complete Linux system, ClamAV anti-virus, Cain, a multi-function hacking tool, Bluetooth tools, protocol scanners, forensic tools, and more
- New case studies in each chapter
Table of contents
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Multifunctional ToolsChapter 1: Netcat and CryptcatChapter 2: The X Window SystemChapter 3: Virtual Machines & EmulatorsPart II: Tools for Auditing and Defending the HostsChapter 4: Port ScannersChapter 5: Unix Enumeration ToolsChapter 6: Windows Enumeration ToolsChapter 7: Web Hacking ToolsChapter 8: Password Cracking / Brute-Force ToolsChapter 9: Host HardeningChapter 10: Backdoors and Remote Access ToolsChapter 11: Simple Source Auditing ToolsChapter 12: Combination System Auditing ToolsPart III: Tools for Auditing and Defending Your NetworkChapter 13: FirewallsChapter 14: Network Reconnaissance ToolsChapter 15: Port RedirectionChapter 16: SniffersChapter 17: Wireless ToolsChapter 18: War DialersChapter 19: TCP/IP Stack Tools Part IV: Tools for Computer Forensics and Incident ResponseChapter 20: Creating a Bootable Environment and Live Response Tool KitChapter 21: Commercial Forensic Image Tool KitsChapter 22: Open-Source Forensic Duplication Tool KitsChapter 23: Tool Kits to Aid in Forensic AnalysisChapter 24: Tools to Aid in Internet Activity ReconstructionChapter 25: Generalized Editors and ViewersPart V: AppendixesAppendix A: Useful Charts and DiagramsAppendix B: Command-line ReferenceIndex
Author comments
Mike Shema is CSO at NT Objectives, Inc., an application security solutions consultancy.
Chris Davis is a Senior Auditor for Texas Instruments. He is the co-author of Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics from McGraw-Hill/Osborne and a regular speaker on computer security topics.
Aaron Phillip is the Managing Partner of Affect Computer Forensics. He is the co-author of Hacking Exposed Computer Forensics from McGraw-Hill/Osborne.
David Cowen, CISSP, of G-C Partners, has extensive experience in security research, application security testing, and computer forensics analysis. He is an expert witness and a regular speaker on computer forensics.
Back cover copy
THWART THE LATEST DISASTROUS ATTACKS
Mount a comprehensive, proactive defense against the most sinister cyber-criminals using the tricks and techniques contained in this unique resource. Fully updated to include the latest weapons in the security experts; arsenal, Anti-Hacker Tool Kit, Third Edition provides all the information you'll need to lock down your network from the ground up. Logically organized by category, each tool's function, installation, and configuration is fully described, alongside screenshots and code examples. Brand-new examples and in-depth case studies detail how to implement each vital tool in real-world situations.
Explains how to configure and use these and other key tools:
- MULTIFUNCTIONAL UTILITIES: Netcat, Cryptcat, Sbd
- PORT SCANNERS: Nmap, THC-Amap,IPEye
- EMULATORS: VMware, Virtual PC, Gnoppix, Cygwin
- ENUMERATORS: Samba, Winfingerprint, PsTools, HFNetChk
- WEB HACKING APPLICATIONS: Nikto, LibWhisker, Paros, Burp
- PASSWORD CRACKERS AND BRUTE-FORCE TOOLS: John the Ripper, LophtCrack, THC-Hydra, PwDump
- WAR DIALERS: ToneLoc, THC-Scan
- HOST HARDENING APPLICATIONS: Clamav, Titan, Msec
- BACKDOORS AND REMOTE ACCESS: VNC, Netbus, Back Orifice, SubSeven, Loki, Knark
- AUDITING TOOLS: Flawfinder, RATS, Nessus, STAT, Tripwire
- PORT REDIRECTERS: Datapipe, FPipe, WinRelay
- SNIFFERS: BUTTSniffer, WinDump, Ethereal, Dsniff, Snort
- WIRELESS TOOLS: NetSlumber, TCPsic, ICMpsic, Iptest
- FORENSIC UTILITIES: dd, EnCase, Sleuth Kit, Vnode, WinHex
