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Patator – Multi Purpose Brute Forcing Tool

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There are many tools available for cracking like, ncrack, brutus and THE hydra but today I want to share patator. Patator is a multi-purpose brute-forcer, with a modular design and a flexible usage.



Currently it supports the following modules:
* ftp_login : Brute-force FTP
* ssh_login : Brute-force SSH
* telnet_login : Brute-force Telnet
* smtp_login : Brute-force SMTP
* smtp_vrfy : Enumerate valid users using the SMTP VRFY command
* smtp_rcpt : Enumerate valid users using the SMTP RCPT TO command
* http_fuzz : Brute-force HTTP/HTTPS
* pop_passd : Brute-force poppassd (not POP3)
* ldap_login : Brute-force LDAP
* smb_login : Brute-force SMB
* mssql_login : Brute-force MSSQL
* oracle_login : Brute-force Oracle
* mysql_login : Brute-force MySQL
* pgsql_login : Brute-force PostgreSQL
* vnc_login : Brute-force VNC
* dns_forward : Forward lookup subdomains
* dns_reverse : Reverse lookup subnets
* snmp_login : Brute-force SNMPv1/2 and SNMPv3
* unzip_pass : Brute-force the password of encrypted ZIP files
* keystore_pass : Brute-force the password of Java keystore files

The name “Patator” comes from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoBkBvnTTjo
Patator is NOT script-kiddie friendly, please read the README inside patator.py before reporting.


FTP : Enumerate valid logins on a too verbose server 
HTTP : Brute-force phpMyAdmin logon  
SNMPv3 : Find valid usernames 
SNMPv3 : Find valid passwords 
DNS : Forward lookup  
DNS : Reverse lookup two netblocks owned by Google 
ZIP : Crack a password-protected ZIP file (older pkzip encryption not supported in JtR) 


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