Overview of Computers Security Tools This article highlights the various types of tools and resources often cited in cybersecurity and ethical hacking communities. These tools and resources may be used by both researchers and professionals for hacking testing, network analysis and research. When using any of these tools, you must observe both the legal and ethical standards of the activity you are using the tool for. Categories of Tools Antivirus Software: Tools created to identify, prevent and eliminate malware from a computer. Botnet: A collection of compromised devices that can be used to complete coordinated tasks. Cybersecurity professionals will research and study botnets to understand how to prevent threats from compromised devices. Botting Programs: Applications or software that can automate process such as ad clicking (AdFly automation) for testing or resource / data analysis. Brute-Forcing Tools: Programs that are used to determine password strength by testing passwords. Brute-forcing tools are used in penetration testing or "ethical hacking" and may breach end-users agreement of service. Cracking Tools: Software tools capable of determining passwords by analyzing cryptography to help recover data, often for educational purposes. DDoS Tools: Programs designed to test the resilience of a network by simulating a distributed denial-of-service attack. Defacement Creators: Webpage defacement tools used in ethical hacking to test secure web pages and identify security flaws. Doxing Tools: Doxing utilities may allow you to gather useful information about an individual or entity that may be publicly available, used responsibly in security and/or research. Exploitation tools: Tools such as SQLMap, ParanoicScan, Dedi Exploiter, and AirCrack are all used to identify and/or test exploits on a computer system. Exploitation Scanners: Tools such as GoogleSearcher, Gr3eNox Exploit for scanning hosts and identifying exploits. A simple url to locate some links that could contain exploitable code.