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Ettercap vs pwncat

A side-by-side look at Ettercap and pwncat. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Ettercap

Ettercap

Security & Privacy

Ettercap is a free and open source network security tool for man-in-the-middle attacks on LAN. It can be used for network auditing, protocol analysis, sniffing passwords, detecting ARP spoofing, and more.

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pwncat

pwncat

Security & Privacy

pwncat is a netcat on steroids with firewall, IDS/IPS evasion, self-injecting shell and port forwarding magic. It aims to be a one-stop shop for all your remote access needs.

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