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reaver vs Vistumbler

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

reaver

reaver

Security & Privacy

Reaver is an open source tool for exploiting weaknesses in Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) registrar PINs in order to recover WPA/WPA2 passphrases. It is designed to brute force the WPS PIN and revert the access point's settings back to factory defaults.

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Vistumbler

Vistumbler

Network & Admin

Vistumbler is an open-source wireless network scanner for Windows that detects wireless networks and displays information about nearby Wi-Fi routers and access points. It shows the network name (SSID), signal strength, security type, MAC address, and other details.

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