How To Install patator on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install patator on Kali Linux. patator is Multi-purpose brute-forcer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install patator on Kali Linux.

What is patator

patator is:

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 SMTP VRFY
  • smtp_rcpt : Enumerate valid users using SMTP RCPT TO
  • finger_lookup : Enumerate valid users using Finger
  • http_fuzz : Brute-force HTTP
  • ajp_fuzz : Brute-force AJP
  • pop_login : Brute-force POP3
  • pop_passd : Brute-force poppassd (http://netwinsite.com/poppassd/)
  • imap_login : Brute-force IMAP4
  • ldap_login : Brute-force LDAP
  • dcom_login : Brute-force DCOM
  • smb_login : Brute-force SMB
  • smb_lookupsid : Brute-force SMB SID-lookup
  • rlogin_login : Brute-force rlogin
  • vmauthd_login : Brute-force VMware Authentication Daemon
  • mssql_login : Brute-force MSSQL
  • mysql_login : Brute-force MySQL
  • mysql_query : Brute-force MySQL queries
  • rdp_login : Brute-force RDP (NLA)
  • pgsql_login : Brute-force PostgreSQL
  • vnc_login : Brute-force VNC
  • dns_forward : Forward DNS lookup
  • dns_reverse : Reverse DNS lookup
  • snmp_login : Brute-force SNMP v1/2/3
  • ike_enum : Enumerate IKE transforms
  • unzip_pass : Brute-force the password of encrypted ZIP files
  • keystore_pass : Brute-force the password of Java keystore files
  • umbraco_crack : Crack Umbraco HMAC-SHA1 password hashes
  • tcp_fuzz : Fuzz TCP services
  • dummy_test : Testing module

There are three methods to install patator on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install patator Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install patator using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install patator

Install patator Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install patator using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install patator

Install patator Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install patator using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install patator

How To Uninstall patator on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the patator package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove patator

Uninstall patator And Its Dependencies

To uninstall patator and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove patator

Remove patator Configurations and Data

To remove patator configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge patator

Remove patator configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove patator configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge patator

Dependencies

patator have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install patator package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.