How To Install redsnarf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install redsnarf on Kali Linux. redsnarf is Pentesting tool for retrieving credentials from Windows workstations

Introduction

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

What is redsnarf

redsnarf is:

This package contains a pentesting / redteaming tool by Ed Williams for retrieving hashes and credentials from Windows workstations, servers and domain controllers using OpSec Safe Techniques. RedSnarf functionality includes:

  • Retrieval of local SAM hashes
  • Enumeration of user/s running with elevated system privileges and their corresponding lsa secrets password;
  • Retrieval of MS cached credentials;
  • Pass-the-hash;
  • Quickly identify weak and guessable username/password combinations (default of administrator/Password01);
  • The ability to retrieve hashes across a range;
  • Hash spraying

There are three methods to install redsnarf 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 redsnarf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install redsnarf

Install redsnarf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install redsnarf

Install redsnarf 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 redsnarf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install redsnarf

How To Uninstall redsnarf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove redsnarf

Uninstall redsnarf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove redsnarf

Remove redsnarf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge redsnarf

Remove redsnarf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge redsnarf

Dependencies

redsnarf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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