6. Patator

Description:
Patator is a multi-purpose brute-forcer that is modular and allows for extensive customization of its attack strategies. It can be used for brute-forcing HTTP, FTP, SSH, and many other protocols. Patator is popular for its flexibility.

Examples:

• 1. SSH Login Brute Force Attack:
     • patator ssh_login host=192.168.1.10 user=root password=FILE0 0=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt

Explanation: Attempts to brute-force SSH login on the target using the username root and the password list rockyou.txt.

• 1. HTTP Login Attack:
     • patator http_fuzz url=”http://192.168.1.10/login.php” method=POST body=”user=admin&pass=FILE0″ 0=passwords.txt follow=1

Explanation: Brute-forces the HTTP login page using the POST method with the password list passwords.txt. The follow=1 parameter follows redirects after each request.

• 1. FTP Login Attack:
     • patator ftp_login host=192.168.1.10 user=root password=FILE0 0=/usr/share/wordlists/rockyou.txt

Explanation: Attempts to brute-force the FTP login using the username root and the password list rockyou.txt.