pwncat Alternatives

pwncat is described as '- netcat on steroids with Firewall, IDS/IPS evasion, bind and reverse shell, self-injecting shell and port forwarding magic - and its fully scriptable with Python (PSE)' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are three alternatives to pwncat for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone apps. The best pwncat alternative is netcat, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like pwncat are socat and Packet Sender.

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  1. netcat icon

    netcat

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    Netcat is a featured networking utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using the TCP/IP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts.

    21 netcat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • netcat is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to pwncat.

    • netcat is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to pwncat.

    • netcat is Free and Open Sourcepwncat is also Free and Open Source
  2. socat icon

    socat

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    socat, SOcket CAT, is a relay for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels. Each of these data channels may be a file, pipe, device (serial line etc. or a pseudo terminal), a socket (UNIX, IP4, IP6 - raw, UDP, TCP), an SSL socket, proxy CONNECT...

    5 socat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Packet Sender

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    Packet Sender can send and receive UDP, TCP, and SSL on the ports of your choosing. All servers and clients may run simultaneously.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Packet Sender is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to pwncat.

    • Packet Sender is Freemium and Open Sourcepwncat is Free and Open Source
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