Your top 10 most useful hacking tools?

[L0rd_M@dness]

I thought this would be an interesting thing to talk about    What is your top 10 list of most useful / favorite hacking / security tools?

My list:
1. netcat
2. winpcap / wireshark
3. psexec
4. nmap
5. aircrack-ng
6. putty
7. cygwin (simplifies programming env drastically under win)
8. oclHashcat
9. Powershell
10. metasploit (kinda overkill though)

[proxx]

10. Wireshark
9. Scapy
8. Ncat
7. Proxychains
6. BASH
5. Reaver
4. Metasploit
3. Aircrack-ng suite
2. Nmap
1. Python

[3vilp4wn]

1.) Firefox
2.) Notepad++
3.) Python
4.) ?
5.) PROFIT!

I almost only do webhacking, so I don't need many tools.

[Kulverstukas]

1. an Axe
2. Soldering iron
3. Multimeter
4. nmap
5. Python
6. Firefox
7. wget
8. Regex
9. ??
10. ??

[Axon]

1. My Brain: This is the ultimate hacking tool
2. Aircrack-ng
3. dsploit
4. ettercap
5. Droidsheep
6. A condom: Yes it can be considered as a hacking tool
7. Nikto
8. ?
9. ?
10. A futuristic hacking tool that has not been made yet

[Snayler]

1. Aircrack-ng;
2. Wireshark;
3. Reaver;
4. dsniff;
5. TamperData (firefox);
6. Sublime Text Editor (thanks Daemon);
7. some sql tool;
8. Soldering Iron;
9. Fingers;
10. Knowledge.

[xanatos]

1.Metasploit
2.Squirrel-sploit
3.Aircrack-ng
4.Wireshark
5.burpsuite
6.w3af

[ande]

Multiple people above have failed to understand that we are talking about software and/or computer-related hardware. But I see the fun..

I will also point out that only (mostly) offensive tools have been listed, so I guess I will do more or less the same.

I honestly don't use a whole lot of tools that I believe classifies as "hacking / security tools". However I will try to make a short list. Making an uncategorised list was a bit hard so a few tools are put together.

1. Putty / Generic SSH client
- Obviously used mostly for administration. However SSH tunneling is essential.

2. Wireshark / Burp Suite / Tamper data / Live HTTP Headers
- Viewing, filtering, manipulating and injecting data into various systems and protocols

3. Nmap
- Port discovery and more

4. OllyDbg / IDA
- Disassembly, modification and analysis

5. Notepad++
- Not really a hacking and/or security tool. But is essential for creating, viewing, adding, removing and modifying data in any size and/or structure

[Snayler]

Multiple people above have failed to understand that we are talking about software and/or computer-related hardware. But I see the fun..

Well, in my defense, you do need fingers and knowledge to use a computer. As for the soldering iron, I don't think hacking should be limited to computer software. But TBH I was running out of ideas and needed some fillers. 

[p@nd@]

1> Logic
2> SET (Social Engineering ToolKit)
3> Maltego
4> Nmap
5> Ettercap
6> A good text editor
7> Custom Wordlists
9> Hydra
10>  Aircrack

[Alin]

0. A debugger - Ollydbg or gdb depending on what platform the target binary is
1. Disassembler - Objdump for small Unix binaries or IDA
2. Nasm
3. Python
4. C and gcc
5. An editor - I prefer vim and for hex edit xxd in vim


Thats my basic needs for exploit development and research. When internet is needed;
6. Wireshark
7. Netcat
8. Tor (!!!!)
9. A browser for information gathering

[rasenove]

1. Clang++
2. Netbeans
3. Vim
4. Ollydbg
5. Firefox
6. Wireshark
7. Linux arch
8. Virtual box
9. Condoms (anon proxys)
10. cygwin

[0wn4g3]

1 - Brain
2 - Fingers
3 - Internet connection
4 - PC

[scuarplex]

Web app:
1.- Burpsuite Pro
2.- PHP
3.- Notepad++
4.- Dirbuster

Networking:
5.- nmap
6.- Nessus
7.- nc
8.- Wireshark / ettercap /sslstrip

Security:
9.- Truecrypt
10.- Open pgp

[Darkvision]

hmmm not sure i could list 10, despite having who knows how many tucked away...


incase you missed my thread with the exe, #1 goes too....


#1-goolag. just fucking love this prog RIP cDc
#2-nmap. havnt used it in years but its such a great program, deserves hall of fame
#3-netstumbler. so damn useful
#4-alcohol 120. havent done any workarounds/program cracking in a bit, but when i was this tool was just invaluable.
#5-daemon tools- same with alch 120 except that their forums(at least used to) be really good at talking about processes/work arounds for the latest and greatest in trying to stop us from playing our game from an iso!
#6-10. Again just to many to list, the vast majority of these would be more for information purposes anyway.