As a pentester, it’s essential to be aware of the top 15 browser extensions that can benefit Ethical Hackers. These tools can enhance your capabilities and effectiveness in carrying out Penetration Testing

As a pentester, it’s essential to be aware of the top 15 browser extensions that can benefit Ethical Hackers. These tools can enhance your capabilities and effectiveness in carrying out Penetration Testing

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In this post, we are going to present the top 15 browser extensions that are beloved by hackers, which can streamline your tasks and increase your efficiency.

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1. Foxyproxy Standard

The Foxy Proxy browser extension allows you to connect to any proxy server. This extension serves as an intermediary agent between the client and the proxy server

Website :- https://getfoxyproxy.org/

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

2. Multi-Account Containers

With Firefox Multi-Account Containers, you can organize different aspects of your online activities into color-coded tabs. This extension separates cookies by container, enabling you to access the web with multiple accounts. Moreover, you can integrate Mozilla VPN to add an additional layer of privacy

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

3. Pwnfox

Pwnfox is a browser extension exclusively available on Firefox. This extension is a fusion of Foxyproxy and Multi-Account Containers, and includes valuable security auditing tools such as PostMessage Logger, Toolbox Injection, and Security Header Remover.

You can access the source code via the provided link. Pwnfox is currently only available on Firefox

Source Code : – https://github.com/yeswehack/PwnFox

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

4. HackBar V2

HackBar is a security auditing tool that simplifies website penetration testing. It allows you to check website security by conducting SQL injections, XSS tests, and other evaluations.

Moreover, it offers a user-friendly interface that simplifies fuzz testing, hash generation, encoding, and other tasks. HackBar features several tools, including

  • LiveHTTPHeader,
  • Tamper Data,
  • View Source,
  • JS on/off,
  • noRedirect,
  • HTTP Proxy,
  • Admin Finder.

Source Code : – https://github.com/0140454/hackbar

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

5. Hack-Tools

Hack Tools is a web browser extension that encompasses various payloads, including useful Linux and PowerShell commands, TTY shell commands, basic XSS payloads, and more.

  • Dynamic Reverse Shell generator (PHP, Bash, Ruby, Python, Perl, Netcat)
  • Shell Spawning (TTY Shell Spawning)
  • MSF Venom Builder
  • XSS Payloads
  • Basic SQLi payloads
  • Local file inclusion payloads (LFI)
  • Data Encoding
  • Obfuscated Files or Information
  • Hash Generator (MD5, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, SM3)
  • Useful Linux commands (Port Forwarding, SUID)
  • RSS Feed (Exploit DB, Cisco Security Advisories, CXSECURITY)
  • CVE Search Engine
  • Various method of data exfiltration and download from a remote machine

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

6. Shodan

The Shodan plugin provides you with information on the location of the website (country, city), the IP owner, and other open services/ports.

For Chrome users, the Shodan plugin automatically checks whether the website has any data available on Shodan. If the website is also running FTP, DNS, SSH, or some uncommon service, this plugin allows you to view all the data that Shodan has collected on a given domain/website

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

7. uBlock Origin

uBlock Origin is a browser extension that filters content and blocks ads, and is available for free as an open-source software.

This extension is designed as a wide-spectrum content blocker that prioritizes CPU and memory efficiency

  • uBlock Origin filter lists
  • EasyList (ads)
  • EasyPrivacy (tracking)
  • Peter Lowe’s Ad server list (ads and tracking)
  • Online Malicious URL Blocklist

Website :- https://ublockorigin.com/

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

8. Wappalyzer

Discover the technology stack of any website and create website lists that utilize specific technologies, along with company and contact information.

Leverage our tools for market analysis, lead generation, and competitor research

Website :- https://www.wappalyzer.com/

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

9. WhatCms

WhatCms is a tool used to detect the type of CMS (Content Management System) present on a website.

Website :- https://whatcms.org/Browser_Add-Ons

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

10. Cookie editor

Cookie-Editor is a tool that offers a user-friendly interface for performing common cookie operations.

It’s particularly useful for developing and testing web pages, as well as manually managing cookies for privacy purposes.

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

11. DotGit

The following are features of an extension designed to check if .git is exposed in visited websites:

  • It checks if a .git/.svn/.hg folder exists for each site visited.
  • It checks if a .env file exists for each site visited.
  • It checks if the site is open source (github/gitlab).
  • It checks if the site has security.txt.
  • Users receive notifications when a folder is found.
  • Users receive a list of exposed sites found.
  • Users can download the entire .git folder in zip format, even if the files are not listed on the site.
  • Users can view .git/config with one click.
  • The extension offers options for colors, notifications, and downloads

Source Code :- https://github.com/davtur19/DotGit

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

12. Note Anywhere

Note Anywhere is a straightforward note-taking extension that allows you to take notes. It’s similar to the Windows Notepad application

Focus : – Note Anywhere is available on Chrome, while OurStickys is available on Firefox

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

13. Hunter — Email Finder Extension

With just one click, you can find email addresses from any webpage using this tool. The email addresses are labeled with verified or confidence scores. If an email address has not been verified, you can do so by clicking the checkmark icon next to it

Website :- https://hunter.io/

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

14. retire.js – Check this

Retire.js is a web application scanning tool that identifies the use of vulnerable JavaScript libraries. Its main objective is to detect the use of versions that have known security vulnerabilities

Website :- https://retirejs.github.io/retire.js/

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

15. Blackbox – is a browser extension that allows you to select, copy, paste, and search text quickly and easily.

The quickest method to copy text from videos and images, and search for code snippets from Jupyter or Paperspace

Website :- https://www.useblackbox.io/

Available for :- Chrome & Firefox

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