NMAP v6.00 Released for Windows, Mac and Linux

As you all know that Nmap stands for Network Mapper which is a security scanner originally written by Gordon Lyon used to discover hosts and services on a computer network, thus creating a "map" of the network. To accomplish its goal, Nmap sends specially crafted packets to the target host and then analyses the responses. Unlike many simple port scanners that just send packets at some predefined constant rate, Nmap accounts for the network conditions (latency fluctuations, network congestion, the target interference with the scan) during the run. Also, owing to the large and active user community providing feedback and contributing to its features, Nmap has been able to extend its discovery capabilities beyond simply figuring out whether a host is up or down and which ports are open and closed; it can determine the operating system of the target, names and versions of the listening services, estimated uptime, type of device, and presence of a firewall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compatibility:

Nmap runs successfully on GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, HP-UX and BSD variants (including Mac OS X), and also on Amiga OS and SGI IRIX. GNU/Linux is the most popular Nmap platform with Windows following it closely.

Latest added Features in its new version:

NSE Enhanced, Better Web Scanning, Full IPv6 Support, New Nping Tool, Better Zenmap GUI results viewer, Faster scans etc.

Downloading links:

For Linux: nmap-6.00.tar.bz2

For Windows: nmap-6.00-win32.zip

For Mac: http://nmap.org/book/inst-macosx.html

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