txt"
Once the program is initiated, the attacker will wait awhile and then stop
the application by pressing
Ctrl+C
. The results in this example identified
seven targets on the LAN.
From the options entered when the passifist application was started, the results
were saved in a text file named foobar.txt within the directory passifist resides in.
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Upon opening the foobar.txt file the results identified the following:
The target IPs
Hostnames
MAC addresses
Probable OS being used by each target
*Note:
Remember that the objective is to gather as much information as possible
about the target. All of this information is useful to an attacker as it identifies
what targets are available and helps guide the attacker in the appropriate
direction.
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Lab 33: Network Discovery
Identify Target Information: LanSpy
Prerequisites: None
Countermeasures: Host-based firewalls, uninstall/disable unnecessary
services
Description: The LanSpy application attempts to identify targets within a
LAN and from the results of the information identifies the target??™s IP
address, MAC address, hostname, and probable operating system used,
among other information.
Procedure: Install and start the LanSpy application, enter the target information,
and scan.
Start the installation of LanSpy by double-clicking the LanSpy setup icon:
Accept the default installation of LanSpy.
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