Detect Sniffer6 On Kali Linux

DETECT_SNIFFER6 ON KALI LINUX 

BACKTRACK 5 MACHINE  ( TARGET MACHINE WHOSE RUNNING SNIFFER )

• Suppose on a network , someone using wireshark to sniff your packets then how you will  confirm that there is a sniffer running on the network .
• See below in our example wireshark is running on backtrack 5 whose internel ip version 6 address shown on the yellow rectangle .
• See the below image for more details -                                         
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QUESTION 

•  Now how you can save yourself from these type of sniffing .
• Simple answer , if you are using Kali Linux you can use the tool called as " detect_sniffer6 " which detect the sniffers running on the network .

HOW TO OPEN DETECT_SNIFFER6 ON KALI LINUX 

• To open tool goto > Kali linux >Information Gathering > Live Host Identification > detect_sniffer6 
• See the below image for more details - 

DETECT_SNIFFER6 OPENED 

CASE I : WHEN YOU KNOW TARGET IPv6 ADDRESS 
RUNNING DETECT_SNIFFER6 

• If you know the target ip6 address then you have to enter the command as follows-
• Command Syntax : detect_sniffer6 < interface > < target6 >
• Example is shown on the below image .
• See the below image for more details - 
• Below you can see the it detected that " 1 sniffing host is detected " .

CASE II : IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE TARGET  IPV6 ADDRESS

• Hey don't upset if you don't know the ip6 address of the target machine .
• Use second option , no need to give target ip .
• See the below image for more details -

NOTE : THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY !! I M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO
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