Installation of Evilscan Tool on Kali Linux OS

Step 1: Use the following command to install the tool in your Kali Linux operating system.

git clone https://github.com/eviltik/evilscan.git

Step 2: Now use the following command to move into the directory of the tool. You have to move in the directory in order to run the tool.

cd evilscan

Step 3: Install the requirements by using the following command.

sudo npm install -g evilscan

Step 4: Run the below command to verify the installation.

evilscan --help

Network Scanning is the phase in which information about the machines connected to the network is collected. This can be done with various methods, one of the best methods is using an automated tool. Evilscan is a network scanner developed in the NodeJS language. This tool has a variety of options like allowing the user to scan a single or bunch of IP addresses at the same time. 

It also supports users to choose a range of ports for scanning. With the help of this tool, we can discover the list of open ports on the target machine. TCPCONNECT, TCPSYN, and UDP methods are been supported by this tool. Evilscan tool is available on the GitHub platform, it’s free and open-source to use.

Note: Make Sure You have NodeJS Installed on your System, as this is a NodeJS-based tool. Click to check the Installation process: NodeJS Installation Steps on Linux