How to Install and Uninstall dnscat2-client Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "dnscat2-client" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dnscat2-client on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dnscat2-client
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dnscat2-client" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dnscat2-client on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dnscat2-client package on Kali Linux

Package: dnscat2-client
Source: dnscat2
Version: 0.07-0kali2
Architecture: amd64
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 174
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15)
Suggests: dnscat2-server
Homepage: https://github.com/iagox86/dnscat2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Filename: pool/main/d/dnscat2/dnscat2-client_0.07-0kali2_amd64.deb
Size: 60848
SHA256: 99a8adec79a2a9859b411d68bda471e65fabc0f82fcf8f6f2c8e4955b209d3b0
SHA1: c267ab2abd1a6a7500af12f67777334dc8f19341
MD5sum: e0d8d096c994ea193fc3ca553d746cf3
Description: DNS tunnel, the client part
This tool is designed to create an encrypted command-and-control (C&C) channel
over the DNS protocol, which is an effective tunnel out of almost every
network.
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The client is designed to be run on a compromised machine.
Description-md5: