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

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "dnscat2-server" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install dnscat2-server on Kali Linux


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dnscat2-server on Kali Linux:


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

Package: dnscat2-server
Source: dnscat2
Version: 0.07-0kali2
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Kali Developers
Installed-Size: 268
Depends: ruby | ruby-interpreter, ruby-trollop, ruby-salsa20, ruby-ecdsa, ruby-sha3
Suggests: dnscat2-client
Homepage: https://github.com/iagox86/dnscat2
Priority: optional
Section: net
Filename: pool/main/d/dnscat2/dnscat2-server_0.07-0kali2_all.deb
Size: 83672
SHA256: a611b7e37fb90b10ea55a54c275045bb389df2dbd5b30cffb6c596e66462ee06
SHA1: 80cb17b4ca5da9389b6510611e6c75a293a86ec9
MD5sum: 4880f9404b48777a44b668d13849f729
Description: DNS tunnel, the server 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 server is designed to be run on an authoritative DNS server.
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