How to Install and Uninstall wafw00f Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 12,2024

1. Install "wafw00f" package

This is a short guide on how to install wafw00f on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wafw00f
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wafw00f" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall wafw00f on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wafw00f
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wafw00f package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: wafw00f
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Security Tools
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 237
Depends: python3-pluginbase, python3-requests, python3:any
Filename: pool/universe/w/wafw00f/wafw00f_2.1.0-1_all.deb
Size: 35864
MD5sum: 8d287c39fcde9863162b83d13af55e3e
SHA1: d0fa24c9f1c8675b3bfc3f592450195f102fed79
SHA256: 0eb6ee4df289ef55531e83609f37731276664ef6869730cb2317daff3789d974
SHA512: 182a17c76db41a617fc8a22532264430b0d7564b261eb52328cfe9bfaf8e4f3e448bdf0de0200b4eeb4f928a5f04eac170676bbcab20c021129999c5ba81a1b1
Homepage: https://github.com/sandrogauci/wafw00f
Description-en: identify and fingerprint Web Application Firewall products
This package identifies and fingerprints Web Application Firewall (WAF)
products using the following logic:
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- Sends a _normal_ HTTP request and analyses the response; this identifies a
number of WAF solutions.
- If that is not successful, it sends a number of (potentially malicious)
HTTP requests and uses simple logic to deduce which WAF it is.
- If that is also not successful, it analyses the responses previously
returned and uses another simple algorithm to guess if a WAF or security
solution is actively responding to the attacks.
Description-md5: 148fa4fd6738b1894460c655f60165c6