How to Install and Uninstall thc-ipv6 Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "thc-ipv6" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install thc-ipv6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "thc-ipv6" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall thc-ipv6 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 thc-ipv6 package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: thc-ipv6
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 3982
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maykel Moya
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.5-3
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/t/thc-ipv6/thc-ipv6_2.5-3_amd64.deb
Size: 382662
MD5sum: 8f9718e34a16dd85d0896cc6632e3fee
SHA1: f5842a91cbe705788301272dcfa8774796200da8
SHA256: 0a184856a23a871a60ea7797fcb3d2ea868191f27dee10582860d88acc36de98
Description-en: The Hacker Choice's IPv6 Attack Toolkit
Attack toolkit for testing IPv6 and ICMPv6 protocol weaknesses.
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Some of the tools included:
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alive6: an effective alive scanning.
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denial6: try a collection of denial-of-service tests againsts a
target.
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detect-new-ip6: detect new ip6 devices which join the network.
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dnsdict6: parallized dns ipv6 dictionary bruteforcer.
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dos-new-ip6: detect new ip6 devices and tell them that their chosen
IP collides on the network (DOS).
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exploit6: test known ipv6 vulnerabilities against a target.
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fake_mld6: announce yourself in a multicast group of your choice on
the net.
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fake_router6: announce yourself as a router on the network.
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flood_advertise6: flood a target with random neighbor advertisements.
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flood_router6: flood a target with random router advertisements.
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implementation6: performs various implementation checks on ipv6.
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parasite6: icmp neighbor solitication/advertisement spoofer.
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redir6: redirect traffic to you intelligently (man-in-the-middle)
with a clever icmp6 redirect spoofer.
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rsmurf6: remote smurfer (known to work only against Linux at the
moment).
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thcping6: sends a hand crafted ping6 packet.
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toobig6: mtu decreaser with the same intelligence as redir6.
Description-md5: 61880028bebf6bc747958f2ca7fc3c71
Homepage: http://www.thc.org/thc-ipv6/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu