Hydra is a free application that lets users check for password vulnerabilities on servers or desktop computers. While Hydra is a Linux application, you can install it on a Windows system by using Cygwin, a Linux emulator for Windows. Installing Hydra on a Windows computer running Cygwin requires you to download the installation package and then unpack it and register its files by using specific terminal commands.
Step 1
Launch the Cygwin application on your Windows system. Download it from cygwin.com and install it on your computer if you have not already done so.
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Step 2
Open your Internet browser in Cygwin and visit THC.org. Click on the download link for the latest version of Hydra and save the TGZ file on your hard drive.
Step 3
Open the X terminal application within Cygwin and navigate to the folder where you saved the TGZ file by using the "cd" command.
Step 4
Enter the following command in the terminal window to unpack the TGZ archive:
$ tar tgzfilename
Replace "tgzfilename" with the actual name of the TGZ file you previously downloaded.
Step 5
Type the next three commands in the terminal window to finish installing Hydra:
$ ./configure $ make $ make install
Press the "Enter" key after typing each command.
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