
In some cases these tools can be used in special settings (you are the owner of the network), and for educational purposes only. where the use of these tools can be prohibited by law and that is why they will go underground. You may not be aware of the fact but risktools, probing tools and pen testing tools or vulnerability testing tools are not tolerated anymore through new restrictive laws that were brought in for instance in Australia, in the German Bundesrepublik, see the following link: That is why a lot of scanners are flagging it as a risktool.

Windows NT/9x Netcat is the port of the simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP transport protocols.īecause it is a sort of Swiss multi purpose network utility, it can be abused by hackers, especially when you have not installed it yourself.
