Begginer Hacking: TraceRoute

TraceRoute (Level 1 Hacking)

Traceroute is an information gathering tool, allows u to trace / know the path between two systems. It was designed for network troubleshooting purposes. But
Now, it is commonly used for:
1) OS Detection
2) Firewall Detection
3) Network topography information
4) Geographical location of target system

Traceroute is installed by default in all operating system

To use it, go to bash shell (linux) OR cmd (windows)

C:\> tracert hostname / IP address

Now, computer will start sending packets & all information of target system will be revealed.


3rd Party Tools used for TraceRoute:
1) Visual Route: An online (not required to download). It traces the path on world map (very good for tracing criminals)    http://visualroute.visualware.com/

2) NeoTrace: An excellent tool. (Search on Download.com)

3) 3D Traceroute: Traces the path between two systems on a 3D map. http://www.d3tr.de/

Countermeasures

System Adminsitrator should:

1) Disable scans on high UDP ports.
2) Disable high no. of outgoingICMP time exceeded error message & monitor it.
3) Outgoing ICMP port unreachable message is another sign of traceroute probe.