new version

Wifite v2 is in development! The latest alpha version is available at: https://github.com/derv82/wifite

Once a stable version is reached, this Google Code page will be updated to hold the new version.

In the mean time, if you want to install and run the latest alpha version, open a terminal and type:

git clone git://github.com/derv82/wifite.git

cd wifite

./wifite.py

Please send all bug reports, feature requests, and issues for Wifite v2 to this page.

mention in the New York Times

Wifite was mentioned in the New York Times' article "New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users" from February 16, 2011. Here is a link to the article.

introduction

designed for Backtrack4 distribution of Ubuntu; works great with BlackBuntu! Linux only; no windows or osx support.

purpose

to attack multiple WEP and WPA encrypted networks at the same time. this tool is customizable to be automated with only a few arguments. wifite can be trusted to run without supervision.  

features

• this project is available in French: thanks to Matt² for his excellent translation
• sorts targets by signal strength (in dB); cracks closest access points first
• automatically de-authenticates clients of hidden networks to reveal SSIDs
• numerous filters to specify exactly what to attack (wep/wpa/both, above certain signal strengths, channels, etc)
• customizable settings (timeouts, packets/sec, anonymize mac address, etc)
• "anonymous" feature; changes MAC to a random address before attacking, then changes back when attacks are complete
• all captured WPA handshakes are backed up to wifite.py's current directory
• smart WPA de-authentication; cycles between all clients and broadcast deauths
• stop any attack with Ctrl+C, with options to continue, move onto next target, skip to cracking, or exit
• intel 4965 chipset fake-authentication support; uses wpa_supplicant workaround
• SKA support (untested)
• displays session summary at exit; shows any cracked keys
• all passwords saved to log.txt
• built-in updater: ./wifite.py -upgrade

requirements

• linux operating system (confirmed working on Ubuntu 8.10 (BT4R1), Ubuntu 10.04)
• tested working with python 2.4.5, python 2.5.2, python 2.6.x, and python 2.7.x,
• wireless drivers patched for monitor mode and injection: backtrack4 has many pre-patched drivers,
• aircrack-ng (v1.1) suite: available via apt: apt-get install aircrack-ng or by clicking here,
• xterm, python-tk module: required for GUI, available via apt: apt-get install python-tk
• macchanger: also available via apt: apt-get install macchanger
• pyrit: not required, optionally strips wpa handshake from .cap files

execution

download the latest version:

wget -O wifite.py http://wifite.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/wifite.py

change permissions to executable:

chmod +x wifite.py

execute:

python wifite.py

or, to see a list of commands with info:

./wifite.py -help

snapshot

console mode:

gui mode (default):

video tutorial

capturing WPA handshake using Wifite (and then cracking with oclHashCat).

video credit: Maurizio Schmidt

examples

the program contains lots of interactivity (waits for user input). these command-line options are meant to make the program 100% automated -- no supervision required.

to crack all WEP access points:

./wifite.py -all -nowpa

to crack all WEP access points with signal strength greater than (or equal to) 50dB:

./wifite.py -p 50 -nowpa

to attack all access points, use 'darkc0de.lst' for cracking WPA handshakes:

./wifite.py -all --dict /pentest/passwords/wordlists/darkc0de.lst

to attack all WPA access points, but do not try to crack -- any captured handshakes are saved automatically:

./wifite.py -all -nowpa --dict none

to crack all WEP access points greater than 50dB in strength, giving 15 minutes for each WEP attack method, and send packets at 600 packets/sec:

./wifite.py --power 50 -wepw 15 -pps 600

to attempt to crack WEP-encrypted access point "2WIRE752" endlessly -- program will not stop until key is cracked or user interrrupts with ^C):

./wifite.py -e "2WIRE752" -wepw 0

Donations

I have been asked, and I'm finally throwing up a donations button. all of my software is open-source and free! donating does not guarantee support or extra features.

you do not need to donate money to use this tool

however, if you want to help make my life a little easier, feel free to donate by clicking the button below: