Nmap Commands
Fast Scan
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nmap command
nmap -F [hostname]
[hostname] - is your host name or IP address
This command scan just the most popular 100 ports with the -F (fast scan) option.
Port scan
nmap command
nmap -sV -p 21,22,25,80,110,143,443,445 [hostname]
[hostname] - is your domain name or IP address
TCP scan for FTP(21), SSH(22), SMTP(25), HTTP(80), POP(110), IMAP(143), HTTPS(443), SMB(445). Service detection (-sV) is also enabled in this port scanning configuration and you will get the version of the running services.
Ping Scan
nmap command
nmap -sP [hostname]
[hostname] - is your domain name or IP address
This option tells Nmap to only perform a ping scan, then print out the available hosts that responded to the scan. No further testing (such as port scanning or OS detection) is performed. This is one step more intrusive than a list scan, and can often be used for the same purposes. It performs light reconnaissance of a target network quickly and without attracting much attention. Knowing how many hosts are up is more valuable to attackers than the list of every single IP and host name.
Scan OS information and Traceroute
nmap command
nmap -A [hostname]
[hostname] - is your host name or IP address
To identify operating system (OS) on target, which is useful for an inventory sweep of your network.
Use the -A switch to determine the OS for a remote system.
OS Detection
nmap command
nmap -O [hostname]
[hostname] - is your domain name or IP address
One of Nmap's best-known features is remote OS detection using TCP/IP stack fingerprinting. Nmap sends a series of TCP and UDP packets to the remote host and examines practically every bit in the responses.
Command with -O Enables OS detection on nmap scan.
Determining Firewall Rules
nmap command
nmap -sA [hostname]
[hostname] - is your host name or IP address
-sA (TCP ACK scan)
When scanning unfiltered systems, open and closed ports will both return a RST packet. Nmap then labels them as unfiltered, meaning that they are reachable by the ACK packet, but whether they are open or closed is undetermined. Ports that don't respond, or send certain ICMP error messages back, are labeled filtered.
Nmap responses to ACK scan
TCP RST response - unfiltered
No response received (even after retransmissions) - filtered
ICMP unreachable error (type 3, code 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, or 13) - filtered
Scan most popular ports
nmap command
nmap --top-ports [x] [hostname]
[x] - a number to find the most common ports
[hostname] - is your domain name or IP address
Scan the top [x] most common ports.
Scan TCP or UDP protocols
nmap command
TCP scanning:
nmap -sT [hostname]
UDP scanning:
nmap -sU [hostname]
[hostname] - is your domain name or IP address
Scan TCP or UDP-based services
Detecting malware infections
nmap command
nmap -sV --script=http-malware-host [hostname]
[hostname] - is your domain name or IP address
Detect malware and backdoors by running extensive tests on a few popular OS services like on Identd, Proftpd, Vsftpd, IRC, SMB, and SMTP.