Top Twenty-three Network Administration and Information Security Applications on Android

I decided to review some of the top network administration and infosec applications that I have been using on my Droid 2 phone. Most of these applications are free, and some of them have more advanced features that you can buy in the marketplace. Check it out and if you have any questions or have problems installing or using the application leave me a comment and I will try to help you out.

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1. DNSLookUp: DNS and WHOIS lookup tool that supports the use of multiple nameservers and DNS records types. 

2. DNS Lookup Tool: DNS Lookup tool provides the ability to perform MX, A, NS, TXT and Reverse DNS lookups

3. DroidSCP: SCP for Android devices. Transfer your files over SSH for maximum security. Features a recent connection log, local and remote file browser, public/private keys and batch upload/download. With the free version you are limited to transfer only 2 files in batch transfers. And ads are included at the top of the screen. If you don’t won’t those restrictions get the Unlock Key version for $1.49.

4. Dropbox: Synch your files between your computers and your mobile device. Now you can browse the files in your Dropbox folder from anywhere. Share links to files, save photos and video from your camera to your computers, and open files using your favorite Android apps.

5. G-Mon: This is a powerful wardriving scanner and GSM/UMTS Netmonitor and drive test tool. It scans for all WiFi networks in range and saves the data with GPS coordinates into a file on your SD card. You can create a kml file for Google Earth. It shows you the encryption, channel and signal strength. It shows all Aps in range in a live map. G-MoN is a wardriving scanner to collect and map all received wifi access points. It is also a 2G/3G netmonitor and field test drive tool for radio planning engineers. You do need to enable GPS for correct position in map.

You can log GSM or UMTS RX levels into a kml file for Google Earth or a csv file. There are 5 color groups for different levels. These levels can be defined by the user in the settings menue. This file is saved into the gmon folder on the sdcard or external memory. When the log is running the G-MoN Notification icon changes color to red. 2G/3G logging does not work when the screen is off.

6. IP Calculator (IPv4 and IPv6):Performs calculations on IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, networks and netmasks.

7. Ipconfig:

8. Location Spoofer: A simple utility to set a fake wireless network location. You have to allow mock locations under Settingsà Applicationsà Development. Pro Version is available for $2.04 which includes: No ads. Spoof a GPS path, setting start and destination or loading a KML file from the sdcard. Set accuracy, max distance allowed from fake location. Search in map screen. Improved location history. Save your favorite places.

9. ConnectBot: A powerful open-source SSH client. It can manage simultaneous SSH sessions, create secure tunnels, and copy/paste between other applications. This client allows you to connect to Secure Shell servers that typically run on Unix-based servers.

10. HTTPing: This is a ping but for http-requests. Give it an URL, and it’ll show you how long it takes to connect, send a request and retrieve the reply (only the headers).

11. NetInfo

12. OSMonitor

13. Passdroid: Password manager that stores your passwords in a secure way on your Android device. The passwords are guarded by a master password and strong cryptographic algorithms (AES and SHA256). Includes a password generator.

14. Mobile Remote Network Controller: Use mobile through WiFi, you can control your PC. Download the PC client to your PC and you are all set. You are also able to use it to control powerpoint presentations or iTunes or any media player. Instructions: http://ben-works.blogspot.com/2011/01/remote-network-controller.html     Desktop Client: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_VLOKCL5YljMTlmYTc0ZmYtNTc0Mi00NDhhLTgwYTgtOTczZTlhZjhkOWU0&sort=name&layout=list&num=50&pli=1

15. PingUp

16. Shark: This is a version of wireshark for the Andriod. It sniffs traffic on both 3G and WiFi. You can download the dumped traffic, which is saved on the SD card, using wireshark on the PC or Shark Reader on the Android.

17. Shark Reader: This is an application for reading pcap files. It does have problems with large files. But it works good if you do not have access to a PC at the time and need to look at your pcap files quickly.

18. W&YPages: White and Yellow Pages directory. Easy to use.

19. Wardrive: Wardriving app, stores scans in sqlite db on the sdcard and displays found networks around in the map. Requires Google Maps installed. Requires valid GPS position to work. You can also filter based on information that you want to show.

20. Wifi Analyzer: Turns your android phone into a Wi-Fi analyzer. Shows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you to find a less crowded channel for your wireless router. It is a good diagnostic tool to find out where issues with clients wireless may exist.

21. WifiScanner: A simple scanner for wireless networks.

22. Wireless Tether: Enables tethering (via wifi and Bluetooth)  for “rooted” handsets running android. Clients can connect via wifi (ad-hoc mode) or Bluetooth and get access to the internet using the 3G, 2G mobile connection. Features: Access-control features. Allow/deny clients to use your mobile-data connection. Wifi-Encryption. 128-bit WEP in general. WPA/WPA2 on supported devices. Settings for wifi-ssid, wifi-channel, lan-network and more.

23. Z4root: Gain SuperUser Privileges on your android phone.  One of the simplest solutions I’ve seen. All you have to do is load the app onto your phone, run it, and click the button. It will give you root access to your phone, allowing you to install and run apps that require root access. If you run into any probles, just reboot your device and everything should be back to normal, since z4root doesn’t make any major changes to your system files. To find z4root go to http://4shared.com and search for z4root.apk.