Calin's Humble Scanner - User Guide

## Foreword

CHScanner is a network scanner provided for FREE ! However, you should read and agree to the disclaimer before using this application.

The main differences between CHScanner and other similar tools are:

- is fast and runs under Windows XP and higher;
- is as non intrusive as possible;
- uses scanning in phases (see The Scanning Process section);
- uses scan configuration files making it suitable for repetitive scans;
- features the Operating System Mimic Tehnology.

Basically, the Operating System Mimic Tehnology means that the packets it sends emulates the comportament of various operating systems and/or their native tools (where is the case).
Currently it emulates the following :

- Windows XP Professional SP2;
- Windows 2003 Server;
- Linux kernel 2.4 (Adamantix based);
- Linux kernel 2.6 (Fedora Core based);
- Solaris 8;
- OpenSolaris (Nevada 35);
- a "random" mode where the packets have the identification data random generated.

It is designed to run under Microsoft Windows XP and higher operating systems but, until now, I have tested the application only in Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista.
CHScanner needs WinPcap ("The Windows Packet Capture Library"). It has been developed and tested with WinPcap version 4.0 beta 3.

`CHScanner` have IPv4 and IPv6 scan capabilities, currently implementing a total of 31 scan methods.
See The Scanning Methods section for details.

When talking about behaviour, `CHScanner` is:

- fast and tunable. Many scan methods works in parallel;
- designed to use a minimum number of packets to do his job;
- featuring an automatic mode, making it scriptable. See Command Line usage section for more details;
- skinable, why it should not be? I know that the provided skin needs a designer touch but if you do not like it just change it, it should be easy...

Warning

Be aware that it may be illegal to use this application under some circumstances !

Generally, most of the time it is illegal to scan a network without proper authorization !

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