▁gain ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁network ▁or ▁for ▁other ▁mal icious ▁activities . ▁Eth ical ▁hack ers ▁often ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁gl itch es ▁and ▁strength en ▁their ▁network . ▁ ▁Mal icious ▁( or ▁" black - hat ") ▁hack ers ▁can , ▁on ▁entry ▁of ▁the ▁network , ▁get ▁to ▁security - sens itive ▁information ▁or ▁cor rupt ▁the ▁network ▁making ▁it ▁useless . ▁If ▁this ▁network ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁company ▁which ▁used ▁this ▁network ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis , ▁the ▁company ▁would ▁lose ▁the ▁function ▁to ▁send ▁information ▁internally ▁to ▁other ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁Network ▁enumer ators ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁by ▁script ▁k idd ies ▁for ▁ease ▁of ▁use , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁by ▁more ▁experienced ▁hack ers ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁other ▁programs / manual ▁look ups . ▁Also , ▁who is ▁queries , ▁zone ▁trans fers , ▁ping ▁swe eps , ▁and ▁trac er oute ▁can ▁be ▁performed . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁network ▁enumer ators ▁ ▁Met asp lo it ▁Project ▁ ▁N map ▁ ▁N ess us ▁ ▁Open V AS ▁ ▁SA INT ▁( software ) ▁ ▁Security ▁Administr ator ▁Tool ▁for ▁Anal yz ing ▁Network s ▁ ▁Z Map ▁( software ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Service ▁scan ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Ident ifying ▁Web ▁App lications ▁by ▁Fab ian ▁Mih ail ow itsch ▁ ▁Category : H ack ing ▁( comput er ▁security ) ▁Category : W ire less ▁networking <0x0A> </s> ▁Bor is ▁Mir on ow itsch ▁Per g am ensch