ptguess 0.0.1

PTGUESS - Penterep Hydra wrapper

ptguess is a wrapper around Hydra (thc-hydra). It runs Hydra with the arguments you pass in and prints only structured JSON (nodes, properties, vulnerabilities). It can stop Hydra when rate-limit or blocking patterns appear on stdout.

Installation

pip install .

Adding to PATH

If you're unable to invoke the script from your terminal, it's likely because it's not included in your PATH. You can resolve this issue by executing the following commands, depending on the shell you're using:

For Bash users

echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

For ZSH users

echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Usage examples

ptguess --command "-L users.txt -P pass.txt pop3://www.penterepmail.loc" --attack-mode weak

Options

    --command     <hydra-args>       Arguments for Hydra (without the leading `hydra` command)
    --attack-mode weak|recykle|default   Maps to credential-node vulnerability codes (default: weak)
-v  --version                        Show script version and exit
-h  --help                           Show this help message and exit

Dependencies

ptlibs
hydra (available in PATH, e.g. /usr/bin/hydra)

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Penterep Security s.r.o.

ptguess is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

ptguess is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with ptguess. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Warning

You are only allowed to run the tool against systems and services for which you have explicit permission to test. We do not accept any responsibility for any damage or harm that this application causes to your computer or your network. Penterep is not responsible for any illegal or malicious use of this code. Be ethical.