Software Used in Mr. Robot Series

30 Hacking Tools Featured in Mr. Robot Series

1. Kali Linux

Featured throughout the series

The primary operating system used by Elliot and fsociety. Kali comes pre-loaded with hundreds of penetration testing tools.

Key Features:

• Free and open-source
• Can be installed on any computer or run live from USB
• Includes tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, John the Ripper, etc.

Platforms: Linux (can run on Windows/Mac via VM)

Learn more about Kali Linux

2. Wickr

Featured in Season 2

Secure messaging app used by fsociety for communications. Features end-to-end encryption and self-destructing messages.

Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Mac

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3. Tor Browser

Featured in Season 2, Episode 8

Used by Trenton to anonymously upload the FBI conference call to Vimeo. Provides anonymity by routing traffic through the Tor network.

Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Mac

Download Tor Browser

4. Raspberry Pi OS

Featured in Season 1, Episode 5

Elliot uses a Raspberry Pi to hack into Steel Mountain's climate control system, leading to the destruction of Evil Corp's tape backups.

Platforms: Raspberry Pi hardware

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5. FileZilla

Featured in Season 1, Episode 4

Popular FTP client used by Trenton to upload an exploit to fsociety's FTP server targeting Elliot's Raspberry Pi device at Steel Mountain.

Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac

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6. Pwnix

Featured in Season 2, Episode 9

Android ROM for penetration testing. Elliot uses a Pwnie Express Pwn Phone (running Pwnix) to interact with Dark Army.

Platforms: Android (specialized devices)

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7. DeepSound

Seen in Season 1, Episode 8. It uses steganography to hide hacked data within audio tracks burned to CDs.

Visit DeepSound

8. Proton Mail

A secure, encrypted email service used by Elliot in Season 1, Episode 8. It's based in Switzerland and focuses on privacy.

Visit Proton Mail

9. HDShredder

Used by fSociety in Season 1, Episode 10 to wipe hard drives after the Evil Corp hack.

Download HDShredder

10. John the Ripper

A powerful password cracking tool featured in Season 1, Episode 2. Elliot uses it to brute-force credentials.

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11. Wget

Available for Windows, Linux & Mac. Can also be used in Android Termux. Wget is a command line tool for making HTTP requests. In Mr. Robot, it was used together with John the Ripper to hack an Android phone.

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12. Social-Engineer Toolkit

A framework for conducting social engineering attacks. In Season 1, Episode 5, Elliot used its SMS spoofing function to manipulate his supervisor into leaving Steel Mountain.

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13. OpenWrt

A router firmware used by Angela in Season 2, Episode 6 when attempting to hack the FBI.

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14. mimikatz

A post-exploitation tool. Remember when Angela used a Rubber Ducky to hack a femtocell in Season 2, Episode 6? mimikatz can perform such hacker tasks effectively.

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15. btscanner

Included in Kali Linux by default, this tool can extract information from nearby Bluetooth devices even without pairing. Elliot used it with Bluesniff and Metasploit in Season 1, Episode 6.

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16. Bluesniff

A tool for discovering Bluetooth devices. Elliot combined it with btscanner in Season 1, Episode 6.

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17. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)

A hypervisor similar to VirtualBox or VMware. In Season 1, Episode 8, Elliot used KVM to run a virtual Windows 7 within Kali.

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18. Metasploit

The Metasploit Framework can be used on Kali, Windows, Mac, and Termux.

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Termux installation:

source <(curl -fsSL https://kutt.it/msf)

19. Framaroot

Used by Tyrell Wellick in Season 1, Episode 3 to root a device for installing FlexiSPY spyware.

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20. KingoRoot

Another rooting tool used by Tyrell Wellick in Season 1, Episode 3.

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21. FlexiSPY

Spyware software for Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices, used by Tyrell Wellick in Season 1, Episode 3.

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22. SuperSu

An app for managing root access on rooted Android devices.

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23. can-utils

A set of utilities for car computers, including the candump tool.

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24. radare

A reverse engineering framework used by Tyrell Wellick in Season 2, Episode 12.

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25. PyCharm

A Python and Django IDE used by Trenton in Season 1, Episode 4.

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26. PuTTY

A client tool for connecting to Linux servers, used by Elliot in Seasons 2, Episodes 4 and 5.

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27. Mozilla Firefox

The default browser for Elliot and Trenton, also the default in Kali Linux.

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28. FFmpeg

Used by Trenton in Season 2, Episode 8 to encode the FBI call video before uploading.

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29. Slackware

A Linux distribution installed on the laptop used to move the Dark Army project in Season 3, Episode 10.

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30. VLC Media Player

Used by Elliot and Darlene to watch movies and preview videos in Season 2, Episodes 4 and 8.

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31. Wayback Machine

Used by Dominique in Season 2, Episode 8 to access DJ Mobley's old fanpage on Angelfire.

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32. uTorrent

Featured in Season 2, Episode 4

Used by Darlene to download "Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie", a fake horror movie they later watch together using VLC.

Platforms: Windows, Linux, Mac

Official Website

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