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forkingportscanner

Simple and fast forking port scanner written in perl. Can only scan on host at a time, the forking is done on the specif

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Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

Simple and fast forking port scanner written in perl. Can only scan on host at a time, the forking is done on the specified port range. Or on the default range of 1. Has the ability to scan UDP or TCP, defaults to tcp.

Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Getting started

Install on BlackArch with `pacman -S forkingportscanner` (or add the BlackArch repository to an existing Arch Linux install). See the official BlackArch tool listing linked above for details.

Commonly preinstalled on

BlackArch

Arch Linux-based distribution with one of the largest pentest tool repositories