How to Install Hydra on Windows with Cygwin

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Hydra is a free application that lets users check for password vulnerabilities on servers or desktop computers. While Hydra is a Linux application, you can install it on a Windows system by using Cygwin, a Linux emulator for Windows. Installing Hydra on a Windows computer running Cygwin requires you to download the installation package and then unpack it and register its files by using specific terminal commands.

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Step 1

Launch the Cygwin application on your Windows system. Download it from cygwin.com and install it on your computer if you have not already done so.

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Step 2

Open your Internet browser in Cygwin and visit THC.org. Click on the download link for the latest version of Hydra and save the TGZ file on your hard drive.

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Step 3

Open the X terminal application within Cygwin and navigate to the folder where you saved the TGZ file by using the "cd" command.

Step 4

Enter the following command in the terminal window to unpack the TGZ archive:

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$ tar tgzfilename

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Replace "tgzfilename" with the actual name of the TGZ file you previously downloaded.

Step 5

Type the next three commands in the terminal window to finish installing Hydra:

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$ ./configure $ make $ make install

Press the "Enter" key after typing each command.

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