# Chora10/Cknife

Cknife

Repository: https://github.com/Chora10/Cknife
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cknife
Homepage: http://www.ms509.com
Language: Java
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-11-29T08:25:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3849, "days_push": 1008, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license, no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2422, forks 860 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:50.634163+00:00)

## What it is
Cknife (China Chopper Knife) is a Java-based cross-platform webshell management tool, an open-source client compatible with the China Chopper webshell protocol. It lets penetration testers connect to and control webshells deployed on compromised web servers to browse files, run commands, and manage databases.

## Use cases
- manage webshells during authorized penetration tests
- connect to a China Chopper webshell on a compromised server
- browse and edit files on a web server through a webshell
- run commands remotely via a webshell client
- manage database connections through a webshell
- cross-platform webshell client alternative running on Java

## When to choose
- you need a free, open-source, cross-platform webshell management client
- you are doing authorized red-team or penetration-testing work with China Chopper-style webshells
- you want a Java tool that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS

## When to avoid
- you have no authorization to test the target systems - this is a dual-use offensive tool
- you need stealth features or modern evasion capabilities beyond classic China Chopper traffic
- you require vendor support or an actively developed feature set

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, http-client
- domain: security, penetration-testing, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, jvm
- tags: webshell-management, webshell-client, china-chopper, red-team, post-exploitation, java-swing, desktop

## Member repositories
- Chora10/Cknife (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:50.634163+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:33:01.045928+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: http://www.ms509.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:15.200555+00:00, sha 813ae01ea4f6)
  - site_page: https://ms509.com/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T10:13:15.210144+00:00, sha 2a48db6f77fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.