Dliv3/Venom

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2165 stars · 358 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Venom is a multi-hop proxy tool written in Go for penetration testers, connecting multiple nodes to build chained proxies through internal networks. It supports multi-level SOCKS5 proxies, port forwarding, port reuse, SSH tunnels, encrypted node communication, and a visual network topology.

Use cases

• proxy traffic through multi-layer internal networks during pentests
• chain socks5 proxies across compromised hosts
• reuse an existing service port like apache or mysql for covert tunneling
• set up ssh tunnels and port forwarding through a pivot node
• manage a visual topology of proxy nodes in a red team engagement
• transfer files and get interactive shells through proxy chains

When to choose

• you need multi-level pivoting through segmented internal networks
• you want port reuse to blend proxy traffic with legitimate services
• you need cross-platform (x86/x64/arm/mips) agents including IoT devices
• you want encrypted node-to-node communication in a CTF or red team op

When to avoid

• you need a general-purpose VPN or full traffic tunneling solution
• you require ongoing maintenance and frequent updates - the latest release is from 2022
• you need stealth features like process injection or evasion, which Venom does not provide
• you want a GUI-driven tool - Venom is primarily CLI-based

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

proxy networking security cli penetration-testing security networking windows cli go red-team socks5-proxy port-forwarding port-reuse ssh-tunnel multi-hop-proxy ctf pivoting linux macos

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