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maaaaz/thc-hydra-windows

The great THC-HYDRA tool compiled for Windows observed · 2026-09-03

github.com/maaaaz/thc-hydra-windows · Shell observed · 2026-09-03

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4399
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1304
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1004 stars · 298 forks observed · 2026-09-03

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

A Windows-compiled distribution of THC-HYDRA, the popular network login brute-forcing tool, bundled with Cygwin DLLs and optional SSH, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and RDP modules. It is a repackaging of the upstream tool, not an original project.

Use cases

  • brute-force login credentials over ssh
  • test password strength on rdp servers
  • run hydra on windows without building from source
  • audit mysql and postgresql authentication
  • pentest network services from a windows machine

When to choose

  • you need hydra on Windows without compiling it yourself
  • you want a quick portable binary with Cygwin bundled

When to avoid

  • you are on Linux or macOS where the upstream tool builds natively
  • you need the latest hydra version or active support
  • antivirus flags are unacceptable in your environment

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

penetration-testing security cli security penetration-testing windows cli password-cracking brute-force hydra cygwin precompiled-binaries command-line

1 source

Member repositories

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