Nmap 5.20 released

By Tom on 21 January 2010
More than 150 significant improvements,
30+ new Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) scripts
Enhanced Performance and Reduced Memory Consumption
Protocol-specific Payloads for more Effective UDP Scanning
A Completely rewritten traceroute engine
Massive OS and version detection DB updates (10,000+ signatures)

Don't just take my word for it, read the changelog at http://nmap.org/changelog.html

Grab it at http://nmap.org/download.html
 

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