On occasion, one might wish to consume all the bandwidth on the network, ensuring the most optimal connection possible or alternatively, wishing to slow down the connection speeds of other network users for the purpose of social engineering. The capacity to regulate the upload and download speeds of fellow network users can be beneficial when combined with Man-in-the-Middle cyberattacks designed to cause individuals to believe their internet connection will be throttled except they consent to an update (malware), grant personal login information (phishing), etc.
To accomplish this, we shall employ a tool named "Evil Limiter":
https://github.com/bitbrute/evillimiter
1. Within your Kali VM, open Terminal and input the following command:
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sudo evillimiter
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You are now within the Evil Limiter control centre.
2. Subsequently, we will perform a scan to detect all the hosts or computers present on the network that can have their connection throttled.
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scan
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As visible, there are two individuals sharing the same network, whose connection speeds can be regulated.
Proceed by typing:
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hosts
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3. Should you wish to reduce the download speed of the first host to 300 kbs, type:
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limit 0 --download 300kbit
To limit the upload speed to 300 kbs, input:
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limit 0 --upload 300kbit
To impose a download speed of 300 kilobits per second on all hosts on the network, input:
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limit all --download 300kbit
To restrict the upload speed of all hosts on the network to 300 kilobits per second, type:
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limit all --upload 300kbit
If you have chosen host #1 as an example, and you decide to release the throttled upload or download speeds, type:
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free 0
To restore the speeds of all hosts on the network to their original levels, enter:
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free all
Evil Limiter offers a variety of functions. If you are interested in exploring them further, I encourage you to experiment with it.