diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index d8dc4a402..1814d7fdf 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from lib.core.enums import OS
 from thirdparty import six
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.3.5.6"
+VERSION = "1.3.5.7"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/lib/core/wordlist.py b/lib/core/wordlist.py
index 2ae1c71b0..6265fbd34 100644
--- a/lib/core/wordlist.py
+++ b/lib/core/wordlist.py
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import zipfile
 from lib.core.common import getSafeExString
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapDataException
 from lib.core.exception import SqlmapInstallationException
+from thirdparty import six
 
-class Wordlist(object):
+class Wordlist(six.Iterator):
     """
     Iterator for looping over a large dictionaries
     """
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class Wordlist(object):
             self.fp.close()
             self.fp = None
 
-    def next(self):
+    def __next__(self):
         retVal = None
         while True:
             self.counter += 1
diff --git a/lib/utils/hash.py b/lib/utils/hash.py
index d7f998616..e9780be3a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/hash.py
+++ b/lib/utils/hash.py
@@ -703,20 +703,19 @@ def attackDumpedTable():
 def hashRecognition(value):
     retVal = None
 
-    if six.PY2:  # currently only supported on Python2
-        isOracle, isMySQL = Backend.isDbms(DBMS.ORACLE), Backend.isDbms(DBMS.MYSQL)
+    isOracle, isMySQL = Backend.isDbms(DBMS.ORACLE), Backend.isDbms(DBMS.MYSQL)
 
-        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
-            for name, regex in getPublicTypeMembers(HASH):
-                # Hashes for Oracle and old MySQL look the same hence these checks
-                if isOracle and regex == HASH.MYSQL_OLD or isMySQL and regex == HASH.ORACLE_OLD:
+    if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
+        for name, regex in getPublicTypeMembers(HASH):
+            # Hashes for Oracle and old MySQL look the same hence these checks
+            if isOracle and regex == HASH.MYSQL_OLD or isMySQL and regex == HASH.ORACLE_OLD:
+                continue
+            elif regex == HASH.CRYPT_GENERIC:
+                if any((value.lower() == value, value.upper() == value)):
                     continue
-                elif regex == HASH.CRYPT_GENERIC:
-                    if any((value.lower() == value, value.upper() == value)):
-                        continue
-                elif re.match(regex, value):
-                    retVal = regex
-                    break
+            elif re.match(regex, value):
+                retVal = regex
+                break
 
     return retVal
 
@@ -737,7 +736,9 @@ def _bruteProcessVariantA(attack_info, hash_regex, suffix, retVal, proc_id, proc
 
             count += 1
 
-            if not isinstance(word, six.string_types):
+            if isinstance(word, six.binary_type):
+                word = getUnicode(word)
+            elif not isinstance(word, six.string_types):
                 continue
 
             if suffix:
@@ -812,7 +813,9 @@ def _bruteProcessVariantB(user, hash_, kwargs, hash_regex, suffix, retVal, found
 
             count += 1
 
-            if not isinstance(word, six.string_types):
+            if isinstance(word, six.binary_type):
+                word = getUnicode(word)
+            elif not isinstance(word, six.string_types):
                 continue
 
             if suffix: