Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 10/26/2012 05:58:00 am
BackBox Linux 3 Released! To Perform Penetration Tests & Security Assessments
In past we have discussed many times about
BackBox, which is a
Linux distribution based on
Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform
penetration tests and
security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment. Its own software repositories, always being updated to the latest stable version of the most used and best known
ethical hacking tools. Now a days along with
BackTrack this Ubuntu based penetration testing distribution has became very popular in hacker communities, even several penetration testers also using
BackBox. Like other popular Pen testing distro, BackBox also get updated periodically. This time
BackBox developer team has announced a major release
BackBox Linux, version 3.0. The major release include features such as the new
Linux Kernel 3.2 flower and
Xfce 4.8. Apart from the system major upgrade, all auditing tools are up to date as well.
What's new:-
- System upgrade
- Bug corrections
- Performance boost
- Improved start menu
- Improved Wi-Fi dirvers (compat-wireless aircrack patched)
- New and updated hacking tools
System requirements:-
- 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- 512 MB of system memory (RAM)
- 4.4 GB of disk space for installation
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- DVD-ROM drive or USB port
To Download BackBox Linux Version 3.0 Click Here
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 1/04/2012 01:05:00 am
Earlier we have talked about
BackBox Linux. Now a days it has became a very common penetration testing distribution. Now we have version 2.01 of BackBox Linux.
Brief About BackBox :-
BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment, thanks to its own software repositories, always being updated to the latest stable version of the most used and best known ethical hacking tools. The new release include features such as Ubuntu 11.04, Linux Kernel 2.6.38 and Xfce 4.8.0.
What's New In This Release:-
- System upgrade
- Performance boost
- New look
- Improved start menu
- Bug corrections
- New sections such as Forensic Analysis, Documentation & Reporting and Reverse Engineering
- New Hacking tools and updated tools such as dradis 2.8, ettercap 0.7.4.2, john 1.7.8, metasploit 4.2, nmap 5.51, set 2.5.2, sleuthkit 3.2.1, w3af 1.0, weevely 0.5, wireshark 1.6.3, etc.
To Download BackBox Click Here
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 9/03/2011 07:31:00 pm
BackBox Linux 2 (Penetration Testing Distribution) released.
About BackBox :-
BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment, thanks to its own software repositories, always being updated to the latest stable version of the most used and best known ethical hacking tools.
What's New:-
- System upgrade
- Performance boost
- New look and feel
- Improved start menu
- Bug fixing
- Hacking tools new or updated
- Three new section: Vulnerabilty Assessment, Forensic Analysis and VoIP Analysis
- Much, much more!
System Requirements:-
- 32-bit or 64-bit processor
- 256 MB of system memory (RAM)
- 2 GB of disk space for installation
- Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
- DVD-ROM drive or USB port
To download Back Box Click
Here
-News Source (backbox)
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 5/02/2011 11:57:00 pm
BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and to provide a minimal yet complete desktop environment thanks to its own software repositories always been updated to the last stable version of the most known and used ethical hacking tools.
This is the official change log:
- New ISO image (32bit & 64bit)
- System upgrade
- Performance boost
- New look and feel
- Improved start menu
- Bug fixing
- Hacking tools new or updated: Firefox 4, Hydra 6.2, Kismet 2011.03.2, Metasploit Framework 3.6.0, NMap 5.51, SET 1.3.5, SqlMap 0.9, sslstrip 0.8, w3af 1.0-rc5, weevely 0.3, WhatWeb 1.4.7, Wireshark 1.4.5, Zaproxy 1.2, etc.
This BackBox Linux 1.05 features the following upstream components: Ubuntu 10.04, Linux 2.6.32 and Xfce 4.6.1. Slowly, yet surely, this distribution is going to be great!
Download BackBox Linux 1.05 (backbox-1.05-i386.iso) here.
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Posted by Avik Sarkar
On 3/15/2012 10:37:00 pm
Anonymous-OS Alpha - First Operating System Released By #Anonymous
Earlier hacktivist Anonymous has released several DoS tool like
LOIC,
#refref, HOIC and so on but now we have all in one.
Anonymous has officially released their first Operating system named
Anonymous-OS. Basically its a live
ubuntu-based distribution and created for educational purposes, to checking the security of web pages. In short Anonymous-OS can be regarded as a penetration testing distribution like
BackBox,
BackTrack and so on.
Preinstalled Apps on Anonymous-OS:-
- ParolaPass Password Generator
- Find Host IP
- Anonymous HOIC
- Ddosim
- Pyloris
- Slowloris
- TorsHammer
- Sqlmap
- Havij
- Sql Poison
- Admin Finder
- John the Ripper
- Hash Identifier
- Tor
- XChat IRC
- Pidgin
- Vidalia
- Polipo
- JonDo
- i2p
- Wireshark
- Zenmap
As expected in a
sourceforge project page the OS is made available for download. For Additional information & to Download Anonymous-OS click
Here.
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