"BEST OPERATING SYSTEM FOR HACKERS"

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The Best Operating System for Hackers





There are a couple of things that are essential to any hacker’s walk of

life. To name a few, there’s the ubiquitous flash drive for data transfer.

You have the crossover cable for even faster data transfer. There’s the

Wi-Fi antenna for high gain and strong amplification. Possibly, you might

find a video capture card in the computer. Of course, there’s the

ubiquitous laptop and desktop computer. But what software is on these

computers? Undoubtedly, you will find at least two operating systems, most

often Windows and Linux. But with Linux, there are several different

distributions. Is there a specific one? With hackers and crackers, there is

only one Linux distro out there. It is called Backtrack.





BackTrack is a Linux-based penetration testing arsenal that aids security

professionals in the ability to perform assessments in a purely native

environment dedicated to hacking.



Regardless if you’re making BackTrack your primary operating system,

booting from a Live DVD, or using your favourite thumb drive, BackTrack has

been customized down to every package, kernel configuration, script and

patch solely for the purpose of the penetration tester.



BackTrack is intended for all audiences from the most savvy security

professionals to early newcomers to the information security field.

BackTrack promotes a quick and easy way to find and update the largest

database of security tool collection to-date.



Back Track is quite possibly the most comprehensive Linux distribution of

security tools. Both hackers and crackers can appreciate the features of

this distribution. For black-hatters, it is an easy access to software that

facilitates exploitations of secure system. For white-hatters, it is a

penetration tester that finds holes in a security scheme. See, everybody

wins!



Major Features



BackTrack features the latest in security penetration software. The current

Linux kernel is patched so that special driver installation is unnecessary

for attacks. For example, an Atheros-based wireless networking adapter will

no enter monitor mode or inject packets without the MadWiFi driver patch.

With BackTrack, you don’t need to worry about that. It’s just plug-and-play

ready-to-go!



What’s great is that this Linux distribution comes Live-on-CD. So, no

installation is needed. However, what you experience BackTrack, you will

realize that it is a must to download this operating system and install it

on your Laptop. At the very least, download the VMWare Virtual Appliance

for Backtrack. Make sure you also install the VMWare Tools for Linux as

well. Many features will still work in VMWare mode.

Based on: Debian, UbuntuOrigin: SwitzerlandArchitecture: i386Desktop:

Fluxbox, KDECategory: Forensics, Rescue, Live MediumCost: Free



Tools:



BackTrack provides users with easy access to a comprehensive and large

collection of security-related tools ranging from port scanners to password

crackers. Support for Live CD and Live USB functionality allows users to

boot BackTrack directly from portable media without requiring installation,

though permanent installation to hard disk is also an option.



BackTrack includes many well known security tools including:

Metasploit integrationRFMON Injection capable wireless

driversKismetNmapEttercapWireshark (formerly known as Ethereal)BeEF

(Browser Exploitation Framework)



A large collection of exploits as well as more common place software such

as browsers. BackTrack arranges tools into 11 categories:

Information GatheringNetwork MappingVulnerability IdentificationWeb

Application AnalysisRadio Network Analysis (802.11, Bluetooth,

Rfid)Penetration (Exploit & Social Engineering Toolkit)Privilege

EscalationMaintaining AccessDigital ForensicsReverse EngineeringVoice Over

IP,downloads and documentation. . .

Regards kid. .