BACKBOX LINUX 4.4 RELEASED !

[ThaiFight]

BackBox is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution penetration test and security assessment oriented providing a network and informatics systems analysis tool-kit. BackBox desktop environment includes a complete set of tools required for ethical hacking and security testing.

The main aim of BackBox is providing an alternative, highly customizable and well performing system. BackBox uses the light window manager Xfce.

It includes some of the most used security and analysis Linux tools, aiming for a wide spread of goals, ranging from web application analysis to network analysis, from stress tests to sniffing, also including vulnerability assessment, computer forensic analysis and exploitation.

Part of the power of this distribution comes from its Launchpad repository core, constantly updated to the latest stable version of the most known and used ethical hacking tools. The integration and development of new tools in the distribution follows the open source community, particularly the Debian Free Software Guidelines criteria.

What's new

In this release we have some special new features included to keep BackBox up to date with last developments in security world. Tools such as OpenVAS and Automotive Analysis will make a big difference. BackBox 4.4 comes also with Kernel 3.19.

Preinstalled Linux Kernel 3.19

New Ubuntu 14.04.3 base

Ruby 2.1

Installer with LVM and Full Disk Encryption options

Handy Thunar custom actions

RAM wipe at shutdown/reboot

System improvements

Upstream components

Bug corrections

Performance boost

Improved Anonymous mode

Automotive Analysis category

Predisposition to ARM architecture (armhf Debian packages)

Predisposition to BackBox Cloud platform

New and updated hacking tools: apktool, armitage, beef-project, can-utils, dex2jar, fimap, jd-gui, metasploit-framework, openvas, setoolkit, sqlmap, tor, weevely, wpscan, zaproxy, etc.

Being based on Ubuntu, BackBox’s Live DVDs come with a standard, Ubuntu-style boot menu that allows the user to try the operating system without installing anything in forensics mode, persistent mode, text mode or compatibility mode, as well as to boot an existing OS from the first disk. It supports five languages, English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.

The default and only desktop environment of this Ubuntu flavor is Xfce, which uses its modern layout comprised of a top panel for quick interaction with running programs and a bottom dock for fast launching of your favorite applications.

Distro includes a wide range of penetration testing and security assessments tools, organized in three main categories: auditing, services and anonymous. Each category includes many subcategories, and each subcategory includes several applications.

Default apps include the Geany IDE, GIMP image editor, Mozilla Firefox web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird email and news client, FileZilla file transfer client, Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger, TorChat anonymous chat client, XChat IRC client, Transmission torrent downloader, Brasero CD/DVD burning software, VLC Media Player, BleachBit system cleaner, Synaptic Package Manager, and LibreOffice office suite.

System Requirements

32-bit or 64-bit processor

512 MB of system memory (RAM)

6 GB of disk space for installation

Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution

DVD-ROM drive or USB port (2.0 GB)

Metapackages

Distro has now a fully customizable tools arsenal!

New packages have been created, one for each of the Auditing categories, which bring with them all the package of that specific pentesting field. So you can customize your box and install just what you really need, conforming to the philosophy of lightness, simplicity and completeness.

The packages we introduced to implement this new concept are:

backbox-documentation-reporting

backbox-exploitation

backbox-forensics-analysis

backbox-information-gathering

backbox-maintaining-access

backbox-miscellaneous

backbox-mobile-analysis

backbox-privilege-escalation

backbox-reverse-engineering

backbox-social-engineering

backbox-stress-testing

backbox-voip-analysis

backbox-vulnerability-assessment

backbox-wireless-analysis

Every user is strongly advised to install this package in order to get all the categories and the tools as before, and conform to the new packaging structure. It’s as simple as:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get install backbox-tools

Upgrade instructions

To upgrade from a previous version (BackBox 4.1) follow these instructions:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

sudo apt-get install -f

sudo apt-get install linux-image-generic-lts-vivid linux-headers-generic-lts-vivid linux-signed-image-generic-lts-vivid

sudo apt-get purge ri1.9.1 ruby1.9.1 ruby1.9.3 bundler

sudo gem cleanup

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/gems/1.*

sudo apt-get install backbox-default-settings backbox-desktop backbox-menu backbox-tools --reinstall

sudo apt-get install beef-project metasploit-framework whatweb wpscan setoolkit --reinstall

sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

sudo apt-get install openvas sqlite3

sudo openvas-launch sync

sudo openvas-launch start

Download BackBox on the official Downloads | BackBox Linux

Source: Hackinsight.org

Edited October 16, 2015 by ThaiFight