“The quiter you become, the more you are able to hear”

Introduction

Backtrack is Linux based operating system.Based on ubuntu linux.Specially made for penetration testersThe largest collection of wireless hacking, server exploiting, web application assessing, social-engineering tools available in a single Linux distribution.

About Backtrack

First release was 2006.

BackTrack originally started with earlier versions of live Linux distributions called Whoppix, WHAX, and Auditor.

When BackTrack was developed, it was designed to be an all in one live cd used on security audits and was specifically crafted to not leave any remnants of itself on the laptop.

It has since expanded to being the most widely adopted penetration testing framework in existence and is used by the security community all over the world.

Backtrack is developed by Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns .

Penetration testing

Penetration testing also known as Pentest.

Is a technique used by ethical hackers (White Hat Hackers).

In which a white hat try to hack his own system in order to find possible vulnerabilities present in his system. Which can be exploited by any malicious hacker.

Use of Backtrack

Backtrack is used by worldwide.

White hats (good people)Black hats (bad people)Gray hats (both good n bad)

In both destruction an construction purposes.

BackTrack Arranged Tools Into 12 Categories

Information GatheringVulnerability Assessment

Exploitation ToolsPrivilege Escalation

Maintaining Access

Services

RFID tools Stress Testing

Forensics Reporting Tools

Miscellaneous

Reverse Engineering

Backtrack Tools

Metasploit integration RFMON Aircrack-NG Gerix Wifi Cracker

Kismet Nmap Ophcrack

Ettercap Wireshark

BeEF (Browser Exploitation Framework)

Aircrack-ng

Network software suite consisting detector, packet sniffer, WEP cracker and analysis tools.

easside-ng: a tool for communicating to an access point, without the WEP key.

wesside-ng: automatic tool for recovering wep key.

Ophcrack

Ophcrack can crack most Windows passwords within a few minutes.

It uses LM hash through rainbow tables.

LM hash is hash to encrypt Windows passwords.Rainbow table is used to reverse cryptographic hash.

By default, ophcrack is bundled with tables that allows it to crack passwords no longer than 14 characters.

Social Engineering Toolkit

Advantages Of Backtrack

Its good for security purpose.Good G.U.I (Graphical User Interface)Comes with lots of preinstalled toolsDoes Not need high hardware configuration

Disadvantages Of Backtrack

Hard to Install

Can be used for destruction purposes

Can cause loss of money , resources and privacy Does not have less number of application as

compared to Windows

Reference

http://backtracktutorials.com/

http://www.ehacking.net/2011/08/backtrack-5-tutorials.html

http://www.ehacking.net/2011/07/fast-track-hacking-backtrack5-tutorial.html

Conclusion

System security is serious problem, and the tools that hackers use to compromise your systems must be understood.

Running your own checks first and strengthening your defenses, you could save your project sometimes from millions of dollars in losses.

BackTrack contains all the tools needed by someone who wants to check a system’s security against unwantend guests.

Backtrack is very powerful tool which can be used for both construction and destruction purposes