The BackBox team has announce the release 2.05 of BackBox Linux. The new release include features such as Ubuntu 11.04, Linux Kernel 2.6.38 and Xfce 4.8.0.
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
- Bug corrections
- Performance boost
- Improved start menu
- Improved WiFi driver (compat-wireless aircrack patched)
- New Hacking tools: creepy, fern-wifi-cracker, joomscan, pyrit, reaver, xplico, etc.
- Updated tools: crunch, fimap, hydra, magictree, metasploit, set, sipvicious, skipfish, w3af, weevely, wireshark, wirouterkeyrec, wpscan, zaproxy, theharvester, xsser, etc.
Author Info
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