BackTrack
BackTrack is a distribution based off of what used to be WHAX and Auditor . It is a full size distro built off of SLAX.BackTrack Page | Download
Damn Vulnerable Linux ( DVL )
"Damn Vulnerable Linux (DVL) is a Linux-based tool for IT-Security. It was initiated for training tasks during university lessons by the IITAC (International Institute for Training, Assessment, and Certification) and S²e - Secure Software Engineering in cooperation with the French Reverse Engineering Team." - DamnVulnerableLinux.org
Damn Vulnerable Linux ( DVL ) Page | Download
DEFT
DEFT (acronym of "Digital Evidence & Forensic Toolkit) is a customized distribution of the Kubuntu live Linux CD. It is a very easy to use system that includes an excellent hardware detection and the best open source applications dedicated to incident response and computer forensics. -Deft.yourside.it
DEFT Page | Download
Hakin9
"a bootable distribution containing all the tools and materials needed for practising methods and techniques described in the hackin9 magazine"
-http://www.hakin9.org/en/index.php?page=hakin9_live-
Hakin9 Page | Download
Helix
"Helix is a customized distribution of the Knoppix Live Linux CD. Helix is more than just a bootable live CD. You can still boot into a customized Linux environment that includes customized linux kernels, excellent hardware detection and many applications dedicated to Incident Response and Forensics."
-http://www.e-fense.com/helix/-
Helix Page | Download
nUbuntu
"The main goal of nUbuntu is to create a distribution which is derived from the Ubuntu distribution, and add packages related to security testing, and remove unneeded packages, such as Gnome, Openoffice.org, and Evolution." - nubuntu.org
nUbuntu Page | Download
Network Security Toolkit ( NST )
"This bootable ISO live CD is based on Fedora. The toolkit was designed to provide easy access to best-of-breed Open Source Network Security Applications and should run on most x86 platforms." -networksecuritytoolkit.org
Network Security Toolkit ( NST ) Page | Download
OWASP Labrat
"The OWASP Live CD (LabRat) is a bootable CD akin to knoppix but dedicated to Application Security. It shall serve as a vehicle and distrubition medium for OWASP tools and guides." -OWASP.org
OWASP Labrat Page | Download
Frenzy
"Frenzy is a "portable system administrator toolkit," LiveCD based on FreeBSD. It generally contains software for hardware tests, file system check, security check and network setup and analysis. Size of ISO-image is 200 MBytes (3" CD)"
-http://frenzy.org.ua/eng/
Frenzy Page | Download
grml
"grml is a bootable CD (Live-CD) based on Knoppix and Debian. grml includes a collection of GNU/Linux software especially for users of texttools and system administrators. grml provides automatic hardware detection. You can use grml for example as a rescue system, for analyzing systems/networks or as a working environment." -http://grml.org/
grml Page | Download
Ophcrack
"The ophcrack LiveCD contains a small linux system (SLAX6), ophcrack for linux and rainbow tables for alphanumerical passwords.The liveCD cracks passwords automatically, no installation necessary, no admin password necessary (as long as you can boot from CD). Windows Vista SAM can also be cracked." -Ophcrack.sourceforge.net
Ophcrack Page | Download
FCCU
The Gnu/Linux boot CD-Rom is made by the Belgian Federal Computer Crime Unit (FCCU)
It’s based on the KNOPPIX Live CD version 4.02 by Klaus Knopper.
The main purpose of the CD : help the forensic analyze of computers
All scripts made by the FCCU begin with the "fccu" prefix -lnx4n6.be
FCCU Page | Download
OSWA Assistant
"The OSWA-Assistant™ is a self-contained, freely downloadable, wireless-auditing toolkit for both IT-security professionals and End-users alike."—http://oswa-assistant.securitystartshere.org/OSWA Assistant Page | Download
Russix
Russix is a Slax based Wireless Live Linux. It has been designed to be light (circa 230Mb) and dedicated purely to wireless auditing. It is not a script kiddy phishing tool and as such, while it will allow you to break a WEP key in 6 key strokes and conduct an "Evil Tiny Twin" attack in less than 5, it will not let you become the latest version of Barclays Bank.
Russix Page | Download
Samurai
The Samurai Web Testing Framework is a LiveCD focused on web application testing. We have collected the top testing tools and pre-installed them to build the perfect environment for testing applications.
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