By : Darpan Patil

What is Backtrack ???

Backtrack is Linux based operating system.

Based on ubuntu linux.

Specially made for penentration testers

What is Penentration testing ??

Penentration testing also known as pentest. Is a technique used by ethical hackers (white hats). 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 worldwide by.
White

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

In both destruction an construction purposes

Minimum System Requirements

Processor = 1 Ghz

Ram = 128 Mb
Video Memory = 8 Mb Active Internet Connection

Recommended System Requirements

Processor = 1.6 Ghz

Ram = 512 Mb
Video Memory = 32 Mb Active Internet Connection

Backtrack Special Tools

Nmap (Network Mapper)
Nmap is a network mapping tool used to

Discover Host Port Scanning O.S Detection Application Version Detection

Backtrack Special Tools

Nmap (Network Mapper)

Backtrack Special Tools

Ophcrack
Ophcrack is a program which cracks windows passwords It cracks LM Hashes present in system directory using

Rainbow table It can import SAM Files directly

Backtrack Special Tools

Ophcrack

Backtrack Special Tools

Wireshark
Wireshark is a packet analyser. Which can steal or read the current data flowing in current

network like ethernet, wifi etc

Backtrack Special Tools

Wireshark

Advantages of Backtrack

Open Source Operating System Good G.U.I (Graphical User Interface) Comes with lots of preinstalled tools Based on linux (Ubuntu) O.S Does 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

Conclusion
Backtrack is very powerful tool which can be used for both constuction and destruction purposes So its upto you how you use it According to me everyone should learn and run backtrack because to clean garbage we need to make our hands dirty.