BackTrack provided users with easy access to a comprehensive and large collection of security-related tools ranging from port scanners to Security Audit. Support for
Live CD and
Live USB functionality allowed users to boot BackTrack directly from portable media without requiring installation, though permanent installation to hard disk and network was also an option. BackTrack included many well known security tools including: •
Metasploit for integration • Wi-Fi drivers supporting
monitor mode (rfmon mode) and
packet injection •
Aircrack-ng • Reaver, a tool used to exploit a vulnerability in
WPS •
Gerix Wifi Cracker •
Kismet •
Nmap •
Ophcrack •
Ettercap •
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) •
BeEF (Browser Exploitation Framework) •
Hydra •
OWASP Mantra Security Framework, a collection of hacking tools, add-ons and scripts based on
Firefox • Cisco OCS Mass Scanner, a very reliable and fast scanner for Cisco routers to test default telnet and enabling password. • A large collection of
exploits as well as more commonplace software such as
browsers. •
Armitage -
java-based front-end to Metasploit. BackTrack arranged tools into 12 categories: • Information gathering •
Vulnerability assessment • Exploitation tools •
Privilege escalation • Maintaining access •
Reverse engineering •
RFID tools •
Stress testing • Forensics • Reporting tools • Services • Miscellaneous == Releases ==