BlackRoute is yet another Slackware-based Linux distribution for security and forensic analysis, created for x86 compatible architectures. What is so special about BlackRoute is the fact that it tries to create an Open Source Linux distribution for advanced users, security and network specialists and system administrators.
As I've just said, BlackRoute is based on the very old and popular Slackware Linux, Slackware 11.0 to be more precise and it's powered by the 2.6.20.11 Linux kernel and WindowMaker window manager. It contains a lot of applications for forensic analysis tasks, the largest exploits collection ever, a lot of FUSE filesystems and more:
 | Archiving Tools:
• 7z
• bzip
• gzip
• tar
• lha
• rar
• pbzip
• upx |
 | Bluetooth:
• bluebugger
• bluesniffer
• obexfs
• obexftp
• openobex
• tanya |
 | Web Browsers:
• Dillo
• links2
• lynx
• Mozilla Firefox
Disk Management tools:
• di
• diskWriggler
• ddrescue
• gparted
• partimage
• parted
• testdisk |
 | Downloaders:
• aria2
• cmdftp
• curl
• gftp
• ncftp
• rTorrent
• youtube-dl
• wget |
 | Text editors/viewers:
• biew
• ht
• moe
• nano
• vim
• nedit
• medit
• Leafpad |
 | Emulators:
• DosBox
• DOSEMU
• QEMU
• WINE
• ZSNES
Frameworks:
• Metasploit Framework v3
• Web Application Attack
• Audit Framework |
 | Instant Messengers, Chat & IRC:
• BitchX
• gtmess
• Pidgin
• Znc
Multimedia tools:
• gtkpod
• LAME
• mp3blaster
• mpg123
• MPlayer
• VLC Media Player
• XMMS |
 | Password Crackers:
• Bob the Boucher
• chntpw
• John the Ripper
• Hydra
• ophcrack
• samdump2
• sipcrack
• vnccrack |
 | Rootkits:
• BackDoor_LKM
• enyelkm_v1.1
• mood-nt
• mood-nt_2.3
• phalanx-b6
• StMichael_LKM-0.13 and more
• nt/xp based rootkits |
 | Window Mangers:
• WindowMaker
• FluxBox
Wireless tools:
• AirCrack-NG
• NDIS wrapper
• HostAP
• hotspotter
• madWiFi
• XAMPP 1.6.3a |
BlackRoute can also be used for system rescue tasks, distributed computing or as a simple workstation. It contains support for many filesystems, such as:
• ext2
• ext3
• reiserfs
• reiser4
• xfs
• jfs
• vfat
• ntfs
• udf
• aufs
• squashfs
• iso9660
• and FUSE, that comes with a lot of implementations, like curlftpFS, EncFS, FosFAT, FUSEISO, HTTPFS, LoggedFS, mp3FS, NTFS-3G, SSHFS, UnionFS and WikipediaFS.
You can download BlackRoute right now from
Softpedia.
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