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BackTrack) was a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It was named after backtracking, a search algorithm. In March 2013 the BackTrack team later replaced it with a successor product, Kali Linux.

History

The BackTrack distribution originated from the merger of two formerly competing distributions which focused on penetration testing:

    WHAX: a Slax based Linux distribution developed by Mati Aharoni, a security consultant. Earlier versions of WHAX were called Whoppix[6] and were based on Knoppix.
    Auditor Security Collection: a Live CD based on Knoppix developed by Max Moser which included over 300 tools organized in a user-friendly hierarchy.

The overlap with Auditor and WHAX in purpose and in their collection of tools partly led to the merger.

BackTrack provides users with easy access to a comprehensive and large collection of security-related tools ranging from port scanners to password crackers. Support for Live CD and Live USB functionality allows users to boot BackTrack directly from portable media without requiring installation, though permanent installation to hard disk is also an option.

BackTrack includes many well known security tools including:

    Metasploit for integration
    RFMON, injection capable wireless drivers
    Aircrack-ng
    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 with telnet and enabling of a default password.
    A large collection of exploits as well as more commonplace software such as browsers.

BackTrack arranges 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
Date                    Release
February 5, 2006    BackTrack v.1.0 Beta
May 26, 2006            The BackTrack project released its first non-beta version (1.0).
March 6, 2007            BackTrack 2 final released.
June 19, 2008            BackTrack 3 final released.
January 9, 2010    BackTrack 4 final release. (Linux kernel 2.6.30.9)
May 8, 2010            BackTrack 4 R1 release
November 22, 2010    BackTrack 4 R2 release
May 10, 2011            BackTrack 5 release (Linux kernel 2.6.38)
August 18, 2011    BackTrack 5 R1 release (Linux kernel 2.6.39.4)
March 1, 2012            BackTrack 5 R2 release (Linux kernel 3.2.6[7])
August 13, 2012    BackTrack 5 R3 release
March 13, 2013    Kali 1.0 release[8]

As soon as newer versions of BackTrack are released, older versions lose their support and service from the BackTrack development team.