Re: delving deeper

[GuidoZ <uberguidoz () gmail com>]

I'll just skip over the sarcastic comments. lol

> Downloaded a copy today (haven't burned it yet) but the MD5 hash was
> good (thanks MD5Summer). It does sound cool, does it have all the apps
> that Security Auditor has tho.

It's not a "complete, full solution" security CD like the others, but
rather it seems to focus strictly on pen-testing. The amount of
included ready-to-go exploits are impressive, plus Nessus (with update
script) runs smooth as silk. With a simple Internet connection, you
can have Nessus completely updated and ready to scan in minutes (from
a cold machine).

I'm still amazed by the hardware detection - it does better then
Knoppix v3.7. (I did finally get Knoppix v3.7 going and it still
doesn't recognize my 1GB I-Stick. WHoppix does without a hitch - it's
what I'm using for my persistant home.) It's not something you'll want
to rely solely on for all your security needs, but if you plan on
doing pen-testing, take a copy and speed things up. ;)

--
Peace. ~G


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:53:20 -0600, Todd Towles
<toddtowles () brookshires com> wrote:
> GuidoZ wrote:
> > (O_o) New version? Mmmm, two of my favorite words. (Oh, that's Mr.
> > UberGuidoZ to you "DJ". =P )
> That is Mr. DJU, shhh don't tell people I am a DJ. =)
>
> > Doh! I have (and was using) v2.5 - maybe I read wrong. (I
> > thought it said it was based on v3.6). Maybe it was v2.4. No
> > matter - the I-Stick works on Whoppix, just not Knoppix. And
> > whatever version I had was based on Knoppix v3.6, so it
> > confused the hell outta me.
> Umm, so what is new? =)
>
> > Whoppix shows promise to be a very full-featured pen-testing kit.
> > Assuming it's kept up to date, it would be another CD I carry
> > with me on the job, and advise others to do. Something else I
> > appreciated - Java/Flash support right out of the box.
> > Trivial to fix I know, but it's nice to not have to do it. ;)
> Downloaded a copy today (haven't burned it yet) but the MD5 hash was
> good (thanks MD5Summer). It does sound cool, does it have all the apps
> that Security Auditor has tho.
>
> -Todd