Re: delving deeper

From: GuidoZ (uberguidoz_at_gmail.com)
Date: 12/22/04

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To: Todd Towles <toddtowles@brookshires.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
> 
>
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