Learn Hacking using Backtrack 5

Learn what backtrack is as a linux distribution and a penetration testing and forensics toolkit, offering tools for information gathering, social engineering, reverse engineering, wireless hacking, and exploitation.

Install BackTrack on your local machine using VMware Workstation. Download the official BackTrack or Kali Linux images and configure the VM with the correct image and drivers.

Adjust the virtual machine’s hard disk by expanding its size in utilities panel, enable the shared folder to copy files between real operating system and backtrack, then boot the vm.

Power on the back track VM, log in with root using the default credentials, and switch to the graphical interface with start X to access information gathering tools.

Learn to upgrade the Backtrack Linux operating system with apt-get, install packages, use manual pages, and identify IP addresses with ifconfig or iwconfig in a VM for penetration testing.

Learn wifi hacking with backtrack using a virtual machine and an external USB wifi adapter, plus setup tips and the importance of a high-range antenna.

Learn to set up backtrack five for wireless testing, configure a usb wifi adapter, enable monitor mode, capture traffic, and assess WPA2 networks.

Collect Wi-Fi beacon data, store it in a file, and link it with dictionary files to attempt cracking the Wi-Fi password via a four-way handshake.

Demonstrates capturing a four-way wifi handshake and using a dictionary-based approach to crack WPA/WPA2 passwords, highlighting the role of handshake data and word lists in pentest workflows.

Discover how transmission power affects wifi range, how to check and set country codes and transmission power with Backtrack tools, and the legal and hardware risks of increasing power.

Explore the metasploit framework, an open source penetration tool with a public exploits database, to test system security or remotely breach targets by selecting exploits, payloads, and executing the exploit.

Learn hacking with the Backtrack 5 environment by using the Metasploit framework, MSF console, and Java exploits to test on your own computer or a virtual machine.

Learn to use the Metasploit framework and the MSF console, perform port scanning with Nmap, identify open ports, and explore exploit concepts in a controlled, educational context.

Armitage provides a graphical console and a console-like interface for the msf framework, enabling users to add hosts, browse exploits, and deploy payloads in hacking scenarios.

Learn how Nmap, the king of scanners and network mapper, discovers hosts, services, open ports, and operating system details on target networks.

Learn to use nmap commands to map a target network, identify IPs, open ports, operating systems, and host details, and compare scan speeds for efficient network discovery.

Learn how social engineering and phishing attacks unfold using Backtrack's social engineering toolkit, including site cloning, spearphishing, and reverse payloads to harvest credentials.

Learn to assess and hack websites with BackTrack 5, using web exploitation tools and SQL injection techniques, including Burp Suite, to evaluate database vulnerabilities.

Explore using backtrack tools to perform a man-in-the-middle attack with ettercap, including poisoning traffic, sniffing with unified sniffing, listing network hosts, and observing data via white shark.

Learn how to use the Backtrack Hydra tool for password cracking, including port scanning with nmap, selecting target IPs, and running Hydra with wordlists to test login credentials.

Learn to use Burp Suite for web application assessment, intercepting and analyzing traffic between target browsers and the internet, capturing data and cookies, and exploring tools like Intruder.

Discover how to use hping3 to verify a website’s availability and diagnose ICMP issues by sending test packets and interpreting 64-byte responses.

Learn how Wireshark analyzes network traffic by capturing data between a device and the internet, revealing browser requests and HTTP data, and filtering to inspect specific packets.

Detect rootkits and keyloggers using Backtrack 5, navigate to forensics folders, and run the rootkit scanner to identify infected files across the system.

Finish the Backtrack hacking course by installing Kali Linux, exploring thousands of commands, and practicing each command to become proficient.