Katana
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Description
Katana v1.0 (Kyuzo)
Is a portable multi-boot security suite designed for many of your computer security needs. The idea behind this tool is to bring together all of the best security distributions to run from one USB drive. Katana includes distributions which focus on Penetration Testing, Auditing, Password Cracking, Forensics and Honey Pots.
Katana includes the following distributions:
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Backtrack 4 pre
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the Ultimate Boot CD
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Organizational Systems Wireless Auditor (OSWA) Assistiant
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the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows
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Got Root? Slax
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Ophcrack Live
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Damn Small Linux
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Damn Vulnerable Linux
And instructions on installing additional Distributions can be found
here.
Katana also comes with over 100 portable Windows applications including ...
- Wireshark
- HiJackThis
- Firefox
- PuTTY
- Unstoppable Copier
- OllyDBG
- ProcessActivityView
- SniffPass Password Sniffer
- ClamAV
- Undelete Plus
- IECookiesView
- MozillaCacheView
- FreeOTFE
- The PC Decrapifier
- FindSSN
- The Sleuth Kit
- OpenOffice
and many
more.
Download
Name: Katana v1.0 (Kyuzo)
File: katana-v1.rar
Size: ~ 5.4 GB
MD5: df6738eec7dce3cbaf4dfab7cc691969
DOWNLOAD:
For Torrent click here.
Mirrors:
Installation
1. Requires USB flash drive of size 8GB or larger with 6GB free space.
(NOTE: You can install Katana on smaller drives by uninstalling some distributions. See step 4.)
2. Download katana-v1.rar to local disk. Full install requires 6 GB of free disk space on local downloading system.
(NOTE: FAT16/FAT32 partitions cannot accommodate a 6GB file.)
3. Flash drive must be formatted FAT32.
(OPTIONAL: Create "katana" directory on local disk.)
4. (Turn off your virus scanner before install) Extract katana-v1.rar to the "katana" directory and move to USB flash drive OR extract directly to the root of the flash drive.
Now you can run the
uninstall_tools.bat or
uninstall_tools.sh script in "boot/uninstall/" directory if you wish to remove any distributions.
This can also be done after installation.
5. Change directory to the freshly copied /boot directory on the USB device. Make sure you're in the "boot" directory on the USB device!
6. Run the following with Administrative privileges. For Linux/OSX run
./boostinst.sh, for Windows run
./boostinst.bat
7. Make sure computer BIOS allows USB boot. Boot from flash drive.
All Done!
Log
v1.0 (Kyuzo) - 10-31-2009 :
MD5: df6738eec7dce3cbaf4dfab7cc691969
- Updated Ophcrack Live, Backtrack and OSWA Assistant.
- Added over 100 portable Windows Applications.
- Included addtional documentation.
- Added install and uninstall scripts for easier use.
v1.0 beta - 05-21-2009 :
MD5:
- Initial Release.
Screen Shots
Linking to Katana
Insert the following HTML code to add the Katana button to your website:
<a href="http://www.hackfromacave.com/"><img src="http://www.hackfromacave.com/klogo.png" border="0"></a>
It looks like this:
FAQ
Why do I get disk write errors when downloading Katana?
A possible explanation is the file system type. File system, like FAT16 and FAT32, cannot handle files the size of the Katana RAR file. Make sure you are downloading to a partition with over 6 Gigabytes of free space on a file system that allows for storage of files over 6 Gigabytes.
Why is Katana so big?
Katana is comprised of many distributions designed to maximize use by coming as close to the 700 MB limit of a CD as they are able. All the distributions included in Katana, excluding the 50MB Damn Small Linux, are at least 600 MB by themselves. Combining these tools with some additional applications is why Katana requires around 6 GB of space.
Installing additional Distributions to Katana
How can I leave feedback?
What modifications were made to the origional distributions?
Backtrack 4 pre - None
The Ultimate Boot CD - Moved all UBCD directories into directory "ubcd". Modified menu structure to account for the moving of the directories and to work with the Katana boot menu.
OSWA Assistiant - None
Got Root? Slax - Developed to accompany Katana. All modules in the "slax/modules" directory were added to Slax 6 excluding those starting with numbers. The modules were obtained from the Slax official website here. The 3-003-desktop.lzm module was unpacked and modified to add the Got Root? Slax wallpaper.
Ophcrack Live - None
Damn Small Linux - None
Damn Vulnerable Linux - None
Can I install Katana on my harddrive?
Yes, running the install script can install Katana on the hard disk. The current boot loader for that disk will be replaced with the
syslinux boot loader. The disk must be a FAT32 filesystem.
Why can't I boot from USB?
You may need to configure yout BIOS to boot from USB. You can generaly access your computer BIOS using [F1], [F2], or [Delete]. You may need to reconfigure the Boot Order to set the USB boot at a higher priority.
Why do I get "no bootable partition in table"?
Why can't I extract the RAR file?
Why does my Anti-Virus flag some files in Katana?
These files are flagged because they could potentially be used for malicious purposes by the user, but they can also be very useful for forensics and general sys-admin duties. When you read their
description it may become more clear why anti-virus considers them potentially dangerous. Zipped versions of many of these tools are included because I have noticed that some Anti-Virus programs (like Symatic) delete them automatically if allowed to scan the Katana drive.