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RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools
From: "William Tarkington" <William.Tarkington () openwave com>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:34:57 -0700
-----Original Message----- From: iceh0use () yahoo com [mailto:iceh0use () yahoo com] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:50 AM To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools I suggest you become well aquainted with the multitude of Knoppix Live CD's that are built for Security. The two off the top of my head that I would reccomend are "The Auditor" and "Knoppix-STD". You should be able to find these with your favorite search engine. You will not have very much success using Windows XP sp2 unless your idea of a pen test is telnet 10.1.1.1 80 .. Which didn't answer his question at all. The end result is that windows SP2 does two things that really frustrate those of us trying to use it for pen testing. The first of which is that they lowered the overall thread sockets. Which means you just can't run as many threads as you can on any other platform. Why? They did this to slow down worm propagation but well I think they could have chosen a better way. The second thing they did is destroy the raw write capability to the TCP/IP socket driver. Now you have to load a shim in which allows Microsoft to have some control over how the tcp/ip packet you are creating is used. In general go linux or go mac OS for pen test boxes. --Will ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Audit your website security with Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner: Hackers are concentrating their efforts on attacking applications on your website. Up to 75% of cyber attacks are launched on shopping carts, forms, login pages, dynamic content etc. Firewalls, SSL and locked-down servers are futile against web application hacking. Check your website for vulnerabilities to SQL injection, Cross site scripting and other web attacks before hackers do! Download Trial at: http://www.securityfocus.com/sponsor/pen-test_050831 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Steve McLaughlin (Sep 19)
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools xyberpix (Sep 19)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools iceh0use (Sep 19)
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools David Barnett (Sep 20)
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Sherwyn Williams (Sep 21)
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools David Barnett (Sep 20)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Josh Perrymon (Sep 19)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools William Tarkington (Sep 19)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Michael Gargiullo (Sep 19)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Steve McLaughlin (Sep 20)
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Sherwyn Williams (Sep 21)
- Re: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Suramya Tomar (Sep 21)
- Linux Security cd's (Was Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools) xyberpix (Sep 21)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Todd Towles (Sep 20)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Roger A. Grimes (Sep 21)
- RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools Josh Perrymon (Sep 21)
- Re: RE: Windows XP SP2 and Security Tools demarj (Sep 21)