4bak Forensics CLI tools and backup/recovery applications

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What is it?

4bak is a Slax-based liveUSB with a collection of forensics command line interface (CLI) tools and others backup/recovery applications. This version of 4bak is based on Slax 6.0.7 with the kernel 2.6.24.5. The desktop is a mix of Fluxbox and Rox. 4bak liveUSB is configured in dual boot with DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke). With DBAN you can securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. The content of 4bak liveUSB is the follow:

Analysis tools:
aff tools, autopsy/sleuthkit/mac-robber, disktype, ewf utils, md5deep, readpst, rdd-verify, reglookup, trid

Recovery tools:
GNU ddrescue, dd_rescue/dd_rhelp, ext3undel, foremost, magicrescue, myrescue, ntfsundelete, photorec, recoverjpeg, scalpel, scrounge-ntfs, testdisk, hachoir-metadata, jhead, pdfinfo, vinetto, gpart, john the ripper

Imager tools:
aimage, dc3dd, dcfldd, dd, ewfacquire, rdd-copy, sdd, sg_dd

Anti-forensics tools:
secure_delete, shred, steghide, truecrypt, wipe

Others Forensics tools:
tableaucontrol, tableauinfo, tableau-parm

System tools:
gparted, ntfs-3g, partimage

Others tools:
gvim, bview, hexedit, epdfview, gqview, screencapture, bashburn, tkdvd, firefox, rox-filer, xarchiver, mc

*** Same of Helix liveCD, 4bak will not auto mount swap space, or auto mount any attached devices. ***

Where can I download?

4bak v0.02 released the 2008-09-10 is available here:

• TAR file (206MB): TuxFamily or Distromania
• MD5 file: 4bak-0.02.tar.md5
• TORRENT file: 4bak.torrent
• Packages list: 4bak-pack.txt

What i am gonna do with the TAR file?

Under Linux do this steps:

Step 1: Create a FAT32 filesystem on USB stick

cfdisk /dev/sda
New
Primary
Size (in MB): 1050.24
Type 0B (for W95 FAT32)
Write, yes
Quit

Step 2: Format the unmounted USB stick

mkdosfs -F 32 /dev/sda1

Step 3: Mount the USB stick

mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1

Step 4: Uncompress the TAR file

tar xvf 4bak-0.02.tar -C /mnt/sda1

Step 5: Make a bootable USB stick

cd /mnt/sda1/boot
./bootinst.sh

Under Windows, try that:

• format your usb stick in FAT32
• uncompress the TAR file under your usb stick (TotalCommander can work with the TAR file)
• move to "boot" directory inside the usb stick
• start the "bootinst.bat" batch file for to make a bootable usb stick
• Voilà! Your USB stick is now bootable with 4bak.

What are the user/password under 4bak?

The user is root and the password is toor

Where can I get help?

Any questions and comments can be posted on the sub-forum Linux - Distributions of the LinuxQuestions.org web site. However I am not an expert with all the tools contained in 4bak. It may be that I have no answer for you. Sorry by advance!

Links

• DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke) - It securely wipes the hard disks of most computers.
• Forensics Wiki - Wiki devoted to information about digital forensics.
• Distromania - A single place to find all Linux distributions.
• Distrowatch - Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.
• Gentoo-Québec - Un regroupement de personnes utra-cool.
• LinuxQuestions - A friendly and active Linux Community.
• LinuxTracker - A Linux Bittorrent Tracker.
• QuébecOS - Retrouvez le goût à l'informatique avec Linux et BSD.
• Slax - A pocket operating system.
• Slackware - An advanced Linux operating system.
• TuxFamily - Free hosting for free people.

TuxFamily

This project is free hosted by TuxFamily. Thanks!

Contact

My name is Sylvie Migneault (alisou). You can contact me by email (alixelinux AT yahoo DOT com). So do not use the mail for to ask help about 4bak. Please use the forum on LinuxQuestions. Thank you!