-VirtualBox- VirtualBox is a cross-platform virtualization application. What does that mean? For one thing, it installs on your existing Intel or AMD-based computers, whether they are running Windows, Mac, Linux or Solaris operating systems. Secondly, it extends the capabilities of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems (inside multiple virtual machines) at the same time. So, for example, you can run Windows and Linux on your Mac, run Windows Server 2008 on your Linux server, run Linux on your Windows PC, and so on, all alongside your existing applications. You can install and run as many virtual machines as you like -- the only practical limits are disk space and memory.
VirtualBox is deceptively simple yet also very powerful. It can run everywhere from small embedded systems or desktop class machines all the way up to datacenter deployments and even Cloud environments.
-Backtrack5 ISO- an Ubuntu-based security distribution providing a collection of specialist tools for penetration testing and forensic analysis: "The BackTrack development team has worked furiously in the past months on BackTrack 5, code name 'revolution'. Today, we are proud to release our work to the public, and then rest for a couple of weeks. This new revision has been built from scratch, and boasts several major improvements over all our previous releases. Based on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Linux kernel 2.6.38, patched with all relevant wireless injection patches. Fully open source and GPL compliant."
Setup Tutorial:
1. First, we need to download the Backtrack5 ISO (I am using Backtrack5 R1 KDE 32-bit). Here’s the link: Backtrack5 DL
2. Once that downloads, we next need to download VirtualBox. Here’s the link: VirtualBox DL
3. Once downloaded, open up VirtualBox and click ‘New’ then ‘Next’ until you get to the ‘VM Name and OS Type’ page.
4. For name, it’s whatever you want your VirtualMachine to be called. Mine is called “Backtrack5 KDE 32-bit”. For OS select ‘Linux’, then for version select ‘Ubuntu’. Then press ‘Next’.
5. You should now be on the ‘Memory’ page. This is where you want to allocate a certain amount of RAM to your VirtualBox. It says the minimum is 512MB, but I highly suggest you at least use 1GB (1024MB) of RAM. Click ‘Next’ when done.
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6. Now for the ‘Virtual Hard Disk’ page. On here, make sure ‘Start-up Disk’ is checked and that ‘Create New Hard Disk’ is the chosen choice. Click ‘Next’ when you have done that.
7. On the next page, make sure ‘VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image)’ is selected then click ‘Next’.
8. When you get to the next page called ‘Virtual Disk Storage Details’, choose ‘Dynamically Allocated’.
9. Next we need to choose the amount of hard drive space our VirtualBox will have. I used 10GB just as a demo, but you can use any amount you would like. Click ‘Next’ when done.
10. Now press ‘Create’ then ‘Create’ again. Now we have to setup the Backtrack5 Iso onto the Linux VirtualBox.
11. While highlighted over the name of your VirtualBox, click ‘Settings’ tab. Then go to ‘Storage’.
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12. Now highlight ‘IDE Controller’ and click the Single CD Icon with the plus symbol on it. Select ‘Choose Disk’, then go to where your Backtrack5 ISO file is located. Once you load it, press ‘OK’. You will now see the name of the ISO under where it says IDE Controller.
13. It is now ready to start it up. You do this by clicking the ‘Start’ tab on the VirtualBox main menu. (When you start it up, if you get a message, make sure the ‘Do not show this message again’ choice is selected. Then press ‘OK’. If you get another message, make sure the ‘Do not show this message again’ choice is checked and click ‘Capture’.
Logging into Backtrack5 and installing the OS for first time:
1. Once you get through the messages, you will come to a screen that allows you to type in commands. Type ‘startx’ and this will start up the Linux processes.
2. Once it loads and you see the Backtrack desktop, click ‘Install Backtrack’ which should be in the upper left of the desktop. Let it load the OS until it finishes. Once finished there will be a choice to ‘Reboot Now’. Select that.
3. Once you do that, go to ‘Machine’ in the upper left corner, then ‘Power Off Machine’, you will now be at the VirtualBox main menu.
Logging into Backtrack5 AFTER the First Reboot:
1. On the main menu, click ‘Start’ and this will load Backtrack5.
2. When it asks for a ‘bt login’ and ‘password’ type ‘root’ for login and ‘toor’ for the password. This will then bring you to a new screen.
3. On this next screen, you can type ‘passwd’ to change the default ‘toor’ password to whatever you want. Once you’ve done that, type ‘startx’ and this will bring you to the actual desktop. You now have a full loaded and working Backtrack5 KDE 32-bit OS on your VirtualBox.
Logging off of Backtrack5:
1. While on the desktop, go to the upper left corner and press ‘Machine’ then ‘ACPI Shutdown’. Then select ‘Logout’ when it comes up.
2. Now you will be on a command screen again. YOU MUST DO THIS! Here you type ‘poweroff’ and press Enter.
3. Once you press Enter, press ‘Machine’ in the upper left corner, then select ‘Close…’. After you select ‘Close…’, select ‘Power Off Machine’ and BAM, you have successfully shutdown and turned off your Backtrack5 VirtualBox.
