BACKTRACK OS --Hacking planet

Backtrack is operating system which is mainly used to hacking purpose.
Now days backtrack have latest version BACKTRACK 5 R3 which was recently launched in 13 Aug 2012.
 BackTrack is a distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution aimed at digital forensics and penetration testing use. It is named after backtracking, a search algorithm. The current version is BackTrack 5 R3., now based on Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) LTS, which is next to Debian.

BackTrack-Is a Linux distribution distributed as Live cd or Usb for penetration testing.BackTrack provides penetration testers a comprehensive collection of security related tools, support live cd and live usb and permanent installation also.BackTrack provides Mozilla, Pidgin, K3B, XMMS .You can create personalized distributions by including customizable scripts, additional tools and configurable kernels.
BackTrack includes many well known security tools Like NMAP, KISMET and many more.

BackTrack arranges tools into 12 categories:

• Information gathering
• Vulnerability assessment
• Exploitation tools
• Privilege escalation
• Maintaining access
• Reverse engineering
• RFID tools
• Stress testing
• Forensics
• Reporting tools
• Services
• Miscellaneous

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USE OF BACKTRACK
EXAMPLE
Reset password on Win XP and Vista-
Start->Backtrack -> priviledge escalation ->password attacks-> chntpw
Chntpw: -i /mnt/hda1/windows/system32/config/SAM
1 (Enter)
Username (Enter)
1 (Enter)
Username (Enter)
4 (Enter)
1 (Enter)
Q (Enter)
Y (Enter)