BlackArch


BlackArch is a penetration testing distribution based on Arch Linux that provides a large number of security tools. It is an open-source distro created specially for penetration testers and security researchers. The repository contains more than 2800 tools that can be installed individually or in groups. BlackArch Linux is compatible with existing Arch Linux installations.

Overview

BlackArch is similar in usage to both Parrot OS and Kali Linux when fully installed, with a major difference being BlackArch is based on Arch Linux instead of Debian.
BlackArch only provides the Xfce desktop environment in the "Slim ISO" but provides multiple preconfigured Window Managers in the "Full ISO".
Similar to Kali Linux and Parrot OS, BlackArch can be burned to an ISO image and run as a live system. BlackArch can also be installed as an unofficial user repository on any current Arch Linux installation.

Packages

BlackArch currently contains 2817 packages and tools, along with their dependencies. BlackArch is developed by a small number of cyber security specialists and researchers that add the packages as well as dependencies needed to run these tools.
Tools categories within the BlackArch distribution :
  1. blackarch-anti-forensic: 2 tools
  2. blackarch-automation: 109 tools
  3. blackarch-automobile: 3 tools
  4. blackarch-backdoor: 47 tools
  5. blackarch-binary: 71 tools
  6. blackarch-bluetooth: 25 tools
  7. blackarch-code-audit: 34 tools
  8. blackarch-cracker: 169 tools
  9. blackarch-crypto: 81 tools
  10. blackarch-database: 5 tools
  11. blackarch-debugger: 15 tools
  12. blackarch-decompiler: 17 tools
  13. blackarch-defensive: 46 tools
  14. blackarch-disassembler: 20 tools
  15. blackarch-dos: 30 tools
  16. blackarch-drone: 4 tools
  17. blackarch-exploitation: 186 tools
  18. blackarch-fingerprint: 30 tools
  19. blackarch-firmware: 4 tools
  20. blackarch-forensic: 129 tools
  21. blackarch-fuzzer: 85 tools
  22. blackarch-hardware: 6 tools
  23. blackarch-honeypot: 16 tools
  24. blackarch-ids: 1 tool
  25. blackarch-keylogger: 3 tools
  26. blackarch-malware: 34 tools
  27. blackarch-misc: 144 tools
  28. blackarch-mobile: 43 tools
  29. blackarch-networking: 170 tools
  30. blackarch-nfc: 1 tool
  31. blackarch-packer: 2 tools
  32. blackarch-proxy: 38 tools
  33. blackarch-radio: 15 tools
  34. blackarch-recon: 38 tools
  35. blackarch-reversing: 42 tools
  36. blackarch-scanner: 313 tools
  37. blackarch-sniffer: 46 tools
  38. blackarch-social: 59 tools
  39. blackarch-spoof: 17 tools
  40. blackarch-stego: 13 tools
  41. blackarch-tunnel: 27 tools
  42. blackarch-voip: 22 tools
  43. blackarch-webapp: 310 tools
  44. blackarch-windows: 134 tools
  45. blackarch-wireless: 81 tools
  46. Uncategorized tools: 3 tools; didier-stevens-suite, python-search-engine-parser, python-yara-rednaga