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BackBox

Ubuntu-based distribution for penetration testing and security assessment

general-purposebased on UbuntuRed Team

BackBox has no official, structured tool listing we can auto-sync (unlike Kali, BlackArch, REMnux, and Tails). The tools below are maintained by hand and may be incomplete or outdated — check the official docs for the current tool set.

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Last verified September 5, 2026

BackBox is an Ubuntu-based distribution focused on penetration testing and security assessment, built to be lighter on system resources than larger pentest distributions while still bundling a solid core toolset for web-app, network, and exploitation work.

Use it only against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.

Notable bundled toolsmanually maintained

armitage

Cyber attack management for Metasploit

metasploit-framework

Framework for exploit development and vulnerability research

sqlmap

Automatic SQL injection tool

tor

Obfuscate your origins by routing traffic through a network of anonymizing nodes.

wpscan

Black box WordPress vulnerability scanner

Getting started

BackBox ships as a bootable/installable ISO built on Ubuntu with an XFCE desktop, aimed at penetration testers who want a lighter-weight alternative to Kali. It doesn't publish a dedicated per-tool catalog page — its officially documented tools are referenced individually across its blog and wiki rather than in one structured list.