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Santoku Linux Mobile Forensic & Security Distribution

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Santoku is a platform for mobile
forensics, mobile malware analysis and mobile application security
assessment. The free Santoku Community Edition is a collaborative
project to provide a pre-configured Linux environment with utilities,
drivers and guides for these areas. The alpha release is based on a
fork of the OWASPMobiSec distro.


The word santoku loosely translates as ‘three
virtues’ or ‘three uses’. Santoku Linux has been crafted to
support you in three endeavours:



Mobile Forensics


Tools to acquire and analyze data


  • Firmware flashing tools for
    multiple manufacturers
  • Imaging tools for NAND, media
    cards, and RAM
  • Free versions of some commercial
    forensics tools
  • Useful scripts and utilities specifically designed for mobile
    forensics



Mobile Malware


Tools for examining mobile malware


  • Mobile device emulators
  • Utilities to simulate network
    services for dynamic analysis
  • Decompilation and disassembly
    tools
  • Access to malware databases



Mobile Security


Assessment of mobile apps


  • Decompilation and disassembly
    tools
  • Scripts to detect common issues in
    mobile applications
  • Scripts to automate decrypting binaries, deploying apps,
    enumerating app details, and more


Development Tools:

  • Android SDK Manager
  • BlackBerry JDE
  • BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK
  • BlackBerry WebWorks
  • DroidBox
  • Eclipse IDE
  • Windows Phone SDK
  • Android 2.3.3, 3.2, and 4.0.3 Emulators
  • SecurityCompass Lab Server (HTTP and HTTPS)
  • BlackBerry Ripple
  • BlackBerry Simulators

Penetration Testing:

  • CeWL
  • DirBuster
  • Fierce
  • Nikto
  • nmap
  • Burp Suite
  • Mallory
  • w3af Console
  • w3af GUI
  • ZAP
  • BeEF
  • Ettercap
  • iSniff
  • Metasploit Console
  • Metasploit GUI
  • NetSed
  • SET
  • SQLMap
  • SSLStrip
Reverse Engineering:

  • APK Tool
  • Dex2Jar
  • Flawfinder
  • Java Decompiler
  • Strace

Wireless Analyzers:

  • Aircrack-ng
  • Kismet
  • Ubertooth Kismet
  • Ubertooth Spectrum Analyzer
  • Wireshark

Device Forensics:

  • AFLogical Open Source Edition
  • Android Encryption Brute Force
  • BitPim
  • BlackBerry Desktop Manager
  • Foremost
  • iPhone Backup Analyzer
  • MIAT
  • Paraben Device Seizure
  • Sift Workstation
  • Sleuth Kit
  • SQLiteSpy

Mobile Infrastructure:

  • BES Express
  • Google Mobile Management
  • iPhone Configuration Tool


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