http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org The Blog for the Damn Vulnerable Linux Project - The Source for Action Based Training Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:55:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DVL 1.5 has now left planning status. Bug Fixing started! Some new additions: Lazarus IDE ArgoUML BlueJ Firefox Plugins updated http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2008/07/25/dvl-15-has-now-left-planning-status-bug-fixing-started/ DVL 1.5 has left planning status! Beside that we have to fix several bugs we will release the first DVL Wargame as training material. Additionally the first video series is under development. http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2008/07/14/dvl-15-has-left-planning-status/ DVL 1.4 final is ready to go and is uploaded at the moment. We hit the 1.6 GB size, including all necessary to train software development, IT security and Reverse Code Engineering. During the next time the mirrors will be informed. After this we post the links. As well we ... http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2008/01/18/damn-vulnerable-linux-strychnine605-14-final/ DVL Strychnine+E605 1.4 will have its release in January 2008! Includes many new tools, such as the ERESI reverse engineering framework, the Eclipse IDE for Java and C/C++. With this release we close the tool addition part and move to training material only. Stay tuned! http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/12/30/dvl-strychninee605-14-release-in-january-2008/ I just have remastered the base of DVL Strychnine+E605 version 1.4. Beside more tool additions I have done some bug fixes as well. The status is now between alpha and beta, I will do now more testing within the next time. http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/10/14/damn-vulnerable-linux-strychninee605-version-14-under-construction/ TiGa (Team+) just has finalized his second training video. In this video he uses the IDA Pro Remote Debugging capabilities to analyze a crackme located at DVL remote from a Windows box. Team+ consists of people working to receive the famous + sign - the most recognized reputation in Reverse Code ... http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/10/10/remote-debugging-a-dvl-crackme-by-tiga-team/ Just a sneak preview on current changes: [Application Development] Add LogWatch (schneider) [DVL Core] Add XEN (schneider) [Reverse Code Engineering] Add Insight GDB Debugger (schneider) [Tutorials] Add CPU Sim - An Interactive Java-based CPU Simulator (schneider) [Reverse Code Engineering] Add JAD Java Decompiler (schneider) [Tools] Add VLC Media Player (schneider) [Documentation] Add TeTex (schneider) [Documentation] Add JabRef ... http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/09/27/new-additions-to-damn-vulnerable-linux-14/ I just had a look at the Insight GDB debugger frontend. Even it does not look like OllyDbg or Ida Pro under Windows, it seems to be a very promising tool to play with. The "frontend" is not really a frontend. It can be described as an own solution hooking ... http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/09/26/insight-gdb-debugger-own-branch/ I just have done some analysis of the hits at the video section. This is really a surprise. The WEP video is top most - no surprise. But it is directly followed by Reverse Code Engineering on Windows and Assembly Language videos! Ok. If this is what the community is interested ... http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/09/25/results-of-video-section-analysis-training-isos-and-the-new-release-of-damn-vulnerable-linux/ We are currently working for the revamp of the Reverse Code Engineering (RCE) Portal which will be the partner website of the Damn Vulnerable Linux portal. The RCE portal will look like the DVL portal but with a different focus - 100% reverse code engineering in all variants. With this ... http://blog.damnvulnerablelinux.org/2007/09/21/reverse-code-engineering-portal-and-new-training-concept-finally/