VMware Guest Setup
For our VMware guest we will use the security distribution of Linux called BackTrack,
which can be found at www.remote-exploit.org. This build of Linux is rather secure and
well maintained. What I like about this build is the fact that no services (except bootp)
are started by default; therefore no dangerous ports are open to be attacked.
Using Nepenthes to Catch a Fly
Youmay download the latest Nepenthes software from http://nepenthes.mwcollect.org.
The Nepenthes software requires the adns package, which can be found at www.chiark
.greenend .org.uk/~ian/adns/.
PART V
To install Nepenthes on BackTrack, download those two packages and follow these
steps:
NOTE As of the writing of this chapter, Nepenthes 0.2.0 and adns 1.2 are the
latest versions.
BT sda1 # tar -xf adns.tar.gz
BT sda1 # cd adns-1.2/
BT adns-1.2 # ./configure
BT adns-1.2 # make
BT adns-1.2 # make install
BT adns-1.2 # cd ..
BT sda1 # tar -xf nepenthes-0.2.0.tar.gz
BT sda1 # cd nepenthes-0.2.0/
BT nepenthes-0.2.0 # ./configure
BT nepenthes-0.2.0 # make
BT nepenthes-0.2.0 # make install
NOTE If you would like more detailed information about the incoming
exploits and Nepenthes modules, turn on debugging mode by changing
Nepenthes??™s configuration as follows: .
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