Depending on how the BIOS is configured, you may need to interrupt the boot sequence and select the drive. Plug your USB drive into the computer you want to boot off of and have it boot from the USB drive. We've seen how to launch the other 2 programs let’s take a look at booting our primary drive. To launch NirLauncher simply open your USB drive and click on “NirLauncher” Simply download the program and unzip it to your USB drive. This one is far easier and faster to setup since the installer has all of the programs pre-installed. The reason I include this one (in addition to Portable apps) is that it has a number of tools that can be useful for penetration testing. The last program that we're going to install is similar to Portable apps. To launch the application, open your USB drive and click on “Start” Simply select which programs that you want to install and click “Next”. Make sure you have your USB drive selected and click “Next” and “Install” (You may need to turn your anti-virus off for this if it's set to block autorun.)Īfter the program installs you will be presented with a list of software. The next option gives us a wide range of locations to install to.įor this guide, we're going to choose the first option, “Portable”. When we reach the “Install Type,” we're going to choose “Custom Install”. The initial install is pretty straight forward, so simply click through. The great thing about this is you can take all of your favorite apps to another person’s computer without installing it to their machine.Īfter downloading Portable apps let’s go ahead and launch it. If you never have used this program or heard of it before, Portable apps, as the name implies, is a set of portable tools that can be launched from your USB drive. ![]() Keeping with the idea of a portable toolset and keeping the entire thing free (minus the cost of your USB drive), our next stop is Portable apps. What's next? Well, we have a pretty good toolset now, but there is always room for improvement. We have all the programs we want loaded by way of Yumi. The option that I normally select is “Try Unlisted ISO (via SYSLINUX). If you decide to load additional programs, simply follow the above steps.Īnother great feature about Yumi is that if you have a particular ISO that you want loaded and it’s not listed in their menu, it's no problem! Follow the instructions as if you were going to install any other ISO, when it’s time to select your ISO scroll to the bottom of the list. You should see a dialogue box telling you how the install is progressing.įrom here, you'll have the option to load additional ISO’s to your drive. One we have our ISO downloaded click on the “Browse” button:ĭepending on how large the ISO will determine how much time it takes. This will obviously open the program’s download link for you, saving you time searching for it. You can either download the ISO ahead of time, or for convenience, you can click the “open download link” option. With Yumi, you have two options to install these programs to your drive. As we can see, there are a large number of programs listed here.Īs this is going to be my penetration testing USB toolkit, and I’m a big fan of Kali Linux, so that’s what I'm going to select first. Next, we're going to click the drop-down arrow listed on Yumi’s “Step 2”. I'm going to assume you have a clean USB drive. ![]() On the right side of the menu, we have the option of formatting the USB drive, View, ADD, or Remove distributions. Next, plug in your USB drive into your computer and launch YumiĬlick on the down arrow and select your drive Yumi allows you to easily add and remove programs without having to wipe out your drive. Yumi is a multi-boot loader for USB drives and the primary tool we'll be using. Internet connection (Which I am going to assume that you have if you are reading this)įirst let’s head over to grab Yumi.You can occasionally find a 128 GB drive for as little as $20) The author of this guide is not responsible for misuse, damaged, loss, altered, files and hardware. About this Guide: This guide is intended for educational purposes only. With the lower prices of USB drives and their increased capacity, you can easily keep a large number of tools at your disposal. In this guide, I'll walk you through setting up a pentesting USB drive that also works well for other IT professionals.Fortunately, the days of carrying around a CD binder full of your various tools are long gone.
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