PCILeech

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Tool and Usage

Project details

License
GPLv3
Programming language
C
Author
Ulf Frisk
Latest release
4.18
Latest release date

Project health

84
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Why this tool?

This type of tooling could be used to attack a system via the hardware itself. It can be used to disable authentication mechanisms or implant nefarious software components.

How it works

The tool can insert a wide range of implants into the targeted system kernel. Access is provided via a mount point and makes the memory (RAM) and file systems available.

Usage and audience

PCILeech is commonly used for hardware security. Target users for this tool are forensic specialists and security professionals.

Tool review and remarks

The review and analysis of this project resulted in the following remarks for this security tool:

Strengths

  • + The source code of this software is available

Author and Maintainers

PCILeech is under development by Ulf Frisk.

Installation

Supported operating systems

PCILeech is known to work on Android, Linux, and Microsoft Windows.

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Categories

This tool is categorized as a Linux hardware security tool and memory manipulation tool.

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