ChallengerOS Live Data Recovery Operating System

What is ChallengerOS?

ChallengerOS is the Data Recovery Operating System based on Patrick Volkerding's Slackware Linux. It is stable, fast, and can be flashed onto a USB stick of virtually any size. It can be used on any Personal Computer, Server, or Notebook.

ChallengerOS comes with Challenger Rocket, professional data recovery and forensic suite, with advanced features such as hard drive cloning, imaging and data analysis tasks. It also has the ability of sending physical commands to computer connected devices, helping to solve most of problems of damaged hard disk devices.

ChallengerOS features can be extended with Challenger PCIe PRO Card, a specific Hardware Equipment designed to fix most of hard drive issues. The PCIe PRO Card also allows you to handle connected devices with exclusive control.
Card connected hard drives cannot be detected or managed by operating system, that's why Challenger PCI Cards are essential in all data recovery and forensic tasks.

Built for Professionals from Professionals

The Live System is based on latest Slackware 14.2.

ChallengerOS is a FREE LIVE Operating System built for data recovery purposes.Capable of booting in only 15 seconds ChallengerOS is also one of the Fastest Operating System ever. It is a fully operational desktop instantly ready to be used, no install is needed.
Just flash it on a USB Stick and run.

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ChallengerOS - A different OS

ChallengerOS redefines the Operating System: everything is modular, simple and ready to use into a completely portable environment. No dependency searches or compilation processes needed, everything is instantly available to use.
Challenger OS uses on-demand compressed built packages, so there's no need to compiling or configuring anything. It is completely Slackware compatible, tons of other packages are compatible as well and ready to work right from the get-go.

ChallengerOS Desktop 2.1.3 Rocks

Benefits of a Live System

Since ChallengerOS is a LIVE system, it can be used immediately, for data recovery and forensic purposes, without any installation . Challenger can be carried in your pocket and be used in any place, at any time.

ChallengerOS can be very useful in cases where hard disks cannot be removed with ease from devices like Laptops, Ultrabooks, Servers, Apple Computers, etc.

It's your only chance for acquiring data from computers where hard disk devices are embedded into motherboard like Microsoft Surface or tablets.

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Rock Solid Operating System Layer

Unlike any other System, ChallengerOS Basic System is immutable. ChallengerOS is immune from boot failures or operating system crashes.

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ChallengerOS cannot be damaged from power losses or unsafe shutdowns events.

Perfect Use for Refurbished Computers

If you sell or use refurbished computers, ChallengerOS is perfect for you!
Built on Linux Kernel, ChallengerOS can work on any computer, including Apple, Samsung and others. No matter the age of the device, ChallengerOS uses your computer resources to give you the best experience.

ChallengerOS will increase your computer speed

ChallengerOS gives you an incredible Internet Surfing speed, with total security since does not suffer of any virus or malware. If you are planning to acquire a stock of refurbished desktops, consider purchasing hardware with no operating system and install ChallengerOS.

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Disk Secure Erase and Wiping Features

ChallengerOS can be used for fast secure data erase purposes

ChallengerOS also has a Secure Data Erasing Feature, that allows used PC retailers to safely delete all data from a computer before selling it.
If you are planning to acquire a refurbished laptops, consider using ChallengerOS to avoid any legal problem that may arise because of a not securely data cleaned computer.

ChallengerOS Secure Erase Methods

ChallengerOS give you the chance to Secure Wipe any kind of storage, from internal hard disk devices, to a complete server wipe. Using ChallengerOS and booting it into a live environment will be helpful to wipe devices that cannot be removed from hardwares, like Apple Computers or servers.

ChallengerOS can Help you to Wipe confidential data with different methods and protocols, customizing overwriting patterns or performing a certified Secure Erase Task.

Easy and Super-Fast installation

Unlike any other System, ChallengerOS is based on few compressed modules which represent the system or application.
During the system install, just a simple copy of modules will be required. This means that a full system install will take only a couple of minutes.
ChallengerOS is built to be installed on any block device in live or in persistent mode. You can install it into any external hard disk device, usb stick or SD card. ChallengerOS can be used to boot any x86 computer with any hardware configuration.

Professional Device Imaging

Challenger Rocket, shipped with all ChallengerOS versions, is the state of art Digital Acquisition Tool. Rocket offers tons of settings for imaging any type of block device even if severely damaged.

File System Analysis

Rocket also offers a professional File System Analysis System, which gives you the chance to deeply investigate into Device Partitions or perform complex data recovery tasks.

Advanced Reading Protocol

Challenger Rocket, using specific physical commands, will handle any damaged hard drive and will lead you to a successful recovery from any device.

Live acquisition any Hardware

Challengeros can do a live acquisition on any Hardware

ChallengerOS is the ONLY System capable of recovering hardware embedded devices or proprietary socket SSD Devices.

Challenger PCI Board

A professional hardware complex built for hard data recovery cases

ChallengerOS PCI Board offers to Data Recovery Technicians the chance to operate in SAFE read-only mode and to send exclusive physical commands to any SATA Hard Disk Device. PCI Board Connected Devices cannot be detected or accessed by system since ChallengerOS kernel has been recompiled with specific custom firmware. This Will be helpful in all forensic cases and where a device has severe physical damage.

Challenger CDB Reading Protocol

ChallengerOS can handle your computer ports like exclusive physical ports. This will give damaged devices more time to respond and turn-off automatic system retries on bad areas which could be destructive on broken drives.

Rocket Reading Methods

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Complete Native Hardware Support