ChallengerOS

the Data Recovery Operating System.

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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.


Challenger PCIe PRO Card

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.

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

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.

Full Portable System

Unlike any other Operating System, ChallengerOS is completely portable, even if yours is a full installation.
Installing ChallengerOS on an External Disk gives you the chance to move the complete system to any other computer, so you can easily use it at work and carry it at home via disk or portable USB.
ChallengerOS has the ability to recognize any hardware type and reconfigure drivers to meet any new hardware layout without any user action.

Rock Solid Operating System Layer

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

ChallengerOS has immutable OS modules
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.


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 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.

Data Recovery and Forensic Features

ChallengerOS was originally built for imaging tasks in a Data Recovery Facility, when a Fast and Ready-to-operate Operating System was needed.
Now, we created a new, fast, and easy to navigate package, called Challenger Rocket.

Professional Device Imaging
ChallengerOS 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
ChallengerOS 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
ChallengerOS 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
ChallengerOS 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 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.

Long Lifetime and Energy Saving

ChallengerOS Technology, limits Hard Disk Drive Writing only to user related activity, since Operating System works only in computer memory. This will save Energy on Laptops and increase hard disk lifetime.

Completely Virus Immune
ChallengerOS is completely Virus Immune

ChallengerOS doesn't need any annoying Antivirus Program,Spyware or Malware shield. It cannot be affected by any external attacker or be infected by any malware.

Privacy and Security

ChallengerOS is completely virus safe and doesn't need any tedious, useless update. Once copied in your USB Stick, it will be there forever. Using the default non persistent changes mode, all activities made in the current working session will be lost shutting down, since data live only in your computer RAM.

ChallengerOS is completely virus safe

Complete Native Hardware Support

ChallengerOS embeds thousands drivers for a complete hardware support on any computer. It can be executed on any hardware configuration, from a laptop to any desktop. No user action will be required, any device will be recognized and will be usable automatically. We work hard to give you the most complete devices support.
If you need hardware support or specific driver request assistance at [email protected]