Patent ID: 7757293

Claim:
A system for performing penetration testing of a target computer network by installing a remote agent in the target computer network, the system comprising: a local agent provided in a console and configured to receive and execute commands, wherein the local agent further comprises a system-calls proxy server, wherein the local agent functions as a client when connected to a remote agent and wherein the local agent functions as a server when connected to the console, wherein the local agent is configured to receive and execute system calls, and a virtual machine configured to execute scripting language; a user interface provided in the console and configured to send commands to and receive information from the local agent, process the information, and present the processed information; a database configured to store the information received from the local agent; a network interface connected to the local agent and configured to communicate via a network with the remote agent installed in the target computer network; and security vulnerability exploitation modules for execution by the local agent and/or the remote agent.