Cool Hacking Tricks

The SSL Certificate and Your Website’s Security

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0000

When you are surfing the internet, a lot of information is being exchanged between the web host and the device being used to surf the internet. This type of information can always be easily breached by hackers, especially if it involves online transactions and this has always been a major issue when dealing with the internet. Nowadays, cases of online theft are becoming increasingly popular. There is one way of determining whether a site is safe to use through an SSL Certificate which is powered by the beauty of cryptography.

How SSL Cryptography Works?

Cryptography ensures that data is transmitted in a means that only the intended party can access it. You can easily determine a site which has an SSL certificate by the padlock icon that is displayed beside the web address. So how do SSL certificates work? SSL in full is Secure Sockets Layer. An SSL certificate provides tight security during the exchange of data.

PadLock Icon Showing SSL Security

In SSL cryptography, encryption makes use of separate keys for the decryption and encryption of data. Encryption keys are public and anyone can use them. But the decryption keys (ones used to turn encrypted data into meaningful information) are private and are kept secret. The SSL certificate, on the other hand, can simply be described as a tiny data file that has the appropriate information about a certain website. The information can be quickly read by the host connection once the request for connection is received. It is through an SSL that a website can prove its authenticity to a web browser.

How To Get SSL Certificate?

An SSL certificate is not handed out like a college certificate. There are a number of companies called Certificate Authorities (CA)that authenticate that a site/server is legitimate and sign a resultant digital certificate which is then stored, just like a cookie is stored on your browser. The certificate will continuously alert all incoming connections and protocols that the connection is trustworthy.

SSL Certificate Advantages

SSL certificates make online data-exchange, especially financial transactions, safer. It is a common rule of thumb not to trust any e-commerce site that does not have an SSL certificate. There is just too much information floating around online nowadays such as credit card info, banking information etc. The safety of all these vital information will be ensured by the SSL certificate, and every browser will accept the websites incoming connections. However, most small websites, such as blogs, don’t really need to supply an SSL certificate.

Android App Development – A Blessing For Diversified Business Needs

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:00:00 +0000

To say that with the advancement in technology, businesses are looking for new and improved methods to reap its benefits won't be an understatement. Nowadays, the mobile platforms are surging as customer's preferences and their behaviour are spilling into the business workforce. Users admire to access the business apps and info via mobile technology.

The adoption of rapidly expanding mobile technology across the world has facilitated several businesses to manage their jobs with ease and maintain a superior presence in the marketplace. Many businesses have reaped its benefits for boosting their productivity and delivering outstanding performance.

Observing the current stats and analytics, it can be said that Android is the most popular and admired platform in the mobile realm. It has evolved over the years and interestingly blossomed into a top leading mobile OS with the consistent support of Google that helps keep it updated with the latest technicalities and development.

Since Android Application Development Services being a free, open-source mobile platform encourage developers to conveniently contribute to the Android development and enhance its features with superior and advanced functionalities. There are over 1 million Android apps in the Google Play store, around 71% mobile developers are contributing in its development and more than 1 billion active Android users; hence, it can be depicted that how huge is the customer base of this platform. It thus, allows businesses to easily target a wider group of audiences and promote their products and services.

There are truckloads of Android applications that are created to meet certain objectives; it includes the application catering the need of numerous domains like:

For Entertainment: There are fun applications, gaming apps, media apps, etc.
For smart Education: There are apps to support e-learning and smart classrooms, etc.
For Businesses: There are enterprise applications either for better inter-resource relationship, improved productivity, easy client management, enhanced performance, or simply for marketing business products and services, etc.

As far as business apps are considered, Android apps can serve and improve the value of diversifies business verticals including travel, tourism, stores, hotels, schools, and many more. Many businesses have headed towards these efficient platforms to endeavours their organizational goals and pave the path towards their success.

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Let's have a look at how Android has proven to be beneficial for numerous business domains.

1. For educational institutions:

Android has defined education beyond classrooms with its utile features. There are innumerable mobile users who are looking for a proficient method to execute Smart education. And for this reason, several schools and colleges have adopted sharing student info via some web based or application based system.

It not only offers easy access to the information across but also facilitates the students with expert's guidance and support to solve their queries 24x7. You provide embed appropriate presentations, lecture videos to allow students to easily grab the information.

2. For Enterprises:

Whether you want your employees to manage the project with efficient tools or want to create a reliable and worthy customer relationship, developing a suitable Android application is a viable choice. You may integrate Sap for easier billing process or can create an app for monetization and attracting potential consumers by marketing products and services of the business. You can reap great benefits to your business by developing an efficient application.

3. For Hotels:

Today, most of the travellers, carry their handy Smartphones and love to browse for the information on the go. They want to access the information as and when desired; this is why, the hospitality industry is seeking the benefits of Android development to ensure better services and convenient access to the required info to their potential customers.

With the instantaneous and updated information, travellers will be able to make last minute bookings anytime and anywhere; and thus, you can ensure an increased number of customers while building a better customer relationship to garner improved customer satisfaction. Accentuate your hotel visibility to millions of Smartphone users with applications.

4. For Restaurant:

Improve your restaurant visibility, attract customers and accentuate your profits. Yes, you can accomplish all these at once, by developing an efficient Android application that users can use to easily, get your restaurant menu, map to locate it, contact info, etc. It thus will help numerous loyal and potential customers get the requisite data conveniently from a handy device on the go.

5. For Retailers or other stores:

People are moving to the online store as they are offering the users to shop with the comfort of their home or on the go. Creating an attractive, highly functional and user-friendly application can help you increase the sales and profits of your brick-and-mortar store with ease. Mobile apps can allow you to reach your potential customers to ensure quick purchase and easy profits.

Conclusion:

Developing an appropriate, innovative and functional application can efficiently cater the needs of businesses (for other diverse domains). Seek an expert Android developer and create a lucrative and unique application to endeavors your organizational goals with ease.

About Guest Blogger
Victoria Brinsley is a technical writer for Appsted – a leading Android App Development Services Provider. In case, you are willing to Hire Android Programmers for premium services contact her for best advices.

12 Simple Steps To Become A Hacker

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 20:00:00 +0000

Hacking is an engaging field but it is surely not easy. To become a hacker one has to have an attitude and curiosity of learning and adapting new skills. You must have a deep knowledge of computer systems, programming languages, operating systems and the journey of learning goes on and on. Some people think that a hacker is always a criminal and do illegal activities but they are wrong. Actually many big companies hire hackers to protect their systems and information and are highly paid. We have prepared a list of 12 most important steps necessary to become a hacker, have a deeper look

1. Learn UNIX/LINUX

UNIX/LINUX is an open source operating system which provides better security to computer systems. It was first developed by AT&T in Bell labs and contributed a lot in the world of security. You should install LINUX freely available open source versions on your desktops as without learning UNIX/LINUX, it is not possible to become a hacker.

Start Learning Linux

2. Code in C language

C programming is the base of learning UNIX/LINUX as this operating system is coded in C programming which makes it the most powerful language as compared to other programming languages. C language was developed by Dennis Ritchie in late 1970’s. To become a hacker you should master C language.

3. Learn to code in more than one Programming Language

It is important for a person in the hacking field to learn more than one programming. There are many programming languages to learn such as Python, JAVA, C++. Free eBooks, tutorials are easily available online.

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4. Learn Networking Concepts

Another important and essential step to become a hacker is to be good at networking concepts and understanding how the networks are created. You need to know the differences between different types of networks and must have a clear understanding of TCP/IP and UDP to exploit vulnerabilities (loop holes) in system.

Understanding what LAN, WAN, VPN, Firewall is also important.

You must have a clear understanding and use of network tools such as Wireshark, NMAP for packet analyzing, network scanning etc.

5. Learn More Than One Operating Systems

It is essential for a hacker to learn more than one operating system. There are many other Operating systems apart from Windows, UNIX/LINUX etc. Every system has a loop hole, hacker needs it to exploit it.

6. Learn Cryptography

To become a successful hacker you need to master the art of cryptography. Encryption and Decryption are important skills in hacking. Encryption is widely done in several aspects of information system security in authentication, confidentiality and integrity of data. Information on a network is in encrypted form such as passwords. While hacking a system, these encrypted codes needs to be broken, which is called decryption.

Decrypting Window 7 Password Using Ophcrack

7. Learn more and more about hacking

Go through various tutorials, eBooks written by experts in the field of hacking. In the field of hacking, learning is never ending because security changes every day with new updates in systems.

8. Experiment A Lot

After learning some concepts, sit and practice them. Setup your own lab for experimental purpose. You need a good computer system to start with as some tools may require powerful processor, RAM etc. Keep on Testing and learning until you breach a system.

9. Write Vulnerability (Loop hole program)

Vulnerability is the weakness, loop hole or open door through which you enter the system. Look for vulnerabilities by scanning the system, network etc. Try to write your own and exploit the system.

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10. Contribute To Open Source Security Projects

An open source computer security project helps you a lot in polishing and testing your hacking skills. It’s not a piece of cake to get it done. Some organizations such as MOZILLA, APACHE offer open source projects. Contribute and be a part of them even if your contribution is small, it will add a big value to your field.

11. Continue never ending Learning

Learning is the key to success in the world of hacking. Continuous learning and practicing will make you the best hacker. Keep yourself updated about security changes and learn about new ways to exploit systems

12. Join Discussions and meet hackers

Most important for a hacker is to make a community or join forums, discussions with other hackers worldwide, so that they can exchange and share their knowledge and work as a team. Join Facebook groups related to hacking where you can get more from experts.

About Guest Blogger
Sifat Ullah is the founder of Uthweb. At UthWeb he writes about Tips & Tricks, Apps Review, Information Security, Ethical Hacking Guide and all that stuffs related to technology

Simple Cool Tricks With Chrome Developer Tool

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 04:55:00 +0000

As you probably know, there is a button on the right-click menu of Google Chrome and IE 10+ called ''Inspect element''. This the developer tool. And you can have a lot of fun with it. I'll give you two examples on how to use it in this tutorial.

1. Change the text of a webpage:

You can have fun on webpages just by changing the value of a <span> (a text label). For example, go on the 4shared.com site (a free file sharing site). Then create an account if you don't have one (or just connect with Google, Facebook or Twitter). When you are done, upload something that is heavy (more than 100 MB) by dragging and dropping it on the home page of 4shared. Then you can see an uploading status window on the screen. So right-click on the percentage and click on ''Inspect element''. Now you can see a little window that appears on the bottom of the web browser. There are to ways : either you got the number or you got the % symbol. If you got the number, try to find the symbol below. Then double-click on it and type what you want (Eg: '',000,000 dollars in my bank account'')

2. Get a Non-Crypted password in JS/PhP code:

Some sites are not very safe and just verify the password directly in the PhP/JS code. Then, even if it become rare, you can get the password. Just follow these steps :

Find the login form on the website you want to hack
Right-click on it and then click on ''Inspect element''
Search on the window that appeared ''<form'' and then ''action=''
After it, there is a URL, If it ends by ''.js'', just copy it and paste it in the URL bar of your browser
If it ends by ''.php'', type ''view-source:'' before pasting the URL
Then search something like ''password'' in the code.

WARNING: This method works better with JS than with PHP. Sometimes, there is no URL after ''action='' but just a JS function. Then you have to press Ctrl+U to see the source and search for ''password'' in the whole code.

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3 Basic Tips to Prevent A DDoS Attack

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 07:30:00 +0000

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are always in top headlines worldwide, as they are plaguing websites in banks, and virtually of almost every organization having a prominent online presence. The main cause behind the proliferation of DDoS attacks is that there is a very low-cost that the attacker has to incur to put such attack in motion. Fortunately, today various prevention methods have been developed to tackle such attacks. Before delving further into understanding about the ways to prevent DDoS attack, let’s first understand what exactly a DDoS attack is!

Understanding DDOS Attack

A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack is an attempt made by attackers to make computers’ resources inaccessible to its anticipated user. In order to carry out a DDOS attack the attackers never uses their own system; rather they create a network of zombie computers often called as a “Botnet” – that is a hive of computers, to incapacitate a website or a web server.

Let’s understand the basic idea! Now, the attacker notifies all the computers present on the botnet to keep in touch with a particular site or a web server, time and again. This increases traffic on the network that causes in slowing down the speed of a site for the intended users. Unfortunately, at times the traffic can be really high that could even lead to shutting a site completely.

3 Basic Tips to Prevent a DDoS Attack

There are several ways to prevent the DDOS attack; however, here in this guest post I’ll be covering three basic tips that will help you to protect your website from the DDoS attack.

1. Buy More Bandwidth.

One of the easiest methods is to ensure that you have sufficient bandwidth on your web. You’ll be able to tackle lots of low-scale DDOS attacks simply by buying more bandwidth so as to service the requests. How does it help? Well, distributed denial of service is a nothing more than a game of capacity. Let’s suppose you have 10,000 computer systems each distributing 1 Mbps directed towards your way. This means you’re getting 10 GB of data that is hitting your web server every second. Now, that’s causes a lot of traffic!

So to avoid such issue, you need to apply the same rule intended for normal redundancy. According to this technique, if you wish to have more web servers just multiply around diverse datacenters and next make use of load balancing. By spreading your traffic to various servers will help you balance the load and will most likely create large space adequate to handle the incessant increase in traffic.

However, there’s a problem with this method that is buying more bandwidth can be a costly affair. And as you’ll know that the current DDoS attacks are getting large, and can be a lot bigger exceeding your budget limit.

2. Opt for DDoS Mitigation Services.

A lot of network or Internet-service providers render DDoS mitigation capabilities. Look for an internet service provider having the largest DDoS protection and mitigation network, automated tools, and a pool of talented anti-DDoS technicians with the wherewithal to take action in real-time as per the varying DDoS attack characteristics. A viable alternative is to utilize a DDoS prevention appliance, which is specifically intended to discover and prevent distributed denial-of-service attacks.

3. Restricted Connectivity.

In case you have computer systems that are connected to the web directly, a better idea is to properly install/configure your routers and firewall so as to limit the connectivity. For an instance, while receiving some data from a client machine you can only allow traffic to pass from the machine only on a few chosen ports (like HTTP, POP, SMTP etc.) via the firewall.

Wrapping Up!

Websites are largely getting attacked by hackers every second. Denial-of-service attack is insanely getting huge and is creating a lot of problems for business organizations having strong online vicinity. In this guest post you’ll not only understand what a DDoS attack actually means, but will also come to know about a few type of methods to prevent DDoS attacks. Aforementioned are three tips that I’ll recommend you to run through to at least understand where to get started towards building a resilient web network with chances of surviving a DDoS attack.

About Guest Blogger
Lucie Kruger is a tech savvy writer who works for a leading Android Applications Development Agency. You can also contact her, if you are looking forward to Hire Android App Developers

8 Awesome Tips For Freelance Programmers

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 07:30:00 +0000

A freelance programmer can enjoy a nice career. Not only that, he or she can avoid working at a large corporation where they will have to deal with company politics and an eventual ceiling. Of course, it is not all fun and games as a well-trained and hardworking programmer should follow some basic tips if he or she wants to enjoy success in this arena. With that in mind, here are eight tips for freelance programmers.

1. Constant communication:

When taking on a project, one should communicate with the business as often as possible. This means, when speaking to the client, one should mention any road blocks or any accomplishments. With an open door policy, the programmer will have an easier time keeping clients happy and informed.

2. Educating:

While most software developers possess a lot of skills and brains, it is wise to attend more computer classes. By continuing the education, a hardworking programmer can learn more and avoid getting left behind by the competition. In fact, this is extremely important as this field is ever-evolving and new coding ideas and techniques come up all the time.

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3. Do not sell yourself short:

All-too-often, an independent contractor or business owner will ask for a low wage. When doing this, one will hurt their long-term chances for success. While it is not wise to ask for top dollar, it is beneficial to demand a livable wage. Believe it or not, when dealing with a confident programmer, a company is likely to give in to the financial demands.

4. Home office:

Whether a person works from home or at the office all the time, they should still have a home office. With this, a programmer can complete tasks without interruption from spouses, children or animals. Without a doubt, this is extremely important as a serious programmer will need to concentrate on the task at hand.

5. Have website and online presence:

Now, more than ever, a company owner or contractor should have a website and online presence. With this, a reliable software developer can reach millions of potential clients. At the same time, while making a website, one should keep it simple, straightforward and easy to understand. With this, a programmer can showcase his or her talent for the world to see.

6. Outsource quality assurance:

It is not easy for a programmer to check out his or her programs and code. To avoid turning in a bad product, a smart developer should hire a contractor who can check out the code. By taking a few hours to go over everything, a quality assurance analyst can find any issues and report back to the programmer. This is a great idea as one mistake can result in serious problems in the short and long run.

7. Speak up:

Often, a foolish client will want an unrealistic or impractical solution. While the customer is always right, it is still beneficial if a programmer voices his or her concerns. This should not cause a lot of problems as most business owners will willingly give in as they will, usually, trust the programmer. Either way, it is wise to remain assertive when talking about the product.

8. Set schedule:

It is often tempting for a business owner to set a weird schedule or work nights and weekends. While this is okay at first, a serious programmer who wants to succeed should opt to work a typical 9-5 schedule. This allows other business owners to stay in contact and communicate with the programmer. Since most other entrepreneurs love to work 9 to 5, this is a great way to go above and beyond and offer solid customer support.

It is not easy to work as an independent software programmer. With that in mind, with a few basic tips, a developer can take his or her ideas to the next level. Remember, when focused and ready, a programmer will please his or her clients and make a nice living in the process.

About Guest Blogger
Robert Cordray is a freelance writer and expert in business and technology. He has received many accolades for his work in teaching solid entrepreneur advice.

Redirect To Any Website Using Google Url

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Today i will show you to make google link that redirects you to any webpage you wish. This url will start with www.google.com and followed with some characters and symbols. You can trick users to visit your site by changing your webpage url that look like google. As no one will doubt google. So lets get in to.

Working Demo

Visiting the below link you will be redirected to www.coolhackingtrick.com

https://google.com/url?q=%68%74%74%70%3a%2f%2f%63%6f%6f%6c%68%
61%63%6b%69%6e%67%74%72%69%63%6b%2e%63%6f
%6d&ei=AyQZU6rUAYLChAfagIHgCQ&sa=X&oi=
unauthorizedredirect&ct=targetlink&ust=1394158347029455&
usg=AFQjCNF6M9TeMcIyrfeoCrYSHXyGWuO85w

How To Redirect Any Site From Google ?

1. Go to Google Redirect Exploit
2. Enter Your Url in the input box as shown below

3. After entering the url click on submit and Google's url will be generated in the textarea as show below.

4. Now you can use that url and upon visiting that url you will be redirected to your site.

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Computer Hacking in the New Age, All you Need to Know about Hacking Today

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Every human discovery has pros and cons, so is the computer which has pervaded all our lives. The modern humanity is increasingly dependent on computer for various day-to-day activities. Computers do us a whole lot of good things, but it is not without some pitfalls. With the extensive use of internet for hundreds of our needs, computer opens a vicious cycle of hackers. Computer hacking is a term which refers to an individual’s illegal and unauthorized access to the data which are stored in a user’s system. This is done to disturb the confidentiality and security of the user’s computer.

The hackers focus on individuals’ computer system when they are online. As long as you are not connected to internet you are less prone to hacking. The access to internet has actually made computer hacking easy. You must protect your computer with strong antivirus and firewall programs to keep hackers away. Hackers are known for creating problems which are difficult to solve. This gives a good business to computer investigators and technicians. Hacking can be done in lots of ways. Few of them are given below:

Worms: These are the programs which propagate through networks.
Trojans: These are hidden in websites, attached files and emails.
Viruses: These attach themselves to various kinds of files. They can damage certain functions of your computer.

Hackers also crash on wireless networks which do not have firewall installed and enabled. They can also send email attachments with malicious software which get embedded on the victim’s computer. Hackers attack accounts which have weak passwords. All these are done to get access to confidential and sensitive information of the users. Whatever is the method of hacking, the effect is harmful for the user. Your system will be flooded with viruses, malwares which steal your information. In order to avoid hacking one has to make sure that the systems at home or office have the latest anti-virus program and firewall installed and enabled. These programs need to be regularly updated. Use the latest browser and scan your computer on a regular basis.

New Age...

The New Age of internet has brought with it many risk factors along with umpteen advantages. The New Age is the time where our personal lives are no longer very personal, but people are able to access personal information of internet users from various sources in the virtual world. We need to be careful about usernames and passwords, else it will lead to dangerous consequences. Universities, large companies and government agencies are mostly targeted by hackers simply because of the bulk of information they handle. The great newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times were also targeted by hackers.

Computer hackers are people who gain remote access to information stored in a system elsewhere. During the 1950s and 60s hackers were more drawn towards learning the operations of a computer rather than stealing confidential information of a remote user. Unlike the olden days, now computer hacking has become more sophisticated and organized. In the late 1990s hackers tried to get access to files in the network of Pentagon. Some more expert hackers gained access to the patent files at the Indiana University School of Medicine in February 2003. Many hackers were sentenced in the history since hacking represents a potential national security threat.

Viruses

One major tool hackers use to steal information from computer systems is the use of viruses. Over the years the number of viruses has increased drastically. The virtual world now has above 100000 viruses and the number grows virtually every day. Apart from the threat the computer hackers pose, they also can be beneficial in one way. They can bring to light the flaws in a computer network. Hackers can help in redesigning the system and in making information inaccessible to illegal users and to unauthorized access.

Getting Administrative Access

Getting a log in password is one of the predominant ways to get access to a computer which is by the side of the hacker. Getting remote access to a computer is another way to hack a system. Managing to crack a Wi-Fi password is the third method of sneaking into someone else’s system. Hacking if done on a public or school computer will have serious consequences. The hacker will be put behind the bars for illegally accessing the computer which does not belong to him or her.

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Build Your Own Games, Become A Programmer

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Video games are a blast to play! Wouldn’t it be great to have a part in creating them? But where do you start? For a gamer, being able to take part in creating games would be like a dream come true. Let’s look at a few facts about the gaming industry. In 2012, the gaming industry accounted for $20.77 billion in revenue including hardware, software and accessories. Most of these companies were based in the United States. More detailed information can be found here.

So, we have an enormously large industry and most of it is located right here in the United States. There is no reason why a person with the desire and discipline cannot make their dream job a reality!

The following are some steps to help get you out on the path to your future in gaming. The best part is that most of these options are free. But do require some discipline and effort... and practice, practice, practice!

Be informed, educate yourself

There are some major sources of information online regarding the gaming industry. Become involved with these websites. join in on discussions in the forums and even try to contact individuals from the forums that seem willing to be helpful to newcomers. These sources can be invaluable in learning what trainings and skills are a must for someone to become a professional. A few industry online publications are Gameslice and Gamasutra.

Determine what skills and knowledge you now possess

Begin gathering information about the types of games you wish to program. Having a firm grasp on the games you like to play and programming languages that were used to make those games will begin to steer you in the direction you need to go. Programming, also known as coding, can be difficult in the beginning. Luckily there are many web sites on the internet that offer free learning tutorials for beginners in any language you can imagine. It is recommended to start with some of these free tutorials just to get your feet wet and get you used to the vocabulary of the industry. Check out below article to learn programming.

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Get to know commercially available game engines

Most games have a game engine. The game engine is kind of like the foundation that the code works with to create the desired effect within the game. Most of these are available freely either with a game or can be downloaded. You may have heard of some of them: Unreal, Crysis, Source, FrostBite and Creation are just a few of the larger ones. Discover which game engine your favorite games run on and play with the engine yourself.

Take a Coding Class

This is where it all begins to get real. You need some official coding classes. As a starter, consider a course in DarkBasic. DarkBasic is one of the most recommended beginner languages. At this point you should also consider taking a course in Microsoft Visual Basic. A good knowledge of Visual Basic will provide you with the understanding of how code works with Windows operating systems. There are numerous schools whose sole focus is coding. Research the ones who are interested in and to go back to the forums, or individuals you met there and ask their opinions. Then make your decision and register for the classes.

Develop a problem-solving attitude

It cannot be stated more strongly how important a problem-solving attitude can be in game development. You really have to love solving problems. The larger part of coding is developing the code itself. The second largest part of coding is solving all of the problems with the initial code that you developed. You will be spending a large portion of your time resolving problems in your code... So having a problem-solving attitude is crucial to your future career.

About Guest Blogger
Robert Cordray is a freelance writer and expert in business and technology. He has received many accolades for his work in teaching solid entrepreneur advice.

Downloading Torrent Using Internet Download Manager

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Hello friends, today i will show you the way to download torrents with Internet Download Manager. Torrent is tiny file with .torrent extension which allows you to download huge amount of data. We use torrents to download various stuffs like movies, games, software package and plenty of different things. you'll transfer torrents from several website. The transfer speed for torrents depends on seeds it has. It will make difficult for you to download files with very low or no seed counts. However with the assistance of this trick you'll be able to download torrent file with IDM. This tool can be really helpfull when you want to download file that has very low seeds. IDM is the quickest file transfer manager on the internet market. So lets begin!

How To Transfer Torrent With IDM

1. First download the torrent file with .torrent extension which you wish to download from the internet directly without any torrent client like utorrent.

2. Now open zbigz.com and you will land on its homepage.

3. Then Click on upload Torrent and browse your torrent to transfer and click on Go.
4. Then it will ask you for Free or Premium service, choose Free to proceed further.
5. It will take some time to cache your file. Once the caching is done, click on transfer button to download your file as shown below.

6. You should have internet download manager installed on your computer so that download start inside IDM. If you don't have IDM don't worry it will download directly.

Note: If you decide on to use Free transfer then you wont be able to transfer file of more then 1 GB

Fraudsters Shall Not Pass - Simple Advices On How To Avoid Scammers In Social Networks

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Social networks are always great for communicative people; they make you closer to your friends, relatives and hackers. Social networks are very attractive for such kind of people. You can ask me: “Why do they need that?” All they need is your account. The fraud schemes may be different. But the main aim of them is money. They can ask your relatives for help, especially when you’re far away. Why shouldn’t they believe their own child, when he needs money?

Fraudsters do not disdain playing on the heartstrings. They can write everything, that there’s an accident, you’re in a hospital, etc. So today we’ll study to confront fraudsters and keep our nerves and money safe.

Consequences

The most people don’t think about possible risks when creating their profile on social networks. The more personal and professional information you give, the easier it is for fraudsters to rob you. Let us discuss the easiest scheme. Some criminals are simply searching for people living in the same city to plunder their houses. Why does it happen? Different people are writing perfect information, like “We’re going to visit California next weekends. Hoping it’ll be great” Of course it will be great. For the robber, because now he knows that the house will be empty during weekends and it’s the perfect opportunity for him.

The second thing is the photos. When you’re downloading images and photos on social networks not only your friends like them. It’s also the perfect resource for burglars. From home-made photos, they can receive information about your welfare and house structure. When you have a dog, the robber will be prepared, because everyone has photos with their home pets. That’s why we earnestly advise you not to put in the Internet photos of your house, and some things that can attract robbers, for instance your new car or a brilliant ring.

Advice

The next our advice – create a complicated password. We’ve just discussed what fraudsters can do with the access to your account, so try to protect yourself, your friends, and relatives as good as you can. Don’t make a password consisting of just your birth date. Remember, that it’s the first combination fraudsters try. Also, don’t put your birth date as the answer to the test question if it’s mail. Check out below article on password cracking.

6 Most Common Password Cracking Methods And Their Countermeasures

Let us imagine that you have a complicated password, you don’t download the “rob-attractive” photos and one day you receive the link from your friend where he asks you to vote for him. Stop now. This can be a trap. If you’ll link, the fraudsters receive your personal data, such as login and password. Such scheme is called “fishing”. So, in this case, ask your friend something personal. The other variant is just to make him a call and ask about this. If you’ll receive the answer like “What are you talking about?” you should explain him that he was hacked and offer to change the password. Check out below tutorial to know about popular hacking method used to acquire sensitive information about oneself.

What Is Phishing And How To Be Safe From Phishing ?

Phones are really helpful things. Explain to your friends and relatives that you can be hacked and if they receive messages with money requests, they must call you at first and ask about that. Remember that your security is in your hands and be careful.

Melisa Marzett is the professional blog-writer. Her works are presented at Essay Review. She’s interested in computers and different computer software. If you want to ask Melisa about something, write at

Hacking Someone's Facebook Password Using Some Software Or Website? No Sir You Can't!

noreply@blogger.com (Qasim Zaib) — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Do you know there are over thousands of websites and software that claim to hack Facebook password of any account? They'd ask you the victim's profile ID, maybe your credentials and some money too and will reportedly tell you the password which, to be honest, never works. Ever wonder why? Let me tell you why, they're FAKE! They're a scam which tricks you somehow in losing your money or your own Facebook account. Just give it a thought, why would Zuckerberg and his team spend Billions of Dollars on Facebook if one could hack it in less than a minute? Today, we'll take a look at this topic in detail with some example websites and software and get answers to some common related questions.

Back in 2005, I came across a mechanism that reportedly hacked Yahoo mail password for a user using some simple tricks. It didn't work for me for obvious reasons but I didn't stop believing the possibility until I grew up to realize how helpless I am here. One of the major concerns of large organizations like Facebook and Yahoo is security because of the super sensitive information about people they have. Several hundred million dollars are spend yearly by these organizations to ensure security and then there's these websites that claim to undo all that protection in less than a minute.

The Facebook password cracking Websites and Software

Let's start with some examples here. I googled the subject and picked the top results without order. Didn't care to search harder because there are thousands such and I know that all are FAKE.

So let's look at this GETFBHACK.com.

Their FREE Facebook hacker program is said to be capable of cracking the password of any Facebook user within a day. Sounds cool, I could try it out, but my Norton Antivirus rejected the file straight away.

I also picked up another one. This Hack-Fbook-Password asks me to enter the profile ID of a user and it will crack the password. I said Okay and began the process.

It ran certain algorithms to determine the password and finally landed me on a page that said I could DOWNLOAD the password IF I fill an online survey first. Those of you who've been redirected to surveys would know they don't work and are put just so to get traffic and earn money.

I said maybe I should leave the website now but hey, they gave me a prize!

So I just became the luckiest person in my city just like that!

Now tell me, how can a sane person believe in all this?

The truth!

Let me get this straight to you, these websites do nothing at all just waste your time and are never able to do the job. In fact, downloaded programs just make the situation worse when you run them. I had my Norton Antivirus to guard me otherwise I could be in severe danger currently.

These software are mostly keyloggers and tracking programs that record your keystrokes and action and steal personal information from your computer in the background and send it to their master servers. So ultimately a hacker wannabe gets hacked, how ironic!

From now on in the post, I'll be using the word 'Hacker' for these websites and software since you're no more in the position to be called that.

Why do these 'Hackers' do all that?

Setting up websites, maintaining them and developing software is not an easy task. It requires some money. So why do these 'hackers' do all the hassle? It's because they get equivalent or more money in return. They can extract your credit card details and other banking info from your system and use it for their advantage. They can hack your account and use it for wrong purposes. Give me one reason why one wouldn't steal money and hack accounts for no loss.

Why people fall in their webs?

Why do people try to use such unreal hacking procedures? It's because it's unreal to me, it's unreal to you but not to those who are not much familiar with the working of a software. They get in the web of these hackers and eventually get screwed up pretty bad without consent.

The websites give guarantees and also portray their 'imaginary' happy customers so as to trick a reader. Such tactics are simple but really powerful and serves to their advantage in most cases. This is also why there are thousands of such websites available.

So is Facebook account an 'unbreakable fortress'?

Well, NO. Facebook accounts can be hacked. No online service is foolproof and that is because of the flaws and bugs in their software. There are several ACTUAL hackers in the world who can analyse a website's security and use that against it thus making hacking a reality.

But I'm 100% sure none of them uses these scam and fake websites that claim to do the impossible. You can check out our hacking section to know more.

I'll end the 'lesson' with an idiom, "look before you leap". Focus, think and then follow. In case of any queries or confusions head over to the comments section. Cheers :)

Opening Number Of Websites Using Python

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:30:00 +0000

So you just started in python programming, and want to prank your arch nemesis. Here i will teach you how to open any website on his computer using python.

Before you begin download and install python from Here

Step 1:
open notepad and type

import webbrowser

In python the "import" statement is used to add a module to your project. In this case we want to add the webbrowser module.

Step 2:

webbrowser.open('http://SITE HERE!.com')

This is calling the open function on your default web browser. You pass it an url in the form of a string.

Possible usages:
You can add as many websites as you want like show below

webbrowser.open('http://coolhackingtrick.com')
webbrowser.open('http://google.com')
url = "http://coolhackingtrick.com";
webbrowser.open(url)

The complete code will look something like below

import webbrowser
webbrowser.open('http://coolhackingtrick.com')
webbrowser.open('http://google.com')
webbrowser.open('http://yahoo.com')
webbrowser.open('http://facebook.com')

Step 3

Save the file as visus.py
Enjoy pranking your friends and if you wish to learn more programming then check out our article below.

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About Guest Blogger
Cordell Wildermuth is a young blogger. He loves Blogging on high quality secutiy and hacking tutorial. He is currently running his security blog infosmuggler

How Does The Free Services And Softwares Can Cost High?

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Of course it is awesome to get something totally free of cost, isn’t it? But are you aware that the free thing can cost you much more in near future. How? Let us study. Many of the service and softwares are sold free of cost just to populate it in a large number of people. Some ‘business minded’ individuals thought that it would be ‘cool’ to add some advertisements to such applications to earn money. As ‘Excess of anything is bad’, too much of greed and rise in difficulty in advertising led to the birth of adware and spyware.

Adware is type of malware, which misleads, corrupts and harasses the users by popping out unwanted or irrelevant advertisements. They sometimes consist of viruses and Trojans. While the spywares, justifying its name, spies on the user’s activities and online behaviour and reports to the concerned person.

How bad they can be?

Adwares and spywares being malware can affect you and your website or system to a greater extent.

They can help intruders add viruses and Trojans into website and system.
They can help other malwares to be injected into your website and system.
Can slow down your website/system’s performance.
Clashes with other softwares and tools.
Help hackers gain access to your credentials.
Can result in to theft of your valuable data and sometimes even money.
If you are an adware-spyware victimized website, you may become the source of spreading the viruses and Trojans and hence can get blacklisted and ultimately can lose reputation.

How can you prevent being a victim?

Now, that you aware regarding the ill-effects of the adwares and spywares, you should be cautious while exploring the Internet.

Following points will help you keep a safe distance from adwares and spywares:

Avoid visiting on suspicious website: Don’t get into those websites which is not trustworthy or is famous or experienced as a spreader of malwares. Stay away from Piracy; often the pirated softwares contain viruses and Trojans (avoid sites like warez).
Don’t click on the pop-ups and other ads: Never get drifted away by the pop-ups and ads especially those asking “click here” or “Yes or No” even asked while installing the software.
Give a little test to pass: Softwares like Spychecker can help you out to find whether the software you are going to install is bugged with a spyware or not.
Secure your system: Install anti-virus softwares and keep them updated. They will help you around detecting the viruses and Trojans and will also help remove them.
Use Firewall: Firewall helps prevent entry of hackers and will always ask permission before allowing any traffic to enter. As in the case of Adware and spyware they definitely need to deliver their information collected and with Firewall on, you can successfully stop them doing so.
Scan your website/system: Get a malware/adware/spyware scanner installed. Scanning will not only help you detect the injected malicious substance but also removes them, if found any. Ad-Aware is one such program.

Security is very sensitive matter for both the IT service providers and users. One should proceed very carefully. As for the IT service providers like software publishers, website owners, e-commerce website owners, e-mails service providers and so on should install SSL certificate for better performance and uninterrupted growth.

For users, well, always look for two symbols “https” and a green padlock in the address bar. Download softwares from the real authors only and stop propagating piracy.

Abel Wike is a head of fraud prevention team at ClickSSL who enjoys the challenges of creativity and pay attention to different security aspect. She is always looking for evolving technology news especially on security and its prevention ideas which can help user to avoid prospect attacks. Follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Hackers Outside Hollywood - How Hacking Really Began?

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Before Hollywood took the hacking phenomena under its wing, unless you were a clued-in techy, the world of hacking would be unfamiliar territory. In recent years, movies like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Matrix and The Italian Job have managed to glamourize the high-tech thrill of breaking into servers, cracking door codes and hijacking security networks.

But before television brought the hacker technology into our general knowing, hacking was still an occurring reality for some. So what is the history of hacking and where did today's sophisticated hacking begin?

Late 1950s – The MIT Start Off with a Bang

Hacking wasn’t always about computers. In fact, the first ‘hackers’ were roof and tunnel hackers, which the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was instrumental in introducing. These were people who entered roof and utility tunnel spaces without authorization, in other words getting into a place they shouldn’t be in – which is where computer hacking got its name when people started using technology to get into data systems they shouldn’t have access to!

Roof and tunnel hacking was initially intended as practical jokes and saw the hanging of banners from tall places and the popular placing of a model car on the top of a university building. Unsecured entry points would be used to gain access and cause mischief as per the desire of the hacker.

Early 1970s – The Era of Phone Phreaking

The telephone network was the first technological victim of hacking know as Phone Phreaking. It was ingeniously discovered that whistling down a phone in a specific tone could in fact force a switchboard to allow calls. The exploitation of telecommunications systems using audio frequencies was further enhanced by the use of tone-generating devices to permit even free long-distance calls.

‘Phone Phreaks’ were committed to gaining unauthorized access to telephone systems, which quickly saw the evasion become a criminal offence.

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Mid 1970s – A New Level of Virus Sophistication is Met

In 1975, several Motorola staff unearthed a way to crack the security system on the Xerox machine using a simple programming strategy. They reported the problems as a matter of urgency to Xerox but when no action was taken to resolve the loophole, Motorola staff mischievously installed programs named Robin Hood and Friar Tuck.

These programs were designed to cause mischief in the system such as printing insulting messages to each other or making huge old disk drives ‘walk’ across the floor, and the programs prevented the system operator from aborting them by protecting each other and persistently reappearing after rebooting of the system.

2007 – The Return of Urban Exploration

The 1950s exploration of physical spaces returned with Parkour and free-running as a more creative mode of accessing abandoned and forbidden places. Parkour involves running, jumping, swinging and vaulting over obstacles in the hope of trespassing – all in the name of creativity and freedom, and all, technically, a form of ‘hacking’.

The Present Day – 'Information wants to be free'

Technology activists and the availability of free online schools has encouraged the illicit access of information. Online schools such as Udacity, Codecademy and Khan Academy have provided people with the tools required for coding and have led to an increase in the number of code-literate individuals. With a booming number of techies, breach of online security systems has also proportionally risen.

It seems that with the advancements in technology and the evolving of hacking with time, we can anticipate a nightmare future of computer hacking. Prevailing hackers are likely to turn their attention to governmental projects and entering mainstream security systems by clever impersonation. Computer coding has become child's play for many and it is anticipated for budding hackers to seek opportunities to enter the world of biohacking, where even the software of life and our DNA itself remains unsafe!

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What do you think will be next in the world of hacking?

About Guest Author
Gregg Townsend is passionate about everything from gadgets to web-design and likes to keep up to date with the latest news regarding hacking. Connect with him here on Twitter.

How To Remove All Your Google Web History?

noreply@blogger.com (Qasim Zaib) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 20:30:00 +0000

As most of you already know, Google keeps a tab on pretty much everything you do on a Google site, provided that you signed in on any one of these websites. Everything you do is recorded, and can be used against you in the future. Search data can reveal particularly sensitive information about you, such as facts about your location, interests, age, religious views, and so on. You can, however, choose to not be so vulnerable, and can remove all of your Google web history to protect yourself from an unforeseen eventuality.

In this post, I'll show you how to remove your entire Google web history.

Before we begin, please note that any data you remove will be deleted permanently. Google keeps a lot of useful information that helps you find what you're looking for faster. It gives you quick access to webpages you've visited in the past, and even lets you know in search results which pages you've visited, and when. This information can be useful if you're a power user, and like to get things done quickly.

But if you still want, you can go ahead and erase your entire web history. You can also pick and choose individual items to remove, so that you won't lose everything.

Delete your Google Web History

Follow these steps to partially or completely.

Step 1: Visit your Google History page at https://www.google.com/history. Alternatively, you can click the gear icon on the upper right corner of a search results page, and then go to Search history.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon again, and then go to Settings.

Step 3: Click on the delete all link. You'll be prompted for a confirmation. Click on Delete all again, and your entire search history is gone!

Step 4 (optional): Click on the Turn off button on the Settings page to stop Google from storing your history again

If you don't want to delete your entire history, you can select individual items from the History main page, and delete them. This, by no means, implies that Google has nothing more to do with your data. They still keep some of your information on their servers for auditing and other such purposes. But at least your personal data is off the line now, and isn't susceptible to leaking out into the wrong hands.

Rest easy :)

Cool Services To Enhance Your Email Experience And Boost Productivity

noreply@blogger.com (Qasim Zaib) — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

In today's world, the most common means of communication used over the internet has to be the E-Mail service because of its high usage in the corporate section. However, owing to the several subscriptions and spam mails, an email inbox is pretty much hard to read and finding a particular message in it may even take a day. Your inbox therefore seems like a trash can with the most important items at the bottom. But, you can effectively manipulate that trash can and get useful info out of it using some cool email application available. Instead of wasting your time trying to sort out your inbox, let's take a look at some services that can do the job for you.

What mostly fills up your inbox are the online websites you subscribed to and the spammer dudes. The former is easy to handle but the latter is just tasked with making your life worse. With 9999+ unread emails in your inbox, you can see how impossible will it be to look for a particular one especially where the search feature also doesn't work well. Today, we'll take a look at some cool email services that will not only sort out your inbox neatly but will also be helpful to you otherwise. The list isn't sorted.

1. NutshellMail

NutshellMail from Constant Contact is a tool that lets you effectively deal with your social media networks updates. You can say goodbye to the thousands of email updates you receive from Facebook, Twitter, LinkesIn, etc. every day because NutshellMail can keep you informed about them using a simgle message only. NutshellMail summarizes the several updates and keeps you informed about the major occurring events. The In-A-Nutshell version not only tells you what you needed, but also saves a lot of your time.

2. Unroll.me

Unroll.me is an online tool that knows its way around the subscription emails. It would effectively scan your inbox and combine the several messages from your subscribers into one mail that you can read or ignore. The good thing is, you can also delete all the unwanted emails using a single click. Unroll.me also gives you the option to unsubscribe from the various online services you subscribed to. All in all, your inbox would just contain the important emails after having a session with Unroll.me. It only however supports Gmail and Yahoo Mail.

3. SaneBox

SaneBox, the online paid tool would analyze each email and determine its importance based on your past interaction with the sender and then would sort out the unimportant ones and move them from the inbox to a new folder named the SaneLater and provide a digest of all those mails. It also helps you to managing your email attachments via cloud services. You can unsubscribe from any service you want by a single click. You get the service at a price of $2.04 per month while a free 14-day trial is also available. It supports all the major email platforms.

4. Mailstrom

Mailstrom works with all the major email platforms and helps you to get rid of the junk mail using artificial intelligence techniques that identify the spam and unwanted mails. It would then allow you to archive or delete the junk in bulk and clean your inbox in no time. Mailstrom also lets you unsubscribe from various online sources and helps you sort the incoming messages based upon several parameters. You can also add multiple email accounts and hence receive and manage all the junk from one place.

5. AwayFind

AwayFind doesn't really clear up your email inbox from the junk but helps you to grab the important mails out of it using notifications. You can add an email account and set certain notifications criteria and AwayFind will notify you whenever a enw mails arrives that satisfies that criteria. Thus, the need to regularly check your inbox for your important mail is gone since you'll be notified when its there. It can notify you via SMS, Twitter, IM tools or through its iOS/Android app. The service is free for one email account but you need to pay $15/month to add up more.

So instead of hesitating to take a look at your enormous inbox, you can actually sort it out and use it well to boost productivity through email. Try any one of the services mentioned and take your inbox from the 9999+ state to Inbox Zero and sure let us know about the big jump you took in the comments section.

Top 6 Websites To Learn Computer Programming Languages

noreply@blogger.com (Qasim Zaib) — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Ever wanted to learn computer programming languages, but didn't know where to start? Well, those days are over. Today learning programming languages is not really a hard job. If you are a beginner and have aptitude to learn computer programming then you can accomplish this goal within a few months. Here are the top 6 websites, which are useful for learning programming.

1. W3schools.com

If you are a beginner or intermediate programmer, then w3schools is an excellent website for learning programming. W3schools offer tutorials for a variety of web programming and scripting languages such as html, html5, css, asp, Ajax, JavaScript, php, jQuery etc. So, if you are into web development then w3schools would be a great learning resource.

2. Codeavengers.com:

If you want learn coding for making games, apps or websites using html/html5, css3, JavaScript python, but want an entertaining teaching resource. Then codeavengers.com is ideal choice for you. Codeavengers.com was designed by keeping difficulty for beginners in mind. It provides a fun and interactive learning environment that is effective for all age groups. Even if you are an intermediate programmer, you might find some great learning stuff there.

3. Codecademy.com

Codeacademy is another great website, for learning languages like JavaScript, HTML/CSS, PHP, Python, and Ruby. You can even learn how to use some popular web APIs in your website or app. Codeacademy has a great modern learning system, which is based on user interaction. It has full-fledged programming courses for beginners. Again, this website is great for beginners and intermediate learners. But advanced programmers can also find some pretty useful stuff there.

4. tutorialspoint.com

Tutorialspoint has tutorials for a lot of web, high level and scripting languages that are commonly used today. You can find tutorials for any computer language that you have ever heard of (those that are currently in used). Apart from that, it also features a variety of tutorials for other fields such as DIP, OS, SEO, Telecom, DBMS, and frameworks etc. Some commonly used languages that you can learn there are: Java, C++, PHP, Python, Ruby, C#, Perl, VB.Net, ios.

5. msdn.microsoft.com

Although, beginner programmers might find MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) a tough learning resource, it is still the best resource you can get, if you want to master Microsoft oriented languages such as VB.Net, C# etc. MSDN has great tutorials for beginners, intermediate and advance programmers.

But as I stated earlier, beginners might not be initially comfortable with MDSN, as I has really a lot of resources that it would be a hard time for beginners to find what they are looking for. But if you get used to MSDN, then it is the ideal learning point for Microsoft oriented languages. You can get a lot of sample applications, tutorials and resources that are uploaded by Microsoft and MSDN community. Since it’s a developer’s network, you can even find development help from community members.

6. Lynda.com

You might already know about Lynda.com. Lynda offers easy to follow video tutorials. Lynda.com is an old and well established tutoring site, if you are looking for video tutorials to learn computer languages, then Lynda is your ideal choice. Apart from programming languages, Lynda also offers tutorials for a variety of other fields such as 3D modeling, CAD, Photography etc. Lynda.com is an old and well established tutoring site.

So the next time someone asks you about your computer skills, you know where to turn. I hope you will learn a lot from these websites. All the best :)

Top 6 White Hat Hackers In The World

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:30:00 +0000

Let’ begin with who is a white hacker? First of all, white hacker is good, conscientious and ethical hacker, who tries to save the balance of the universe by doing good works. White hats are very useful and it goes without saying they constantly compete with black hats. White hats hackers can be compared with cats, which catch mice, namely they look for defects of the systems. Besides, white hats are computer security guards, they test systems for the level of protection and moreover they improve their skills. Mainly, white hats don’t look for fame or money, they serve in society.

It is undeniable that sometimes black hat hackers became white hackers and prevent crimes, because they perfectly know what to do. So who are they main and most famous white hats of all times?

Before you move on further with this post you might like to read about Top 6 Black Hat Hackers.

Top 6 Black Hat Hackers In The World

1. Stephen Wozniak

Stephen Wozniak, The Great Woz, as many hackers call him, moreover, he is “the second half” of Steve Jobs and Apple empire, became as an icon and inspiration for many people, who never lost interest in computer technology. What did he actually do? It is well-known today that he made free long-distance calls possible exploring so-called blue boxes, at the time, when high technology has made its first baby steps. Nevertheless, one should accept that Woz is an independent developer and worked for the good of people. Currently, Stephen Wozniak is preaching charity and provides new technologies. One can truly say that Stephen Wozniak made a difference in this world and he deserves to be called as a white hat hacker.

2. Tim Berners-Lee

Tim Berners-Lee is well-known around the world as fonder of the web we use - World Wide Web. No wonder that this man invented his first computer using iron, as they say necessity is the mother of invention. Doubtless, his innovating had led him to becoming a president of the Open Data Institute in 2012.

3. Linus Torvals

Linus Torvals created Linux operation system, which many of us use. At the beginning, this system was about to be called as Freax, using the combination of words “ freak” and “free”. Luckily, nowadays we know it as Linux. As Linus himself once said that all he wanted to have fun doing something he really enjoys. This seems to confirm the idea that it is the great result of having fun!

4. Tsutomu Shimomura

Tsutomu Shimomura is also a very good example of a white hat hacker. The bottom line is he tracked down another hacker – Kevin Mitnick, who actually was a black hat hacker. However, later on he has entered the ranks of white hats. Tsutomu Shimomura caught Mitnick with flying colors hacking Mitnick’s phone. Good job catching “black knight”. Currently Shimomura is CEO and CTO of Neofocal System.

5. Richard Matthew Stallman

Richard Matthew Stallman is known also by his initials – RMS. His policy is to give users freedom of usage software as well as education, freedom of voice and choice. He has developed Free software foundation, GNU project, which allows use computer and its devices for free

What is more, RMS is a founder of copyright concept. Among the list if his merits are 14 doctorates and professorships.

6. Johanna Rutkowska.

When it goes about technology and computers, most of the time we mentioned men. Women weren’t pathfinders in this area, however, they have done enough to be mentioned among outstanding white hats. Thus, this smart lady could hide root kits in software and hardware and to make them invisible to a naked eye. One must admit the talent of he woman. To draw the conclusion, one can say that enumerated people have brought its own contribution in foundation and innovation of computer technologies. Until the world has such brainy “white knights”, its save.

Paul Smith, as a talented writer and well-known blogger, is wonderful worker of bestresumewritingservice. This brilliant writer is very good at computer technology, computer history and innovations. To find out more about Paul and his works, you can reach him at Google+

How To Download APK Files Directly From Google Play?

noreply@blogger.com (Qasim Zaib) — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

Usually, people get apps for their android device by downloading them from Google Play Store. The downloader gets the app installed for you, without bothering you with unnecessary details like the files required for installation etc. But what if you don’t have access to internet and you want an app installed on your phone? Surely you can’t do so without downloading stuff required for the installation. The solution to this problem is simple - just get the APK package of the desired app, and keep it beforehand for later when you need.

APK stands for Android Package. It’s actually a package which contains all the files necessary for installation. In other words, it’s a ‘standalone’ installer for your app which doesn’t require internet connectivity. You can get APK package of an android application from Google Play Store by simply adding an extension called ‘APK Downloader’ to your Google browser. Here we have a step by step procedure which will tell you how to add APK Downloader to your Google Chrome and subsequently, use it for getting APK packages

Go to http://codekiem.com/2012/02/24/apk-downloader
Download the extension from the link provided above

Once downloaded, the extension is to be added to your Google Chrome Extensions. To do so, follow these steps.

Go to the ‘Tools’ menu of your Chrome and select ‘Extensions’.
Locate the file you just downloaded (with extension ‘.crx’)
Now drag the file to your Extensions page.
For confirmation look for a small Play Store icon on your address bar

To configure the APK Downloader extension for your android device

Select the ‘options’ button on the menu
Enter the Gmail ID (the one required for Play Store)
Enter your password and device ID of your android device

For those of you who don’t know where to get device ID of your android device

Dial “*#*#8255#*#*” from your android phone

If you are using an android tablet

Go to Google Play Store
Download ‘Device ID’

Device ID will get your device ID for you.

Getting APK of an app is simple, just locate the app you want (on Play Store) and clicking on the APK icon on your address bar will get you your precious APK for that app. Another good thing about APK package is that it makes app sharing simple, now you can share an app with your friends by simply transferring the package to their device.

The APK and APK Downloader will make your life a lot easier if you face problems in installing your favorite apps due to connectivity issues or if you like to share your favorite apps with your friends.

Did you find this post useful? Did you have any problems? For any query, please ask in the comments section below. Cheers :)

6 Most Common Password Cracking Methods And Their Countermeasures

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

There are number of methods out their used by hackers to hack your account or get your personal information. Today in this post i will share with you guys 6 Most commonly used method to crack password and their countermeasures. You must check out this article to be safe and to prevent your online accounts from hacking.

1. BruteForce Attack

Any password can be cracked using Brute-force attack. Brute-force attacks try every possible combinations of numbers, letters and special characters until the right password is match. Brute-force attacks can take very long time depending upon the complexity of the password. The cracking time is determined by the speed of computer and complexity of the password.

Countermeasure: Use long and complex passwords. Try to use combination of upper and lowercase letters along with numbers. Brute-force attack will take hundreds or even thousands of years to crack such complex and long passwords.

Example: Passwords like "iloveu" or "password" can be cracked easily whereas computer will take years to crack passwords like "aN34lL00"

2. Social Engineering

Social engineering is process of manipulating someone to trust you and get information from them. For example, if the hacker was trying to get the password of a co-workers or friends computer, he could call him pretending to be from the IT department and simply ask for his login details. Sometime hackers call the victim pretending to be from bank and ask for their credit cards details. Social Engineering can be used to get someone password, to get bank credentials or any personal information.

Countermeasure: If someone tries to get your personal or bank details ask them few questions. Make sure the person calling you is legit. Never ever give your credit card details on phone.

3. Rats And Keyloggers

In keylogging or RATing the hacker sends keylogger or rat to the victim. This allows hacker to monitor every thing victim do on his computer. Every keystroke is logged including passwords. Moreever hacker can even control the victims computer.

Countermeasure: Never login to your bank account from cyber cafe or someone else computer. If its important use on-screen or virtual keyboard while tying the login. Use latest anti-virus software and keep them updated. Check out below article to know more about Rats and Keyloggers.

4. Phishing

Phishing is the most easiest and popular hacking method used by hackers to get someone account details. In Phishing attack hacker send fake page of real website like facebook, gmail to victim. When someone login through that fake page his details is send to the hacker. This fake pages can be easily created and hosted on free web-hosting sites.

Countermeasure: Phishing attacks are very easy to avoid. The url of this phishing pages are different from the real one. For example URL of phishing page of facebook might look like facbbook.com (As you can see There are two "b"). Always make sure that websites url is correct. Check out below article to know more about phishing.

All About Phishing And How To Be Safe From Phishing ?

5. Rainbow Table

A Rainbow table is a huge pre-computed list of hashes for every possible combination of characters. A password hash is a password that has gone through a mathematical algorithm such as md5 and is transformed into something which is not recognizable. A hash is a one way encryption so once a password is hashed there is no way to get the original string from the hashed string. A very commonly used hashing algorithm to store passwords in website databases is MD5. It is almost similar to dictionary attack, the only difference is, in rainbow tables attack hashed characters are used as passwords whereas in dictionary attack normal characters are used as passwords.

Example: ‘hello’ in md5 is 5d41402abc4b2a76b9719d911017c592 and zero length string ("") is d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e

Countermeasure: Make sure you choose password that is long and complex. Creating tables for long and complex password takes a very long time and a lot of resources

6. Guessing

This seems silly but this can easily help you to get someones password within seconds. If hacker knows you, he can use information he knows about you to guess your password. Hacker can also use combination of Social Engineering and Guessing to acquire your password.

Countermeasure: Don't use your name, surname, phone number or birthdate as your password. Try to avoid creating password that relates to you. Create complex and long password with combination of letters and numbers.

How To Run WhatsApp On Your Desktop Computer?

noreply@blogger.com (Qasim Zaib) — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 08:30:00 +0000

WhatsApp is a really cool messaging app that lets you send messages and chat with your buddies absolutely free of charge! It is the most popular messaging app for Android and iOS smartphones, and rightly so! It connects people from around the world. But the problem is, it's only made for smartphones. You can't use it well on older/feature phones. And even if you do own a smartphone, it drains away your precious battery time, since it needs internet connectivity to do its thing. Well if you're like me and don't want to let battery timing get in the way, there's a solution! You can install and use the app right from your desktop computer!

What is WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is a free messenger designed to be used on smartphones. It works over the internet and allows you to talk to any person living anywhere on planet Earth provided that you know their cellphone number. The app is designed for Nokia Symbian, iPhone, Android and Windows Phone devices and it’s completely free to use for the first year. Don’t let that last line bother you, since there are ways to get it for an unlimited time.

I did not mention PC or Mac in the supported platforms because this app is not officially available on them. But the title wasn’t misleading since we got it running on a PC and Mac.

What will I need?

The tools or rather software that you need is a simple Android emulator for PC/Mac. The one we’ll be using is the well-known Bluestacks App Player you can download from the link provided below.

Download Bluestacks App Player!

And yes, WhatsApp will need your cell-number so you better make sure you have one.

Your system must have a 1GB+ RAM for running the emulator. Good graphics card and processor will obviously result in better rendering but a simple one would also do. Mac OS X or PC with XP SP3, Vista, 7 and 8 are supported.

Let’s Begin…

The steps shown below work for both PC and Mac. Just make sure you download the correct version of Bluestacks.

First up, download and install Bluestacks app player. It’s a straight forward installation. However it might want to download extra stuff so your internet connection better be working
Run the player from the desktop icon. You’ll get to a screen similar to the one shown below

Click on the Search icon and enter WhatsApp
Select WhatsApp Messenger from the list and proceed to the installation. It might also ask you for a Google account, just provide that right away. Since it is an Android emulator, you’ll be navigated to Google Play. Click Install and it’ll start the download.

And that’s it! WhatsApp will ask you to enter a valid phone number. The verification will also work through that number so you better enter it correctly.
Great! Now you can use WhatsApp the way you do it on a smartphone. You can customize your profile, contact all your friends regardless of which platform they are running the app on and also get live notifications of new messages from the emulator.

You can open up the app form the My Apps category in the main screen.

So why WhatsApp?

There are several other such messenger services available on the same platforms. You have Viber, Wechat, Kik and whatnot. Firstly, WhatsApp is the most popular app of the lot. Secondly, WhatsApp has got everything - you can communicate text, images or even high quality videos with friends. Plus, it’s simple and easy to use. And if your one-year free license expires, you can always reinstall the app to get it back.

WhatsApp is not officially released for PC/Mac but there are ways like the one mentioned above that make that happen. The methodology is simple but works quite well. WhatsApp is also the best of its kind which makes it a must-have. Just in case you were wondering throughout this tutorial, YES you can run any android app/game on the software mentioned. Guess your life just got better, much better!

Got any questions? Feel free to shoot 'em in the comments section below. Cheers :)

Top 6 Black Hat Hackers In The World

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 20:30:00 +0000

There are two types of hackers. First one are good hackers who are known as "white hat" hackers and another one which we will be talking about today are called "black hat" hackers. In this article, we will be talking about six famous black hat hackers and their hacks which made them famous or wanted.

George Hotz

Young and talented and what is the most important bored teenager, George Hotz wanted to have fun one summer night and as a result he hacked the Sony’s company Iphone. It happened in June of 2007, by that time George was 17. It was a bit of a challenge, because how to hack device with assistant things? The secret is to figure out how “to speak to the device”.He also mentioned that what he did was completely legal.It seems people can be dangerous in certain way when they are bored. Who knows what may happen if crazy smart geek will find thy way of his ideas.

Kevin Mitnick

Kevin Mitnick is well-known as the most-wanted computer criminal in the United States. He was in high school when he started hacking. For several years he hacked dozens of companies.What interesting, for those “services” he was finally arrested in 1995 at his apartment for hacking. Kevin also has served 5 years in prison, nevertheless despite of his experience he runs his own security firm named Mitnick Security Consulting. The other side of the coin is, however Mitnick published a book that calls “Ghost in Wires”, which is about his upps-and-downs, victories and crushes. He shared that every hack was like a climbing to mountain and he reached the Everest. This is one more proof how talent have pined, because of a boredom.

Adrian Lamo

Adrian was called as the most effective and controversial hacker of the 21st century. That is very flattering status.He was famous for breaking into several high-profile computer networks. Lamo might use his gift to help people to consult, what is actually he did, but as exception and compromise.His baby steps in hacking, Adrian Lamo made pretty early and became known for the first time for operating AOL watchdog site.As many others, he was arrested in 2003 and had to correspond for each and every computer crime.Thus, even if Lamo now works as a threat analyst and public speaker, his glory will always follow him, because our past if the part of our “present” and a part of who we are.

Gary McKinnon

This “black hat” McKinnon hacked into 97 United States military and NASA computers. He could be the biggest threat for government. Glasgow-born McKinnon wanted the truth to come out and show itself. In March 2002 Gary was arrested by police. “Black hat” used his hacking skills to “research” his beliefs and evidence of UFOs inexhaustible source of power, into the US government’s computers. He didn’t do that because of boredom, but because of obsession and thirst to hidden knowledge. Probably this computer crime is serious, but forgivable. Man wasn’t going to hack computer system because he was bored or to prove something, we was looking for truth no more than.

Jonathan James

Story of Jonathan James is sad, nevertheless his life can be compared to comet – short, but bright. In 1999 teenager at the age of 15 years old hacked into Bellsouth and Miami-Dade school network. Jonathan James damaged NASA Systems, it costed $41,000 to fix the systems. It goes without saying that he made serious damage. To stole software from NASA that worth $1.7 Million is one the biggest computer crimes. He wasn’t after information or justice, he was after money… As they say, never speak ill of the dead.Jonathan James was sentenced 6 months house arrest and banned from using computer, however that didn’t prevent him to commit suicide.

Kevin Poulsen

This talented “cyber-terrorists” could have great career and almost blow his chance. It seems that this hacker likes contracts and his life reflects it pretty well. He hacked into the US Department of Defense's Arpanet. However later he worked as a consultant testing Pentagon computer security. Late on Kevin hacked FBI, after that hacked phone lines to radio station of Los Angeles… Poulsen’s life reminded American switchbacks…Certainly he was wanted by FRI and finally they caught him. Despite of such interesting past, Kevin is law-abiding citizen and has several awards of International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

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Hackbook Review - Beginner's Guide to Hacking with Tools

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 20:30:00 +0000

The Hack Book is awesome eBook for beginners who wants to dive into the field of hacking. It contains guides to hacking tools and scripts along with underground hacking websites with awesome stuff. I would recommend this book if you are newbie in the field of hacking. You must check out Free Sample of this eBook by Clicking Here. Check out complete article to know more about this book.

Topics Covered In The Hack Book

Learn various Hacking Techniques.
Learn To Secure Your Computer From Various Hacking Attacks
Learn How to Tap Computers. (12+ Tools Included!)
How to use Malware's (30+ Tools Included!) and also Protect yourself against it.
Learn To Be Anonymous On The Internet
Few ways of Hacking Facebook, Yahoo and Email Accounts. (Scripts Included!)
Make Destructive Viruses. (2 Programs Included)
Network Hacking
Website Hacking.
Access to the latest Hacking Tools and Underground Communities.

Features

Non Technical Writing - First off, the writing. The writing isn't technical at start for the readers convenience. But the usage of technical words is important later on in the eBook is something you will find. The upside is that, he explained EVERY single technical keyword at some point of time in the eBook.

Hacking Tools – The best part about the eBook is that the author gives you a handful of POWERFUL hacking tools to kick start your hacking adventures. And unlike the other websites on the web, we give tools such as these : Learn How to Hack | Hacking eBook

Coding - Though coding isn’t required for implementing the whole of this eBook.Also,he doesn't teach you the whole of coding in the book (which is near impossible for any writer). He stressed well on the importance of learning coding after reading this book to become a successful and professional Hacker. The more coding you learn, the better you get at it.

Very Descriptive – The book has many pictures. As you can see for yourself in the sample book, you will see that he has given a thorough explanation with pictures for EXTREMELY easy understanding.

I would say this is a MUST READ for any budding hacker.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Hacking Window 7 Password Using Ophcrack

noreply@blogger.com (Nakib Momin) — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 08:30:00 +0000

In this tutorial i will teach you to hack Window 7 password using free open source software called ophcrack. This hack also works on Windows XP and Windows Vista. So let get started.

What Is Ophcrack ?

Opcrack is an open source windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It comes with Graphical user interface(GUI) and runs on multiple platform such windows, linux and mac. It allows you to recover or hack windows password.

How To Crack Windows 7 Password Using Ophcrack ?

Before you start doing this you will need a blank CD or DVD to burn the live image of ophcrack.

1. Download Opcrack Live Cd by Clicking Here.
2. Download windows xp or windows 7 live cd depending on platform you are wishing to hack. For example:

Windows 7 or Windows Vista: Click on ophcrack Vista/7 LiveCD.
Windows XP: Click on ophcrack XP LiveCD.

2. Now burn the live image on to the cd.
3. Insert the disc into drive and restart you computer.
4. If everything goes right you will see screen like below.

5. After you see screen like above wait for ophcrack to boot automatically or you may press Enter to advance.
6. Now you will see several lines of code printed on screen or they might disappear very quickly (you dont need to worry about that).
7. Then you will see screen like below it is ophcrack password recovering software. At the Ophcrack screen it shows the Administrator and Guest account. Notice the word “empty”. This means that if the account is enabled you could log in without a password.

8. Ophcrack WILL NOT CRACK THE PASSWORD because the hash table which it needs is not available for free. But it does show the NTLM hash.
9. Copy this hash value which is under NT Hash field.
10. Navigate to http://crackstation.net/ which is an online hash cracking tool.
11. Type in the hash value you copied down in Step 9, Enter the captche and click on Crack Hashes.