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Top 21 Hacking Tools

Admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:10:12 +0000

OpenPGP OpenPGP is a non-proprietary protocol for encrypting email using public key cryptography. It is based on PGP as originally developed by Phil Zimmermann. SAINT SAINT network vulnerability assessment scanner detects vulnerabilities in your network’s security before they can be exploited. hping hping is a command-line oriented TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer. The interface is inspired to Read more

Top 10 evergreen hacking incidents

Admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:09:33 +0000

Top 10 evergreen hacking instances where some of the most seemingly secure computer networks were compromised 1993 They called themselves Masters of Deception, targeting US phone systems. The group hacked into the National Security Agency, AT&T, and Bank of America. It created a system that let them bypass long-distance phone call systems, and gain access to private lines. 2000 Mafia Read more

Hacker Classifications

Admin — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:14:34 +0000

Hacker Classifications Most of the people think Hackers are someone who destroys computers. There are different kids of hackers. All aren’t so called Evil They aren’t out to wreak havoc or hurt anyone. Basically Hackers are those people who break the security on application software or break the security of computer networks or create malicious programs like Trojans or viruses. The hacker Read more

5 Steps of Computer Hacking

Admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:33:09 +0000

5 Steps of Computer Hacking Hacking is a technique to get access on other computer without its permission. Hacking is neither defined nor limited by exploitation or exploration. Hacking was mainly used for studying new things about systems and computing in general, ‘in the good old days’. In recent years it has taken dark intensions and in general has been looked down upon. Basically a Read more

Hack Windows Vista’s User Account Control

Admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:53:38 +0000

Hack Windows Vista’s User Account Control What is the most annoying feature of Windows Vista? Probably your answer would be UAC (User account control). Whenever you try making any changes this UAC prompt will appear & you have to click on Continue again n again. In case if you are not logged in into an administrator account or any least privileged user it may ask you for password as well. U Read more

Change Your Windows Vista Boot Screen

Admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:41:31 +0000

Change Your Windows Vista Boot Screen Bored watching at your same boot screen again and again? It doesn’t need to be that way. You can change it with your own boot skin or replace it with some graphics you found on the Internet. First you’ll need to find or create a image for the boot skin. Collect or create 2 versions of the image. One of 1024 x 768 pixels & another of 800 x 600 Read more

Hacking History

Admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:02:46 +0000

The term “hack” was first used by US university computing centre staff in the mid-1960s. The context determined whether the complimentary or derogatory meanings were implied. Phrases such as “ugly hack” or “quick hack” generally referred to the latter meaning; phrases such as “cool hack” or “neat hack”, to the former. In modern computer Read more