How to use Unix/Linux commands at the Windows command prompt

A lot of us who use Linux at work/school or have always grown up using unix commands for years and more often than not, there might have been instances where a ls command comes more naturally than the dir command at the command prompt in Windows. For the most part, a lot of us work [...]

What a Paypal phishing email looks like and how to detect it

In computing, phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication. Phishing is typically carried out using email or an instant message, although phone contact has been used as [...]

Top 20 List of the Best Geek Quotes, Sayings and Phrases

For all the geeks out there, do you know someone who tried to teach themselves how to read Barcode? Here is a list of Geek quotes, sayings and phrases. Some of them are from Boardofwisdom who put together a nice compilation themselves. #1. Roses are #FF0000, Violets are #0000FF. All my base Are belong to you  [...]

Demonstration of Windows XP Privilege Escalation Exploit

This article is not a hacking tutorial. This is only to be used for educational purposes and should not be exploited. Using simple command line tools on a machine running Windows XP, we will obtain system level priviledges. The system run level is higher than administrator, and has full control of the operating system and it’s [...]

Excellent JS based English to LEET translator

     Leet is a phrase often used on the Internet, some being online games, message boards, and chat rooms. It comes from the word “elite”, meaning “above everyone else”. It’s most commonly written as “1337″ or “l33t”. It can also be written differently, the numbers 1, 3 and 7 standing for L, E and T [...]