How to detect a Rootkit on your machine

January 17, 2007

A root kit is a collection of programs that intruders often install after they have compromised the root account of a system.
These programs will help the intruders clean up their tracks, as well as provide access back into the system.
Root kits will sometimes leave processes running so that the intruder can come back easily and [...]

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How to develop ShellCode, a crucial point of any exploit software

January 16, 2007

It’s not an easy task to find a vulnerable service and find an exploit for it. It’s also not easy to defend against users who might want to exploit your system, if you are a system administrator. However, writing an exploit by yourself, to convert a news line from bug tracker into a working lockpick, [...]

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

January 15, 2007

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 [...]

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

January 14, 2007

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 [...]

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

January 13, 2007

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  — [...]

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