Posts tagged with "security"

Facebook worm 12

Facebook isn't all bad but here's a message that just got sent to my wall for me and all my friends to download. If they're not careful, Facebook could be going the way of email.

Getting ready for WSWD 2007 4

Just under a year since the original What Slows Windows Down article and I'm gearing up for the third in the series. This time it's an antivirus-only arena and it's shaping up to be quite a deathmatch...

Shouldn't ISPs protect their users? 3

ISPs could very easily halt 80-90% of automated illegal online activity but in order to do so, they need to be forced, en masse into taking a tougher line with possible security threats. Will it ever happen and is it what we really want?

Where spam comes from 0

Have you ever wondered where the content of your junk-mail folder (or inbox) comes from?

Viral Insurance Racket 2

Viruses == Fear == Power We've all seen the films. A mobster goes to see the restaurant owner and offers to sell him insurance against nasty accidents happening to him that might ruin his livelihood. If he doesn't pay, his business gets burnt to the ground, flooded or blown up. The typical

Improving KittenAuth 19

Having had tremendous feedback and support on the first implementation of KittenAuth I had pushed out, it seems only fair to push this project further and bring it to a stage where everyone can use it. There have already been several version made in ASP, my version in .NET and a few versions

The Cutest Human-Test: KittenAuth 221

Spam is a problem and with the recent upsurge in blogs and places where you can leave your 2 cents, its not getting any better. "Clever" online entrepreneurs have always been up for making money from nothing and have relentlessly plagued our inboxes...

Massive Security Hole In Ubuntu 1

I've just been informed of this absolutely massive security hole in Ubuntu that allows any user to grab any passwords that were set during setup because they're stored in a log file for later helping users if they bump into problems. The

Passwd Files 5

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. What is a Passwd File? 3. PHF Exploit 4. FTP Passwd 5. Shadowed Passwds 6. Crackers 7. Wordlists 8. Using Cracked Passwds1. IntroductionPasswd files are the easist and simplist ways to hack. This text will explain

What's MD5 Encryption all about? 2

We've just started using MD5 encryption to secure logins to great effect. Before the password was sent as plaintext - the actual password - and so if there were a sniffer on the network they could detect the password and login as that person - Not anymore. MD5 encryption is all very good. You trust

Pointers in C 1

C, on the whole, is a pretty easy language to understand and write but there is one topic that people get stuck on and often get scared away from a very powerful language. Pointers. Pointers are a method of pointing to a memory address. or series of memory addresses. Lets take a time to look

Proxy Servers 0

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Proxy tutorial ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I often read posts on forums of newbie's asking How do i use a proxy? So i decided to write this tutorial so i can just send them here when they ask...... and *hopefully* any members of tcps will have already read this before they

Social Engineering 1

<p>Trying to get a person to do something is known as Social Engineering. It can be a difficult, near impossible task depending on the guillability of the person that you're sending it to, but following these few steps can make it a whole lot easier...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Step

Removal of CIH 1

How to get rid of Chreynobl (CiH) Oh what a joy this virus is, it infects everyone of ur files, slowly eats ur HD, then when uve uninfected all of the files and restart, it infects all of them again. Pure excellence. For this u need to get a CiH remover, I cant remember what it is called

Removal of trojans 1

Removal of what? Trojans, my friend/owner, has already posted on what the little barstads are. Yes thats right: BASTARDS! They arent happy little things which fly around and spread their magical dust on ur PC. NO!. They are big fat things which

What is a Trojan? 0

What are trojans? How do I use them? How do I know if I have one on my PC? Where do I get them?These are some of the many questions which we get all the time. I thouhgtthe best introductionary tutorial would to explain what the little blighters actually ARE.Trojans,

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