Hacking is usage of non-documented or "dirty" features of programs and devices, using them in unusual way or for unusual purpose. This includes obtaining access to computer systems without someone's authorisation.
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Is there a way you can Hack Wireless Capabillities into a Gamecube?
Alright, I am getting a GameCube for really cheap from a friend, but I want it to do more than just play games, I want to run it off of Linux. I did some research, finding that some distros did ...
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Linux equivalent of MS StreamingVideoDownloader
is there something on Linux like this : http://www.binarymark.com/Products/StreamingVideoDownloader/default.aspx ?
When we start to play a video file in a browser, the software start to save & ...
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How can I obtain a password from a website using a form using the GET method on an .aspx platform?
I am trying to find out a password for an area of a website that uses the GET method to authenticate correct credentials. The page is an .aspx but I'm not sure if that makes any effective difference.
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How can I find out who is trying to hack my computer?
I'm using Windows XP. I have heard that other users (or hackers) can access my computer's data when I'm online.
So how can I know who is accessing my computer? I would like to create a log of these ...
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ssh root@localhost error; help me hack this box :) [migrated]
I need to gain a root shell on a linux vm for a security class. I have a user account on the system and a means to write to any file (i.e. /etc...) and want to escalate my privileges with:
ssh ...
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Facebook Login Notification Approval? [migrated]
Apparently my Facebook login notification emails me if someone has logged-in to my account,
without any approval link/code in the email they send me. Is that really the way it's suppose to work?
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Is there an alternative memory allocator that uses separate swapfile?
Is there alternative allocator that can be LD_PRELOADed into a process, overrides "malloc", "calloc", etc. and allocates things using it's own swap files (mmaped to files instead of MAP_ANONYMOUS)?
I ...
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Is there a program to accelerate/slowdown time in other process?
Is there a program/library that allows to override time flow in other processes?
Expecting it to override clock_gettime, gettimeofday, alarm and other functions that report time or use timeout using ...
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Closing 139 and 445 ports to prevent from get hacked
I heard that you can close these two ports for surfing safe on the internet. By mean don't get hacked. Now I'm closed them but I'm not sure is it really true or not. BTW, I'm on win7.
Thanks.
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How to protect myself from being sniffed? [closed]
comodo said that wifi is very unsecured and its easy for hackers to "read" what I do.
http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/firewall-alert.php
is there any free solution against it?
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Add resource to compiled executable
I have a compiled executable that I would like to add an icon to. It currently has 0 resources and uses the default Windows Application Icon. I have tried "Resource Hacker" and adding an icon, but it ...
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Trying to install OS to new computer; Won't detect HDD
Mobo: Biostar th67+
CPU: i3 2100
GPU: Radeon 6850 (using integrated right now)
PSU: Antec 400 Watts
HDD: 80gb Deskstar IDE + external Seagate
I am trying to install Windows 7. My problem is that ...
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Encountered an Email Hack … what steps to take to get out of this?
I think I may have just run into clicking on an email virus/hack. This hack was an email PDF attachment, that turned out to be blank. But could probably be an undercover program running.
Someone ...
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Is monitor mode possible for just one SSID?
Is it possible to put the WiFi adapter on a Linux box into monitor mode and then tell it to join a specific WPA2-protected network, so that I might sniff all wireless traffic on that network?
I'm ...
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Hacker sending email from hotmail, changing password doesn't stop it
A colleague of mine seems to have had their hotmail account hacked - lots of spam is being sent from their account to their contacts, and the spams show up in their Sent folder so they're definitely ...
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In Linux can I direct all traffic from a specific ip address or mac address to file
In Linux can I direct all traffic from a specific ip address or mac address to file.
I am look of a way to take all traffic from a specific ip address or mac address and put it into a file. Does ...
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dhcp.lease showing strange entries
lease 172.16.0.174 {
starts 2 2011/11/22 10:23:11;
ends 3 2011/11/23 10:23:11;
binding state active;
next binding state free;
hardware ethernet 6c:50:4d:0e:c8:c0;
uid ...
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My email clients and computer have been hacked
My client system has been compromised and hacked.
My client is using wWindows 7 and Outlook Express 2007 for email communication.
The Email ID of my client is from a Yahoo Small Business account.
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Delete hotmail account but keep MSN messenger
Is it possible to delete hotmail account but keep MSN messenger. My hotmail account got hacked into sending spam and I'm just fed up. I want to get rid of the email account but unfortunately I do use ...
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Can User Using Public Wi-Fi Be Traced?
Let's imagine the following situation:
"Overintelligent hacker connects to Wi-Fi points across country and performs illegal activities that get government's attention.
If all the government can get ...
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Backtrack 5 On USB Error
I encounter that error when I shutdown or restart Backtrack5 on USB that I created boot from unetbootin !
That is the error :
(EE) FBDEV(0) : FBIOPUTCMAP : Invalid Arguement
The XKeyboard Keymap ...
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Chat Roulette-like web site sniffed my HTTP traffic [closed]
I was on a random webchat site, similar to Chat Roulette. I had a couple of different browsers - IE and Firefox - open.
I was talking to a person in one of them, and then they identified the URL of ...
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How can I make OS X Stickies *custom* colors?
OS X Stickies lets you change the background color of a stickie note to any of six colors. How can I select a different, custom color for my notes?
I don't see any preferences that allow me to do ...
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How do I set a hidden menu to visible in a program?
How do I set a hidden menu to visible in a program?
background:
I have an old Delphi application that has a hidden menu with various test tools. But to get it I have to change a flag in the code and ...
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Strange behaviour on my MacBook. Hacked? Point me in the right direction
Within the past week I noticed some strange behaviour on my Snow Leopard MacBook Pro.
A few of my windows in the background closed themselves without me doing anything while I was working. Then I ...
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OS X: Is there a way to send a fax via a network connection to a Samsung CLX-3170?
My Mac auto-discovers this multifunction printer-fax-scanner, but only provides a print option by default.
Is there any way to utilize the scan/fax features over the network? There's no mention of ...
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Aircrack-ng Usage on Windows (XP) — Needs clear steps
I've found that Aircrack-ng is very powerful tool for Wireless Hacking.
But it is a bit complicate to use (even with its documentations).
Also, when i run GUI, it needs to add "Capture File". What is ...
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can a server be un-hackable [closed]
If I created a network with one web pc and one database pc and only allowed access to 80 port and 443 port from the 'outside' and blocked any access to others, how would people hack my network? Are ...
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Do I have to worry about PPTP?
for the recent time i have been actively using PPTP to externally connect to my home network. This is going great as i can easily browse my local NAS's content.
But it seems like PPTP has some ...
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Edit strings of exe file with no resources
I am trying to edit some hardcoded textstrings of a simple application called mininotify, because I want to do some translation. The program has been abandoned by its developer some years ago, and he ...
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How to trace a hacker
So, I'm a big fan of the cheesy 90's movies about hacking (read Hackers). I've been using computers all my life, which has brought me to university studying in Computer Engineering. The other day I ...
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Can my belkin n300 usb wireless network adapter be used with aircrack?
Can a Belkin n300 USB wireless network adapter be used with aircrack/backtrack etc for cracking WiFi encryption?
Windows 7 on my laptop cannot pick up my signal as it is out of reach but my external ...
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Firefox addon or similar tool to “hack” login cookies to keep me logged in?
I'm getting extremely tired of having to log into websites. Are there any addons or tools that exist that will keep altering my cookie expiration for sites I choose to keep making the expiration far ...
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What means do I have to catch a Hacker that cracked in one of my computers? [closed]
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise Edition (90 Day Trial Version)
I put my computer into a DMZ so that I could host a server for a little while. (Port Forwarding was not working in my version of DD-WRT that I ...
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My browser have been hacked.. or?
I just looked over my blog today and discovered a problem with my comment form. I've already installed and activated the Akismet anti-spam plugin so I don't actually receive the spam comments, but my ...
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Deleted Files in Windows 7 - When did this happen?
FYI... Best undelete tool for NTFS/FAT? and I need program for recover deleted files in windows mention NTFS undelete to recover deleted files. BUT...
I believe my computer may have been hacked. Is ...
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Are the recent corporate data breaches an indication of the weakness of encryption algorithms or poor practice? [closed]
With many organisations recently suffering from data breaches of its email lists, and the likes of Sony, ACS:Law and most recently Square Enix losing much more sensitive data, it raises the question ...
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How does a hacker in a public WIFI actually view your computer?
I've read that they can see what sites your viewing or even access your computer if you're connected on the same WIFI connection but how exactly?
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Use a locked down computer to provide network access for an unlocked computer
I have a computer I'm required to use in order to connect to our corporation's provided network. The computer is an ageing laptop that I cannot replace.
If I directly connect to the network with a ...
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Can someone access a mounted TrueCrypt drive if they stole my laptop?
I'm using a TrueCrypt encrypted hard drive on my computer where I store all my work files. Usually, when I leave my laptop, I simply lock the Windows session but leave the TrueCrypt drive mounted.
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How to properly secure a Linux computer
Obviously, there are different methods for securing based on home versus professional computers. My questions generally pertains to securing home desktops, but professional protection is definitely ...
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How to recover the Administrator password in Windows XP [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows: How to reset the administrator password?
I want to login to my Administrator account in Windows XP, but I forgot the password. I really don't want to reinstall ...
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Methods for migrating to a new server after a hack?
Given the hack listed here how should I go about migrating to a new server?
Lets assume for this migration that the new server is:
Windows Server 2008
Fully patched
IIS 7
No ...
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Forensics on a memory stick [closed]
The accusation is that a malacious executable file from a zipped folder on memory stick self-extracted when plugged onto a network computer of a large organisation. Can the evidence of this activity ...
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Hack WD MyBook Pro
I have a WD MyBook Pro that is acting up with regard to the controller board & I'm thinking it's just because of that stupid power management stuff WD tries to force the drive to do. Is there any ...
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How to prevent my client from hacking into the demo computer I provide him?
I need to provide a customer of the company I work at, a laptop computer with a demo software that will run on it.
The software is for display only and doesn't require any user interaction via ...
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Can the Nikon D50 be hacked to record video? [closed]
I mean hacked in terms of software only, and minor hardware hacking if necessary, without of course breaking the camera.
Also, if possible, video should be able to be recorded at an acceptable frame ...
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Improving security in Windows XP
Apparently a password protected copy of Windows XP can be easily hacked using methods like this one:
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Windows 7 Start Menu folder editing help
I'd like to be able to have the windows 7 start menu link to folders and not link to the stupid libraries. In Windows vista you could add the the Downloads folder into the start menu with messing with ...
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Adding a new USB port inside a Macbook Pro
I have a USB Dongle that I'd like to put inside my Macbook Pro. I have already found a spot that will fit the dongle. The next question is splicing one of the USB ports and connecting it to the ...
