Friday, April 1, 2011

Knowing QR code.

QR code

QR code stands for Quick Response code which is a 2D bar code, readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded can be text, URL or other data.
You can have an idea about QR code from this link 

Friday, January 14, 2011

Researchers Hack GSM phones.

Researchers have shown a simple technique for eavesdropping on individual GSM mobile calls without the need to use expensive, specialized equipment. This kind of GSM snooping has been possible for a long time, but it’s always been very expensive.
During a session at the Chaos Computer Club Congress (CCC) in Berlin, Karsten Nohl and Sylvain Munaut used cheap Motorola handsets running a replacement firmware based on open source code to intercept data coming from a network base station.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Send Anonymous SMS within India.

SMS servers are quite common these days but it's really difficult to find a completely anonymous sms server. One such site which sends completely anonymous sms is foosms.com. This site is limited to Indian numbers only.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

WackoPicko : Vulnerable website for Security Evaluation

WackoPicko is a vulnerable web applications to hone your skills or test the latest web vulnerability scanner. It allows to check multiple vulnerabilities which you can test.  It was first used for the paper Why Johnny Can't Pentest: An Analysis of Black-box Web Vulnerability Scanners.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

AddedDomains.com : Must for Startups

When someone decides for bring up a startup, one of the most important thing one comes across is the domain name. Domain name should be chosen wisely. It shouldn't be a long boring, tough to remember  name or  short, hard to decipher type. You have to make sure the domain name is available and if there are similarly named sites already. Here is a site that will aid choosing an appropriate domain name.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Google's new feature: Hacked site alert.

Google has added a new feature to it's search engine. It can alert the users in its search result for websites that might have been compromised by displaying the link - 'This site may be compromised'. When users click the new "This site may be compromised" link, they get directed to more information in the Help Center. The websites flagged as compromised are still accessible.
It's a great idea to alert the naive users from being affected by malware & spyware & avoid affecting other users. Google plans to alert the hacked site's webmaster, as well, Wald said. The search engine giant already provides a notification in search results for sites that are potentially serving up malware.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

CONFICKER Worm : How to remove & protect your systems?

If you are a technical user, you can follow these steps:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en
Other customers can follow these steps to remove W32/Conficker.worm and prevent it from spreading:
   1. Install Microsoft Security Update MS08-067: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

CONFICKER Worm : What does it can do?

If you have installed latest security updates & do have a updated anti-virus, then the your are probably protected from conficker.
Win32/Conficker.B might spread through file sharing and via removable drives, such as USB drives. It adds a malicious file to the removable drive so that when the drive is used, the AutoPlay dialog box will show one additional option. The Conficker worm can also disable important services on your computer. The option Open folder to view files — Publisher not specified was added by the worm