Security

iPhone 4 Hacked

iPhone 4 has been hacked already ! It arrived in the markets just a few weeks ago. It seems Apple didn't fix a security hole properly.

Potential malware threat for Macintosh

So finally there seems to be no operating system which can beat Linux in terms of security ! Wow, that is something mindblowing !
Yeah I am talking about Macintosh or Apple Mac that used to be in the top of lists of most secure OS Shock
Many geeks, computer technicians, etc., etc. used to say that Macintosh is the safest of the three popular OSes in the decreasing order - Windows > Macintosh > Linux

IPTables block IPs by country

Content on your server may not be of interest to people of all countries. So in order to block IPs from those countries so that you don't shell out extra money for the bandwidth wasted by them you have to filter the packets using iptables

This tutorial has been written for the same purpose - How to block connections from irrelevant countries.

First of all, you cannot manually add every ip address to the rules list even if you find out what ranges belong to which country.

Threat Level Privacy, Crime and Security Online Facebook App Maker Hit With Data-Breach Class Action

Facebook, MySpace have many third party applications created by big and small companies, websites and people.

RockYou is one of them.

But RockYou doesn't seem to have a pleasant new year this time.

It has been sued by a person from Indiana for not protected users' privacy and information. SQL Injection attacks have compromised the data of as large as 32m users !

HOW TO GET ANY WINDOWS PASSWORD

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HOW TO GET ANY WINDOWS PASSWORD

ok..... here are the full details.....

this works whether its windows 2000 or windows xp or windows xp SP1 or SP2 or windows server 2003....

Virus Writers are going Open Source

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Yeah I know the title is bit confusing. A single read of the title makes an impression on the mind that Virus writers are trying to write viruses for Linux... NO!

If you don't know that it is not possible to design virus for a Linux (or UNIX) system due to the kernel's design, the please make it clear!


Nowadays there are many viruses, trojans, etc. everywhere on the web. Trojans are basically malicious piece of software that is designed to leak out private information from the infected computer like your ATM No, Passwords, etc.

Study: Adobe Flash cookies pose vexing privacy questions

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Adobe's Flash program is being used on heavily trafficked Web sites to collect information on how people navigate those sites even if people believe they've restricted the data collection, according to a new study.

The study comes as the U.S. government is evaluating how it uses cookies on its own Web sites. A cookie is a small piece of data that can record how a person has used the site. The information can be used to track, for example, how many times an advertisement has been viewed, allow someone to stay logged into a Web site or track the items in an online shopping cart.

Cookies don't identify individual users, but many users choose to restrict cookies through their Web browser preferences. Although cookie data is anonymous, some users worry about third-party advertising networks, for example, collecting data and building profiles.

Read the two-page article at networkworld.com

WARNING: DON'T USE FILE TRANSFER ON CHAT!

Hello friends!

I am writing this post so that you people will be protected from unwanted hacks of your account on chat.

Security: Newbie-Make the Folder Invisble

There are some folders containing files -that- a user want -to keep it private. This may include account statements, business documents or any other file………..

Today I am posting a simple and a very old tip which would help the user in making those folders Invisible.

How to Make the Folder Invisible

1. Navigate to the folder which you want to make invisible

Newbie:Blocking Unwanted Parasites(Sites) with a Hosts File

Few months back, I had posted tut on “How to Blocking a Website without using any tool”. It was 100% safe and easy method to block a website in your system.

Today I am posting such a similar article which would help you to block the following things

- Ads
- Banner
- 3rd Party Cookies
- 3rd party page counters
- Web bugs
- Hijackers
- Unwanted Adware/Spyware programs
- X Rated Contents

Although the given method may not provide you 100% safety. I assure it will help you in surfing faster while preserving your Safety, Security and Privacy.

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