Don't Hack Them. Hack-Me!

Want to learn web application hacking on the fly? What if there is a platform that has almost all the vulnerable web apps for you to test, play and research about web application security? What if you don't have to pay a single dime for this application? What if you don't have to worry about running vulnerable web apps in your own machine and get hacked by others while you are learning to hack? Well, wait no more as the platform is here.

[TIPS] Learn Linux/Unix CMD Line the Easy Way

Hey Guys. This time it's going to be a very simple and short post about something I found in the Net recently. See, we have to admit that most of the powerful tool (heck even Operating System) are Linux / Unix base. As much as we love our Windows 8.1 interface, but the power still goes to command-line. And we know that most of the security tools are best run in command-line (unless you have a choice to run it in GUI). So mastering command line to a certain level would be a great upper hand for any pentesters or sys admins to do their job.

Uncheck Bloatwares with UNCHECKY!

Ever installed free software in your machine? This usually happens in Windows base Installer where the software will be installed by clicking “Next -> Next -> Next -> Install -> Finish”. Normal users will do it quick enough until they do not actually see for what reason are they clicking the “Next” button for. It’s not their fault (not totally) but this is where the other party takes advantage. Since you are not checking what you are clicking next for, they include some other “additional packages” along with the software that you are installing. So what happen once you installed the software? When you open your browser, it will be like below. Then all of the sudden your homepage changed to some odd looking Chinese Google Like Website. Your searches are going in a search engine that you never ever used in your life.

Bloated Browser with Bloat Wares

Example of Bloat Wares (Not Harmful, But Unnecessary)

Ever faced this problem? Believe it or not, I have seen people where their browser is almost closing half of their browsing screen. That much of bloatwares been installed without him/her knowing it. Well bloatwares are not bad (some of them are). But bloat ware is something that will bloat your PC processing power to process something unnecessary that you will not be using. Thus this will slow down your PC. Well you might as well say, “It’s okay I can just uninstall it if I installed it”. Believe me guys, uninstalling this bloatwares are not easy. There will be residual pieces of the software in your machine even after you uninstalled it. So what are the ways to avoid installing unnecessary bloats wares in your PC and congest it?