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On Good Friday and ahead of the Easter holiday, the Shadow Brokers have dumped a new collection of files, containing what appears to be exploits and hacking tools targeting Microsoft’s Windows OS and evidence the Equation Group had gained access to servers and targeted the SWIFT banking system of several banks across the world. The […]
Short Bytes: An unpatched 0-day bug affects all the versions of MS Office and Windows, including Office 2016 running on Windows 10. An attacker can make a user download malicious word file as an email attachment, execute codes, and install malware on victim’s system. Microsoft is currently working on an official fix for the vulnerability. Researchers […]
Metaspoilt can run on Linux, Mac OS X and on Windows. It is both a command line interface and a graphical user interface (GUI). The Metasploit Framework can be extended to use external add-ons in multiple languages making it a very powerful tool. Metasploit can be used to test the vulnerability of target systems either […]
Short Bytes: If you use some Windows apps more frequent than others then you can create custom keyboard shortcuts for those apps in Microsoft Windows. This can save your valuable time when you use various Windows apps and software on a regular basis. The custom Windows keyboard shortcut for an app can be enabled by visiting […]
Short Bytes: Cybellum security researchers have uncovered a new attack mechanism that can be used to take control of your antivirus and turn it into a malware. Called DoubleAgent, this attack exploits an old and undocumented vulnerability in Windows operating system. This Zero Day code injection technique affects all major antivirus vendors and has the power to hijack […]
PUP(potentially unwanted program) packages that install’s along with Chinese software’s consist of backdoors targeting English speakers. The backdoor was uncovered by Malware bytes research team by analyzing a China-developed WiFi hotspot application. Distribution of Backdoor These backdoors are being dropped by one of the major PUP bundler networks and then the bundler runs the installation hidden […]
Short Bytes: It is possible to gain access to any logged-in user account on any version of the Windows OS. The attack has been demonstrated by an Israel-based researcher. It is possible to hijack an active session after privilege escalation on a Windows machine. And the process takes less than one minute. However, it’s unclear […]
A security researcher has detailed a way to log into any account on the same computer, even without knowing its password. The trick works on all Windows versions, doesn’t require special privileges, and the researcher can’t figure out if it’s a Windows feature or security flaw. The researcher, Alexander Korznikov, calls the attack a “privilege […]
Back in 2011 when Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was king of the hill and I was just starting to learn to program (via Harvard’s epic CS50), j00ru published a whitepaper on various ways to access Windows kernel pointers from User Mode: Windows Security Hardening Through Kernel Address Protection. I decided to revisit the techniques […]
Xagent for Macs steals passwords, grabs screenshots, and exfiltrates iPhone backups. APT28, the Russian hacking group tied to last year’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, has long been known for its advanced arsenal of tools for penetrating Windows, iOS, Android, and Linux devices. Now, researchers have uncovered an equally sophisticated malware package the group […]
Short Bytes: If you’ve made your hidden and protected system folders settings visible, you might have come across System Volume Information folder on your PC. It’s a location that’s used to store System Restore points and other system files. By accessing the relevant properties in System Protection option, one can adjust the size of this folder. Also, […]
Short Bytes: If you want to try some interesting yet useless trick on your Windows 10 (or previous) operating system then here is one. You can enable Windows 10 to play a custom welcome message in a computerized voice everytime you turn on or restart your computer. You can do so with the help of a […]
Short Bytes: Windows 10 Insider is Microsoft’s beta test program that anybody can join. After joining the program, the users have the option to be a part of Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring, which delivers the newest updates. While it doesn’t guarantee a bug-free Windows 10 experiences, it’s a great option for Windows 10 enthusiasts. […]
Short Bytes: Sr. Product Manager SUSE Linux Enterprise SUSE, Hannes Kühnemund, has written a blog post and described how to run openSUSE Leap 42.2 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 on Windows 10. Now, by running simple commands, the users can install SUSE Linux distributions in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). The company has also […]
Short Bytes: Microsoft has added blue light filter option in its Windows 10 operating system. This feature was added in Windows 10 Build 15002. To use this option, you need to go to the display settings and look for the Blue light setting. Here, you get the choice to let Windows reduce blue light automatically […]
Adobe and Microsoft on Tuesday each released security updates for software installed on hundreds of millions of devices. Adobe issued an update for Flash Player and for Acrobat/Reader. Microsoft released just four updates to plug some 15 security holes in Windows and related software. Microsoft’s batch includes updates for Windows, Office and Microsoft Edge (Redmond’s replacement for Internet […]
The Shadow agents who previously stole and leaked a part of the NSA hacking equipment and exploits is returned with a Bang! The hacking organization is now selling another package deal of hacking gear, “Equation institution home windows Warez,” which incorporates home windows exploits and antivirus skip equipment, stolen from the NSA-linked hacking unit, The […]
Automatic updates have been the most irritating and annoying feature of the otherwise decent version of Microsoft’s Windows 10. Users became so disturbed by this feature that even Microsoft became worried and noticed a sharp decline in users of its latest version of Windows. Many were switching back to older versions just to avoid automatic […]
NMAP : Nmap is a free tool for network discovery and security auditing. It can be used for host discover, open ports, running services, OS details, etc. Nmap send specially crafted packet and analyzes the response. Download NMAP Wireshark : Wireshark is a free open source network protocol and packet analyzer. It allows us to […]
Shellcode Compiler is a program that compiles C/C++ style code into a small, position-independent and NULL-free shellcode for Windows. It is possible to call any Windows API function in a user-friendly way. It takes as input a source file and it uses it’s own compiler to interpret the code and generate an assembly file which is assembled […]
The System restore feature is the one that lets you go back in time and undo the changes made. Mysteriously, this feature is disabled in Windows 10 by default. We ae not sire tif this is an intentional action. But system restore will save your ass when you come across a problem with installing a driver, […]