How To Remove Write Protection From USB Drives And Memory Cards

If you've got a USB drive or SD card that can't be formatted and to which you can't copy files, then take a look at our guide to removing write protection.Sometimes you'll find that it's impossible to format, delete or copy new files to an SD card or USB flash drive. Windows will tell you that it is write protected, even though there is no 'lock' switch or – if there is –...

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Scaling The NetScaler

A few months ago I noticed that Citrix provides virtual appliances to test their applications, I decided to pull down an appliance and take a peek. First I started out by downloading the trial Netscaler VM (version 10.1-119.7) from the following location:http://www.citrix.com/products/netscaler-application-delivery-controller/try.htmlUpon boot, the appliance is configured...

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PHoss: A Password Sniffer

"PHoss is a sniffer. A normal sniffer software is designed to find problems in data communication on the network. PHoss is designed to know some protocols which use (or may use) clear text passwords. Many protocols are designed to use secure authentication. For fallback they define a lowest level of authentication using clear text. Many companies use this lowest fallback...

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Ask And You Shall Receive

I get emails from readers asking for specific malware samples and thought I would make a mini post about it.Yes, I often obtain samples from various sources for my own research. I am sometimes too lazy/busy to post them but don't mind sharing.If you are looking for a particular sample, feel free to ask. I might have it.Send MD5 (several or few samples). I cannot provide...

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Self-XSS - Self-XSS Attack Using Bit.Ly To Grab Cookies Tricking Users Into Running Malicious Code

Self-XSS attack using bit.ly to grab cookies tricking users into running malicious codeHow it works?Self-XSS is a social engineering attack used to gain control of victims' web accounts by tricking users into copying and pasting malicious content into their browsers. Since Web browser vendors and web sites have taken steps to mitigate this attack by blocking pasting javascript...

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CEH Practical: Information-Gathering Methodology

 Information gathering can be broken into seven logical steps. Footprinting is performed during the first two steps of unearthing initial information and locating the network range. FootprintingFootprinting is defined as the process of establishing a scenario or creating a map of an organization's network and systems. Information gathering is also known as footprinting...

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Hacking Freemium Games - The Evolution Of PC Game Cheating

This post is going to be a rather strange post compared to previous ones. But bear with me, in the middle of the post you will see why this post fits the IT security topic.I'm also terribly sorry for not posting recently, but I was busy with my SPSE and SLAE certification. Both are recommended for Python and Assembly noobs like me. But back to this post.A little bit of historyCheating...

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5 BEST HACKING BOOKS 2018

Most of the people don't go with videos and read books for learning. Book reading is a really effective way to learn and understand how things work. There are plenty of books about computers, security, penetration testing and hacking. Every book shows a different angle how things work and how to make system secure and how it can be penetrated by hackers. So, here I have gathered a few of the best hacking books of 2018 available on the market.BEST...

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