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HideIPVPN: Don't compromise on your online identity, use a VPN [Review]

- Monday, 9 February 2015 No Comments

Compromising on your online identity is like compromising your life on the internet world that is highly connected. Safeguarding one’s privacy on the internet has become a primary motive for many users and no one is trusting tools and service that brands themselves as completely anonymous. Even the latest viral Snapchat image sharing app isn’t as private as it is widely known as to be and there have been many cases of privacy breach. These issues are enough to get it established that online privacy in his connected world is too much to ask for. Compromising your online identity for browsing around the internet doesn’t seem like a valid risk.

For such activities, a VPN service is something that could be of great use for you in your online endeavours. Marissa Mayer is one of the most known women in the tech industry; the CEO of Yahoo has claimed to use VPN tools to keep a tab on her employee’s work habits. A VPN, or Virtual private network, is a tool that lets you mask your online identity and access the internet tunnelled through a server of your choice. VPN establishes a secured, physical connection between your local computer and the internet through the use of their servers located at different parts of the world. Finding the right VPN service for such activities would come down to a few key decisions and here we will be taking a look at one such premium VPN service provider – HideIPVPN.

An introduction to HideIPVPN

HideIPVPN is a premium tool that provides users with a good VPN service. A Virtual Private Network, or what it is commonly referred to as - VPN, is the tool required to channel your internet traffic over through another server. HideIPVPN offers a powerful encryption tool that lets you mask your IP Address and keep you anonymous on the web. HideIPVPN makes accessing your online activity untraceable, even though someone manages to intercept the data on their servers. The encryption makes it impossible to trace back to the originator of the data.

With its own dedicated software for Windows and Mac OS X and an easy-to-use interface, HideIPVPN is one of the best tools for all your VPN needs and it can be downloaded from their official website.

Connecting to a VPN server

Once you’ve downloaded the tool and installed it, you will be presented with a login page that would need your credentials after you register for an account. You will be mailed with these login credentials once you register, enter them at the main screen and you will be presented with another screen seen below.

Here you can choose from a host of settings before connecting to your VPN server. Among the networking protocols to choose from is the widely popular OpenVPN and others include PPTP, L2TP and SSTP. Below it is an option to choose the VPN server location, offered in US, UK, Netherlands and Germany.

Once you are done with these settings, hit ‘Connect’ and off starts your online anonymity journey.

Application killer

HideIPVPN features a powerful application killer that lets you kill applications that are using the VPN servers, in the event of a connection breakdown. Add applications to this window to choose which applications are to be closed if and when the connection to a VPN server falls down.

HideIPVPN settings

HideIPVPN offers a minimalistic-yet-powerful settings panel, accessible from the left sidebar. Among these settings are the options to launch the tool at startup and reconnect if the connection drops off.

Plans and Pricing

HideIPVPN offers competitive pricing and you can choose between different locations for your VPN servers and the pricing varies accordingly. The pricing for the US or UK VPN is $5.99 per month and for an all-inclusive US/UK/DE/NL servers, it is $9.99 per month.

For the purposes of downloading torrents, the DE and NL servers will be needed, as they are blocked on the UK and US servers.

The premium plans of HideIPVPN come bundled with a free SmartDNS proxy server.

Conclusion

HideIPVPN is a premium VPN service that offers up the chance to access blocked websites and maintain anonymity on the web. Below is a comprehensive outlook on the tool. It lets you access on 3 devices simultaneously from a single account, mask your IP Address, access Geo-restricted websites, proxy support in-browser, free SmartDNS subscription. What more do you expect?

Tags: android / app / hackers / hacking / security

Cushion your Android smartphone against security threats

- Wednesday, 12 March 2014 No Comments

The platform of Android in terms of security is not “a piece of cake”. Instead this subject is worth discussion in aspect of antivirus apps that is lucrative for your smartphone. The majority of Android apps that is capable of leveraging security are employed under the packages that also include a host of various tools from the contact filtering to the remote locks and wipes. Akin to Windows, the very popular Android platform hosted by Google offers the weak security system that makes it prone to the infection against the dangerous malware. Here are the few imperative apps have been listed that are lab-tested under the guidance of malware specialists and also under the investigation which is more reliable than that of other security functions.



Must download Android security apps:

Lookout Security and Antivirus:

Just like the past entrance of security app in the world of Android, Lookout bestows an impressive user base. This is completely a free version that offers the schedules and antivirus scanning. There is also a locating function for the stolen devices as well along with the ability to activate alarm, option of tracking the phone online. There is also another handy feature which has been employed in order to acquire the backup of the contacts for restoration within the existing devices. You can either avail this app at the rate of $3 per month and even at $30 per annum.


mSecure:



This app is designed with the aim of encrypting and storing all the vital information as well as passwords including the account numbers, e-mail login passwords, social security numbers and much more. The app utilizes the 256-bit of Blowfish encryption and it also has the password protection along with “hint” feature that will ask you the questions in order to remember the passwords. Moreover, this is an app that will feature an automatic generated password which will aid in developing secured and strong passwords for existing as well as new accounts.


AppScan Beta:

Since, DroidDream Killer was designed in order t assist the user with the deal of malware just after its installation. This above mentioned app has been designed with an aim to stop the user from ever downloading it at the initial stage. The application will scan all other apps on Android market and will proceed with identifying the spyware as well as malware that must be employed by flagging them as the suspicious. The user can also scan the apps for all the unwanted advertisements.


360 Mobile Security:

This app has been introduced by the efforts of well-known developer Qihu who claimed it as the top spot in the AV-Test’s report along with the virtual and flawless detection rate of 99.9% which is the highest percentage of any security app. The focus of 360 Mobile Security is very swift in terms of detecting and neutralizing the possible threats against the system. It also offers a streamlined as well as elegant design. The app is very light weighted and is also completely free to use. There also exists a real-time scan that will safeguard your device against spyware, malware and threats of infection. The app also inherits the capability of detecting and fixing the system vulnerabilities along with cleaning the background app so as to help the performance of the phone.


Titanium Backup PRO Key:

You might be aware of the fact that mSecure Password Manager specialized saving the personal data and key financial. Similarly, Titanium Backup aims at the marinating the backup of the data for all the applications you are having. You can employ this app for the encryption, application freezing and batch verification as well. There are also experimental “Bloatware Melter” which has been designed so as to trim down the programs that consumes too much of space along with the memory.


Droid Dream Killer:

Necessarily, this app will act as the “stop file” which can be employed to instruct the DroidDream malware in order to avoid infection against the device. The very well-known develop Chris Ravenscroft alerts that he is very successful in employing this app, however, there is no guarantee that this piece of malware will not going to change the behavior and continue with ignoring the file. As per the latest scenario, this app has been received very amazing reviews from its users and also, it has used an average of five-star rating in the entire Android market.



Author Bio:

Lucie Kruger is a tech savvy writer who works for a leading Android Applications Development Agency. You can also contact her, if you are looking forward to Hire Android App Developers.

Tags: android / app / cyber security / hacking

Hackode : The hacker's Toolbox Android App

- Monday, 2 December 2013 No Comments

Hackode : The hacker's Toolbox is an application for penetration tester, Ethical hackers, IT administrator and Cyber security professional to perform different tasks like reconnaissance, scanning performing exploits etc.

This Application contains different tools like:

* Reconnaissance

* Google Hacking

* Google Dorks

* Whois

* Scanning

* Ping

* Traceroute

* DNS lookup

* IP

* MX Records

* DNS Dig

* Exploits

* Security Rss Feed

This Application is still in beta version. We will be releasing soon its full version with some more better tools and utilities. Stay tuned for more updates.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.techfond.hackode

Tags: hacking / LinkedIn

LinkedIn Open Intern Hackday 2011

- Tuesday, 2 August 2011 No Comments

LinkedIn is hosting an open hackday competition and inviting interns from any tech company in the bay area to come and compete with the best and brightest in Silicon Valley. You and your team get 24 hours to work on any project you want as well as lots of free food, drinks and schwag. In the end, you get to demo your project to our panel of judges for a chance to win fabulous prizes.

Tags: hacking

The Complete Mechanism of Hacking a Bank Network

- Saturday, 25 June 2011 3 Comments

In this post i m gonna talk about Bank hacking , just wait i m not gonna tell you the phenomenon that how to hack a bank but its all about which mechanism are used by a hacker to hack a bank. 

STEP ONE: THE SETUP

First, we'll pull our core team together. We'll need at least half a dozen software whizzes to do our hacking, including specialists in banking application software, wire transfer networks, IBM MVS, Unix, Sun Microsystems Solaris, or Windows NT (depending on which is controlling the bank's servers), Windows 95 and 98, and security software. We'll also want at least one inside person at the bank. This could be a mid- to low-level employee, a teller, assistant manager in data processing, or a wire transferclerk. We should have someone experienced in physical security, too, as well as a talented "social

engineer" capable of charm and fast talk. Next, we'll pick our target, avoiding top-tier banks because they're too well protected. We don't want small community or Internet-only banks, either, because their limited money supply makes it likely that managers would instantly notice millions of dollars flying out the

electronic doors. So we target a nice midsize bank. Finally, like any other business endeavor, we'll need time to get set up and some seed money-for equipment, living expenses, advances, bribes, and so on. Two million dollars should do it. Our goal will be to steal between $10 million and $100 million.

STEP TWO: THE GROUND WORK

Our physical-security pro and his or her associates will get themselves hired by the target bank as janitors, electricians, plumbers, or other contractors. Once inside, they'll plant bugs throughout the bank. They'll also filch useful hard-copy information from desks, filing cabinets, and closets. At the same time, our social engineer and hired cohorts will run a number of small scams designed to yield insights into how the bank sets up, accesses, modifies, and pays out its accounts. For instance, they'll pose as retail and commercial

customers, making friends with bank employees outside of work, and impersonating bank employees over the phone in an effort to get information from employees, customers, software vendors, computer professionals, and other banks. Meanwhile, of course, our main insider will be learning everything he or she can about the bank's network, software, processes, and employees.

The actual hacking will be cautious and low-level for the first several weeks-better to peel an onion than boldly drill for oil. We won't go near the money systems at this point. Instead, we'll focus on finding various ways to get onto the network from the outside. One approach will be "war-dialing," which involves setting up a computer to automatically dial every phone line in the bank in search of an answering modem. Another approach is to set up an online account with the bank, then jump from the online banking server to the bank's main network.Yet another avenue is provided by bank managers who take laptops home and hook up to their banks via cable Internet services (particularly easy to

penetrate). If the bank has overseas branches, we may decide to come in through one of them because computer security tends to be more lax offshore.

Whatever route we take, we won't be able to get in without employee passwords, preferably several-to avoid raising suspicion by running up one person's computer time. But there are lots of ways of getting

them. Our inside people should be able to spot some scribbled down on desktops; our social engineers will talk employees and the IT department out of others; we'll run widely available freeware automated password-guessing programs such as Crack; we'll steal them from employees' accounts at e-commerce sites like Amazon.com, because people tend to use the same passwords in different applications; and in many cases we'll be able to quickly guess them off the tops of our heads because people often use passwords such as their last names, "hello," or "password."

Once on the network, we'll search for ways to jump into different computers and software programs. We may need new passwords at each step-no big deal. At this point, we'll log on only for short periods and avoid touching sensitive systems, to keep from attracting attention. We'll also have our social engineers open several dozen accounts of various types at the bank under false identities. They'll keep mostly modest but occasionally large sums of money flowing into, out of, and among them.

STEP THREE: THE CODE WORK

Once we get a feeling for the network, we'll start to obtain "root access" on some of the servers. That is, to get a server to give us all the rights and privileges normally afforded only to the server's systems administrator, or sysadmin. All it takes is the right password. With root access, we can start rolling out the hacker heavy artillery. We'll create new computer accounts, install back doors and Trojan horses,

and set up "sniffers" to monitor traffic and break into email archives. In this way, we'll learn the formats and codes that the bank uses to move money around. We'll also break into files storing hundreds of passwords, which will come in handy. And we'll run remote network analyzers-freely available programs

such as Satan, Saint, and Sara-that relentlessly probe a network looking for security weaknesses. At this point, we'll now be able to cover our tracks by altering the computer logs that keep track of who accesses

what on the network, so we can stay on for longer periods and penetrate more deeply.

On another front, we'll try getting our hands on a copy of the application software that the bank uses to manage money and accounts because we'd like to figure out a way to secretly modify it to our benefit. Theversion the bank is running won't do us any good because working software, or "machine code," is nothingbut an unintelligible string of 1s and 0s. We'll need the "source code"-the version written in a standard programming language. Software companies guard source code jealously, but we might be able to hack a copy from the vendor. Alternatively, if we're lucky, the bank may have modified the software on its own, in which case it will have a copy somewhere. If we can't find it on the network, we may be able to get it by bribing or extorting one of the bank's IT consultants. Or we might have better luck lifting a copy from an overseas bank or vendor that modified the software to suit local requirements.  If we can get the program, we'll look for ways to usefully alter one of its components, then we'll "compile it"-convert it to machine code ready for running. Later, we'll hack into the system and swap our modified component for the real thing. Either way, eventually we will learn how to move money internally among accounts-essentially the level of control of a teller-and how to control wire transfers, in which money is transferred to another bank. We'll know what sorts of checks and verifications are run on every transaction of a given type and size, when audits take place, and what sorts of actions cause the computer systems to alert sysadmins or other managers. But we still won't take any money.

While we're getting to know how the bank's systems operate, we'll also be gathering the latest in nuisance hackerware-viruses, autospammers, and other goodies designed for "denial of service" attacks-that is,

attacks intended to bring a system to its knees without necessarily taking anything (the kind of attacks leveled recently at e-commerce sites like Amazon). We'll put these tools into position, but we won't

activate anything yet. Finally, we'll set up numbered bank accounts in Jamaica, Cyprus, and several other countries that provide maximum banking privacy and minimal cooperation with international law enforcement agencies. We'll also set up accounts at several other U.S. banks, with detailed instructions for quickly moving money in and out of each of these banks.

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