What is HACKING

Hacking is termed as getting access(without knowing the actual owner) to a website or others computer or their accounts.Hacking is an illegal act.Hackers may take your usernames and password...more than that they may take your Credit-card secret numbers without knowing you.They may take control of your PC, Webcam, and other devices connected to your computer.There are software helping to hack.

Keylogging
Phishing 
Social Networking
etc
are ways of hacking.There are more other hacking technique.So security is must.Click here to know about to escape from getting hacked.

Key-logging is more simplest technique.The viruses (malicious programs) send the keystrokes you made to the hacker via Email or to account in any hosting site (which is made by the hacker (FTP service)).

Phishing : Sending email to users and the email direct to a Website which ask to provide username, password, credit card numbers etc personal info.
or some email show fake logging pages which look like a login page of any website (Facebook/GMail/YMail...) having Username and password typing column etc and if you provide that it will be shifted to the sender (usually a Hacker).

Read my article about Securing your PC from virus attack

A keygen

What is a Keygen ?

Its a small program which is created to develop the registration key for a particular software.Every software have each Keygen.Its a short name for Key-generator.From the name itself it is quite understandable, isn't so ?

Keygen is created by a special algorithm which will follow the methods to get Keys which will be accepted by the software.The keygen creating programmer will understand the algorithm followed by the Software to be registered and he design that small program to succeed it.

These are some keygen's examples.

the programmer can design in his own likes.

How to send .exe files via email

Some of the email service providers like GMail etc will not allow to send .exe (executable) files for security reason. In order to send such files, you just change the format to .rar and send it.GMail can't scan .rar files.But sometime they reject sending .rar if you are converted big virus.
You can use Winrar to change to .rar.It is easy to use.

Download Winrar

How to protect your accounts from Getting Hacked

Question is simple, but answer is just take precautions.thats all.and these will not be the exact.

1      Choosing a password : While choosing password, don't forget to give capital and small letters, give numbers between and give special characters.For example choose '0' instead of 'O' give $ instead of 'S' etc.These make your password stronger.Don't give names or phone numbers etc as password.But more over, the password you chosen should be memorable by you. Give password which have no relation to you.

2       Hack attempt : If you understand that there is a hack attempt on any of your account (Gmail, ymail, facebook etc accounts ) change the password immediately.

3       Account Recovery : Provide a trustable recovery account if they asked.Give powerful security questions (better ask yourself if possible and).better choose a question which unknown to all.

4      Choose Different password : It is recommended that choose different password for each account.That means if have GMail account and if you use that for your Facebook account...it is advised that chose a different password for Facebook account.It is to because if anybody got your gmail account password, they'll try it on Facebook also and vise versa.

5      E-mail attacks : The hacker can send you files(viruses) as e-mail attachments.Eventhough email service providers will scan for viruses...sometime they can't detect .rar files....so there is a possibility that the hacker convert it to .rar format and send to you.So it is advised that don't download anything as e-mail attachment except from you trust the most.Eventhough there is another threat that if somebody hacked into your friends account and he can send to viruses...So after downloading any files from e-mail scan it using a good antivirus.

6      Beware we are helpless : Sometimes there chance of get hacked (cheated is very high).There is a lot of ways to send you that file and you unknowingly run it.So it is advised that don't run the files you downloaded from internet by looking its Icon, Format, and name. Because it is possible to create a Binded file.Binding enables to bind to or more files and then you get a .exe file.If you choose a virus along with binding...and send to someone...and if  he just open it...all the executable files get opened and active.In this way if anybody send ...you'll get cheated.We may open to just check what software it was, but at the same time the virus also spread if attached.

7      Fooled : We got a lot of mails everyday from a lot of websites.They also utilize it to promote their products.But don't download the e-mail attachment from such advertising emails because it may be a fake email with their name.They may say "its your free copy of software please claim our gift...just download and extract"...like that.Or they will say our email is selected to give a free copy of a software etc.It is rcommended not to download and don't get fooled.

8      Fake login page : Now a days one of the successful hacking trick is creating fake login page and send via email.It look like almost the exact the login page of servicer (GMail, Facebook or yahoo etc).and if you give your password with username....Its all finished...these data will send to Hacker who provide the email.

Above is such a fake login page of GMail.So beware of Fake emails.Utilize maximum security option provided by account provider. There are other methods like Key-logging, Phishing ets to Hack you down.

How to make your Windows Genuine

           

                 There is a lot of cracks or patches or fixes that aims to bypass or skip Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation process, or trick the WGA validation results to be always genuine. However, these workarounds do not address the fundamental issue of the problem – that’s the product CD key or volume license key (VLK) registered in your copy of Windows XP, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and Windows Server 2003 is invalid or has been blocked or banned by Microsoft. The following ultimate WGA Patcher Permanent Kit with cracks and procedures all-in-one package will convert and transform the pirated Windows operating system into genuine and legitimate OS when validate by Microsoft’s WGA, by changing the serial number, product key or VLK of the Windows with a valid CD key, and when necessary, apply patch.

Download WGA Patcher Permanent Kit (WPatcherP5575987.zip) (link removed due to complaint from Microsoft) or GenuineWindowsPatcher.zip (download removed due to complaint from Microsoft) which contains Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v1.51 (keyfinder.exe), Microsoft Genuine Advantage Diagnostics Tool 1.5.0717.0 (MGADiag.exe), wga-hosts-fix 0.1 (wga-fix.exe), and Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 VLK key generator (MSKey.exe or Windows XP Keygen.exe).
Extract the zip file.
Run the Windows XP/2003 key generator (MSKey.exe or Windows XP Keygen.exe).
In the key generator, under the Product Family, select “Windows XP Pro. VLK”, and click the “Generate” button to generate a valid and genuine serial key for Windows XP (choose Windows Server 2003 VLK for Windows 2003). If key generator doesn’t work, try to find a product key on web.
Note down the product key or serial that is generated (can leave the program opens). The idea is to get VLK key that yet to be blocked or unknown to Microsoft.
Execute Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder (keyfinder.exe). If you having problem with Keyfinder, you can use any other Windows key changer listed here, such as RockXP and KeyFinder Thing.
Once launched, Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder will display the existing Windows and Office product key in the system. Select “Microsoft Windows” tab (open by default), and click on Options menu, and then select “Change Windows Key”.
In the Change Microsoft Windows XP Key window, key in the product key or serial number generated from the keygen program in the boxes.
Click on Change button when done.
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder will use Microsoft’s WMI script to change the product key of Windows XP. Follow on screen instruction to continue.
Run wga-fix.exe program. Click on Yes button on the ‘wga-host-fix 0.1 window’ to redirect WGA authorization and validation request to loopback address (127.0.0.1). Alternatively, open Command Prompt, and navigate to \Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ directory, edit the Hosts file, and add in the following entry to the end of the file:127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com
Uninstall or delete any cracked or patched LegitControlCheck.dll, WgaTray.exe and WgaLogon.dll located in \Windows\System32 folder. You may also need to delete “Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool” located in C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files\ folder.
Go to Windows (Microsoft) Updates or Microsoft Download Center to download updates or applications in which require validation. Install WGA Validation Tool ActiveX when prompted. (Note: If you’re having problem to validate Windows with MGADiag.exe in later process, you still skip previous and this step first or apply the patched LegitCheckControl.dll again, which means leave the patch and crack intact, and only come back to delete any crack or patch, and install original WGA validation tool later. This especially true if you have LegitCheckControl.dll 1.5.723.1 with MGDIAG.exe 1.5.0717.0)
Run the Microsoft Microsoft Genuine Validation Diagnostic Tool (MGADiag.exe), and click on Continue button to proceed.
Click on OK when MGADiag finishes processing and displays your genuine status. The status should show GENUINE, and not NOT ACTIVATED.
Step 6 – 10 can also be done without using any hacker tool, by using Activation Wizard following official tutorial from Microsoft on how to change the Volume Licensing product key on a computer that is running Windows XP SP1 and later versions of Windows XP detailed as below.



Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
In the left pane, locate and then click the following registry key:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents
In the right pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.
Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK.%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows, and then click Next.
Click Change Product key.
Type the new product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update. If you are returned to the previous window, click Remind me later, and then restart the computer.
Repeat steps 6 to verify that Windows is activated. You receive the following message:Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit.
Shortcut to Genuine Windows without Any Crack

Unable to download the crack? Or afraid that the cracks of keygen and key changer contains virus or trojan? You can simply add in the entry in step 11 (i.e. 127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com) into your Hosts file if VLK key of your Windows installation has PID within the range of -640 to -641 or any other volume license product key that is not blocked. You can try it anyway no matter what product key you used to see if it working with existing CD key without changing the key.

Note: This shortcut by using wga-fix.exe or manually editing the Hosts file should works out of the box immediately on Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) 2005 and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, and by luck on Windows XP Home, XP Professional and Windows 2003.



Simply remove and delete the crack or patch that has been applied in \Windows\System32 (LegitCheckControl.dll, WgaLogon.dll, WgaTray.exe) or \Documents and Settings\All users\Application Data (sub-folders “Windows Genuine Advantage” and “Office Genuine Advantage”)
Go to Windows (Microsoft) Updates or Microsoft Download Center to access Windows updates or download applications that require validation. Install WGA Validation Tool ActiveX when prompted.
Add in the “127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com” to the Hosts file located in \Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ folder. Or alternatively, just execute wga-fix.exe (download link removed due to complaint from Microsoft) contained in the WGA crack archive package.
Run MGADiag.exe to validate the Windows is genuine.
After applying this trick or hack, Microsoft WGA Validation Tool will treat the Windows as genuine, as in you legally purchase and buy the Windows OS. Users can access to Windows Updates or Microsoft Updates, download WGA validation required software products from Microsoft Download Center such as as Windows Defender, WMP11, IE7, DirectX and etc, and also to install these programs with proper validation without any cracks. This hack or trick should works on Windows XP, Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE), and even Windows Server 2003, and users can pick any browsers they like, including IE6, IE7, Firefox, Netscape or web browser powerd by IE such as MSN Explorer or AOL Explorer.

If you still having problem with this method, try out other WGA bypass methods.


Disclaimer : First of all may i say this information is only for educational and informational purpose.

What to do when your PC get infected

If you are in the midst of virus attack or you get hacked, follow the steps to go safe again.


1      Disconnect : If you suspect that a computer has been attacked by viruses first to do is disconnect  the internet connection immediately.This step is like putting your computer(viruses) into quarantine to prevent further spreading.


2      Cleanup : This is the most important step.After you disconnect your computer from internet you have to search for malicious codes and delete it permanently.Use a good antivirus to scan you PC which is updated daily.Here is a list of some good antivirus.If you are in emergency condition such that you may have not earlier installed antivirus and the virus has infected the antivirus setup file, then there are some virus tool that may help you such as Symantec Security Response,House Call-Free Online Scanner,AVG Rescue CD.However there are viruses which infect most important files such as your OS files (windows files, etc). In order to protect your PC from this read the article " How to protect you computer from viruses "


3      Restore : After a virus attack damage may range from changed file names to obliterated files to permanently disabled software application.Before resuming work, you have to restore your computer to its original condition.It is only possible either if your important files get saved  from the virus or if have created a backup.You can find more info in " How to protect you computer from viruses ".


4      Re-install : The extend of damage depend upon the particular virus.If your OS completely destroyed, you have to reinstall it.You can use repair option using windows CD.Use the 'quick restore ' CD that came with your computer to restore your computer to its original configuration.
This means that you will loose any application you may have installed or data files you may have saved.Before you begin the re-installation process, make sure you have all the necessary information handy-original software, license, registration and serial numbers.


5      Scan for Viruses : Assuming your system was completely damaged in the attack after reinstalling the windows use some antivirus with latest virus definition and scan all your files before installing them on the system as it may have been the cause of the virus.


6      Restore your data : After scanning the data you need to restore it in your computer so that you can now start your work again


7      Prevent future attacks : In oder to prevent such attacks in future you need to take some safety measures read my article on this-" How to protect your computer from viruses "

How to protect your computer from viruses

Question in simple, but cannot answer in a single line.Every day thousands of viruses are created and uploaded to internet and in order to protect your system from this just installing an anti-virus is not enough.

Here are some simple ways to protect your PC from malicious programs and to take complete security to your computer.

1) Install an Anti-virus :

               Depending upon your need you can install an anti-virus that best suits to you.If you are using personal computer just for surfing browsing etc...it is enough to install a free anti-virus.On the other hand if you are using your computer for business etc purpose, then it is better to purchase a good premium antivirus software and install.you can find some good antivirus softwares here.

2) Update Antivirus regular :


              As i mentioned, everyday a thousands of viruses are created, so to fight against them your antivirus should update every day.Most of the antivirus provide free update feature.So you just need an internet connection.you have to change the options of antivirus software into such a manner that it update everyday automatically.If you don't have internet connection then it is better Avast antivirus for you, so you can download its updated files from internet cafe and to copy to your system.

3) Full system scanning :


           It is better to scan your complete system in alternate days.It is better to scan every startup if you use internet daily.also frequently check whether your antivirus is active(enable).

4) Creating backup :


           Even having the latest virus security is not enough as sometime there are viruses which were in your PC even before you installed the antivirus and when you install it, it may infect your antivirus or it may enters your system when your antivirus don't had information on its data base and after getting information it may delete important files including windows files thus resulting serious damages.It is there fore recommended that you always keep a back up of important files in some source such as a USB or using windows inbuilt backup feature etc.

5) Port security :
      
         Some of the most powerful viruses are spread through external devices which can connect to your computer.USB, DVD, CD, Memory cards etc.So it is recommended to use USB port security to prevent spreading of  viruses to your computer via USB.because through USB you don't want to open it, automatically viruses will be self copied to your PC at the same time you connect to your computer unlike CD, DVD, Floppy.There are free software which can prevent auto-play of USB like devices such as Panda USB vaccine.It'll vaccinate your computer and USB devices which prevent auto-play of that devises.

6) Scan before open :


         It is better to scan every secondary memory devises which get connected to your PC before opening.There are viruses which will spread when open the folder or the location it exist.

♦There are viruses which cannot be detected by antivirus programs.When scanned they will create a false image to antivirus hence stay undetected.Some will deactivate the antivirus and Firewalls.So beware of what you are downloading from internet.