Posts Tagged ‘Security’
Firefox Plugin: Protection from Flash Attacks
Last Updated on Friday, 9 July 2010 05:16 Written by DarkKnightH20 Monday, 12 July 2010 10:00
Hackers exploit many different types of vulnerabilities in attempts to attack other users. Many of these attacks happen to be browser based since it is easy to get people to go to web pages. Of these browser attacks, many use Adobe Flash vulnerabilities instead of browser-specific vulnerabilities. A plugin for Firefox, called Blitzableiter, was created in an attempt to prevent Flash-related hacking attempts. Basically, the plugin reads the SWF file and attempts to sanitize the code, parsing each piece, then recreates a safe SWF for your browser to load instead. Very cool!
iPad Jailbroken Already Using Old Security Flaw
Last Updated on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:49 Written by DarkKnightH20 Tuesday, 6 April 2010 02:44
That’s right guys, the Apple iPad has already been jailbroken! Don’t know what jailbreaking is? Well, to put it simply, it allows apps not authorized by Apple to run on the iPod Touch, iPhone, or, in this case, the iPad. This is usually done to run homebrew applications or games, and so forth.
A security flaw that existed in the iPhone 3.1.3 operating system (OS) was used that allowed for root access to be obtained in order to run these unauthorized apps. Expect updates that will close this hole in the near future!
Source: Ars Technica
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Reverse-Engineering a Trojan
Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 01:22 Written by servbot_kill Tuesday, 30 March 2010 01:22
This one was kinda interesting for me– while I have no experience cutting open a trojan and looking at its code (or looking at any executable’s code), I’ve had this particular trojan before. Yeah. I was a sucker that bought one of those nifty Energizer USB chargers.
If you remember earlier this month, Energizer, and for that matter the US CERT, found the trojan in the charger, which had been on sale for some THREE YEARS NOW and warned the public of it.
This trojan has been gathering data for years now. Fuck if we didn’t find it sooner.
See the original article here.
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Mac OS X is ‘safer, but less secure’
Last Updated on Monday, 22 March 2010 04:12 Written by Naota Monday, 22 March 2010 04:12
According to various tests conducted, Mac OS X isn’t as safe as people have been claiming. You can read about it in the article listed here.
It can be summed up here is my favorite quote from the article:
Mac OS X is like living in a farmhouse in the country with no locks, and Windows is living in a house with bars on the windows in the bad part of town.
I am not really a Mac user so I cannot offer my opinion on this. It is an interesting read regardless.
Free Download + 1 Year License for Trend Micro Internet Security 3.0
Last Updated on Sunday, 28 February 2010 04:29 Written by DarkKnightH20 Sunday, 28 February 2010 04:25
You can get Trend Micro Internet Security 3.0 free for one year due to a promotion that they currently are doing. The download is on the right side of the screen.
Alternatively, you can download Trend Micro Smart Surfing for Mac for free. Just visit their promotion page. I have not personally used Trend Micro Internet Security or Trend Micro Smart Surfing, but that’s just me.
Tags: Deals, Downloads, License, Security, TrendMicro | Posted under Deals, Downloads | No Comments
Hacking WEP Wireless Keys Via Backtrack Video
Last Updated on Saturday, 6 March 2010 05:25 Written by DarkKnightH20 Thursday, 4 February 2010 10:00
Hacking WEP is as easy as eating a piece of banana cream pie with chopsticks (it’s easier than it sounds). There are multiple methods of doing such, especially depending on who makes your wireless card (Atheros chipsets allow for additional, faster methods, as well as some other chipsets). The most common way, which is done via a Backtrack live disk or USB in conjunction with Aircrack, can be seen step-by-step in the following video.
Google Pays $1337 for Chrome Vulnerabilities
Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 02:16 Written by DarkKnightH20 Tuesday, 2 February 2010 10:00
A good tactic that some companies take to help encourage users to take the initiative of submitting security vulnerabilities is to reward their users with cash. Google is paying between $500 to $1337 — a number that they purposely chose since “1337″ spells “leet” in geek-speak. I don’t know about you guys, but I’d love to get $1337 for submitting a vulnerability 
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