Ah, here at Darknet we have always been a fan of Sophos and the way they operate, a very efficient company and good to see good technical products still coming out of the UK! Another good move by them, they have decided to offer a free rootkit detection tool called Sophos Anti-Rootkit..Yah I know, not […]
Wapiti allows you to audit the security of your web applications. It performs “black-box” scans, i.e. it does not study the source code of the application but will scans the webpages of the deployed webapp, looking for scripts and forms where it can inject data. Once it gets this list, Wapiti acts like a fuzzer, […]
Tags: computer-security, hacking, wapiti, Web Hacking, web-app-sec, web-application-scanner, web-application-security
Posted in: Hacking Tools, Web Hacking | Add a CommentThe antivirus specialists at McAfee have warned of a Trojan that disguises itself as a Firefox extension. The trojan installs itself as a Firefox extension, presenting itself as a legitimate existing extension called numberedlinks. It then begins intercepting passwords and credit card numbers entered into the browser, which it then sends to an external server. […]
Tags: computer-security, darknet, firefox-spyware, formspy, hacking, hacking-firefox, mcafee, numberedlinks
Posted in: General Hacking, Malware | Add a CommentThis is actually a very important case depending on which way it goes. It could become a landmark case in regards to liability for machines on your network, or actually any traffic originating from your IP range. A boutique Washington, D.C.-based law firm is accusing IBM of hacking into its e-mail system and is seeking […]
Tags: computer-security, darknet, hacking, ibm-hacking, ip-addresses, liability, network-security
Posted in: Legal Issues, Network Hacking | Add a CommentUsing standard script kiddy tools a consultant managed to compromise some of the FBI’s computers containing confidential information. Quite a hack eh? A government consultant, using computer programs easily found on the Internet, managed to crack the FBI’s classified computer system and gain the passwords of 38,000 employees, including that of FBI Director Robert S. […]
HoneyBOT HoneyBOT is a Windows based medium interaction honeypot solution. What is a Honeypot? A honeypot is a device placed on a computer network specifically designed to capture malicious network traffic. The logging capability of a honeypot is far greater than any other network security tool and captures raw packet level data even including the […]
Tags: computer-security, honeybot, honeypot, intrusion-detection, network-security, windows-honeypot
Posted in: Countermeasures, Security Software | Add a CommentSpyware companies are apparently netting HUGE profits, it doesn’t surprise me though with the amount of people that actually install the crap on their machines.. Let’s say we don’t like companies like Direct Revenue very much though. Consumers have strong opinions about Direct Revenue’s software. “If I ever meet anyone from your company, I will […]
Tags: adware, computer-security, darknet, direct-revenue, directrevenue, malware, spyware
Posted in: Malware | Add a CommentWebScarab is a framework for analysing applications that communicate using the HTTP and HTTPS protocols. It is written in Java, and is thus portable to many platforms. WebScarab has several modes of operation, implemented by a number of plugins. In its most common usage, WebScarab operates as an intercepting proxy, allowing the operator to review […]
Tags: computer-security, hacking, networking-security, owasp, Web Hacking, web-app-hacking, web-application-security, web-scarab, webscarab
Posted in: Hacking Tools, Web Hacking | Add a CommentAh, so finally they got it back, from a street corner of all places. Let’s hope they shall be a little more careful in the future yah? The missing laptop and hard drive that contained veterans’ personal information has been found, Veterans Administration Chief Jim Nicholson announced Thursday. The announcement came at the beginning of […]
Absinthe is a gui-based tool that automates the process of downloading the schema & contents of a database that is vulnerable to Blind SQL Injection. Absinthe does not aid in the discovery of SQL Injection holes. This tool will only speed up the process of data recovery. Features: Automated SQL Injection Supports MS SQL Server, […]
Tags: 0x90, absinthe, blind-sql-injection, computer-security, darknet, hacking, Hacking Tools, sql-injection
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