Hacking Run

A Hacking run is usually a hacking session where the hacker is attempting to get past a particular security level or the hacker is attempting to retrieve information and is limited by the entire volume of information. In such cases the hack session would usually extend beyond a day, sometimes twelve hours on a stretch.

In many case such a long period of hacking could spell danger as the persons sitting on the computer that is hacked or even the network that is being hacked into could get suspicious. However hackers are becoming cleverer and as such are using alternate methods of botnets and spreading the source of hacking so that they are not detected. Hacking by these methods would involve placing Trojans on unsuspecting persons computers and using these computer systems in the long sessions of hacking.

What ever the methods used by hackers they are always limited by the bandwidth of the internet and cannot get the ultimate out of it. The traffic and bandwidth factors reduce the speed of data transfer and hence may contribute to an extended session or hacking run. The best means of preventing a hacking run is to be security conscious and regularly look at the outgoing data and incoming data to find out if anyone is trying to access your network or system.

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Hacking Programs

Hacking programs are the many ready made programs that help in the process of hacking.

These programs are mainly used as a reconnaissance so that the hacker gathers the important information before making the attack. The various reconnaissance programs are a part of the hacker's repertoire of tools. For a personal computer and networks it is mainly finding the various loopholes in the internet protocols and the security measures on the system. Port mapping is one method used. When the various attempts to get at your system through IP port fails then the method used would be sending you a mail or getting information through social engineering techniques that could help in further attacks.

Hacking programs are mostly available as spy ware the help others gather data from your system. It gives information by sending out data from key loggers and even screens shots. This might help the hacker to determine what other hacking programs to use to get control of your network or machine.

Some of the hacking programs are John the Ripper, Rainbow crack, bug bear, DeCSS 1.2b , Coldlife 4.0, PCHelps Network Tracer, Backdoor.IRC.ColdLife.30 , NMap Win 1.2.12 . Some of these program are used to hack websites as well.

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Hacking

Hacking can be used with respect to a computer system as its use without a specific constructive purpose and without proper authorization. Hacking is more mastery over technology.

Hacking would include knowledge over a variety of subjects. In Hacking the telephone it could mastery over the various modes of communication which would relate to the subject of electronics. It would mean mastery over the principle of electricity to be able to tap the telephone and know how electricity can help in its working. It would also means having knowledge of switching systems and Internet Protocol wherein some telephonic communications take place.

For a computer with a variety of software and hardware it essentially would mean getting complete or in-depth knowledge of the any particular aspect that could help you go beyond the capabilities of what the software or hardware was intended. This manipulation of technology to take it beyond its inherent capacity is what hacking is all about. This can happen in a public kiosk where the security restriction of the software is by passed so that a web site or some computer may be accessed. It can also happen from a corporate or home environment. There are some who do it just for the heck of it. There are others who make money out of hacking. Therefore the various distinctions among hacking is white hat hacking, Black hat hacking and grey hat hacking. Blue hat hacking is the recent addition to paid security analysts and consultant finding loop holes in a program.

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Hackers Bible

Hacker's Bible refers to a wide range of books on how to learn the working of any particular system. It gives information on how to disassemble the system, tweak the various parts and fine tune the working and reassemble the system back.

Some of the famous hacker's bibles are scanner hacker's bible, cellular hackers Bible, cable hacker's bible, CGI hacking bible, etc�The hackers Bible is essentially a guide getting you through the various processes. Its possible source is the Hacker Quarterly which focuses on different aspects of technology. The bible talks about how to augment the capacities of any electronic apparatus.

Another possible source of the hackers Bible is the Jargon file. The Jargon file is a complete glossary of hacker slang that has been collected from the old days of Arpanet. Thee hacker slang is provided so that those who search for hacking terms can do so discretely with the general public being ignorant of what is actually going on.

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Hacker

Hacker is now used in a broader range which initially meant a person who had mastery over computers. Now you find ATM hackers, Game equipment hackers, Mobile hackers and so on.

In most connotations it means some one who can analytically take apart any system understand its working and put it back again. Hackers initially were terms used for computer Geeks at MIT where they would use the programming and show case their knowledge by exploits.

The Mass media now uses the term hacker very synonymously with criminals who uses programming and mastery over aspects of the computer system and usually has illegal means and ends to do the task.

To differentiate the mass media used term and the original term a new plethora of definitions have emerged. These are white hat hacker, grey hat hacker, blue hat hacker, black hat hacker, cracker, script kiddie, Google hacker and so on.

White hat hacker is a person who hacks for altruistic reasons, Black hat hacker does it for dubious reasons and the Grey hat hacker is in between with an ambiguous set of ethics.

Blue Hat is hackers that are referred when a testing is done on particular software before it is launched. These are security experts or consulting firms looking for exploits in the software so that it can be closed before the launch.

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Google Hacking

Google Hacking is usually referred to as the art of using of Google search to get information from computers that are not secure. This is usually used to detect websites for vulnerabilities and various exploits. These vulnerabilities and exploits are then used to get private sensitive information like credit card numbers, social security numbers and passwords.

Google hacking is usually done using advance search operators provided by Google so that you could get sensitive data. Though the advance search can be carried out on Yahoo and MSN or any other search engine for that matter it has been named Google hacking as it was first shown that it could be done using Google.

The process involves searching for specific strings of text like "passwords" or filenames of the various files where the passwords are stored. The publicity of Google hacking is due to the wide number of presentations and instructional guide provided by Johnny Long and the others that have proved the various methods Google can be used to hack websites and networks. By using the File type advance search operator some hackers have been able to get the document files from the defense and space establishment of the United States.

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Game Hacking Tools

There are many games some of these are played online and in real time. The levels of difficulty and skill in most games are meant to provide the player a thrill. But then some players always get stuck at a particular level and are not able to pass that layer.

Game hacking tools are various methods to cheat a software game so that the difficult layer is by passed. It is also used to enhance scores, proved more life, or even provide additional facilities or features offered during the playing process illegally.

Game hacking tools are usually software programs provided on a number of gaming sites with instruction on how to run the programs and where to place the code in the existing gaming program. Game hacking tools are not only available for computer based gaming systems but even for stand alone video console gaming like the XBOX, PSP and even Nitendo.

These games hacking tools are also known as game cheats and are available for a wide variety of games. The game hacking tools are usually created through the process of reverse engineering or through the use of hex editors to find the various parts of the code and tweaking them so that the purpose of Hacking the game is accomplished.

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