Computing - iExploit

My New PC, share your thoughts. Pics included.

Mr. P-teo — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:06:24 -0400

So, iv almost finished my new PC. Just have to purchase the Graphics card(early next week) and its all sorted. So here is the specs and a couple of pictures.

HDD: 1TB

SSD(Windows Install): 120GB

Processor: Intel i5 Ivy Bridge 3570k

Case: Aero-Cool X-Predator X1

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LX

RAM: 16GB

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate

Graphics Card: Gigabyte AMD Radeon 7950

Images:

http://gavii.com/image.php?id=2277

http://gavii.com/image.php?id=2278

Share you're thoughts :)

Flash on crubuntu, help!

ninepandas — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:33:40 -0500

Hey there,

I am having a bit of a hard time installing flash on my samsung series 3 ARM chromebook. I have just installed Chrubuntu on it, and so far I really like. However I am having a bit of trouble because I can not for the life of me figure out how to install Flash onto it. (take note this is my second or third day ever using a Unix System) Some help would be very much apreciated.

~pandas

Whats your Preferred Anti Virus

Xin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:30:53 -0500

Just a thread to post your favorite Anti Virus! I use Avast, or is it Avira as Kaspersky used to keep crashing for me but i run kaspersky on my old pc

Finally building my own custom PC - Thoughts??

Mr. P-teo — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:04:49 -0500

So after a few years i'v finally got the money to build my own custom PC, as im not great with hardware i got a mate to come up with something. Heres what he made me...

HDD: 2TB

SSD(Windows Install): 120GB

Processor: Intel i5

Case: Aero-Cool X-Predator X1

Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-V LX

RAM: 16GB

Operating System: Windows 7

Graphics Card: Still Unsure

It will also have a duel screen as i love duel screen. Let me know what you think, currently i have brought the RAM, SSD, Motherboard, Case & Disc Drive.

This is literally something i can't wait to have finished.

Feel free to add or follow me:

Skype: mrpt3o

Twitter: MrPteo

How to add files to Whitelist on Avast?

Xin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:31:36 -0500

Hey guys so im trying whitelist a file on Avast as you could on kaspersky and stuff but i cant find away is it possible?

BIOS throw the pc away "If it's embedded like IBM it can't" ?!

feminst — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:46:35 -0500

I recently have had the biggest face-palm moment of my life. Please spare me the comments ' that was stupid' etc.

Here is my problem and question . The history behind it is at the end, to make reading easier.

Problem: BIOS password no longer works after deleting system fies.

Question: Is it true that replacing the BIOS chip or mother board will do nothing if the BIOS is"embedded like IMB one's". That is what the IT store owner told me.

I took my laptop to the shop and explained what happened he said "in that case you probably have to throw it away"
I said: Isn't there anything that can be done?
To which he replied that he can try to replace some chip but that it might not work "if the BIOS is embedded like IBM ones" and if it is I can throw it away.

History:I was readying my laptop for a Linux distro and was permanently decrypting my hard drive. It was taking long so I decided to delete everything I could while I waited including system files. To maybe speed it up as I figured I had already backed up my personal files and what would it matter I'd be installing a new OS and using DBAN. In doing so I removed what I think was the 'file'? that keeps the BIOS password as it no longer works. I also ended up deleting the TrueCrypt keyfile but have a backup of it on the pc I'm using to write this and luckily made a rescue disk.

Thinking of ordering a Raspberry Pi Model B

Mr. P-teo — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:26:56 -0500

So iv been wanting a Raspberry Pi to run the lightweight Linux Debian(Arm) and at £30 i think its a bit of a bargin.

Has anyone else played about with these?? I was thinking of installing Debian to it and using SSH to interact with it. I want to use it almost as a security testing system for me to test my skills on.

Dont suppose someone could recommend me a Graphics Card??

Mr. P-teo — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:24:56 -0500

So here is the deal, my new PC is almost finished. Am ordering the Ram and HDD on tuesday then i will have just the CPU and Graphics Card to buy. But the issue is i know nothing about them so could anyone recommend me a card to buy. I have a budget or £250 and my motherboard is:

Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, ATX, Intel Z77 Express, USB 3.0, CrossFireX Support, Dual Intelligent Processors 3)

Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-Motherboard-CrossFireX-Intelligent-Processors/dp/B007KZQE7Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358091152&sr=8-1

So I wasn't sure where to put this...

Amara — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:34:36 -0400

Anyway. What is Hacktool? Popped up when i logged on this morning didnt give much of a description though. o.o

OS FINGERPRINTING

ReverseEngineering — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:57:06 -0400

Can you teach me how to perform os fingerprinting?

how voip works?

ReverseEngineering — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:42:40 -0400

Can you teach me how to perform voip?

EDIT: Moved to Computing[General] ... OP, please post your discussions in a relevant section. -m0rph

Operating Systems

Amara — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:13:57 -0400

So what OS does everyone currently use? I just downloaded Zorin OS 6, the core version and installed it today :D Also I use Windows 7. I kinda grew up with Windows and this is my first time ever using a Linux OS.

Top 3 Ways to Remove Excel Password Efficiently

cheeryking — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:24:16 -0400

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spreadsheets, E-mail and presentations since it allows users to set
passwords for preventing their important Office files from opening or
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again when opening files and then you can remove Excel file password to
give them full access.

To remove Excel worksheet password, if we know its password, then it
turns quite easy to make it. Below are some ways to delete different
types of Excel passwords.

Method 1: Remove “Password to Open” or “Password to Modify” from “Save As”.

Both “Password to Open” and “Password to Modify” require users to
enter password when open the spreadsheet. If you don’t think these 2
kinds of password should still be there, then follow the below steps to
remove them:

Step1: After open the target spreadsheet the click the Microsoft Office button and then click “Save As” next.
Step2: Click “Tools” and then click “General Options”.
Step3: When the “General Options” window prompts, you will see the
“Password to Open” or “Password to Modify” or even both of them with
asterisk. All you need do is just to clear the asterisk. Next click “OK”
and then save the settings and exit.

Method 2: Remove “Protect Worksheet” or “Protect Workbook” from “Review” tab.

These two types of passwords are set to protect the worksheets in
your important Excel spreadsheet from being changed, modified, deleted,
added, or hidden from unauthorized access. If you want to remove these
passwords, you can follow the below:

Step1: Open the target spreadsheet and then click “Review” tab.
Step2: Step2: Select “Unprotect Worksheet” or “Unprotect Workbook”
option, next in the pop-up password box type the “Protect Worksheet” or
“Protect Workbook” password. Then just click OK to end.

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cheeryking — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 03:15:04 -0400

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How to Create and Use a Windows 7 Password Reset USB

loarpa — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:57:14 -0400

Suppose if you forgot Windows 7 password, you would try
to find solutions to recover or reset it through the internet. Soon you
would find one solution—using Windows 7 password reset USB
disk, which is most mentioned by people. So here in this article, I
will show you the exact ways to create a Windows 7 password reset disk.

Theoretically, a password reset disk Windows 7 can be
made with a CD/DVD or USB flash drive. Since USB flash drive is more
convenient to carry and safer to preserve, here I highly recommend
creating a Windows 7 reset password with USB to prevent your computer from being locked. Below are guides on how to create a Win 7 password recovery USB.

Scenario 1: If you haven’t forgotten your Windows 7 password yet.

At this situation, you can easily make such a password reset USB disc
for free to prevent your computer from being locked. Now please follow
the below steps:

Step1: Insert the prepared USB flash drive into your computer.

Step2: Type “reset” in the Windows search box and select “Create a password reset disk”.

Step3: When the “Forgotten Password Wizard” appears, click “Next”.

Step4: Select your USB flash drive and click “Next”.

Step5: Once the wizard finishes creating the reset disk, click “Next” then “Finish”.

Scenario 2: If you have already forgotten your Windows 7 password.

Many computer users actually didn’t take any precautions against
Windows 7 password forgotten problem before they find they’ve lost or
forgotten the password. So if you don’t have such a password reset disk
when you forget or lose your Windows 7 password, you need to seek for
other ways to make one and then use that to reset Windows 7 password,
say a professional Windows password recovery tool—Windows Password
Recovery Enhance.

Here’s how to create a reset password Windows 7 USB with Windows Password Recovery Enhance.

Step1: Download, install and launch Windows Password Recovery Enhance on an accessible computer.

Step2: Insert the early prepared USB flash drive to the accessible PC.

Step3: Choose “USB Flash Drive” button to select
your USB, next click “Burn” button to initiate the burning process.
(Burn the image file of Windows Password Recovery Enhance to USB.)

Step4: Soon you will receive a message box showing
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Post your rig!

Sh3llc0d3 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:22:49 -0500

My new rig:
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/GOH2e.jpg[/spoiler]
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/oaz7C.jpg[/spoiler]
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/LRBDr.jpg[/spoiler]
[spoiler]http://i.imgur.com/iHRqr.png[/spoiler]

Specs:

Intel i7-2600k 3.4ghz [OC'd to 4.4ghz]
Arctic Freezer 13 CPU Cooler
ASROCK P67 Extreme6 Rev3 MOBO.
Kingston Blu HyperX 1600mhz 4*2GB [8GB total]
ASUS GTX560ti DirectCUII TOP Gfx Card
XFX Pro Series 850W PSU
HAF 922 Case

Hydra -gtk & SSH2

Sh3llc0d3 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:56:42 -0400

Has anyone got this working with BT5 R1? It won't use ssh2 at all for cracking passwords. SSH is an option to select but no ssh2... has anyone got a quick way to get this working or will I have to download src and recompile?

AI overview

Deque — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:34:10 -0400

Hello guys.

I took the time to translate (and adjust to make it understandable) my notes from my course of studies into english. This is the first part, the introduction and the overview about AI.

Don't be disappointed if you are looking for practical stuff. This will be part of the chapters 2 and 3 which I already startet to translate. Some exercises are done with Prolog.

This is the course:
1. AI Overview
2. Fundamentals of logic
3. Knowledge representation
4. Expert systems

Happy learning.

1. AI overview
1.1 The term AI

AI: Automation of intelligent behaviour based on knowledge.

Knowledge: Saved information of a system about
[list]
[*]things[/*:m]
[*]connections[/*:m][/list:u]

Characteristics of knowledge:
[list]
[*]difficult to define[/*:m]
[*]extensive[/*:m]
[*]difficult to present[/*:m]
[*]mutable[/*:m][/list:u]

Thinking: The handling of knowledge, derivation of implicit knowledge from a knowledge base
[list]
[*]prerequisite of thinking: knowledge[/*:m]
[*]theoretical basis: formal (mathematical) logic[/*:m][/list:u]

Learning:
increasing knowledge
[list]
[*]adding new knowledge[/*:m]
[*]generalization of experiences (inductive thinking, a finite amount of examples is transmitted to more examples --> incomplete induction)[/*:m]
[*]adding new examples[/*:m][/list:u]

Intelligence:
Ability of a system to
[list]
[*]think[/*:m]
[*]solve problems[/*:m]
[*]abstract[/*:m]
[*]recognize situations[/*:m]
[*]explain actions[/*:m]
[*]operate cooperative[/*:m]
[*]react fault tolerant[/*:m]
[*]learn[/*:m][/list:u]

So AI are computer-aided techniques to simulate human capabilities, especially thinking, recognizing and operating.
The purpose:

a) from the user's perspective
[list]
[*]computer shall be more useful[/*:m]
[*]better solving of problems[/*:m][/list:u]

b) from the scientist's perspective
[list]
[*]understanding principles that enable intelligence[/*:m][/list:u]

Problem: Is AI something special within computer science?

a)

-
                -------------------------
input data      |algorithm              | Output data
--------------->|-----------------------|------------>
                |knowledge base         |
                -------------------------

This separation is characteristic for AI systems. Here AI is something special.

b)

-
                -------------------------
input data      |                       | Output data
--------------->|       algorithm       |------------>
(with knowledge |                       |		
    base)       -------------------------

It is nothing special here. This is just the IPO Model.

1.2. Requirements, effects and limits of AI

AI is an unfavorable term which causes misconceptions. AI is not the subject of research but the aim. Let's compare this with aspirations of other artificial systems:
[list]
[*]artificial flower (expectation: no smell, looks good)[/*:m]
[*]plain (expectation: flies, does not land on a telegraph line[/*:m][/list:u]
This means special requirements are to be accomplished. The artificial systems are often better than the real object. Not important characteristics are ignored.

The aftermath was that the requirements where overdrawn, so that an AI crisis followed during the 90s.

Limits of AI compared to the human intelligence:
Human background knowledge, biochemical and cognitive processes are not formalizable.

Effects of AI:
[list]
[*]new content for computer science[/*:m]
[*]knowledge processing is possible in confined fields[/*:m]
[*]more rational problem solving --> cost saving, relief for human work, possibly time saving[/*:m]
[*]new reflection about thinking --> encouragement for human intelligence[/*:m][/list:u]

1.3. AI fields
1.3.1. Application-oriented enumeration

Deduction systems:
[list]
[*]knowledge is available[/*:m]
[*]producing deductions out of it (logical expressions)[/*:m][/list:u]

Understanding images:
[list]
[*]automatic seeing[/*:m]
[*]"understanding" <--> correct assumptions <--> take action[/*:m][/list:u]

Speech processing:
[list]
[*]"understanding" human speech (written and spoken)[/*:m]
[*]usage: automatic translation[/*:m][/list:u]

Computer algebra:
[list]
[*]calculating with symbolic expressions[/*:m][/list:u]

Artificial life:
[list]
[*]agents[/*:m]
[*]evolutionary algorithms[/*:m]
[*]artificial neural networks[/*:m][/list:u]

Robotics:
[list]
[*]all of the above combined[/*:m][/list:u]

1.3.2 Method-oriented enumeration

Knowledge representation:
[list]
[*]appropriate computerised form to represent knowledge, that is finding suitable data structures[/*:m]
[*]use of logic, OOP, ...[/*:m][/list:u]

Automated concluding:
[list]
[*]deriving knowledge from already known[/*:m]
[*]use and development of logic calculus[/*:m][/list:u]

Heuristic search/problem solving:
[list]
[*]going through several possibilies for an aim (e.g. chess)[/*:m]
[*]blind search --> complexity problem[/*:m]
[*]intelligent search --> much better[/*:m][/list:u]

Learning:
[list]
[*]improvement of the knowledge base[/*:m][/list:u]
--> enhancements
--> optimization
--> improving the time-complexity

AI tools:

*    AI languages
      /         \
     /           \
  Prolog        Lisp
(logic          (functional 
programming)     programming)

* special tools to create:
        * expert systems (EE, Babylon, ...)
        * image processing systems (Mathlab)
        * speech processing systems
        ...

Artificial neural networks:
[list]
[*]using the cooperation of artificial neurons[/*:m]
[*]parallel processing[/*:m]
[*]learning ability[/*:m][/list:u]

Genetic algorithms

Need some linux disto ideas

Mr. P-teo — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:55:50 -0400

So like the title says i am in need to find a linux distro, i have tryed a few and dont like them, any ideas?

I have tried:
[list]
[*]Ubuntu[/*:m]
[*]Mint[/*:m]
[*]Xubuntu[/*:m][/list:u]

If you know of one that is light on system resources that would be great.

Post your desktop [Pics]

Sh3llc0d3 — Thu, 27 May 2010 00:39:49 -0400

Random but here's a pic of my desktop, curious to see what everyones wallpapers are. :P

For big pic's use spoiler's so it doesn't take ages to load the thread :)

[spoiler][img] PIC URL [/img][/spoiler]

[spoiler]http://i862.photobucket.com/albums/ab183/Semtex-Primed/desktop-1.png[/spoiler]