Saturday, June 27, 2009
Avaiable Domain And Twitter Name Finder
As there are a lot of domain bieng booked daily, so its getting worst for gettin a unique name which is available.
The same goes for Twitter as its usage is increasing day by day as well.
On Twitter New accounts are being created every day, not to mention the millions of unique visitors of the site each month. It means Twitter account is becoming a valuable web real estate. A website or a blog post being retweeted on Twitter can have the same effect as being on the first page of the popular social voting site, Digg.
So if you are plannig to start twittering with a unique name, or you are finding a unique name for your domain, you must at least once go looking for Domain Pigeon.
I hopes it would help you a lot.
Any queries or suggestions , Please do write as comments.
Avaiable Domain And Twitter Name Finder
As there are a lot of domain bieng booked daily, so its getting worst for gettin a unique name which is available.
The same goes for Twitter as its usage is increasing day by day as well.
On Twitter New accounts are being created every day, not to mention the millions of unique visitors of the site each month. It means Twitter account is becoming a valuable web real estate. A website or a blog post being retweeted on Twitter can have the same effect as being on the first page of the popular social voting site, Digg.
So if you are plannig to start twittering with a unique name, or you are finding a unique name for your domain, you must at least once go looking for Domain Pigeon.
I hopes it would help you a lot.
Any queries or suggestions , Please do write as comments.
Monday, June 22, 2009
How To get Remote Access through Handheld Devices
Technological innovations over the past few years have reached new heights. Although no technological breakthroughs have come to make the market go ga-ga over them, there are some developments that could qualify as highly innovative. In the past, cellphones have been used to provide people on the go with a communication device that could keep them connected to their associates even while traveling. Changing market needs turned the cellphone into a device not only for voice communication. It allowed people to send short messages no matter where they are in the world. Over time, the world became flat, as thoroughly described by Thomas Friedman in a book. This means distance is only a physical thing.
The cellphone now has become more than a device for communication. With the birth of graphical user interface, the need for remote access grew. From using the telnet protocol, it extended into the wireless communication industry. The cellphone develops into a remote control, or an access terminal, for personal computers. It was inevitable for innovators to come up with this technology considering how cellphones have become essential items for millions of people. It was just a matter of time. Now, through the use of specialized software, cellphones can now be used to control the personal computer from a remote distance. A student who forgets to print his assignment can just use his phone to access his PC from school, and voila! the day is saved. The same is true for people who have to make presentations and have somehow lost their files. Using their phones can give them access to the original document stored in a PC somewhere.
Gotomypc is the most common application software that allows for remote control of a computer. Before installing the software, it is necessary to purchase it from the vendor. From there, the buyer will get access codes to be able to install the software. Gotomypc runs using Java technology, which displays the Gotomypc icon on your phone. The software works through the thin client technology, a type of computer architecture that only provides user interface without the hardware devices common in other systems. It also utilizes FTP and SSH communication to be able to actually download and upload files as well as some security measures.
An important consideration that buyers may have is on hacking. Will hackers be able to get to your phone without you knowing about it? Remote access software have some vulnerabilities but are well known to be generally secured since no publicized cases are known about malicious attacks on a phone’s remote access software. Two things could be deduced from this, either the software is created very securely or, hackers are still trying to figure out how to get around them. Wireless handheld devices, like smartphones and its network, however, are found to be more vulnerable than its software. In other words, it’s not the software but the phone itself, which is more vulnerable to attacks. For instance, there have been reports of a text message that enables a hacker to access and control others’ phones. Other vulnerabilities can come from downloading applications to your phone using Gotomypc. Just like the desktop computer, the phone could get viruses and other malwares through this activity. Moreover, leaving the phone’s bluetooth or infrared open can also cause others to access the phone without the owner’s knowledge. This is also true when you save sessions or store passwords. And, of course, once the phone is lost or stolen, remote access software should be uninstalled right away.
Here are some software picks for your smartphones:
Blackberry
Use the PCMobilizr. It’s relatively new but users find that its features are great. A little pricey but very efficient. If you want a 30-day trial go to its website and sign up for the free version.
iPhone
Telekinesis enables remote access to your Mac from your iPhones. Among the things it can do are screen capturing, Home directory browsing and even running AppleScripts. This is currently on its infancy stage, so, expect for some glitches. But if your operating system is not Mac, you’ll need the TightVNC that comes with fully functional zooming and panning features.
Palm Pre & Treo 600
Use the PalmVNC, which is a free application software that will let you access Windows, Mac, or Unix workstations.
Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone (Samsung’s SPH-i700)
PocketView from the GoToMyPC division of Citrix Systems Inc. allows for users to read files, access email and mail files from their computers using their handheld devices.
How To get Remote Access through Handheld Devices
Technological innovations over the past few years have reached new heights. Although no technological breakthroughs have come to make the market go ga-ga over them, there are some developments that could qualify as highly innovative. In the past, cellphones have been used to provide people on the go with a communication device that could keep them connected to their associates even while traveling. Changing market needs turned the cellphone into a device not only for voice communication. It allowed people to send short messages no matter where they are in the world. Over time, the world became flat, as thoroughly described by Thomas Friedman in a book. This means distance is only a physical thing.
The cellphone now has become more than a device for communication. With the birth of graphical user interface, the need for remote access grew. From using the telnet protocol, it extended into the wireless communication industry. The cellphone develops into a remote control, or an access terminal, for personal computers. It was inevitable for innovators to come up with this technology considering how cellphones have become essential items for millions of people. It was just a matter of time. Now, through the use of specialized software, cellphones can now be used to control the personal computer from a remote distance. A student who forgets to print his assignment can just use his phone to access his PC from school, and voila! the day is saved. The same is true for people who have to make presentations and have somehow lost their files. Using their phones can give them access to the original document stored in a PC somewhere.
Gotomypc is the most common application software that allows for remote control of a computer. Before installing the software, it is necessary to purchase it from the vendor. From there, the buyer will get access codes to be able to install the software. Gotomypc runs using Java technology, which displays the Gotomypc icon on your phone. The software works through the thin client technology, a type of computer architecture that only provides user interface without the hardware devices common in other systems. It also utilizes FTP and SSH communication to be able to actually download and upload files as well as some security measures.
An important consideration that buyers may have is on hacking. Will hackers be able to get to your phone without you knowing about it? Remote access software have some vulnerabilities but are well known to be generally secured since no publicized cases are known about malicious attacks on a phone’s remote access software. Two things could be deduced from this, either the software is created very securely or, hackers are still trying to figure out how to get around them. Wireless handheld devices, like smartphones and its network, however, are found to be more vulnerable than its software. In other words, it’s not the software but the phone itself, which is more vulnerable to attacks. For instance, there have been reports of a text message that enables a hacker to access and control others’ phones. Other vulnerabilities can come from downloading applications to your phone using Gotomypc. Just like the desktop computer, the phone could get viruses and other malwares through this activity. Moreover, leaving the phone’s bluetooth or infrared open can also cause others to access the phone without the owner’s knowledge. This is also true when you save sessions or store passwords. And, of course, once the phone is lost or stolen, remote access software should be uninstalled right away.
Here are some software picks for your smartphones:
Blackberry
Use the PCMobilizr. It’s relatively new but users find that its features are great. A little pricey but very efficient. If you want a 30-day trial go to its website and sign up for the free version.
iPhone
Telekinesis enables remote access to your Mac from your iPhones. Among the things it can do are screen capturing, Home directory browsing and even running AppleScripts. This is currently on its infancy stage, so, expect for some glitches. But if your operating system is not Mac, you’ll need the TightVNC that comes with fully functional zooming and panning features.
Palm Pre & Treo 600
Use the PalmVNC, which is a free application software that will let you access Windows, Mac, or Unix workstations.
Microsoft Windows Mobile Pocket PC Phone (Samsung’s SPH-i700)
PocketView from the GoToMyPC division of Citrix Systems Inc. allows for users to read files, access email and mail files from their computers using their handheld devices.
Microsoft: Win XP sometimes Faster than Vista SP1
Windows XP sometimes handles common consumer and business tasks faster than the new Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft’s own tests show.Part 1 of a special five-part series.
Windows XP is faster than the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) in completing common consumer and business tasks on PCs coming out of sleep mode, but the differences are slight.
The performance tests, conducted by Principled Technologies Inc. on Microsoft’s behalf, showed that the older XP operating system remained faster than Vista SP1 in 61% of the operations grouped in a consumer test suite, and faster than Vista SP1 in 46% of the operations in the business-oriented head-to-head.
The results were from time trials held on identical PCs after they’d come out of standby, a power-saving feature in Windows. Vista, like other operating systems, including Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X, calls the same mode “sleep.”
However, when the same tests were run after a cold boot — with the PC’s power turned on, the OS booted and the scripts run after two minutes — Vista SP1 came out on top in 74% of the tested consumer functions, and 66% of the business operations.
Differences Were Small
But no matter which operating system came out on top, the differences were small in virtually every case, said Principled Technologies. The total difference between XP and Vista SP1 in the 31 consumer tasks, for instance, was less than 5 seconds; of the 64 chores in the business scenario, 60 sported a difference of under half a second.
“Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP performed comparably on most test operations,” Principled Technologies concluded in its report.
The tests were run on four systems — two notebooks, two desktops — from Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Toshiba Corp.
A fifth system, another HP desktop, was omitted from the aggregate results because it, “produced unacceptably high variability in its test results,” according to Principled. Interestingly, that system showed XP was faster than Vista SP1 in more chores than any of the other test machines. In the consumer test set, for example, XP was faster than Vista SP1 in 74% of the operations immediately after a reboot of the discarded HP.
Windows XP performed much poorer on the dropped HP in the business tests; it was faster than Vista SP1 only 31% of the time, lower than the average of the other four PCs. But when it came out of standby, XP beat Vista SP1 in 53% of the business-oriented jobs, a higher percentage than the other machines.
That, among other things, touched some nerves. Several users commenting on Microsoft’s official Vista blog – where mention was made of the tests – took exception to Principled’s conclusion that Vista SP1 and XP produced comparable results.
“Hard to believe when every other review site on the planet shows pretty much hands down [Vista] is slower on similar hardware,” said a user identified as Ceinach. “I didn’t even think this was a point of argument anymore. This statement is fairly stunning…. It’s like Microsoft is claiming the earth is still flat.”
Computerworld’s own tests, for instance, showed that file copying — a function Microsoft has said it spent considerable effort improving in SP1 — remained much slower on Vista than on Windows XP.
SP1 Doesn’t Give Much of a Boost
Principled Technologies also put Vista SP1 up against the pre-service pack version of the operating system. When armed with SP1, PCs finished 87% of the consumer chores faster than plain Vista, and wrapped up more of the business operations faster as well. But the speed improvements were meager, said Principled. Most of the business tests were completed just fractions of a second faster by Vista SP1 than by Vista.
“Overall, Windows Vista SP1 was more responsive than Windows Vista on most comparisons,” the report stated. “Performance differences between the two operating systems were typically less than a quarter second.”
Users noticed that, too. “All that work on Service Pack 1 and it’s only a quarter second faster?” asked a user pegged as “eponymousnyc.”
The two reports, one that outlines the consumer tests, the other for the business tests, can be downloaded in PDF format from Principled Technologies‘ site.
Microsoft: Win XP sometimes Faster than Vista SP1
Windows XP sometimes handles common consumer and business tasks faster than the new Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft’s own tests show.Part 1 of a special five-part series.
Windows XP is faster than the new Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) in completing common consumer and business tasks on PCs coming out of sleep mode, but the differences are slight.
The performance tests, conducted by Principled Technologies Inc. on Microsoft’s behalf, showed that the older XP operating system remained faster than Vista SP1 in 61% of the operations grouped in a consumer test suite, and faster than Vista SP1 in 46% of the operations in the business-oriented head-to-head.
The results were from time trials held on identical PCs after they’d come out of standby, a power-saving feature in Windows. Vista, like other operating systems, including Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X, calls the same mode “sleep.”
However, when the same tests were run after a cold boot — with the PC’s power turned on, the OS booted and the scripts run after two minutes — Vista SP1 came out on top in 74% of the tested consumer functions, and 66% of the business operations.
Differences Were Small
But no matter which operating system came out on top, the differences were small in virtually every case, said Principled Technologies. The total difference between XP and Vista SP1 in the 31 consumer tasks, for instance, was less than 5 seconds; of the 64 chores in the business scenario, 60 sported a difference of under half a second.
“Overall, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP performed comparably on most test operations,” Principled Technologies concluded in its report.
The tests were run on four systems — two notebooks, two desktops — from Dell Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Toshiba Corp.
A fifth system, another HP desktop, was omitted from the aggregate results because it, “produced unacceptably high variability in its test results,” according to Principled. Interestingly, that system showed XP was faster than Vista SP1 in more chores than any of the other test machines. In the consumer test set, for example, XP was faster than Vista SP1 in 74% of the operations immediately after a reboot of the discarded HP.
Windows XP performed much poorer on the dropped HP in the business tests; it was faster than Vista SP1 only 31% of the time, lower than the average of the other four PCs. But when it came out of standby, XP beat Vista SP1 in 53% of the business-oriented jobs, a higher percentage than the other machines.
That, among other things, touched some nerves. Several users commenting on Microsoft’s official Vista blog – where mention was made of the tests – took exception to Principled’s conclusion that Vista SP1 and XP produced comparable results.
“Hard to believe when every other review site on the planet shows pretty much hands down [Vista] is slower on similar hardware,” said a user identified as Ceinach. “I didn’t even think this was a point of argument anymore. This statement is fairly stunning…. It’s like Microsoft is claiming the earth is still flat.”
Computerworld’s own tests, for instance, showed that file copying — a function Microsoft has said it spent considerable effort improving in SP1 — remained much slower on Vista than on Windows XP.
SP1 Doesn’t Give Much of a Boost
Principled Technologies also put Vista SP1 up against the pre-service pack version of the operating system. When armed with SP1, PCs finished 87% of the consumer chores faster than plain Vista, and wrapped up more of the business operations faster as well. But the speed improvements were meager, said Principled. Most of the business tests were completed just fractions of a second faster by Vista SP1 than by Vista.
“Overall, Windows Vista SP1 was more responsive than Windows Vista on most comparisons,” the report stated. “Performance differences between the two operating systems were typically less than a quarter second.”
Users noticed that, too. “All that work on Service Pack 1 and it’s only a quarter second faster?” asked a user pegged as “eponymousnyc.”
The two reports, one that outlines the consumer tests, the other for the business tests, can be downloaded in PDF format from Principled Technologies‘ site.
Top Reasons why you shouldn’t buy an iphone
Are you planning to buy an iphone ? If so then this post is a must read for you.The much hyped iPhone 3G was launched in India a few weeks back and we have seen many issues and open security flaws in the new iPhone.Here I have some of the top reasons for which you shouldn’t buy an iphone.
- The worst thing is that you cannot forward a SMS message!! Don’t think that I am foolish, but really your iPhone 3G can’t forward a simple SMS. You’ll have to retype the SMS and forward it.
- There is NO copy / paste functionality. So you need to remember the texts and type again as you go.
- Bluetooth functionality is only limited to headset use. You can’t do any file transfer over Bluetooth.So if you are planning to share your songs or photos with your friends then forget about it!
- Absolutely no camera settings – it’s just like some ancient digital camera which does only point and shoot functionality.No Flash,No Zoom functionality.
- Photos taken in a VGA camera is better than that of iphone!
- The iPhone 3G is simply overpriced in India (Costs almost twice the price as in US)
- It’s in built Safari web browser does not support Flash as well as Java.
- There is No office document editor. Most Nokia’s come with inbuilt editor’s for Word / Excel.
- The iPhone doesn’t has AD2P on the Bluetooth – which means you can’t get stereo sound via Blue Tooth headphones, that’s a big disappointment for the music fans.
- The iPhone doesn’t has a Removable battery. Yes – you cannot change the battery yourself. Apple expects you to send the phone to an Apple Outlet to replace the battery. Now if you travel too much – what are you gonna do? Look for an Apple Store to interchange the travel battery?
- iPhone doesn’t has an option to send MMS. Forget about MMS.
- Though you can’t sent MMS – You can’t receive MMS messages too!
- You can’t set your personal songs as ring tones!
- The iPhone’s screen is not Finger Print Resistant. Since the iPhone is a touch screen phone so it is bound to get your finger print’s each time you touch so it gets dirty very easily.
- THE BIGGEST ONE – ONCE YOU ARE ON 3G NETWORK(Which I suppose will happen in a year in India), YOU CANNOT MAKE CALLS TO A PHONE ON 2G NETWORK. SO IF YOU WANT TO CALL A PERSON WHO IS NOT HAVING A 3G PHONE. SORRY, YOU’LL HAVE TO FIND A PCO and a 1RUPEE!!!
These are some of the top reasons that shows iphone’s incapability.But there are many more such reasons for you to stop buying an iphone.If you still want to buy the iphone then definitely you must be crazy?!
Top Reasons why you shouldn’t buy an iphone
Are you planning to buy an iphone ? If so then this post is a must read for you.The much hyped iPhone 3G was launched in India a few weeks back and we have seen many issues and open security flaws in the new iPhone.Here I have some of the top reasons for which you shouldn’t buy an iphone.
- The worst thing is that you cannot forward a SMS message!! Don’t think that I am foolish, but really your iPhone 3G can’t forward a simple SMS. You’ll have to retype the SMS and forward it.
- There is NO copy / paste functionality. So you need to remember the texts and type again as you go.
- Bluetooth functionality is only limited to headset use. You can’t do any file transfer over Bluetooth.So if you are planning to share your songs or photos with your friends then forget about it!
- Absolutely no camera settings – it’s just like some ancient digital camera which does only point and shoot functionality.No Flash,No Zoom functionality.
- Photos taken in a VGA camera is better than that of iphone!
- The iPhone 3G is simply overpriced in India (Costs almost twice the price as in US)
- It’s in built Safari web browser does not support Flash as well as Java.
- There is No office document editor. Most Nokia’s come with inbuilt editor’s for Word / Excel.
- The iPhone doesn’t has AD2P on the Bluetooth – which means you can’t get stereo sound via Blue Tooth headphones, that’s a big disappointment for the music fans.
- The iPhone doesn’t has a Removable battery. Yes – you cannot change the battery yourself. Apple expects you to send the phone to an Apple Outlet to replace the battery. Now if you travel too much – what are you gonna do? Look for an Apple Store to interchange the travel battery?
- iPhone doesn’t has an option to send MMS. Forget about MMS.
- Though you can’t sent MMS – You can’t receive MMS messages too!
- You can’t set your personal songs as ring tones!
- The iPhone’s screen is not Finger Print Resistant. Since the iPhone is a touch screen phone so it is bound to get your finger print’s each time you touch so it gets dirty very easily.
- THE BIGGEST ONE – ONCE YOU ARE ON 3G NETWORK(Which I suppose will happen in a year in India), YOU CANNOT MAKE CALLS TO A PHONE ON 2G NETWORK. SO IF YOU WANT TO CALL A PERSON WHO IS NOT HAVING A 3G PHONE. SORRY, YOU’LL HAVE TO FIND A PCO and a 1RUPEE!!!
These are some of the top reasons that shows iphone’s incapability.But there are many more such reasons for you to stop buying an iphone.If you still want to buy the iphone then definitely you must be crazy?!
Is your Nokia Cell Phone Original
Nokia is one of the largest selling phones across the globe.Most of us own a Nokia phone but are unaware of it’s originality.Are you keen to know whether your Nokia mobile phone is original or not? Then you are in the right place and this information is specially meant for you. Your phones IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number confirms your phone’s originality.
Press the following on your mobile *#06# to see your Phone’s IMEI number(serial number).
Then check the 7th and 8th numbers
Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
Is your Nokia Cell Phone Original
Nokia is one of the largest selling phones across the globe.Most of us own a Nokia phone but are unaware of it’s originality.Are you keen to know whether your Nokia mobile phone is original or not? Then you are in the right place and this information is specially meant for you. Your phones IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number confirms your phone’s originality.
Press the following on your mobile *#06# to see your Phone’s IMEI number(serial number).
Then check the 7th and 8th numbers
Phone serial no. x x x x x x ? ? x x x x x x x
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates which is very Bad quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany which is fair quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland which is very Good
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality
IF the Seventh & Eighth digits of your cell phone are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan which is very Bad quality and also dangerous for your health.
How to Monitor a Local or Remote Computer
Most of the time, it becomes necessary for us to monitor our own computer or a remote computer to keep track of the activities going on. This may be for several reasons. Especially it is most necessary for the parents to monitor their computer to keep track of their children’s activities during their absence. Some people may also require to monitor their computer to keep an eye on the activities of their spouse or partner. Today, with the advancement in the field of the software technology, it’s just a cakewalk to monitor the computer. For this all you have to do is, use a PC Monitoring Software.
But the job doesn’t end here. This is because there exists tons of such monitoring softwares on the market and many times we get confused which to choose and how to use them. So I have decided to make this job simpler for you, by writing this post. In this post I’ll give a detailed information about Computer monitoring softwares which include their features, advantages, installation, usage procedure and so on. To make this post interesting, let’s take up each topic in the form of question and answer.
What exactly is a Monitoring Software and how can it help me ?
A computer monitoring software is just like any other software (program) which when installed, secretly monitors each and every activity that takes place on the computer. The activities such as web browsing, chatting, gaming etc. are all recorded and saved. These monitoring softwares can record each and every keystroke. So it is possible to capture usernames and passwords very easily with minimum effort. Monitoring softwares are also commonly known as Keyloggers.
How can I install a monitoring software ?
Installing a monitoring software is too simple. During the installation, you need to setup a secret password and hotkey combination which is required later to see the recorded data ( logs). After the installation is complete the software goes invisible, but keeps running in the background. Whenever you want to see the logs, just press the hotkey combination (ex. Shift+Ctrl+F10). Now a small window will popup asking for a password. Here you need to enter the password that was setup during the installation time. After you enter the password you’ll be able to see all the activities that took place on the computer during your absence.
Can the person using the computer come to know about the presence of the Monitoring Software ?
Most of the time it becomes impossible to detect the presence of the monitoring software. This is because, once installed it hides itself from Start menu, Program Files, Control Panel, Task manager etc. Because of it’s stealth behaviour the user can never come to know that he/she is under the presence of monitoring.
Which Monitoring Software should I use ?
There exists different flavours of these softwares and you have to choose the one that best match your needs. Here is a list of some of the best monitoring programs that I recommend.
For Monitoring a Local PC:
If you want to monitor a local PC (may be your own PC) then the following program is recommended.
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Spy Agent Stealth HERE
For Monitoring a Remote PC (Also works on local PC) :
If you want to monitor a remote PC you may use the following programs. These programs works for remote PC as well as local PC.
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Win-Spy Monitor HERE
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Realtime Spy HERE
For Monitoring a Network :
The following program can be used to monitor an Entire Network of computers from one central location. This becomes handy to monitor the staff in a company or students in a school/college.
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for NetVizor HERE
For monitoring a Cell Phone from your PC:
If you want to monitor a Cell Phone from your PC you can refer the following link.
I hope this helps. Pass your comments.
How to Monitor a Local or Remote Computer
Most of the time, it becomes necessary for us to monitor our own computer or a remote computer to keep track of the activities going on. This may be for several reasons. Especially it is most necessary for the parents to monitor their computer to keep track of their children’s activities during their absence. Some people may also require to monitor their computer to keep an eye on the activities of their spouse or partner. Today, with the advancement in the field of the software technology, it’s just a cakewalk to monitor the computer. For this all you have to do is, use a PC Monitoring Software.
But the job doesn’t end here. This is because there exists tons of such monitoring softwares on the market and many times we get confused which to choose and how to use them. So I have decided to make this job simpler for you, by writing this post. In this post I’ll give a detailed information about Computer monitoring softwares which include their features, advantages, installation, usage procedure and so on. To make this post interesting, let’s take up each topic in the form of question and answer.
What exactly is a Monitoring Software and how can it help me ?
A computer monitoring software is just like any other software (program) which when installed, secretly monitors each and every activity that takes place on the computer. The activities such as web browsing, chatting, gaming etc. are all recorded and saved. These monitoring softwares can record each and every keystroke. So it is possible to capture usernames and passwords very easily with minimum effort. Monitoring softwares are also commonly known as Keyloggers.
How can I install a monitoring software ?
Installing a monitoring software is too simple. During the installation, you need to setup a secret password and hotkey combination which is required later to see the recorded data ( logs). After the installation is complete the software goes invisible, but keeps running in the background. Whenever you want to see the logs, just press the hotkey combination (ex. Shift+Ctrl+F10). Now a small window will popup asking for a password. Here you need to enter the password that was setup during the installation time. After you enter the password you’ll be able to see all the activities that took place on the computer during your absence.
Can the person using the computer come to know about the presence of the Monitoring Software ?
Most of the time it becomes impossible to detect the presence of the monitoring software. This is because, once installed it hides itself from Start menu, Program Files, Control Panel, Task manager etc. Because of it’s stealth behaviour the user can never come to know that he/she is under the presence of monitoring.
Which Monitoring Software should I use ?
There exists different flavours of these softwares and you have to choose the one that best match your needs. Here is a list of some of the best monitoring programs that I recommend.
For Monitoring a Local PC:
If you want to monitor a local PC (may be your own PC) then the following program is recommended.
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Spy Agent Stealth HERE
For Monitoring a Remote PC (Also works on local PC) :
If you want to monitor a remote PC you may use the following programs. These programs works for remote PC as well as local PC.
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Win-Spy Monitor HERE
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for Realtime Spy HERE
For Monitoring a Network :
The following program can be used to monitor an Entire Network of computers from one central location. This becomes handy to monitor the staff in a company or students in a school/college.
You can find a Complete Installation Guide for NetVizor HERE
For monitoring a Cell Phone from your PC:
If you want to monitor a Cell Phone from your PC you can refer the following link.
I hope this helps. Pass your comments.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
List of Essential Hacking Tools for every Hacker
Here is a list of all the essential hacking tools that every hacker should possess.Here in this post I will give details of different Hacking/Security tools and utilities along with the download links.I have also divided these tools into their respective categories for ease of understanding.
1. IP TOOLS
It includes the following utilities
- Local Info – examines the local host and shows info about processor, memory, Winsock data, etc.
- Name Scanner – scans all hostnames within a range of IP addresses
- Port Scanner – scans network(s) for active TCP based services
- Ping Scanner – pings a remote hosts over the network
- Telnet – telnet client
- HTTP – HTTP client
- IP-Monitor – shows network traffic in real time & many more
IP TOOLS has almost all the utilities built into it.So there is no need to use seperate tools for every indivisual process of hacking such as Port scanning,Whois scanning,IP monitor etc.It’s like a hacking tool kit which has all the necessary tools for hacking.
2. NMAP
Nmap is a similar hacking/security tool as IP Tools which offer slightly different set of features.Unlike IP Tools Nmap is a freeware.It is designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts.Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap runs on most types of computers and both console and graphical versions are available
1. LC4 (For Windows Password Recovery)
LC4 is the award-winning password auditing and recovery application, L0phtCrack. It provides two critical capabilities to Windows network administrators:
- LC4 helps administrators secure Windows-authenticated networks through comprehensive auditing of Windows NT and Windows 2000 user account passwords.
- LC4 recovers Windows user account passwords to streamline migration of users to another authentication system or to access accounts whose passwords are lost.
2. SAMINSIDE (For Windows Password Recovery)
SAMInside is designated for the recovery of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista user passwords.
The following are some of the highlighting features of Saminside.
- The program doesn’t require installation.It can be directly run from CD,Disk or Pendrive.
- Includes over 10 types of data import and 6 types of password attack
- Brute-force attack
- Distributed attack
- Mask attack
- Dictionary attack
- Hybrid attack
- Pre-calculated tables attack
- Run’s very fast since the program is completely written in assembler.
As far as my opinion is concerned both LC4 and SAMINSIDE are powerful password crackers for cracking Windows Passwords.However LC4 has slightly upper hand over Saminside.I recommend LC4 for advanced users but Saminside is more suitable for novice users.
You Can Get Saminside From Here
3. MESSENPASS (For Instant Messenger Password Recovery)
Messenpass is a password recovery tool for instant messengers.It can be used to recover the lost passwords of yahoo messenger or windows messenger.It is too easy to use this tool.Just double-click this tool and it reveals the username and passwords that are stored in the system.
REMOTE ADMINISTRATION TOOLS (RAT)
RADMIN
Radmin (Remote Administrator) is the world famous, award winning secure remote control software and remote access software which enables you to work on a remote computer in real time as if you were using its own keyboard and mouse.
Radmin has the following features.
- Access and control your home and office computer remotely from anywhere
- Perform systems administration remotely
- Provide Help Desk (remote support) functions for remote users
- Work from home remotely
- Manage small, medium, and large networks remotely
- Organize online presentations and conferences
- Share your desktop
- Teach and monitor students’ activities remotely
I have used Radmin personally and recommend this software to everyone.It works great!
Most of the above tools are shareware which means that you have to pay for them.But they are really worth for their money.Most of the time freewares offer limited functionality/features than the sharewares and hence I recommend them to my visitors.But still you can get 99% of all the softwares for free (cracked versions) on the internet.I will not discuss about how/where to download the cracked versions of the softwares for obvious reasons.It’s all up to you how you get these softwares.
List of Essential Hacking Tools for every Hacker
Here is a list of all the essential hacking tools that every hacker should possess.Here in this post I will give details of different Hacking/Security tools and utilities along with the download links.I have also divided these tools into their respective categories for ease of understanding.
1. IP TOOLS
It includes the following utilities
- Local Info – examines the local host and shows info about processor, memory, Winsock data, etc.
- Name Scanner – scans all hostnames within a range of IP addresses
- Port Scanner – scans network(s) for active TCP based services
- Ping Scanner – pings a remote hosts over the network
- Telnet – telnet client
- HTTP – HTTP client
- IP-Monitor – shows network traffic in real time & many more
IP TOOLS has almost all the utilities built into it.So there is no need to use seperate tools for every indivisual process of hacking such as Port scanning,Whois scanning,IP monitor etc.It’s like a hacking tool kit which has all the necessary tools for hacking.
2. NMAP
Nmap is a similar hacking/security tool as IP Tools which offer slightly different set of features.Unlike IP Tools Nmap is a freeware.It is designed to rapidly scan large networks, although it works fine against single hosts.Nmap uses raw IP packets in novel ways to determine what hosts are available on the network, what services (application name and version) those hosts are offering, what operating systems (and OS versions) they are running, what type of packet filters/firewalls are in use, and dozens of other characteristics. Nmap runs on most types of computers and both console and graphical versions are available
1. LC4 (For Windows Password Recovery)
LC4 is the award-winning password auditing and recovery application, L0phtCrack. It provides two critical capabilities to Windows network administrators:
- LC4 helps administrators secure Windows-authenticated networks through comprehensive auditing of Windows NT and Windows 2000 user account passwords.
- LC4 recovers Windows user account passwords to streamline migration of users to another authentication system or to access accounts whose passwords are lost.
2. SAMINSIDE (For Windows Password Recovery)
SAMInside is designated for the recovery of Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista user passwords.
The following are some of the highlighting features of Saminside.
- The program doesn’t require installation.It can be directly run from CD,Disk or Pendrive.
- Includes over 10 types of data import and 6 types of password attack
- Brute-force attack
- Distributed attack
- Mask attack
- Dictionary attack
- Hybrid attack
- Pre-calculated tables attack
- Run’s very fast since the program is completely written in assembler.
As far as my opinion is concerned both LC4 and SAMINSIDE are powerful password crackers for cracking Windows Passwords.However LC4 has slightly upper hand over Saminside.I recommend LC4 for advanced users but Saminside is more suitable for novice users.
You Can Get Saminside From Here
3. MESSENPASS (For Instant Messenger Password Recovery)
Messenpass is a password recovery tool for instant messengers.It can be used to recover the lost passwords of yahoo messenger or windows messenger.It is too easy to use this tool.Just double-click this tool and it reveals the username and passwords that are stored in the system.
REMOTE ADMINISTRATION TOOLS (RAT)
RADMIN
Radmin (Remote Administrator) is the world famous, award winning secure remote control software and remote access software which enables you to work on a remote computer in real time as if you were using its own keyboard and mouse.
Radmin has the following features.
- Access and control your home and office computer remotely from anywhere
- Perform systems administration remotely
- Provide Help Desk (remote support) functions for remote users
- Work from home remotely
- Manage small, medium, and large networks remotely
- Organize online presentations and conferences
- Share your desktop
- Teach and monitor students’ activities remotely
I have used Radmin personally and recommend this software to everyone.It works great!
Most of the above tools are shareware which means that you have to pay for them.But they are really worth for their money.Most of the time freewares offer limited functionality/features than the sharewares and hence I recommend them to my visitors.But still you can get 99% of all the softwares for free (cracked versions) on the internet.I will not discuss about how/where to download the cracked versions of the softwares for obvious reasons.It’s all up to you how you get these softwares.
How To Protect My Orkut Account From Hacking
Most of the people ask me “How to hack an Orkut account” which I have already discussed in my previous post Hacking Orkut. But here I am giving you a detailed information about how to protect your accounts. As we all know most of the Google services are still in BETA. So,websites like Orkut, powered by Google is not totally secure!Several people feel proud in hacking other user’s account. You do a foolish thing, and next day your account is hacked. This is very sad indeed, but hackers are adding names to their victims list till now.
How can a hacker hack my Orkut account?
The answer to this question is already discussed in my previous post How to Hack Orkut.
But this post is meant for providing some safety measures to prevent your Orkut account from being hacked. There is not much you have to take care of. Just follow the simple steps and never get your orkut account hacked in your life.
1. Never try to login/access your Orkut account from sites other than Orkut.com.
2. Never click on any links from the sources you don’t trust while accessing your Orkut account. (or while accessing any other Google services like Gmail,Blogger etc.)
3. Delete any links on your scrapbook, no matter if a known or unknown person have sent it.
4. Never disclose your orkut login details with anyone.
5. Never ever use Javascripts on Orkut, no matter whatever it claims to do. Get satisfied with the services provided by default! Avoid using third party Scripts which might be malicious.
6. Never get excited to see a site claiming to have 1000 cool orkut tricks for which you have to just log in to your orkut account. Don’t trust that site. That’s a Phishing site.
7. Never tick the box “REMEMBER ME” on the orkut homepage if you are surfing from a cafe or a public area.
8. Always remember to hit Sign out button, when you are done.
How To Protect My Orkut Account From Hacking
Most of the people ask me “How to hack an Orkut account” which I have already discussed in my previous post Hacking Orkut. But here I am giving you a detailed information about how to protect your accounts. As we all know most of the Google services are still in BETA. So,websites like Orkut, powered by Google is not totally secure!Several people feel proud in hacking other user’s account. You do a foolish thing, and next day your account is hacked. This is very sad indeed, but hackers are adding names to their victims list till now.
How can a hacker hack my Orkut account?
The answer to this question is already discussed in my previous post How to Hack Orkut.
But this post is meant for providing some safety measures to prevent your Orkut account from being hacked. There is not much you have to take care of. Just follow the simple steps and never get your orkut account hacked in your life.
1. Never try to login/access your Orkut account from sites other than Orkut.com.
2. Never click on any links from the sources you don’t trust while accessing your Orkut account. (or while accessing any other Google services like Gmail,Blogger etc.)
3. Delete any links on your scrapbook, no matter if a known or unknown person have sent it.
4. Never disclose your orkut login details with anyone.
5. Never ever use Javascripts on Orkut, no matter whatever it claims to do. Get satisfied with the services provided by default! Avoid using third party Scripts which might be malicious.
6. Never get excited to see a site claiming to have 1000 cool orkut tricks for which you have to just log in to your orkut account. Don’t trust that site. That’s a Phishing site.
7. Never tick the box “REMEMBER ME” on the orkut homepage if you are surfing from a cafe or a public area.
8. Always remember to hit Sign out button, when you are done.
Proxy Servers and Anonymizers
- As firewall, a proxy protects the local network from outside access.
- As IP-addresses multiplexer, a proxy allows to connect a number of computers to Internet when having only one IP-address.
- Proxy servers can be used (to some extent) to anonymize web surfing.
- Specialized proxy servers can filter out unwanted content, such as ads or ‘unsuitable’ material.
- Proxy servers can afford some protection against hacking attacks.
Anonymizers
- Anonymizers are services that help make your own web surfing anonymous.
- The first anonymizer developed was Anonymizer.com, created in 1997 by Lance Cottrell.
- An anonymizer removes all the identifying information from a user’s computers while the user surfs the Internet, thereby ensuring the privacy of the user.
Proxy Servers and Anonymizers
- As firewall, a proxy protects the local network from outside access.
- As IP-addresses multiplexer, a proxy allows to connect a number of computers to Internet when having only one IP-address.
- Proxy servers can be used (to some extent) to anonymize web surfing.
- Specialized proxy servers can filter out unwanted content, such as ads or ‘unsuitable’ material.
- Proxy servers can afford some protection against hacking attacks.
Anonymizers
- Anonymizers are services that help make your own web surfing anonymous.
- The first anonymizer developed was Anonymizer.com, created in 1997 by Lance Cottrell.
- An anonymizer removes all the identifying information from a user’s computers while the user surfs the Internet, thereby ensuring the privacy of the user.
Port Scanning Tutorial
Port Scanning is one of the most popular techniques used by hackers to discover services that can be compromised.
- A potential target computer runs many ’services’ that listen at ‘well-known’ ‘ports’.
- By scanning which ports are available on the victim, the hacker finds potential vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
- Scan techniques can be differentiated broadly into Vanilla, Strobe, Stealth, FTP Bounce, Fragmented Packets, Sweep and UDP Scans.
Port Scanning Techniques
Port Scanning Techniques can be broadly classified into:
- Open scan
- Half- open scan
- Stealth scan
- Sweeps
- Misc
Commonly used tools for port scanning
1.Tool: SuperScan 3.0
2. Tool: NMap (Network Mapper)
3. Tool: NetScan Tools Pro 2003
4. Tool: ipEye, IPSecScan
Port Scanning Tutorial
Port Scanning is one of the most popular techniques used by hackers to discover services that can be compromised.
- A potential target computer runs many ’services’ that listen at ‘well-known’ ‘ports’.
- By scanning which ports are available on the victim, the hacker finds potential vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
- Scan techniques can be differentiated broadly into Vanilla, Strobe, Stealth, FTP Bounce, Fragmented Packets, Sweep and UDP Scans.
Port Scanning Techniques
Port Scanning Techniques can be broadly classified into:
- Open scan
- Half- open scan
- Stealth scan
- Sweeps
- Misc
Commonly used tools for port scanning
1.Tool: SuperScan 3.0
2. Tool: NMap (Network Mapper)
3. Tool: NetScan Tools Pro 2003
4. Tool: ipEye, IPSecScan
Port Scanning Tutorial
Port Scanning is one of the most popular techniques used by hackers to discover services that can be compromised.
- A potential target computer runs many ’services’ that listen at ‘well-known’ ‘ports’.
- By scanning which ports are available on the victim, the hacker finds potential vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
- Scan techniques can be differentiated broadly into Vanilla, Strobe, Stealth, FTP Bounce, Fragmented Packets, Sweep and UDP Scans.
Port Scanning Techniques
Port Scanning Techniques can be broadly classified into:
- Open scan
- Half- open scan
- Stealth scan
- Sweeps
- Misc
Commonly used tools for port scanning
1.Tool: SuperScan 3.0
2. Tool: NMap (Network Mapper)
3. Tool: NetScan Tools Pro 2003
4. Tool: ipEye, IPSecScan
Port Scanning Tutorial
Port Scanning is one of the most popular techniques used by hackers to discover services that can be compromised.
- A potential target computer runs many ’services’ that listen at ‘well-known’ ‘ports’.
- By scanning which ports are available on the victim, the hacker finds potential vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
- Scan techniques can be differentiated broadly into Vanilla, Strobe, Stealth, FTP Bounce, Fragmented Packets, Sweep and UDP Scans.
Port Scanning Techniques
Port Scanning Techniques can be broadly classified into:
- Open scan
- Half- open scan
- Stealth scan
- Sweeps
- Misc
Commonly used tools for port scanning
1.Tool: SuperScan 3.0
2. Tool: NMap (Network Mapper)
3. Tool: NetScan Tools Pro 2003
4. Tool: ipEye, IPSecScan
Which Spy Software to Choose?
SniperSpy Full Review
In my experience of more than 6 years I have tested almost 50 spy softwares. Out of these one of my favorite Spy software is SniperSpy. The following are some of the reasons for which I recommend SniperSpy for you.
1. SniperSpy can be used to Spy on your local PC as well as a remote PC since it supports remote installation feature.
2. On the whole Internet there exists only a few spy softwares that support remote installation and SniperSpy is the best among them.
3. You can view the LIVE screenshot of the remote computer. Not only screenshots, but also you can see every activity on the remote comuter LIVE.
4. With SniperSpy you can take a complete control of the remote PC. You can logoff, restart or shutdown the remote PC right from your PC.
5. SniperSpy records every activity of the remote computer.
6. SniperSpy is completely stealth and remains undetected.
7. SniperSpy captures every keystroke that is typed. This includes email passwords, login passwords, instant messenger passwords etc.
8. SniperSpy has the ability to bypass any firewall.
How it Works?
After you purchase the SniperSpy software, you will be able to download the a program that allows you to create a remotely deployable module.
To deploy the module you can attach the exe file to any regular email and send to the remote PC. Modules can be dropped into a Word, Wordpad or Works document, or even a ZIP or RAR file. When the module is executed it will not display anything on the screen if you chose the “Do Not Alert User” option during module creation.
After you have sent the email, wait until the remote user checks their email and executes the module. After the module is executed, activity will begin recording immediately. After activity starts recording it will then be uploaded to your personal SniperSpy web space.
Wait about fifteen minutes after the module has been executed. Then login to your online account. You will be able to view any recorded activity there using a secure https connection. Logs are updated every six minutes. No matter where you are, you can log into your SniperSpy account from any Internet connection.
How effective is SniperSpy?
Once you’ve got the module executed on the target machine, it begins logging keystrokes, websites visited, internet searches, file changes, instant message chats, and taking screenshots of computer activity. I decided to install the module remotely on my friend’s laptop. A few hours after it’s successful installation, I was able to login to the control panel to see the screenshots, keystrokes (includes passwords), websites visited and many more. Whenever he used to come online I was able to monitor has activity LIVE. It was quite amazing to sit at my place and watch his activities remotely.
Improvements in the latest version of SniperSpy
In the older versions of Sniperspy the online control panel was pretty slow taking upto a minute to communicate with the remote computer. This was a bit annoying.
But this problem is fixed in the latest version. In fact it’s extremely fast now!
How is SniperSpy different from other spy softwares?
The following features makes SniperSpy stand out from the crowd
1. Sniper Spy is more reliable than other spy softwares since the logs sent will be received and hosted by SniperSpy servers. You need not rely on your email account to receive the logs.
2. SniperSpy offers excellent customer support.
3. SniperSpy has got recognition from media such as CNN, BBC, CBS, Digit etc. Hence it is more reputed and trustworthy.
Verdict: Sniperspy Internet Monitor Software
This review can only give you an idea of just how powerful SniperSpy really is and how it can help you to monitor internet activity. There is not much that can be hidden from SniperSpy and if you visit their
you will get the complete picture.
There are a few computer remote spying programs available but Sniperspy is without doubt one of the best ones you can buy. Customer support is excellent and if you want peace of mind then this will allow you to find out the truth very quickly.
Check SniperSpy out right now and discover for yourself how much is worth to you compared with the few dollars it costs.
You can get SniperSpy from the following link: SniperSp Homepage
I hope this helps…