We present another list of the must hacking tools every hacker must have. These toolsmake the life of a hacker much easier and every n00b must first learn how to use these tools first.


AIRCRACK

Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured. It implements the standard FMS attack along with some optimizations like KoreK attacks, as well as the all-new PTW attack, thus making the attack much faster compared to other WEP cracking tools. In fact, Aircrack-ng is a set of tools for auditing wireless networks.


Site URL:
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/


BackTrack

BackTrack is a A Linux Distribution focused on penetration testing.


Site URL:

http://www.bactrack-linux.org


BarsWF

BarsWF is the worlds fastest md5 bruteforcing password cracker, just in case you didn't already know.
It combines using your computers processor with you graphics cards GPU for computing the largest amount of hashes as quickly as possible. It is not unheard of to get 100's of millions of hashes per second when using this application.

Prerequisites which really dont need to be mentioned are a processor with SSE2 instruction set, and any nvidia geforce 8 and up graphics card with CUDA support if you want the really fast one, otherwise most decently new nvidia graphics cards bought in the past 2 years should be able to work with this.


Site URL:

http://3.14.by/en/md5


BLOODSHED IDE

Bloodshed IDE is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++ programming language.


Site URL:

http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html



CAIN AND ABEL

Cain and Abel is a Windows password cracker, capable of cracking a variety of hashes, as well as arp poisoning, sniffing the network, etc.. to obtain those password hashes in the first place.

Site URL:

http://www.oxid.it/cain.html



CANVAS

Immunity's CANVAS makes available hundreds of exploits, an automated exploitation system, and a comprehensive, reliable exploit development framework to penetration testers and security professionals worldwide. To see CANVAS in action please see the movies at immunitysec.com

Supported Platforms and Installations
# Windows (requires Python & PyGTK)
# Linux
# MacOSX (requires PyGTK)
# All other Python environments such as mobile phones and commercial Unixes (command line version only supported, GUI may also be available)

Exploits
# currently over 400 exploits, an average of 4 exploits added every monthly release
# Immunity carefully selects vulnerabilities for inclusion as CANVAS exploits. Top priorities are high-value vulnerabilities such as remote, pre-authentication, and new vulnerabilities in mainstream software.
# Exploits span all common platforms and applications

Payload Options
# to provide maximum reliability, exploits always attempt to reuse socket
# if socket reuse is not suitable, connect-back is used
# subsequent MOSDEF session allows arbitrary code execution, and provides a listener shell for common actions (file management, screenshots, etc)
# bouncing and split-bouncing automatically available via MOSDEF
# adjustable covertness level

Ability to make Custom Exploits
# unique MOSDEF development environment allows rapid exploit development

Development
# CANVAS is a platform that is designed to allow easy development of other security products. Examples include Gleg, Ltd's VulnDisco and the Argeniss Ultimate 0day Exploits Pack.

Site URL:

http://www.immunitysec.com/products-canvas.shtml



CYGWIN

Cygwin is the next best thing to using Linux.
I personally do not use a windows box period, work, school, or other, unless I have Cygwin installed.
It's a large download, but once you get use to using it there's no turning back.
I have actually created a condensed copy that I carry around on my flash drive.
It comes complete with most Unix/Linux commands, to include the ability to compile things on the fly with gcc, perl, etc..
It has many useful things about it, but the only way to really see the extent of them is to use it yourself unless you like reading pages of technical data to help put you to sleep at night.

FYI...Last I checked it was currently managed by RedHat.

Site URL:

http://www.cygwin.com/



DBAN

DBAN- Short for Darik's Boot and Nuke, is a good utility for securely erasing contents of hard disk.
It uses encryption and re-writing over drives multiple times for a fairly secure deletion which makes if very difficult if not impossible to recover using forensics.

Site URL:

http://www.dban.org/about



FARONICS DEEP FREEZE

Faronics Deep Freeze helps eliminate workstation damage and downtime by making computer configurations indestructible. Once Deep Freeze is installed on a workstation, any changes made to the computer—regardless of whether they are accidental or malicious—are never permanent. Deep Freeze provides immediate immunity from many of the problems that "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." computers today—inevitable configuration drift, accidental system misconfiguration, malicious software activity, and incidental system degradation.

Deep Freeze ensures computers are absolutely bulletproof, even when users have full access to system software and settings. Users get to enjoy a pristine and unrestricted computing experience, while IT personnel are freed from tedious helpdesk requests, constant system maintenance, and continuous configuration drift.

Site URL:
http://www.faronics.com/html/deepfreeze.asp




NEMESIS

Nemesis is a packet injector utility that is command line based and supports linux and windows.

Site URL:

http://www.packetfactory.net/projects/nemesis/



GEEKSQUAD MRI

GeekSquad MRI is the the Best Buy geek squad repair disc - Code Name MRI - for internal use only, confidential, and a trade secret. This is version 5.0.1.0 - the latest version. The disc has tools to help fix computers - it has AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, Disk Cleaner, Process List, Winsock Fix, etc, all in an attractive and quite usable interface!


Site URL:

At piratebay or google it.



SCAPY

Scapy is a packet manipulator used for crafting packets, sending packets, sniffing them etc. Also runs on Linux and Windows.

Site URL:

http://www.secdev.org/projects/scapy/



TRUECRYPT

TrueCrypt- Free open-source disk encryption software.


Site URL:

http://www.truecrypt.org



SKYPELOGVIEW

SkypeLogView reads the log files created by Skype application, and displays the details of incoming/outgoing calls, chat messages, and file transfers made by the specified Skype account. You can select one or more items from the logs list, and then copy them to the clipboard, or export them into text/html/csv/xml file.This utility works on any version of Windows starting from Windows 2000 and up to Windows 2008. You don't have to install Skype in order to use this utility. You only need the original log files created by skype, even if they are on an external drive.

Site URL:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/skype_log_view.html



PASSWORD FOX

PasswordFox is a small password recovery tool that allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Mozilla Firefox Web browser. By default, PasswordFox displays the passwords stored in your current profile, but you can easily select to watch the passwords of any other Firefox profile. For each password entry, the following information is displayed: Record Index, Web Site, User Name, Password, User Name Field, Password Field, and the Signons filename. This utility works under Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista. Firefox should also be installed on your system in order to use this utility.

Site URL:

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html



NESSUS

Nessus has been around for a little more than a little while now and has gone from free to almost free to it's gonna cost ya.
I'm not really sure regarding the newest updates as I haven't used it since it lost it's freedom, but I will say it has plugins for everything under the sun!
It is mainly used for network and server scanning and has the ability to test and create a client/server connection between yourself and the host you're testing with.

Site URL:

http://www.nessus.org/nessus/



RAINBOW CRACK

RainbowCrack is a general propose implementation of Philippe Oechslin's faster time-memory trade-off technique.
In short, the RainbowCrack tool is a hash cracker. A traditional brute force cracker try all possible plaintexts one by one in cracking time. It is time consuming to break complex password in this way. The idea of time-memory trade-off is to do all cracking time mabait in advance and store the result in files so called "rainbow table". It does take a long time to precompute the tables. But once the one time mabait is finished, a time-memory trade-off cracker can be hundreds of times faster than a brute force cracker, with the help of precomputed tables.


Site URL:

http://www.antsight.com/zsl/rainbowcrack/



UNETBOOTIN

UNetbootin - An application to install an operating system to a flash drive or to a hard disk by either using the pre-downloaded iso file or by downloading the operating system through the application.

Site URL:


http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/



VISUAL STUDIO 2010

Visual Studio 2010- A development environment, and programmers best friend when it comes to designing windows applications. A little pricey, but free for academic use under the MSDNAA.

Site URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us



WINHEX

Winhex is a hexadecimal editor, particularly helpful in the realm of computer forensics, data recovery, low-level data processing, and IT security. Also a advanced tool for everyday and emergency use.

Code: [Check Download Links]
http://www.x-ways.net/winhex/



WPE PRO

Winsock Packet Editor (WPE) Pro is a packet sniffing/editing tool which is generally used to hack multiplayer games. WPE Pro allows modification of data at TCP level. Using WPE Pro one can select a running process from the memory and modify the data sent by it before it reaches the destination. It can record packets from specific processes, then analyze the information. You can setup filters to modify the packets or even send them when you want in different intervals. WPE Pro could also be a useful tool for testing thick client applications or web applications which use applets to establish socket connections on non http ports.


Site URL:

http://wpepro.net/



IDP

Interactive Disassembler Pro (IDP) . Supports 80x86 binaries and FLIRT, a unique Fast Library Identification and Recognition Technology that automagically recognizes standard compiler library calls. Widely used in COTS validation and hostile code analysis.
In short it's what we like to call the "Reverse Engineer's Wet Dream".

Site URL:

http://www.hex-rays.com/idapro/



HPING

Hping is a command-line TCP/IP assembler that supports TCP, ICMP, UDP and RAW-IP protocols.

also works on Unix systems, Windows, Sun and MacOS's.

Site URL:

http://www.hping.org/



JOHN THE RIPPER

John the Ripper- free open-source software (if you want to buy you can always get the pro version)
John has been, and continues to still be, the most famous and most widely used password cracker for linux/unix systems.
Things everyone likes about it:
It's fast, it has support for cracking a lot of different but commonly used hash types, and it's able to run on just about anything.

Site URL:

http://www.openwall.com/john/

In this tutorial you will learn how to add a retro 3D effect to any photograph, poster, or text using straightforward steps in Photoshop.

So here we have a Spinosaurus photographed on a railway in Poland. I have applied the black and white effect featured in this tutorial, however colour photos will work fine as well.

First duplicate your image so that you have 2 copies of your original layer.

Name one layer ‘red ‘and the other ‘blue/green’.

Now, with the ‘blue/green’ layer selected, go to Image>Adjustments>Levels.

In the Channel list choose ‘Red’.

Then drag the central grey pointer all the way to the right, and click OK.

This will have taken all the red out of the ‘blue/green’ layer.

Next select the Red layer, and again go Image>Adjustments>Levels.

This time you want to take away the blues and greens, so first choose ‘Blue’ and take the slider all the way to the right…

… then, with the box still up, choose ‘Green’ and take the slider all the way to the right, then click OK.

This leaves the layer entirely red.

Next change the blending mode of both layers to Screen.

Now you can either hide or delete your original layer.

Then select the ‘blue/green’ layer.

Use the Move tool to move this layer a little to the left, and you will see your 3D effect begin to appear.

Depending on the composition of your image you can adjust the position of the layer to suit the image.

I used the perspective transform tool to widen the left side of the image where the tail is closer to the viewer.

Remember you can apply this technique to any photo, poster or text.

Thanks for reading!

In this lesson, you’ll be introduced to Adobe Photoshop’s Toolbox, and a lot of the tools it has to offer. A solid understanding of the tools showcased in this tutorial will lead to better comprehension of Photoshop in general.

Anatomy of the Toolbox

The toolbox in Photoshop is split up into 4 unique categories so that finding the right tool is never a hassle. Those categories are:

1. Selection, Crop & Slice Tools
2. Retouch & Paint Tools
3. Drawing & Type Tools (Vector Tools)
4. Annotations & Measurement Tools

In addition to these 4 sections a few other components make up the toolbox, most notably, the Foreground and Background colors.

Now that you see how the tools are all organized, let’s take a look at some of the most vital tools Photoshop has to offer. This is really just a cursory glance of the toolbox, as we’d be crazy to go into detail for EVERY SINGLE tool Photoshop has to offer in a single lesson, but you ought to now have an understanding what some of the tools are capable of. We’ll go over how to use many of these tools in later lessons.

Selection Tools

The Marquee Tools are used for selecting objects such as rectangles, squares, and ellipses.

The Move Tool is used to move selections, objects, and layers.

There are several Lasso Tools which are used to make irregular selections. There is a polygonal lasso tool for polygon selections, and a magnetic lasso tool which automatically follows edges of objects.

The Magic Wand Tool selects an area of similar colors in a single click (such as the white in the cloud logo).

The Crop Tool allows users to redefine their active image area but not resize the ENTIRE image. It’s sort of like cutting out a smaller picture from a larger photo with a pair of scissors.

Retouch Tools

There are several healing tools in Photoshop which are used to repair imperfections in images, or handle blemishes and red-eye.

With the Clone Stamp Tool, a user may select a source starting point somewhere on an image, and then paint elsewhere using that starting point as a reference, effectively cloning the source.

The Eraser Tool can be used to erase parts of an image, selection, or layer.

The Sharpen Tool is used to sharpen edges in an image, while the Blur Tool burs edges. The Smudge Tool smudges an image, similar to using fingerpaint.

The Dodge Tool lightens parts of an image while the Burn Tool darkens. The Sponge Tool is used to saturate, or desaturate parts of an image.

Painting Tools

The Brush and Pencil tools are used to paint strokes in graphics. These tools can be highly customized for very effective painting.

The Fill Tools are used to fill entire layers, selections and areas with a solid color, or gradient.

Vector Drawing & Type Tools

The Type Tools are used for creating and setting type in an image. Both vertical and horizontal type can be created.

The Pen Tools are used to create clear shapes and paths which can be used as vector objects that can be scaled to any size.

Cutom Shapes are vector objects that can be created on the fly from a list of presets (including user created shapes).

Foreground / Background Color

A foreground color and background color can be set to be used to paint with, color text, and fill objects among other things. This view provides an easy way to see what colors are currently selected, and allows for easy switching between two different colors.

Using Tools

To actually use a tool varies from case to case (again, we’ll be covering nearly everything you’d want to know in the future lessons). To Select a Tool from the toolbox, simply click it once. If the tool displayed has a black arrow in the bottom right corner, that means that there are more tools of that type hidden underneath it. To select one of these hidden tools, hold down the mouse button while over it, and then release once you’re over the tool you’d like to select.

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