Best Antivirus Software of 2012

With 2012 around the corner, we want to upgrade our antivirus software to the latest and greatest. The antivirus software below will prevent computer viruses from attacking and infecting your computer.

Avira Antivirus Premium

Avira provides not only protection but also performance with a tendency for over-protection due to the Advanced Heuristics Analysis Detection system. The price is reasonably low at $29.99 and it has an easy, straightforward installation.

Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2012

Thus far, Trend Micro Titanium has made a great name for itself and we predict that it will sustain this reputation come 2012. This new line of security software uses cloud technology to bring real-time updates to your screen. Trend’s speed is definitely its greatest asset.

AVG Antivirus 2012

AVG is a great antivirus option, and its 2012 line has made improvements on its social network protection, in particular. The updates are automatic and continual, and it boasts some epic LinkScanner technology. However, the speed is slower than software like Trend.


Freebies:

AVG Antivirus Free 2012

With an impressive malware cleanup, this free software is a great option for those who need both cleanup and malware blocking. If you like this software, you can always move on up to the AVG Antivirus 2012 for $39.99.

Panda Antivirus 1.5 Free Edition

Panda, like Trend, uses cloud technology to make this software light on your PC. With speed and reliability, Panda has impressed many critics recently. While it doesn’t have “2012” in the title, the latest product runs with the best 2012 products. It has continually ranked the highest in malware removal, but sometimes has an incomplete cleanup. You can download the free edition of Panda Cloud Antivirus and give it a shot if you’re skeptical. The Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 goes for about $49.99/year

Top 10 Ways to Hack Facebook Accounts

Facebook is one of the most widely used social networking site with more than 750 million users, as a reason if which it has become the number 1 target of hackers, I have written a couple of post related to facebook hacking. In my previous post which related to facebook hacking and security 4 ways on How to hack facebook password, I mentioned the top methods which were used by hackers to hack facebook accounts, however lots of things have changed in 2011, Lots of methods have went outdated or have been patched up by facebook and lots of new methods have been introduced, So in this post I will write the top 10 methods how hackers can hack facebook accounts in 2010.

10 Ways How Hackers Can Hack Facebook Accounts In 2011

So here are the top 10 methods which have been the most popular in 2011:

1. Facebook Phishing 

Phishing still is the most popular attack vector used for hacking facebook accounts, There are variety of methods to carry out phishing attack, In a simple phishing attacks a hacker creates a fake login page which exactly looks like the real facebook page and then asks the victim to login into that page, Once the victim logins through the fake page the victims "Email Address" and "Password" is stored in to a text file, The hacker then downloads the text file and get's his hands on the victims credentials.

I have explained the step by step phishing process in my post below:

• How To Hack Facebook Password

2. Keylogging 

Keylogging, according to me is the easiest way to hack a facebook password, Keylogging sometimes can be so dangerous that even a person with good knowledge of computers can fall for it. A keylogger is basically a small program which once is installed on victims computer will record every thing which victim types on his/her computer. The logs are then send back to the attacker by either FTP or directly to hackers email address. I have dedicated a half of my newsest book "An introduction to keyloggers, RATS And Malware" to this topic.

3. Stealers 

Almost 80% percent people use stored passwords in their browser to access the facebook, This is is quite convenient but can sometimes be extremely dangerous, Stealers are software's specially designed to capture the saved passwords stored in the victims browser, Stealers once FUD can be extremely powerful. If you want to how stealers work and how you can set up your own one?, Kindly refer the book above.

4. Session Hijacking

Session Hijacking can be often very dangerous if you are accessing Facebook on a http:// connection, In a Session Hijacking attack a hacker steals the victims browser cookie which is used to authenticate a user on a website and uses to it to access victims account, Session hijacking is widely used on Lan's. I have already written a three part series on How session hijacking works? and also a separate post on Facebook session hijacking.

5. Sidejacking With Firesheep

Sidejacking attack went common in late 2010, however it's still popular now a days, Firesheep is widely used to carry out sidejacking attacks, Firesheep only works when the attacker and victim is on the same wifi network. A sidejacking attack is basically another name for http session hijacking, but it's more targeted towards wifi users.

To know more about sidejacking attack and firesheep, read the post mentioned below:

• Firesheep Makes Facebook Hacking Easy

6. Mobile Phone Hacking

Millions of Facebook users access Facebook through their mobile phones. In case the hacker can gain access to the victims mobile phone then he can probably gain access to his/her Facebook account. Their are lots of Mobile Spying softwares used to monitor a Cellphone.

The most popular Mobile Phone Spying softwares are:

1. Mobile Spy 
2. Spy Phone Gold

7. DNS Spoofing 


If both the victim and attacker are on the same network, an attacker can use a DNS spoofing attack and change the original facebook.com page to his own fake page and hence can get access to victims facebook account.

8. USB Hacking 

If an attacker has physical access to your computer, he could just insert a USB programmed with a function to automatically extract saved passwords in the browser, I have also posted related to this attack which you can read by accessing the link below:

• Usb password stealer To Hack Facebook Passwords

9. Man In the Middle Attacks


If the victim and attacker are on the same lan and on a switch based network, A hacker can place himself b/w the client and the server or he could also act as a default gateway and hence capturing all the traffic in between, ARP Poisoning which is the other name for man in the middle attacks is a very broad topic and is beyond the scope of this article, We have written a couple of articles on man in the middle attacks which canb be accessed from the links mentioned below:

• Man In the Middle Attacks With SSL Strip

If you are really interested in learning how man in the middle attacks, you can view the presentation below by oxid.it.

10. Botnets 

Botnets are not commonly used for hacking facebook accounts, because of it's high setup costs, They are used to carry more advanced attacks, A botnet is basically a collection of compromised computer, The infection process is same as the keylogging, however a botnet gives you, additional options in for carrying out attacks with the compromised computer. Some of the most popular botnets include Spyeye and Zeus.


Facebook Hacking Course

Facebook hacking course is a facebook security course created by me, which tells you exactly how how hackers can compromise your facebook accounts and what can you do to protect your facebook accounts from getting hacked.

Click here to get access to the course

Hope you have enjoyed reading the post as much i did while writing.

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10 Best Yahoo! Messenger Tricks and Hacks

Yahoo! Messenger is an instant messaging program which is compatible with all Windows versions. While instant messaging is the focus of Yahoo! Messenger, there are several special tricks that can enhance the user experience.

Here are my 10 Best Yahoo! Messenger Tricks and Hacks:

1. Find invisible users on your Yahoo! Messenger list

Want to find out someone who’s hiding from you? You can easily do so by going to Yahoo! Invisible Checker. All you need to do is type in the Yahoo! ID and the particular users status will be revealed.

2. Invisible nickname on chat rooms

Just go to edit profile and in the nick name type a (space character) on it just press Alt 0160 ( or ALT+255 ) and save it.

Now go to any Yahoo! chat room and you’ll notice that your nick name is empty. [Alt+0160 is a keyboard shortcut for space]

3. Run Multiple Instances of Yahoo! Messenger on same system

Some of you might be having more than one Yahoo! ID would like to log in simultaneously. Here is an easy way to do it without installing any sort of software. You just have to edit the registry and voila there you go. Follow the instructions below:

• Download the following -multiyahoo.reg and save it to your hard disk.
• Double click on it.

• The above dialog will popup, click ‘Yes’
• Start the yahoo messenger login with your first ID. Then again start another yahoo messenger by clicking on the messenger icon and log in with your second ID.This tweak works with all versions of Yahoo Messengers.

4. Removing Ads from your Yahoo! Messenger

If you are using Yahoo! Messenger 8.0, then you can disable ads by following the below steps:

• First close the Yahoo! Messenger.
• Save this .bat file and execute it. (Note: You won’t be able to enter the chat rooms if you use this patch.)

The above fix doesn’t work for Yahoo! Messenger 9 Beta. Here’s a way to disable the ads in Yahoo! Messenger 9:

• Make sure the Yahoo! Messenger isn’t running, if it is then just close it.
• Now backup the following file C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Yahoo!Messenger.exe (create a new copy)
• Download HxD hex editor.
• Open C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Yahoo!Messenger.exe in the hex editor
• Now go to the offset 295928 (in HxD: Search/GoTo)
• Look at the right column and replace y from “y.m.s.g.r.a.d.s” with p
• Save the file and close HxD.

Note: This approach breaks Yahoo! Messenger’s terms of service.

If nothing works try launching this file.

5. Yahoo! Smiley Codes

You can make use of all smileys including hidden ones in your messenger by using YEmotePLUS plugin.

6. Creating Custom Profiles for Chat

You can create custom profiles with different name, sex and other details from Yahoo! Create/Edit Profiles. You can use these for chat services only.

7. Change the Yahoo! Messenger Title Bar

You can change the text that appears at the very top of the Yahoo! messenger window by editing the ymsgr.ini file.

1. Go to Program Files\Yahoo!\ and open ymsgr.ini.

2. Then at the end, type this:

[APP TITLE]
caption=YOUR TEXT

3. Change YOUR TEXT to whatever you want it to say. Then save the file and close messenger. When you restart messenger you will see your new message.

8. Online Status Changer and Manager

HyperIM is currently the best status changer & manager for Yahoo! messenger available at present.

9. Access Yahoo! Messenger Chat archives while offline

You can access your Yahoo! chat logs using Yahoo! Message Archive Decoder. It reads Yahoo! Messenger archive files (.dat files) and presents them in a format that you can read. It decodes the message archive without logging in (offline mode and no passwords required).

10. Retrieve Yahoo! Messenger Display pictures

Y! Display Pic will retrieve Yahoo! users even if they are offline or invisible.

Top 5 Free Photo Editors for Windows

5 Amazing Free Graphic and Image Editors for Designers and Photographers

Now all of you know that Photoshop is the heavyweight champ in the image-editing category, but most people don’t need such an advanced toolset for everyday image-editing tasks, and its price is near $650. In this post i'll show you some of the best free image editors that are so easy to use.

1. IrfanView - IrfanView is probably the most popular and feature packed free image viewer for Windows that can view, edit, and convert image files and play video/audio formats. It has been around for many years and keeps getting better. In addition to standard image viewing, it includes many additional features including slideshow, batch conversion, image adjustment, image editing, resizing, panorama stitching, auto EXIF rotation and more. There certainly are more user-friendly and attractive image viewers, but few that offer all the functionality, and extendibility that IrfanView can provide.

2. Paint.NET - Paint.NET features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins. Many special effects are included for enhancing and perfecting your images. Everything from blurring, sharpening, red-eye removal, distortion, noise, and embossing are included. Also included is our unique 3D Rotate/Zoom effect that makes it very easy to add perspective and tilting. I am using this software and it's really great.

3. FastStone Image Viewer - FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping, color adjustments, watermarks and more. FastStone Image Viewer supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA as well as digital RAW formats including CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, MRW, ORF and DNG).

4. GIMP - GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is specifically a raster graphics editor used to process digital graphics and photographs. It is usually the direct free replacement for Photoshop and rightly so, there are very few limitations, its very powerful, and is probably easier to use than Photoshop. With its dedicated community you can find all the help, tutorials and plugins you would ever need. All this for free!
OS : Windows ALL, Mac OS X, and SkyOS.

5. Photoscape - PhotoScape is a complete photo editing suite that includes image browsing/viewing, photo editing, picture page printing, photo resizing and renaming, and even RAW conversion. It is a very complete package that will meet most of your digital image editing needs.

Top 10 Free CD/DVD burning Softwares

 Download free CD and DVD burner software to create and burn audio or data CDs. Burn DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

I've been using Nero all the time and in my opinion it's the best software to write CD and DVD. But there are so many free softwares which help you to do the same. Here is my list of top 10 free burning softwares that you can use in place of Nero.

1. ImgBurn - ImgBurn is probably the best free CD/DVD burning tool available. ImgBurn can write most types of CD / DVD images including BIN, DI, DVD, GI, IMG, ISO, MDS, NRG and PDI. ImgBurn supports all the Windows OS’s – Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista (including all the 64-bit versions). If you use Wine, it should also run on Linux and other x86-based Unixes.

2. CDBurnerXP - CD Burner XP is a great software. Apart from CDs and DVDs, you can also burn Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs with it. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a Multilanguage interface.
Operating Systems supported- Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista.

3. InfraRecorder - Infra Recorder can burn CD, DVD, Dual Layer DVDs and also supports various audio formats. The audio and data tracks includes .wav, .wma, .ogg, .mp3 and .iso formats. It can erase rewritable discs. Infra Recorder can also burn images in ISO and BIN/CUE formats.It supports multisession writing of discs.

4. Express Burn - Express Burn is a free CD burning program that lets you create and record audio and data CDs under Windows and Mac OS X. This software has a great user friendly interface. To use it all you need to do is drag and drop files. One thing surprises me; well I don’t know how far it’s true; the makers of this software claim that Express Burn is the fastest CD/DVD writing program in the world using proprietary optimizing systems.

5. FinalBurner Free Edition - FinalBurner is one more top free burning software. It can create data, audio and video discs. It can burn CD R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, and DVD DL. It can also rip Audio CD in .wav, .mp3, .ogg, .mid, .wma, .aac, .mp4, .m4a, .xm, .mod, .s3m, .it, .mtm, .mo3 audio files. FinalBuner can burn Video DVD with formats AVI, DIVX, XVID, MP4, MPG, WMV, ASF, MOV, FLV, etc. FinalBurner can also create an ISO image of a disc.

6. Ultimate CD/DVD Burner - Ultimate CD/DVD Burner is a simple and easy to use CD and DVD burning software package. It supports a very wide range of internal and external (USB 2.0 and FireWire) CD and DVD writers. Burn any data, copy any disc, make backups, create astonishing photo CD albums, make ISO CDs with this very easy to handle software!

7. StarBurn - StarBurn is a CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD disc burning software. It's been a long time since I've seen such a good free software. The number of features is quite impressive. You can burn data, audio, video, image discs. You can also grab or compress audio files.

8. Your Free DVD Burner - Your Free DVD Burner is a good one which isn’t much popular. It has some powerful features which is the reason it makes into this list. It can create data DVDs and CDs. It also supports DVD Video. YourFree DVD Burner allows you to create multisession CDs. You can create Bootable CD/DVD discs. It can burn ISO images onto disc. It supports CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW and DVD+R disc formats. Rewritable CDs and DVDs can be erased.

9. BurnAware - BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations: write to all CD/DVD media types, including Blu-Ray (BD-R/BD-RE); create and burn disc images; write multi-session discs; verify the integrity of files; burn your compilations directly on optical media, without having to wait for hard drive staging first and much more.
Operating systems supported- NT, 2000, XP and Vista.

10. Create-Burn ISO Image - Free Create-Burn ISO a good free CD/DVD burner. It can burn CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-R/RW discs. It can also create ISO image for burning CD/DVD. Burn ISO image can also create bootableCDs and DVDs. After burning the disc, Burn ISO Image can verify written data for finding any writing errors. It can erase re-writable CDs and DVDs. It supports Joiet File System, ISO, UDF& ISO/UDF project.

Free Premium Accounts for 13 Download Sites - Download Music, Movies, Games, Software and Much More

Best Download Sites - Get full version Games, Applications, Movies, MP3s, TV Shows, eBooks, Software, Security/Hacking Tools...
In this article i will share a list of usernames and passwords of the premium accounts for Best download sites. All of the accounts are working 100%.
Here is the list:
1. www.butterflydownloadnetwork.com (Download Movies, Music, PC Games, Shows)

Username : cinemanetwork20
Password : butterfly20


2. www.downloadprofessional.com (Software, Movies, Music, TV Shows, Full version games)

Username : lo886Ees
Password : zAgt88er

3. www.divxcrawler.com (Direct Download Movies, Software and Music Videos)

Username : divx273
Password : 8342729


4. www.sharingzone.net (Games, Software, Movies, TV shows, Music and more)

Username : LODMQYHX
Password : 375021402
Receipt : 4T5W89RD


5. www.watchdirect.tv (Reality TV Shows, Comedy, Old Television Shows, Latest Headlines, Action/Adventure)

Username : cinemanetwork20
Password : butterfly20


6. www.unlimitedgamedownloads.com (Download all the latest Games, PSP Softwares...)

Username : ga20me
Password : ke01feb


7. www.fullreleasez.com (Full version games, software, movies, music, tv shows...)
Username : Af872HskL
Password : XjsdH28N


8. www.fulldownloads.us (Everything you need)

Username : Af872HskL
Password : XjsdH28N


9. www.pirateaccess.com (Applications, Games, Movies, MP3s, TV, eBooks, Security/Hacking, Rapidshare)

Username : yourfrienddalat@gmail.com
Password : CHh5LKPI

Username : xxx_heel_xxx@yahoo.com
Password : MJY0BUY

Username : i_l0ve_u_786@yahoo.com
Password : rYvLgPrt

Username : mubashar_siddique@yahoo.com
Password : F9Gzgwb5


10. www.alphaload.com (Signing up with iLoad comes with a great service, fair prices and an awesome software, which are offered for free for all customers)

Username : AL3429352
Password : ykbcKTNS

Username : AL3429355
Password : RCHAbhKM

Username : AL3429350
Password : gMZNFcyS

Username : AL3429351
Password : cTAkWAxc

Username : AL3429352
Password : ykbcKTNS


11. www.gamedownloadnow.com (Unlimited Game Downloads)

Username : ga20me
Password : ke01feb


12. www.unlimiteddownloadcenter.com (Download Music, Movies & Games)

Username : cu20me
Password : ke01feb


13. www.tvadvanced.com (Online TV, Movies, Music, Games...)

Username : mv03dl
Password : frmvdl

Top 10 Free RapidShare and Megaupload Premium Link Generators

Download your rapidshare files with premium features for free. Resume, pause, accelerate and download multiple rapidshare files.
Rapidshare and Megaupload are the biggest online file sharing services used by almost everyone on the Internet but what makes it annoying is the weird captchas, waiting time and downloading limits.

Using the huge list of Rapidshare Link Generators that I have compiled below, you will be able to use Rapidshare as a premium user. These sites generate premium download links which can be used without any limitations, even with a download manager. Free rapidshare premium link generator help in generating rapidshare premium links without asking for any money. So, even though you don’t have rapidshare premium account, you are able to download rapidshare files at high speed just like Rapidshare premium users. So, i have mentioned below 5 free rapidshare premium link generator sites to help you download rapidshare files at high speed. You just need to insert your URL and the generator will create a valid premium link for you; a link ready for download that can be resumed, paused, accelerated and more.
List of different Rapidshare Premium Link Generators :


1. Rapid Premium
How To Use RapidPremium:
1. Login with your username and password (if you have a personal account).
2. If not, use "public" as the username and password to login to the public account.
3. Enjoy Downloading :)
Megaupload premium link generator will generate premium link for your file and now, you can download megaupload file with high speed, can pause and resume the file download and even use a download manager for downloading file. You can download upto 30 rapidshare files using this rapidshare premium link generator. For megaupload, easy-share, uploading, hotfile, you can download infinite files...enjoy.

2. RS Generator
This site will allow you to download files from RapidShare with all premium features, but without the expense!. You just need to insert your URL and the generator will create a valid premium link for you; a link ready for download that can be resumed, paused, accelerated and more.

The generated link will be as private as the original RapidShare URL, meaning that it will not be available for distribution, promotion and it will only be available for the author or creator of the premium link. The files will not be hosted in RS Generator servers as it's a stream download and because is property of the user.

3. Rapit Share
RapitShare.info is a free RapidShare premium links site where you can download files from RapidShare with all premium features, but it's FREE. You will never need to wait to download a file again, Just type the free link URL in the form, submit and get your premium link! Downloading files of pictures, music, or games has never been easier.

4. FreeRapid
Best file hosting tools in one place!Check rapidshare, megaupload, mediafire, etc. links with our very fast linkchecker.Download files as premium user from rapidshare with our premium link generator. Take your downloads in your own hands and try our new Premium Area.You get bandwidth for filling out surveys. The bandwidth never expires, you can use it whenever you want.

5. RapidIT
Best MegaUpload RapidShare Premium Link Generator at Rapid8.Com!. We also allow you to download any files, using our MegaShares, Easy-Share, MegaVideo, MegaP Video, Hotfile, Uploaded.to, Netload.in, Uploading.com, FileFactory & DepositFiles Premium Link Generator, directly. Use it at work, school and home effortlessly. The best thing is that we are simple to use and you're like having free rapidshare, so check it out and tell your friends!

6. Megaupload Premium Link Generator


7. RS Premium Link Generator


8. RapidsharePremiumLinkGenerator


9. HelloRapid


10. Rapiddownloader


You can also try:


RapidLoader


Megaez


RapidFile


RS Fox


FreeRSLinks


Rapidshare.co.in

Seven useful Windows 7 tips and tricks

1. Bypass the Recycle Bin
The Windows Recycle Bin is a good safeguard against accidental file deletions. However, when you know you want to permanently delete a file, you can bypass it. Instead of pressing the Del key, press Shift+Del, then Shift+Enter to confirm.
If you prefer, you can also permanently disable the Recycle Bin. First, right-click on the Recycle Bin, then choose Properties. Click on the drive you want to disable the Recycle Bin for, then select "Don't move files to the Recycle Bin. Remove files immediately when deleted." Click the OK or Apply button to save the changes
 
2. Open Windows Explorer faster
Are you still mousing over to a Windows Explorer icon or double-clicking on My Computer to browse your files? Try pressing Windows Logo+E instead, to instantly launch Windows Explorer.
3. Enable underlining of keyboard shortcuts
Windows has many menu shortcut keys, but they're hidden by default. To enable the underlining of the shortcuts, go to Control Panel > Ease of Access Center > Change how your keyboard works. Click on the box next to "Underline keyboard shortcuts and access keys," then hit the OK or Apply button to save.



On the left, underlining is disabled. On the right, underlining is enabled
4. Bypass the Windows splash screen
Disabling the Windows splash screen can shave a couple seconds from your total boot time. Launch the Windows Run command (Windows Logo+R), then type msconfig. Under the Boot tab, check the box next to "No GUI boot." Hit the OK or Apply button to save the changes.

5. Lock Windows quickly
Whether you're at the office, library, or cafe, it's always a good idea to lock Windows before you step away. To lock Windows quickly, press Windows Logo+L.
6. Show hidden files, folders, and drives
To view files, folders, and drives that Windows hides, open the Windows search box (Windows Logo) and type folder. Next, select Folder Options from the search list and navigate to the View tab. Under Hidden files and folders, check the box next to "Show hidden files, folders, and drives

7. Rename multiples files
To rename multiple files in Windows, highlight the files you want to rename, then hit the F2 key. Rename the first file, then hit Enter. All your files will be renamed and a number in parenthesis will be added to the end of the name. If you change your mind, you can hit Ctrl+Z to undo the rename

That's it. If you know of any other cool Windows tips and tricks, feel free to share them in the comments