Who are hackers

                  WHO ARE HACKERS

WHO ARE HACKERS?
I feel it is necessary to clarify the term hacker. Perhaps your
definition of a hacker has been influenced and tainted over the
years. There have been various computer related activities
attributed to the term “hacker”, but were greatly misunderstood.
Unfortunately for the people who are truly defined within the
underground tech world as a “hacker” this is an insult to them.
There are various types of “hackers”, each with their own
agenda. My goal is to help protect you from the worst of them.
Anarchist Hackers
These are the individuals who you should be weary of. Their sole
intent on system infiltration is to cause damage or use
information to create havoc. They are primarily the individuals
who are responsible for the majority of system attacks against
home users. They are more likely to be interested in what lies on
another person’s machine for example yours.
Mostly you’ll find that these individuals have slightly above
computer skill level and consider themselves hackers. They
glorify themselves on the accomplishments of others.
Their idea of classing themselves as a hacker is that of acquire programs
and utilities readily available on the net, use these programs with
no real knowledge of how these applications work and if they
manage to “break” into someone’s system class themselves as a
hacker. These individuals are called “Kiddie Hackers.”
They use these programs given to them in a malicious fashion on
anyone they can infect. They have no real purpose to what they
are doing except the fact of saying “Yeah! I broke into <insert
name here> computer!” It gives them bragging rights to their
friends.
If there is any damage to occur in a system being broken into
these individuals will accomplish it.
These individuals are usually high school students. They brag
about their accomplishments to their friends and try to build an
image of being hackers.

Hackers
A hacker by definition believes in access to free information.
They are usually very intelligent people who could care very little
about what you have on your system. Their thrill comes from
system infiltration for information reasons. Hackers unlike
“crackers and anarchist” know being able to break system
security doesn’t make you a hacker any more than adding 2+2
makes you a mathematician. Unfortunately, many journalists
and writers have been fooled into using the word ‘hacker.” They
have attributed any computer related illegal activities to the term
“hacker.”
Real hackers target mainly government institution. They believe
important information can be found within government
institutions. To them the risk is worth it. The higher the security
the better the challenge. The better the challenge the better they
need to be. Who’s the best keyboard cowboy? So to speak!
These individuals come in a variety of age classes. They range
from High School students to University Grads. They are quite 
adept at programming and are smart enough to stay out of the
spotlight.
They don’t particularly care about bragging about their
accomplishments as it exposes them to suspicion. They prefer to
work from behind the scenes and preserve their anonymity.
Not all hackers are loners, often you’ll find they have a very tight
circle of associates, but still there is a level of anonymity between
them. An associate of mine once said to me “if they say they are
a hacker, then they’re not!”

Crackers
For definition purposes I have included this term. This is
primarily the term given to individuals who are skilled at the art
of bypassing software copyright protection. They are usually
highly skilled in programming languages.
They are often confused with Hackers. As you can see they are
similar in their agenda. They both fight security of some kind,
but they are completely different “animals.”
Being able to attribute your attacks to the right type of attacker is
very important. By identifying your attacker to be either an
Anarchist Hacker or a Hacker you get a better idea of what you’re
up against.
Know your enemy and know yourself and you will always be secure and
victorious.

Trojan horse

THE TROJAN “HORSE”
I found it necessary to devote a chapter to Trojans. Trojan’s are
probably the most compromising of all types of attacks. Trojans
are being released by the hundreds every week, each more
cleverly designed that the other. We all know the story of the
Trojan horse probably the greatest strategic move ever made.
In my studies I have found that Trojans are primarily responsible
for almost all Windows Based machines being compromised.
For those of you who do not know what Trojans are I’ll briefly
explain. Trojans are small programs that effectively give
“hackers” remote control over your entire Computer.

Some common features with Trojans are as follows:
• Open your CD-Rom drive
• Capture a screenshot of your computer
• Record your key strokes and send them to the “Hacker”
• Full Access to all your drives and files
• Ability to use your computer as a bridge to do other
hacking related activities.
• Disable your keyboard
• Disable your mouse…and more!
Let’s take a closer look at a couple of more popular
Trojans:
• Netbus
• SubSeven
The Netbus Trojan has two parts to it as almost all Trojans do.
There is a Client and a Server. The server is the file that
would have to get installed on your system in order to have
your system compromised. Here’s how the hack would go.

THE TROJAN HORSE HACK
The Hack:
Objective: Getting the potential victim to install the server
onto his/her system.

Method 1
Send the server file (for explanation purposes we’ll call the file
netbusserver.exe) to you via E-Mail. This was how it was
originally done.
The hacker would claim the file to be a game of some sort.
When you then double click on the file, the result is nothing.
You don’t see anything. (Very Suspicious)
Note: (How many times have you double clicked on a
file someone has sent you and it apparently did
nothing)
At this point what has happened is the server has now been
installed on your system. All the “hacker” has to do is use the
Netbus Client to connect to your system and everything you
have on your system is now accessible to this “hacker.”

With increasing awareness of the use of Trojans, “hackers”
became smarter, hence method 2.

Method 2
Objective: Getting you to install the server on your system.
Let’s see, how many of you receive games from friends?
Games like hit gates in the face with a pie. Perhaps the game
shoot Saddam? There are lots of funny little files like that.
Now I’ll show you how someone intent on getting access to
your computer can use that against you.
There are utility programs available that can combine the
(“server” (a.k.a. Trojan)) file with a legitimate “executable
file.” (An executable file is any file ending in .exe). It will
then output another (.exe) file of some kind. Think of this
process as mixing poison in a drink.
For Example:
Tomato Juice + Poison = something
Now the result is not really Tomato Juice anymore but you can
call it whatever you want. Same procedure goes for
combining the Trojan with another file.
For Example:
The “Hacker” in question would do this: (for demonstration
purposes we’ll use a chess game)
Name: chess.exe (name of file that starts the chess
game)
Trojan: netbusserver.exe (The Trojan)
The joiner utility will combine the two files together and output
1 executable file called:
<insert name here>.exe
This file can then be renamed back to chess.exe. It’s not
exactly the same Chess Game. It’s like the Tomato Juice, it’s
just slightly different.
The difference in these files will be noticed in their size.
The original file: chess.exe size: 50,000 bytes
The new file (with Trojan): chess.exe size: 65,000 bytes.

(Note: These numbers and figures are just for explanation
purposes only)

The process of joining the two files, takes about 10 seconds to
get done. Now the “hacker” has a new chess file to send out
with the Trojan in it.
Q. What happens when you click on the new chess.exe file?
Answer: The chess program starts like normal. No more
suspicion because the file did something. The only difference
is while the chess program starts the Trojan also gets installed
on your system.
Now you receive an email with the attachment except in the
format of chess.exe.
The unsuspecting will execute the file and see a chess game.
Meanwhile in the background the “Trojan” gets silently
installed on your computer.

that’s not scary enough, after the Trojan installs itself on
your computer, it will then send a message from your
computer to the hacker telling him the following information.
Username: (A name they call you)
IP Address: (Your IP address)
Online: (Your victim is online)
So it doesn’t matter if you are on dial up. The potential
hacker will automatically be notified when you log on to your
computer.
You’re probably asking yourself “how likely is it that this has
happened to me?” Well think about this. Take into
consideration the second chapter of this manual. Used in
conjunction with the above mentioned methods can make for
a deadly combination.
These methods are just but a few ways that “hackers” can
gain access to your machine.
Listed below are some other ways they can get the infected
file to you.

News Groups:
By posting articles in newsgroups with file attachments like
(mypic.exe) in adult newsgroups are almost guaranteed to
have someone fall victim.
Don’t be fooled though, as these folks will post these files to
any newsgroups.

Grapevine:
Unfortunately there is no way to control this effect. You
receive the file from a friend who received it from a friend etc.

Email:
The most widely used delivery method. It can be sent as an
attachment in an email addressed to you.
Unsafe Web sites:
Web sites that are not “above the table” so to speak. Files
downloaded from such places should always be accepted with
high suspicion.

IRC:
On IRC servers sometimes when you join a channel you will
automatically get sent a file like “mypic.exe” or “sexy.exe” or
sexy.jpg.vbs something to that effect. Usually you’ll find
wannabe’s are at fault for this.
Chat Sites:
Chat sites are probably one of the primary places that this sort
of activity takes place. The sad part to that is 80% are not
aware of it.
As you can see there are many different ways to deliver that
file to you as a user. By informing you of these methods I
hope I have made you more aware of the potential dangers
around you. SEE YOU IN NEXT TIPS

How to become a hacker

Hi guy, i know that so many people are asking how to become a hacker. its quite easy but you need to be serious in this as it can put you to jail with many years of sentence. I am Jason. i will tell you only the important thing you need to learn to become a hacker. 

Tips to be secure.
 1.) Be careful what you download. Install Softwares only from trusted sources, either Desktops or Mobile apps.
 2.) Don’t Ignore operating system update or Software update message notifications and update as soon as you can.
 3.) Do not click anything available in front of you, first review what you are going to open and Why ?
 4.) One way to clean your computer is to scan it with at least one high-quality antivirus Software. 
5.) Don't share your personal Information on Social Networking sites.


Some advice for those who want to become a hacker. 
Never trust sites that ask you for money in return of Hacking Softwares or who claim to Hack Email Id’s in return of money. All such things are Scam . Nothing Works.
 2) There is NO DIRECT SOFTWARE to Hack Facebook , Google , Yahoo or any other big website. All these software that claim to do so are scam. They are just meant to take your money and in worse cases, those softwares have trojans or keyloggers in them. As a result your account gets hacked trying to hack others.
 3) NEVER EVER use the keyloggers or trojans you find as freeware on internet. Hackers are not fools. They compile keyloggers and trojans almost with any such software and when you install them , you are already hacked before even trying to hack others.
 4) You are never going to be a good hacker without the knowledge of programming and scripting languages. When you are going to use only ready made software and would depend on them for hacking anything then your functionality would be limited up to the functionality of the software. When you are not going to use your brain , just doing the copy paste thing, then how can you even think of being a good hacker.
 5) If you are a good Hacker, you already become a good programmer , a good script writer , a good web developer and an excellent security expert. Well any good Hacker will/should have good knowledge of various aspects and programming languages. to do XSS (Cross Site Scripting ) , PHP INJECTION , SQL INJECTION , PHISHING , FOOTPRINTING etc… you will have to be good at programing and scripting. And when you know the Various loop holes , vulnerabilities and security tips, you already become a Computer Security Expert. So Never Ever Under estimate the term Hacker. A Hacker Is Not a person who just hacks email id’s or servers but a True Hacker is a Computer Genius who the knowledge of computers more than anyone. Most hacker are now using PYTHON. learn these steps bellow and you will soon find out what is hacking.


The 5 Most Basic Methods to Start Learning Hacking:-

1. Learn TCP/IP, HTTP and HTTP Proxies.
2. Learn HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Python and C++
3. Learn Web Application Arch. & OWASP Top 10 Vul.
4. Learn Common Attacks, Flaws, Bugs and Exploits.
5. Work with Linux, & Try to Understand How System Works.

That's it - This is basic methods to start learning hacking - By :-) Jason. Share this with your friends, and Share little Knowledge - And feel free to ask anything - i'm here only :)
And Always remember Everything is Available on Internet, Just you need to hunt deeply - Make Google your best friend.. And never ask any hacker to teach you hacking ... There is no one in this world who would truly share his all skills, If you've ability, Skills and Mind - Then do it by yourself . Thanking Y0u. follow up to get important news and new trick. cheers