An Introduction to Metasploit | What is Metasploit?

An Introduction to Metasploit | What is Metasploit?

The Metasploit Project is an open-source, computer security project which provides information about security vulnerabilities and aids in penetration testing and IDS signature development. Its most well-known sub-project is the Metasploit Framework, a tool for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine. Other important sub-projects include the Opcode Database, shellcode archive, and security research.
The Metasploit Project is also well known for anti-forensic and evasion tools, some of which are built into the Metasploit Framework.
Metasploit was created by HD Moore in 2003 as a portable network tool using the Perl scripting language. Later, the Metasploit Framework was then completely rewritten in the Ruby programming language. It is most notable for releasing some of the most technically sophisticated exploits to public security vulnerabilities. In addition, it is a powerful tool for third party security researchers to investigate potential vulnerabilities.
Like comparable commercial products such as Immunity’s CANVAS or Core Security Technologies Core Impact, Metasploit can be used by administrators to test the vulnerability of computer systems in order to protect them, or by Black Hat hackers and script kiddies to break into remote systems. Like many information security tools, Metasploit can be used for both legitimate and unauthorized activities. Metasploit Framework.
The basic steps for exploiting a system using the Framework include -

• Choosing and configuring an exploit (code that enters a target system by taking advantage of one of its bugs; about 300 different exploits for Windows, Unix/Linux and Mac OS X systems are included);
•  Checking whether the intended target system is susceptible to the chosen exploit (optional);
•  Choosing and configuring a payload (code that will be executed on the target system upon successful entry, for instance a remote shell or a VNC server);
•  Choosing the encoding technique to encode the payload so that the Intrusion-prevention system will not catch the encoded payload;

Executing the exploit.
This modularity of allowing combining any exploit with any payload is the major advantage of the Framework: it facilitates the tasks of attackers, exploit writers, and payload writers.
For more details click here: – http://www.metasploit.com/

Lock Folder Without Any Software

1.Paste the code given below in notepad and 'Save' it as batch file (with extension '.bat').
   Any name will do.
2.Then you see a batch file. Double click on this batch file to create a folder locker.
3.New folder named 'Locker' would be formed at the same location.
4.Now bring all the files you want to hide in the 'Locker' folder. Double click on the batch file to lock the folder namely 'Locker'.
5.If you want to unlock your files,double click the batch file again and you would be prompted for password.
Enter the password and enjoy access to the folder.


CODE:

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to Unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%==type your password here goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Locker
echo Locker created successfully
goto End
:End

GoogleTV 2.0 – Setup Application to Run on Startup / Power On

This guide will explain how to set an Application to run on startup and/or power on.  Initially, the default Input is set to run on Power On; we can change this to startup an Application instead.

1.  Go to your Home screen by selecting the Home button on your remote.

2. With the Home screen up, select the Menu button.

3.  Scroll down to “Home and All Apps settings“.

4.  Choose the “Startup Application” option.

The next time you power on your GoogleTV, it should startup the Application you just selected.

How to format external hard drive to FAT32 in Windows

Trying to format a large external USB or Firewire hard drive to the FAT32 file system? Can’t do it? Only see an option for formatting the drive using the NTFS file format? Well if you answered yes any of those questions, then you’re at the right place.
I was recently trying to format my 1 TB MyBook external hard drive in Windows XP to FAT32 instead of the overly forced-upon NTFS format. Why? Well because I needed to connect it to a NAS device and the NTFS permissions were causing the NAS not to be able to access the drive. Simple solution is to use FAT32, no security, no problems. Though it’s sometimes useful to format a USB drive in NTFS format.
Also, formatting a drive in FAT or FAT32 will allow it to be read by other operating systems, such as Mac, Linux, and older versions of Windows such as Windows 98.
Unfortunately, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 will only format a removable drive in FAT32 if it’s less than 32GB! Hmmm…that pretty much cuts out ALL modern external hard drives!
However, Windows can format a drive that is larger than 32GB in FAT32, but you have to use the DOS command prompt. However, if you have a drive that is 1TB or larger, you may still get an error saying “The volume is too big for FAT32”.
In that case, you can use a free program called SwissKnife that will allow you to format an external hard drive that is up to 2TB in size. Let’s go through both methods. In case you are having problems getting your external hard drive to show up in Windows, read my article on how to change the drive letter for an external drive in Windows.

Format external drive in FAT32 using DOS

Open a command window by going to Start, then Run and typing in CMD.

Now type in the following command at the prompt:

format /FS:FAT32 X:

Replace the letter X with the letter of your external hard drive in Windows. Windows will go ahead and begin formatting the drive in FAT32!

Format external hard drive in FAT32 using SwissKnife

SwissKnife is a nifty little program that is completely free and that you can use to format many types of external drives such as USB, Firewire, PCMIA, SATA and SCSI. You can also use it to create partitions on an external hard drive and it formats faster than Windows.

So next time you want to format a hard drive in FAT32 and Windows only gives you an option for NTFS, make sure to follow one of the two method mentioned above.
                  
                                                                             Enjoy!

Make Windows Speak the Time with TickTalker

Since the clock’s invention by the ancient Egyptian astronomers more than 5,500 years ago, it has now become one of the most important devices humankind has ever created. Clocks serve many purposes. For one, it keeps us updated with our daily activities. Without it the world we know today will cease to exist.
Clocks are available in many forms. It can be worn as a wristwatch, displayed as a house ornament, and integrated to personal computers and other gadgets.
Our computer’s clock is there to remind us of the time. It is usually placed and displayed on the Windows taskbar. It could be nice for some and more practical if the said clock will talk and tell us the current time. The TickTalker software can effectively do this. When launched, this program will automatically tell a computer’s time using Windows’ default voice — Microsoft Anna.
TickTalker can be programmed to tell the time in two intervals: every 30 minutes and every hour. You can also set the software to warn you in advance if the 30-minute and 1-hour intervals are approaching. The warning can be set in pre-defined minutes.
With this application, you can adjust how fast Microsoft Anna will talk. You can also stop the announcements in-between times.
TickTalker can be downloaded at http://gusperez.com/wp/software/ticktalker.

Select the Open with tickbox and press OK. When the download is finished, your archiver will open the zip file. For this illustration, we will use the WinRAR archiver program. The next step is to extract the files to your preferred directory.

After unzipping, go to the location where you extracted the files and double-click TickTalker.exe.

The software will not show you its main interface. Instead, the program’s icon will be placed on your system tray.
TickTalker is now ready to use. It can now announce your computer’s time in 30-minute and 1-hour intervals.

If you want to change some of its properties, right-click its tray icon and hit Settings.

This is the Settings window. In here, you can check and uncheck TickTalker’s time intervals. You can also set here if you want to be warned minutes before the announcement.

The voice who will tell you the time is Microsoft Anna. You can adjust how slow or fast she will talk by dragging the Speaking Rate to the left or right, respectively. You can preview the speaking rate by clicking the Play Sample button.
For the 30-minute and hourly announcements, Anna will say “It’s 1 o’clock PM.”. For the warning, the voice will talk “It’s almost 1 o’clock PM.”.

With TickTalker, you can disable the announcements between two times.

For all your changes to take effect, you must click the OK button.

That’s it! You now will have Windows speak the time to you when you wish. It’s also very useful for people with a vision disability.