Crack Rar, 7z, and zip files with RarCrack in Ubuntu Linux

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Ever run into the problem where you created a password protected zip/rar file and you forgot the password or accidentally deleted it? Or just dont know the password at all? Well I have come across a nice solution for cracking zip/rar files. Its called rarcrack, If you forget your password ...

Load Desktop Backgrounds Immediately in Linux

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

When logging into Ubuntu or most any GNOME-based Linux system, users see a blank one-color screen until the actual desktop is loaded—which can make one feel like something's broken, or at least make your boot experience less fluid. One intrepid Ubuntu hacker, however, shows how to banish the blank screen ...

Running Backtrack in VirtualBox

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Seeing as I've just spent the morning trying to get all this up and running I thought I'd create an entry about how to get Backtrack running in VirtualBox. For those who haven't heard of it, VirtualBox is an open source equivalent to vmware workstation. It does full snapshoting (unlike vmware ...

Linux Replacements for Your Favorite Windows Apps

Friday, April 11th, 2008

For many users, getting started with Linux is surprisingly easy. New, friendlier versions of the free operating system, such as Fedora and Ubuntu, feature straightforward menus and automated installations that make switching from Windows to Linux a relatively simple process. But a lot of people who try Linux dump it and ...

ProxyStrike – Background SQL Injection and XSS analysis

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

The folks over at Darknet do a great job of pointing out interesting tools for use in penetration testing and web app security testing among other things. I won’t be duplicating their feed here, but when I see something that I want to test for myself, I will be posting ...