A-ddos - Kernel solution to prevent ddos attack

A-ddos - Kernel solution to prevent ddos attack

a-ddos is a kernel patch in order to prevent DDos attack at the low-hardware-level. It works well on a netbridge.


DDos is short for distributed denial-of-service,it becomes a serious threat nowadays. There hasn't been a perfect solution yet. a-ddos uses 512M(128M in current version) memory to keep tracks of every ipv4 address and a kernel-level timmer to record connections pre-second. While under attack, only the available IPs are allowed to be connected to the server.

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Up until a few years ago, phishing wasn't a very common term in our vocabulary. But the damage it has done over the years has forced many people to pay much more attention to this security threat.

Today, when you say the word "phishing" in front of a network administrator or a security expert, chances are he or she won't be thinking about sushi (or the sport). Those who are responsible for network and computer security are all too familiar with the dangers of phishing.

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Can You Hack Your Own Site? A Look at Some Essential Security Considerations

Version one goes gold! Visitors are landing from every corner of the globe. You know there are likely to be a few teething problems; I mean, this is 1.0.0.0… all those zeroes are meant to allow us a little grace, right?

Maybe that dastardly style sheet just won’t cascade elegantly on browser X. An incomplete comment chucks out some broken mark-up. Maybe you should have persisted those database connections after all. Hey, we all overlook things in the excitement of getting our first version running – but how many of these oversights can we happily stomach, and how many might just leave a bitter taste in ours, and more painfully our client’s mouths…

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How to Protect Your Computer from Keyloggers

Keyloggers have been a major problem today as it does not require any prior knowledge of computers to use it. So hackers mainly use keyloggers to steal your passwords, credit card numbers and other confidential data. Below are some methods through which you can protect your computer from keyloggers:

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How Hackers Hack and What You Can Do To Foil Them

If you’re a home user and only have the basics (firewall + anti-virus/spyware), you don’t stand a chance against a more sophisticated hacker. Your anti-virus/spyware software won’t detect their presence and you won’t see any errant computer behavior. The hacker is going to do all kinds of things to your computer that you won’t even be aware of, including but not limited to: making configuration changes; swapping out legitimate programs and utilities; disabling certain security features; and taking anything and everything of possible interest. After he’s obtained what he’s looking for, he’ll erase every trace of his activities and tools from your computer and disappear.

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Protection Against Keyloggers and Trojans

Keyloggers and Troajans sometimes are extremely difficult to detect as hackers can use methods such as crypting, binding and hexing to evade antivirus detection. Once installed into victims computer,  the trojan or the keylogger can give a hacker complete access to your computer. Trojans and keyloggers are one of the most dangerous forms of malware.

Below are some of the methods you can use to protect your computer from harmful Keyloggers and Trojans.

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Beware of Phishing Attacks

Phishing is a method of stealing login info (usernames and passwords) by directing the victim to a clone (fake) login page, that logs the login info without the knowledge of the victim. Such clone website is known as a phisher. eBay, PayPal and other online banks are common targets. Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users. Attempts to deal with the growing number of reported phishing incidents include legislation, user training, public awareness, and technical measures.

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What is Social Engineering?

Social Engineering is the art of Hacking In Real Life. Social engineering is the art of getting people to tell you stuff that they usually wouldn’t disclose, through the use of words and your appearance.

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Lock Your Computer With USB Flash Drive

Security of laptops and notebooks have been evolving with new technologies like fingerprint readers, eye scanners, face recognition etc but what about the personal computers?

Using this trick you will be able to lock your computer with a Usb. The computer will work only when the Usb is plugged in. Once the Usb is removed keyboard and mouse will automatically get disabled and your screen will get dark. Moreover your computer will get automatically locked. To unlock the computer you will need to insert the Usb again.

This trick will work on on all versions of windows including both windows 32 bit and 64 bit

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How Antivirus Software identifies threats

Most of us are aware how Antivirus Works and updates. As ever increasing threat from virus and other malicious programs, almost every computer today comes with a pre-installed antivirus software on it. In fact, an antivirus has become one of the most essential software package for every computer. Even though every one of us have an antivirus software installed on our computers, only a few really bother to understand how it actually works and updates.

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5 Things Every Beginner Hacker Should Know

Hey guyz, today at Hacks N Cracks we are going to discuss “5 Most Common Mistakes Done by Beginners in the field of Hacking“ or we can say “5 things Every New Beginner Hacker Should Know”.
This post is for everyone out there who actually want to become a true hacker:-
1) 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.

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Lock Your Computer With USB Flash Drive

Security of laptops and notebooks have been evolving with new technologies like fingerprint readers, eye scanners, face recognition etc but what about the personal computers?

Using this trick you will be able to lock your computer with a Usb. The computer will work only when the Usb is plugged in. Once the Usb is removed keyboard and mouse will automatically get disabled and your screen will get dark. Moreover your computer will get automatically locked. To unlock the computer you will need to insert the Usb again.

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COMPUTER SECURITY THREATS | MALICIOUS PROGRAMS | MALWARES

Computer Security Threats | malicious programs | Malwares

Computer security threats or Malicious code or Malwares comes in a wide variety of forms and is distributed through an ever growing number of delivery mechanisms. In general malicious program is any software that impedes the normal operation of a computer or networking device. This software most often executes without the user's consent. 

Understanding how malwares works can help you develop defensive strategies, select 
computer security products and train employees on how to identify potential threats.

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How to Protect Your Websites From Hackers? How to Protect You BLOGS from Hackers ?

How to Protect Your Websites From Hackers? How to Protect You BLOGS from Hackers ?

It’s a nightmare scenario. You go to your website only to find a nasty message from a hacker bragging about hacking your site. And nothing else. As far as you can tell your content is gone and you can’t even find a way to log into your Website, WordPress OR Blogspot dashboard.

Have You Really Been Hacked?

Must of times people came to me saying, “My Blog’s been hacked,” when it really hasn’t. With Blog sometimes plugin conflicts can cause issues that seem to the user like a hacker has messed with something. This is most common when upgrading to a new version of blogging services if a plugin hasn’t been made compatible with the new version yet.

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