Hacker's Adda

• Windows

Introduction
• The Registry Made Simple
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
• HEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
• HKEY_DYN_DATA
• HKEY_USERS
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Passwords
• Introduction
• Protect User Privacy at Logon Prompts
• Hacking BIOS Passwords
• Improve Password Security Settings
• Configure a minimum Windows logon password length
• Choosing a Strong Password
• Prevent Windows Logon Password Caching
• Prevent Internet Explorer Password Caching
• Customize the Password Prompt Welcome Message
• Customize the Password Prompt Title
• Allow Shut Down from the Password Prompt
• Display a Customized Banner each time Windows Boots
• Require Ctrl+Alt+Delete to be Pressed Before Login
• Bypass the Windows Screen Saver Password
• Bypass the Windows Screen Saver Password Part 2
• Disable the Windows Screen Saver
• Force Re-login at the Screen Saver Password Prompt
• Disable the Password Prompt during Logon
• Disable the Cancel Button in the Password Prompt
• Disable the Change Password Option
• Cracking the Windows Login Password
• Hacking Baby Sitting Programs
• Cracking All Windows Passwords
The Look and Feel
• Introduction
• Customize the Startup and Shutdown Screens
• Block Windows Hotkeys
• Disable Right Click on the Desktop
• Disable Right Click on the Start Button
• Customize the Start Button Right Click Context Menu
• Disable the Start Button and the Windows Menu Bar
• Locking the Toolbars
• Disable the NEW menu item
• Prevent users from Shutting Down
• Prevent users from Logging off
• Force Logoff on the Start Menu
• Allow Quick Reboot
• Prevent users from using the Windows Update Option
• Prevent certain Applications from running
• Disable User Customization
• Exiting Windows Quickly
• Customizing Folder icons
• Blocking Access to Specific Drives
• Locking the Windows Registry
• Deleting Special Folders from the Desktop
• Block Changes to Special Folder Locations
• Lock Floppy Drives
• Lock CD-ROM Drives
• Adding Context Menu items to Folders
• Putting a Restriction on everything in Windows
• Editing Windows through Explorer.exe
• Customizing the Look and feel of the Control Panel
• Hiding Control Panel Settings Pages
• Customizing the Add/Remove Programs Page (Control Panel)
• Customizing Windows Folders
• Blocking Automatic Start up of Programs
• Preventing Specific Applications from Running Automatically
• Customizing the MSN Messenger Warning Message
• Customize the MSN Messenger Background Image
• Putting Restrictions on MSN Messenger
• Disabling MSN Messenger
• Cleaning Your Browsing Tracks
• Customizing the Internet Explorer Caption
• Customizing the Internet Explorer Toolbar
• Simulating a Desktop Earthquake
Security Checklists
• Checklist for Choosing a Strong Password
• Checklist for Securing a Home Computer (Basic)
• Checklist for Fighting a Trojan Attack
Attacks
• Introduction
• Remote Password Attacks
• Eavesdropping Attacks
• Microsoft Remote Procedure Call Attacks
• Local Buffer Overflows
• Privilege Escalation Attacks
• Sechole Vulnerability
• GetAdmin Attack
• hk.exe
• Password Attacks
• L0phtcrack
• Pwdump2 and pwdump3
• KerbCrack
• NBTdeputy
• LPC Attacks
• Pilferage Attacks
• Remote Control Attacks
• Back Doors
• Port Redirection Attacks
• Covering Tracks from Log files
• Security Policies
• Patching Windows Systems
• Man-In-Middle Attacks
• Countermeasures

• Unix

Unix Hacking
• Introduction
• Gaining Remote Access
• Brute Force Attacks
• Cracklib
• Npasswd
• Buffer Overflows
• Common FTP Attacks
• Common SMTP Attacks
• Remote Procedure Call Attacks
• Network File System (NFS) Attacks
• Local Attacks
• Password related Vulnerabilities
• Attacking the Kernel
• File and Directory Access Attacks
• Rootkits
• Removing Tracks from log files
• Countermeasures