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H4ck3rs TERMINOLOGIES by RealLordZeus(m): 5:31am On Sep 30, 2016
This compilation enlighten you more about the h4ckers world
Algorithm = A series of steps specifying which actions to take in which order.

ANSI Bomb = ANSI.SYS key-remapping commands consist of cryptic-looking text that specifies, using ansi numeric codes toredefine keys.

Back Door = Something a h4cker leaves behind on a system in order to be able to get back in at a later time.

Binary = A numbering system in which there are only two possible values for each digit: 0 and 1.

Black Hat = A h4cker who performs illegal actions to do with hacking online. (Bad guy, per se)

Blue Hat = A blue hat hac4er is someone outside computer security consulting firms who is used to bug test a system prior to its launch, looking for exploits so they can be closed. Microsoft also uses the term BlueHat to represent a series of security briefing events.

Bot = A piece of malware that connects computer to an attacker commonly using the HTTP or IRC protocal to await malicous instructions.

Botnet = Computers infected by worms or Trojans and taken over by h4ckers and brought into networks to send spam, more viruses, or launch denial of service attacks.

Buffer overflow = A classic exploit that sends more data than a programmer expects to receive. Buffer overflows are one of the most common programming errors, and the ones most likely toslip through quality assurance testing.

Cracker =A specific type of h4cker who decrypts passwords or breaks software copy protection schemes.

DDoS = Distributed denial of service. Flooding someones connection with packets. Servers or web-hosted shells can send packets to a connection on a website usually from a booter.

Deface = A website deface is an attack on a site that changes the appearance of the site or a certain webpage on the site.

Dictionary Attack = A dictionary attack is an attack in which a cyber criminal can attempt to gain your account password. The attack uses a dictionary file, a simple list of possible passwords, and a program which fills them in. The program just fills in every single possible password on the list, untill it has found the correct one. Dictionary files usually contain the most common used passwords.
Re: H4ck3rs TERMINOLOGIES by RealLordZeus(m): 5:32am On Sep 30, 2016

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