| Hacking Video - Education Or Marketing Tool? | | | | user passwords using a tool I have written about |
| I sat in my office for about thirty minutes trying | | | | previously, called CAIN. Next, they install a Trojan |
| to decide if I was going to write this article. I | | | | (subeven) on the system that will allow them to |
| finally came to the conclusion that I would since | | | | perform key logging, and since the anti-virus |
| this information is already freely available on the | | | | software is disabled, it won't be noticed. They |
| Internet, and in fact, was posted as part of a | | | | install the Trojan and connect to the machine. |
| government article. | | | | They then make sure to tell you that the Trojan |
| This video ( part of a sales and marketing | | | | will alert them when the target machine comes |
| strategy (Or, maybe just public awareness and | | | | online so they can go back and hack it some |
| education) to sell a product called Fiberlink | | | | more. However, if you were using their product, |
| Extend360, literally walks you through the steps | | | | this would not be possible. |
| you need to take to hack a PC on a wireless | | | | Capturing Data Using A Sniffer |
| network. Not only is it demonstrated in video, it is | | | | After the Video on how to hack into a wireless |
| fully narrated. | | | | PC, another one of the companies CISSP's shows |
| Connecting To The Target PC | | | | you everything you need to know about finding |
| The video shows you what tools to use to scan | | | | usernames, passwords, PIN's, and other |
| a wireless network, determine the user accounts, | | | | information by analyzing a set of sniffer output. |
| determine if account lockout is on or off, how to | | | | Conclusion |
| attach to the PC using the null session | | | | I must say that this video instruction on how to |
| attachment, and how to use a compiled exploit | | | | hack a PC is very well done. The video and |
| tool to gain command access to the target PC. | | | | narration is visually and audibly perfect and the |
| Shutting Down Anti-Virus Software | | | | detail and steps to hack the computer are |
| At this point, they go on to explain how to shut | | | | accurate. They do explain that most of these |
| down the target PC's anti-virus software, all along | | | | hacking procedures can be thwarted by measures |
| referencing their product (although to be fair they | | | | other than using their product / solution. However, |
| also mention patches and other basic security | | | | the presentation is clearly a sales and marketing |
| measures), and how if you had it, this attack | | | | tool. |
| would not be possible. They then create a folder | | | | I'm not sure if making a video presentation on |
| on the compromised PC and share it. | | | | how to hack a PC is the right or wrong thing to |
| Then, they connect to the shared folder from the | | | | do. I myself write articles that provide similar, if |
| source machine an go on to explain how to get all | | | | less detailed information. One could say that this is |
| the user ID's and passwords. They use pwdump | | | | just another way of promoting public awareness. |
| to dump the entire SAM (where the user | | | | It's true, hacking into a PC or network can be just |
| accounts and hashed passwords are stored). | | | | this simple. However, making a video on how |
| They also show you how to copy off a CISCO | | | | simple it is might be taking it a little to far (Maybe |
| VPN configuration file and explain how to use it. | | | | this should be a question on the CISSP exam). I'll |
| Cracking Account Passwords | | | | leave it up to you to decide. |
| They then show you how to crack one of the | | | | |