Terms Of Hacking World
Today we will discuss most common terms used in the hacker community.
These definitions are a must to a wanna be ethical hacker and helps a
lot for a programming enthusiast.
Common Terms Of Hacking World:
1#DDoS: DDoS means Distributed Denial of Service.
This is a type of DOS attack in which multiple compromised systems are
used and these systems are often infected with a Trojan. All these
infected systems select a target and cause a Denial of Service (DoS)
attack.
2# VPS: It stands for
Virtual
private
server
(VPS) . It is a virtual machine that is sold as a service by an
Internet hosting service. A VPS generally runs its own copy of an
operating system, and the customers have superuser-level access to that
operating system instance, so they can install almost any software that
runs on that OS.
3# SE: Social engineering is an attack vector that
relies heavily on human interaction and often involves tricking people
into breaking normal security procedures.
4# HTTP: The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is
an application protocol for collaborative, distributed, hypermedia
information systems. HTTP is the basis of data communication for the
World Wide Web. The part Hypertext is a structured text that makes use
of logical links (hyperlinks) between nodes containing text.
5# SSH: Secure Shell( SSH) is a cryptographic i.e,
encrypted network protocol that operates at layer 7 of the OSI Model.
It allows remote login and other network services to operate in a secure
way over an unsecured network. In simple words, SSH is used to connect
with Virtual Private Servers.
6# FTP: The FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a
standard network protocol that is used to transfer files between a
client and server using a computer network.
7# XSS (CSS): Cross-site scripting or XSS is a type
of computer security vulnerability usually found in web applications.
This vulnerability allows hackers to inject client-side script into web
pages which are viewed by other users.
8# Script Kiddie: A Skiddie or Script Kiddie is an
unskilled individual who uses programs or scripts developed by
other hackers to attack networks and computer systems even to deface
websites.
8# VPN: A Virtual Private Network or VPN helps in
extending a private network across a public network, such as Internet.
It allows the users to send and receive data across public or shared
networks just like their computing devices are directly connected to the
private network. Hence this benefit from the security, functionality
and management policies of the private network.
10# Nix: Nix is a very powerful package manager for
Linux and other Unix based systems that make package management
reproducible and reliable. It provides side-by-side installation of
multiple versions of a package, atomic upgrades and rollbacks, easy
setup of build environments and multi-user package management.
11# SQL: Structured Query Language or SQL is a
special-purpose programming language designed for managing data
contained in a relational database management system (RDBMS), or even
for stream processing in a relational data stream management system or
RDSMS.
12# FUD: Fully undetectable or FUD in short, can
stand for data that had been encrypted, making it appear to be random
noise. This term is used in hacker circles to refer something as a clean
software to many anti-viruses but still contain some kind of hacking
tool inside it.
13# LOIC/HOIC: The Low Orbit /High Orbit Ion Cannon,
often abbreviated to LOIC/HOIC. It is an open source denial-of-service
attack and network stress testing application written in BASIC and is
designed to attack as many as 256 URLs at a time.
14# Trojan: A Trojan or Trojan horse is a type of
malware that disguises itself as a legitimate software. these Trojans
can be employed by hackers and cyber-thieves trying to gain access to
users’ systems. Users are typically tricked into loading and executing
Trojans on their systems.
15# Botnet: A botnet (also known as a zombie army)
is a number of Internet computers that, although their owners are
unaware of it, have been set up to forward transmissions (including spam
or viruses) to other computers on the Internet.
16# SQL Injection: SQL injection is a famous code
injection technique, commonly to attack data-driven applications.In this
attack, malicious SQL statements are inserted into an entry field for
execution.
17# Root: Root is the Highest permission level on a
computer that allows the user to modify anything on the system without a
single restriction.
18# Warez: Warez is copyrighted works distributed
without fees or royalties, and may be traded, in general, violation of
copyright law. Warez are generally unauthorized releases by organized
groups, as opposed to file sharing between friends or large groups of
people with similar interest using a darknet. Warez are not usually
commercial software counterfeiting.
19# White Hat Hacker: A white hat hacker is a
computer security specialist ( ethical hacker ) who breaks into
secured systems and networks to test and assess their level of security.
These are the good guys in the hacking community and use their skills
and knowledge to to improve security by exposing vulnerabilities before a
malicious hacker (also known as black hat hackers) detects and exploits
them.
20# Black Hat Hacker: A black hat hacker is an
individual with very good computer knowledge and with a sole purpose
to bypass or breach internet security for malicious reasons. Black hat
hackers are also known as dark-side hackers or crackers. These are the
guys with whom White hat hackers have to fight all the time.
21# Grey Hat Hacker: The term Grey Hat hacker refers
to a computer hacker or computer security expert who sometimes violate
laws or typical ethical standards, for personal purposes but don’t have
the malicious intentions like a typical black hat hacker.
22# Rootkit: A rootkit is a clandestine computer
program designed to provide continued privileged access to a computer
while actively hiding its presence. The term rootkit is a connection of
the two words “root” and “kit”. This kind of virus can be easily removed
by booting the computer in safe mode.
23# Ring0: Very hard to remove and very rare in the
wild, these can require you to format, it’s very hard to remove certain
ring0 rootkits without safe mode.
24# IP Grabber: IP Grabber is a link that grabs victim’s IP when they visit it the particular web address.
25# Malware: ‘Malware’ is an umbrella term used to
refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, including
computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware,
scareware, and other malicious programs. It can take the form of
executable code, scripts, active content, and other software.
26# Phreak: Phreak is a slang term coined to
describe the activity of a culture of people who experiment with,
explore, or study, telecommunication systems. Phreaker, phreak, or phone
phreak are names commonly for and by individuals who participate in
phreaking.
27# DOX: Doxing or doxxing, is the Internet-based
practice of researching and broadcasting personally identifiable
information about an individual. The methods employed to acquire this
information include searching publicly available databases and social
media websites (like Facebook), hacking, and social engineering. It is
closely related to internet vigilantism and hacktivism. Doxing may be
carried out for various reasons, including to aid law enforcement,
business analysis, extortion, coercion, harassment, online shaming and
vigilante justice.
28# Worm: A computer worm is a standalone malware
computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other
computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself, relying
on security failures on the target computer to access it. Unlike a
computer virus, it does not need to attach itself to an existing
program.
29# Deface: A website deface is an attack on a site
that changes the appearance of the site or a certain web page or
technically when a hacker replaces the index file with their own one.
30# Keylogger: Keylogger is a computer program that
records every keystroke made by a computer user, especially in order to
gain fraudulent access to passwords and other confidential information.
31# RAT: A remote administration tool (RAT) is a
piece of software that allows a remote “operator” to control a system as
if he has physical access to that system. While desktop sharing and
remote administration have many legal uses, “RAT” software is usually
associated with criminal or malicious activity.
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