Monday, April 4, 2011

Passoword cracking or Password Hacking Tools

Brute Force attack:
It is an attack which includes all the possible permutation and combinations of passwords. But, it is very time consuming. As it takes a lot of efforts to try all possible combinations. for example if a password is 6 digit long then 10^6 combinations are possible. if it include alphabet or special characters then its complexity is even more. tool: brutus

Dictionary Attack:
In this attack attacker uses a set of words or string of possible and frequently used passwords. It is effective than bruteforce attack.

Keyloggers: There are many keyloggers available. You can download it by google search. But beware, your antivirus may treat it as a virus. It can be used as a spy to your computer. It records keystrokes, pictures of your screen at certain intervals and many more activities associated with your computer as per your settings.


Tips:

#Always remember u should keep your password long and atleast containg two types i.e alphabet and numbers or any special characters.

#Have some recovery method for passwords associated with the email ids in case they are hacked by someone.



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