Archive for October, 2006
Thoughts on Metasploit
On the 28/10/2006 HD Moore released version 2.7 of his infamous Metasploit package. In my opinion he deserves to be credited for his excellent contributions in this area. However, I do wonder how long this framework will be effective?
Metasploit 3 seems to be going in the same direction as the commercial Core Impact exploit suite [...]
JSScanner
JavaScript Network Mapper (v1.0)
author: david.kierznowski_at_gmail.com
http://michaeldaw.org
I have been doing alot of research into JavaScript Port Scanning lately. This tool is an initial attempt to correlate my ideas into a single project.
Download the latest version of jsscan.tar.gz here.
Synopsis:
function webPingScan() {
s = new jsscanner(”192.168.1.1/30″);
s.jssWebPing();
}
Usage:
s = new jsscanner(”IP/Range”);
s.jssWebPing(); OR
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Web Browser Port Restrictions
Some of my notes regarding Browser Port Restrictions.
Internet Explorer:
Anything goes. I need to look into this more.
Opera 9:
Resticts access to Ports 22,25,53 and 110. All other services seem accessible, I need to do more work here – It was interesting to note that my CPU was cranked up to 100% when requesting a restricted port. [...]
WIFI Hacking
Max Moser and team from remote-exploit.org are doing some great stuff:
- Backtrack
A brilliant linux distribution designed for penetration testers. I have used this distro for a number of tasks (especially WIFI testing) and it just works!
- WIFI Cheat Sheet
Contains up to date information on default WIFI insecurities and vulnerabilities.
Beef Delight
So all her friends have warned her against dating a computer nerd, or you feel like roughing up some serious grub before hitting up the code. Regardless of the reasoning, this is a Michael Daw classic.
Things you will need:
- Two pieces of “stewing” steak (500g)
- Rice
- Mixed Vegetables and Red Peppers (Red is good for [...]

