The Hackers Dictionary

Hackers Dictionary:

Let us start our journey from the basics!

Below are some frequently used words, their brief meaning and acronyms  that are commonly used in this world!

R.A.T :- Remote Administration Tool 

DDoS :- Distributed Reflected Denial of Service

Attack, uses a list of reflection servers or other

methods such as DNS to spoof an attack to

look likeit's coming from multiple ips. Amplification of power in the

attack COULD occur

VPS :- Virtual Private Sever

SE :- Social Engineering

HTTP :- Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The

foundation of data communication for the WorldWide Web.

SSH :- Secure Shell, used to connect to Virtual

Private Servers.

FTP :- File Transfer Protocol. Usedfor

transferring files over an FTP server.

XSS (CSS) :- Cross Site Scripting

Malware :- Malicious Software

Skid :- Script Kid/Script Kiddie

DDoS :- Distributed Denial of Service

VPN :- Virtual Private Networ

Nix :- Unix based operating system, usually

referred tohere when referring to DDoS'in

SQL :- Structured Query Language. It usually

goes along with a word after it, such as "SQL |

njection."

FUD :- Fully Undetectable

WORDS

FUD :- Fully undetectable, can be used in many

terms. Generally in combination with crypters, or

when trying to infect someone.

LOIC/HOIC :- Tool(s) used by many anonymous

members to conduct DDoS attacks. It is not

recommended to use these under any

circumstances.

Trojan :- A Trojan is a type of malware that

masquerades as a legitimate file or helpful program with

the ultimate purpose of granting a hacker unauthorized access to a

computer.

Botnet :- Computers infected by worms or

Trojans and taken over by hackers and brought into

networks to send spam, more viruses, or launch denial of

service attacks.

SQL Injection :- An SQL injection is a method

often used to hack SQL databases via a

website, and gain admin

control of the site.

Root :- Highest permission level on a

computer, able to modify anything on the system without

restriction.

Warez :- Software piracy

White Hat :- A "white hat" refers to an ethical

hacker, or a computer security expert, who

specializes in penetration

testing and in other testing methods to

ensure the security

of a businesses information systems. (Good

guy, per se)

Rootkit (ring3 ringO) :- A powerful exploit

used by

malware to conceal all traces that it exists.

Ring3 - Can be

removed easily without booting insafemode.

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 safemode.

Script Kiddie :- A script kid, or skid is a term

used to describe those who use scripts

created by others to hack computer systems

and websites. Used as an insult, meaning that

they know nothing about hacking.

IP Grabber :- A link that grabs someone’s IP

when they visit it.

DDoS :- Distributed denial of service. Flooding

someones connection with packets. Servers

or web-hosted shells can send packets to a connection on awebsite

usually from a

booter.

VPS :- The term is used for emphasizing that

the virtual machine, although running in

software on the same physical computer as

other customers’ virtual machines, is in many

respects functionally equivalent to a

separatephysica l computer, is dedicated

tothe individual customer's needs, has the privacy of a

separate physical computer, and can be configured to run

server software.

Mlalware :- Software designed todo all kinds

of evil stuff like stealing identity information,

running DDoS attacks, or

soliciting money from the slave.

Phreak :- Phone Freaks. Hackers who hack cell

phones for free calling. Free Long distancecalling . Etc.

Bot :- A piece of malware that connects

computer to an attacker commonly using the

HTTPor IRC protocal to await malicous

instructions.

Shell :- The common meaning here is a

hacked web server with a DoS script

uploaded to conduct DDoS attacks

via a booter.

ANSI Bomb :- ANS|.SYS key-remapping

commands consist of cryptic-looking text thatspecifies,

using ansi numeric codes to _redefine_keys.

DOX :- Personal information about someone

on the Internet usualy contains real name, address,

phone number, SSN, credit card number, etc.

Worm :- Software designed to spread

malware with little to no human interaction.

Deface :- A website deface is an attack on a

site that changes the appearance of the site or a

certain webpage

Keylogger :- A software program that records

all keystrokes on a computer's keyboard, used

as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware.

Remote Administration

Tool :- It's a general term for a hack that can

let someone remotely control your computer

with admin access.

Black Hat :- A hacker who performs illegal

actions to do with hacking online. (Bad guy,

perse)