Man in the middle attack detection & prevention scripts

Submitted by Moophz on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 13:32

Most often you find yourself in a coffee shop surfing the internet, uploading files to your FTP server or updating your blog.

In case you are familiar with Man in the middle attacks I don't expect you doing any of those stuff under untrusted WiFi (same for wired ones), else you should think twice before executing any activity under public access points.
Scared? Well you should be !

Usually coffee shops (places you go to buy/drink coffee from) cannot afford expensive APs that prevent such attacks, having in mind that executing them can be easily done by script kiddies using hacking tools with few clicks.
To avoid being prey for such attacks you can make use of the below script that I developed and use in Public networks.

Tri Martolod

Submitted by Moophz on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 15:51

Historically, 'Tri Martolod' used to be sang by Breton sailor men in the 19th century. Alan Stivell found this song in breton musical books and was the 1st to export it to the outer world.

Before it was cool, this traditional song was buried with dust and Breton folk when Alan Stivell decided to rearrange it and remaster a rock version with folk influences.

I knew this famous Celtic tune for several years but never thought about digging into its roots neither knew the original title. After that 'Inis Mona' (the death metal cover version) refreshed my memories, and that a friend of mine helped me identify the title of the original song, duty called ! Some studies should have been done about its origins and the most common ripoffs that I remarkably liked.

Alternative method to take back your Ogero router

Submitted by Moophz on Sat, 02/16/2013 - 15:37

[Here is another and easier method to reset your router admin password, this tutorial is compatible with D-Link DSL-2640U (ADSL Router). ]

After being billed for 200,000 LBP, a friend of mine contacted me today suspecting neighbors for stealing his bandwidth. After trying endleslly to contact Ogero support to reset the router password and switch to WPA encryption with no sucess, we were left with the only other option... DIY!

The problem with this ISP, knowing that you payed the router's price, it's inside your premises and is supposed to be you propriety, is that they don't provide you with the administrator access over your router.
Additionally, the applied configuration is weak which results in an (ab)used bandwidth.

Prison break your Comfort Zone

Submitted by Moophz on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 23:18

We are all a part of “comfort zones” in which everything seems secure and familiar. With time, we unintentionally collect several habits that end up being a trap conjoint, yet opposed with comfort. Some of those collections manage to slide into our unconsciousness to define our behavior and thoughts. This deprives us from freedom of decision-making by implicitly eliminating alternatives and possible better solutions. We will be stuck in a prison of comfort as long as we let those destructive habits rule us. Periodical reviews and break out attempts from comfort zones are quintessential for every homosapian in order to progress.

Mozart Symphony No.40 - versions, rearrangements and remixes

Submitted by Moophz on Thu, 08/23/2012 - 10:20

--Written by Moophz Himself (@Moophz).

Often, an artist produces his most brilliant masterpieces in the last stages of his life. It is definitely the case for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 A.D. – 1791 A.D.), though his life ended somewhat prematurely. Among the late works of Mozart, the most famous are The Requiem (Which was left unfinished at Mozart’s Death and was completed by his disciple Süssmayer and it is still considered to be the greatest lyric masterpiece of Mozart’s composition) and Symphony No. 40.
The first movement of the 40th Symphony is one of the most iconic and influential symphonic movements of the Classical era (1750 A.D. - 1830 A.D.). Its theme is very popular and its tune is renown to everyone from the Classical and Romantic eras till our time.
Symphony No.40 was written in 1788 [during the Classical Period (1750 A.D. to 1830 A.D.)], Mozart died in 1791 and it's believed to have NEVER watched its performance.

During the Modern music Period [the twentieth century], many artists from different societies and backgrounds tried to cover (interprete, re-mix) his symphony, some of them introduced lyrics other kept it symphonic.
Below is a list of the versions collected through the years while others are recently discovered. Starting with the original.

Gauss the malware - An electromagnetic cyber espionage tool

Submitted by Moophz on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 13:01

--Written by Moophz Himself (@Moophz)

Cyber missiles hitting the Middle East again in particularly Lebanon, more profoundly into its banking sector.

Gauss the malware; cousin of StuxNet, DuQu and Flame (the one targeted the nuclear power plant infrastructure of Iran), they all work under the same core functions and all have the same very well known source: The “X Government”. One of the main differences between them all is that Gauss is the smartest till now.

The internet is flooded by technically related reports (found at the end of this page), this tiny article will be digging into the non technical side effects (A.K.A الإِستدلال بالإِسطنباط).

State of Apathy

Submitted by Moophz on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 17:46

  The last few weeks have seen what can be considered the worst period in Lebanon’s post-war era. It seems as though all of the country’s institutions have broken down altogether; from electricity to security, few characteristics of what makes a land a country can be observed currently more than ever. What is causing this chaos? And how can it be solved?

Stuxnet - Olympic Games Changing its Roots!

Submitted by Moophz on Fri, 06/08/2012 - 14:05

-- Written by Georgy Kfoury (@GerogyKfoury) .

According to Wikipedia, the Olympic Games has Greek roots and is considered as the world's foremost sports competition.

According to the United States' administration, the Olympic Games has American roots and is considered as the US’s first cyber-attack program.

What is “Olympic Games” and how its root became American?

Olympic Games, from an American perspective, dates back from 2006 where the US administration decided to launch a cyber-attack against the Iranian Nuclear Program. The NYTimes states that "having falsely accused Saddam Hussein of reconstituting his nuclear program in Iraq, Mr. Bush had little credibility in publicly discussing another nation’s [Iran] nuclear ambitions."

In addition, the US administration has stated that “they would only further inflame a region already at war”. Having few ‘good’ options in dealing with the Iranians, Olympic Games entered in action.

Blasphemy Freedom of expression ?

Submitted by Moophz on Sun, 05/27/2012 - 23:54

Religions, is a massive issue that takes hundreds of pages talking about its bad influence on societies. Imagine that some cultural and beliefs systems, having no relation with logic, intellectuality and realism, are affecting on different aspects of life, from politics, ethics, life style, humans sexual activities, friendship relations, arts, ect..

Since politics is the last issue that may concern me, and since my personal thoughts, acts, relationships and life style are ruled by my own mind not by any religious preachment, the only thing that is really playing on my nerves, which led me to write this, is relating religions to arts.

How to survive a Geeky, workaholic, professional IT life ?

Submitted by Moophz on Thu, 04/19/2012 - 10:51

What good will it be if you gained the source code of the world and yet lost your very self? 

Loving your own work and being successful is a major source of high self esteem.
Geeks by definition, are so passionate about their work and tend to prioritize professional life over any other aspect of their lives.
You may have noticed that the majority of geeks suffer from weak communication skills. This can be noted through bad articulation or projection of speech, and when they most often tend to prefer the usage of text messages over phone conversations.

Thus, it is crucial that a balance should be made in order to maintain a high level of performance, live a longer happier life and achieve all your geeky goals and dreams.

Enough philosophizing, below are some of my experience based recommendations in order to healthily survive your geeky IT lifestyle, Organize your life, your time and maintain your connections:

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