Things have changed a lot recently. I have lesser time for myself and to pursue extra knowledge on wireless...



Heck, I even bought a dlink dir 600 and running it stock firmware! I know i should be running it on DDWRT but it still a stock! The antenna is also stock! I have 3, 5, 7, 10 and 12 dBi lying around but I didnt bother to replace it...

Have I become a mediocre Wireless Kid?

check it out!

http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/

well, this idea is not new as it has been toying around for some time. But now, thanks to the russians, we now have a cracking / brute force software that uses gpu to reduce the time to reveal the password!!!

source : http://cyberinsecure.com/new-tool-for-graphics-cards-threaten-wireless-networks-encryption/

Russian firm ElcomSoft has applied GPU acceleration technology to a new password recovery tool that allows PCs or servers running supported NVIDIA video cards to break Wi-Fi encryption up to 100 times faster than is possible by using conventional microprocessors. Recovery times for Wi-Fi keys are increased by a factor between 10 to 15 in the use of Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery in combination with a regular laptop featuring NVIDIA GeForce 8800M or 9800M series GPUs. By running the same software on a desktop with two or more NVIDIA GTX 280 boards installed, this figure increases to a factor of 100.

to those who thinks i'm dead, well you are half true! LOL... here's a picture to ponder

This might be old news.. but BACKTRACK3 FINAL IS OUT! get it here -->

BACKTRACK 3 : USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

Long time didnt posted anything.. guess was busy with work (this has nothing to do with Euro 2008, honest!)

Today I shall post about Linksys WRT54GL. My company was looking for a wireless AP, recommended 3com ( currently using one, quite stable). But alas, they dont make them like they used to... the 3com performance kinda disappointed me.

So, went to nearest IT shop and got a Linksys WRT54GL for RM 185. Uploaded the tomato speedmod firmware from here --> TOMATO SPEEDMOD. So far, the performance has been promising... will continue to monitor the Linksys WRT54GL.

Below are a few screenshot of the upgrade process. Very easy!

1. Log into the Linksys WRT54GL (192.168.1.1)

1. Go to Admin -> Firmware Upgrade. Browse for the downloaded firmware and click "Upgrade". Dont do anything as it might bricked the router!

1. Once it is done, you can see a different firmware called Tomato!

Now there is a lot of talk regarding the QOS settings. I have done mine to block yahoo messenger.. dunno whether it works or not. Will wait for the end user (a.k.a victims) to start complaining...

... well, it is not a vulnerability per say but guess I should inform you guys...

These are subjects and e-mail bodies used by the worm:

• All Fools' Day
• Doh! All's Fool.
• Doh! April's Fool.
• Gotcha!
• Gotcha! All Fool!
• Happy All Fools Day!
• Happy All Fools!
• Happy April Fools Day
• Happy April Fool's Day
• Happy April Fools!
• I am a Fool for your Love
• Join the Laugh-A-Lot!
• One who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April
• Surprise!
• Surprise! The joke's on you.
• Today You Can Officially Act Foolish
• Today's Joke!
• Wise Men Have Learned More from Fools...

E-mails contain a link to a webserver, where the user can download the malware named as funny.exe, foolsday.exe, kickme.exe.

After executed, the malware will create aromis.exe file under Windows directory and aromis.config, into the same directory. This last one is the configuration file used by the malware to build up the botnet.

So don't be a fool and click on an april's fool email... if you do, then you are indeed a FOOL!