Top 10 Best Ways to Improve Your Wi-Fi Router’s Performance

BY APRAJITA TRIPATHI · AUGUST 11, 2015

Short Bytes: Today we are bringing you some of the best ways to improve your Wi-Fi router’s performance. This top 10 list includes various factors like Wi-Fi router position, signal interference, correct channel, firmware update and more.

Do you find your premium internet service a little too slow? Don’t worry, with the below-mentioned steps, you can maximize your W-Fi router’s internet speed within no time:

1. Check your router’s firmware and update it:

First ensure that your router is up to date, all you need to do is call your service provider and check for the faults in the equipment. If the router is obsolete, you can readily buy one from the market. Spending a few extra bucks, you can rent a router by your service provider.

2. Put router in a proper position and proper place:

If you have a large home, try placing the Wi-Fi router in the center of your home, and it will ensure that all the devices access the fastest internet. Read more here: The Best Place to Put Your Wi-Fi Router – Explained by Physics

3. Password protect your internet:

We all know about internet privacy concerns. A password protected Wi-Fi will not only ensure a faster internet for your family, but also will not let the passersby mooch off your internet.

4. Choose the correct Wi-Fi channel:

Most of the Wi-Fi home  networks use a narrow radio frequency range of around 2.4GHz for signal transmission. This range has been distributed further into a number of smaller bands or channels, similar to television channels. To improve the Wi-Fi speed by choosing the correct channel, you can visit this link:How To Increase Wi-Fi Speed by Choosing Correct Wi-Fi Channel

5. Disconnect old devices from Wi-Fi:

Bought a new MacBook, and your internet is troubling you? Try disconnecting the old devices from the Wi-Fi. Very few people know this, but the older devices consume an extra amount of internet than the newer ones. While using many devices at a single time, disconnect the old devices from the Wi-Fi , and bingo, your newer devices will work up to their full capacity.

6. Check the internet speed using a ping test:

A ping test is somewhat different from the usual speed tests and it tells you the quality of your internet connection. Just head to PingTest.net to get the results. Lower the numbers, better the connection.

7. Restart the router:

The IP connection between your router and Internet can get hung up sometimes. So, a simple restart of router reboots router’s systems like wireless radios and network processor to improve the Wi-Fi router performance.

8. Try using multiple routers:

Having trouble accessing the internet in your basement? Get a separate router (or one with better range) and it will ensure that you get signals wherever you want to use internet in your home. You can also try using additional Wireless Access Point (WAP) or repeater. Read about world’s fastest router here: Linksys Launches Fastest WiFi Router Ever With MU-MIMO Technology

9. Check for signal interference from nearby wireless devices:

Your Wi-Fi router could face interference from the wireless devices like cordless phones, microwaves, baby monitors etc. These common gadgets use the 2.4GHz frequency that conflicts with your internet. Make sure that your router isn’t in the proximity of any such device to fix your internet speed.

10. Replace your antenna or wireless adapter:

It’s possible that your router came with an omnidirectional antenna. This is best if your router is placed in the center and it has to broadcast the signal equally within a certain circular radius. If you want to put your router in a corner or near a wall, try replacing it with a high gain antenna.

Next time, don’t let a slow internet get on your nerves and use these methods for a guaranteed performance.

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How to become an ethical hacker

By 7h3 Wh173 R4bb17 -

 aug

 14, 2015

An essential guide to becoming an ethical hacker

I often get a number of people ask for guidance  about how they can become an ethical hacker. I also receive even more requests about how to become a black hat hacker. The latter requests are ignored. below is a definition of an ethical hacker

Ethical hacker

noun

1. a person who hacks into a computer network in order to test or evaluate its security, rather than with malicious or criminal intent.

So if you want to be an ethical hacker the truth is there is no easy method to become a skilled hacker…… it’s easy to be a script kiddie and load up Armitage or Fast-track and fire every exploit known to man at a target. But what’s the point at firing Linux exploits at a Windows box!.

You need essential prerequisite knowledge

If you want to get into the IT  security world as a white hat you must be competent in the following areas:

• Networking
• Programming
• Databases
• Operating systems (Linux and Windows)

Once you have a fairly good knowledge of the above points THEN it would a good idea to learn about hacking. So now you have a good understanding of the fundamentals of IT, you can now understand how to break some of the underlying vulnerabilities within computer architecture. The following activities should help you with this:

What areas to concentrate on in order to build a foundation
Networking – Cisco courses seem to be really good. I undertook all the CCNA courses available.
Programming – Focus on learning C++, Python/Ruby and PHP.
Databases – Play around with MySQL and MSSQL and make your own database to understand how it works.
Operating systems – Most flavours of Linux are the similar to one another, I use Debian on a lot of servers and of course Kali. Additionally it is worth understanding the more obscure areas of Windows such as the registry.

Read books about hacking (Here are some good examples of some) –

• The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws
• Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition
• The Basics of Hacking and Penetration Testing: Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Made Easy
• Metasploit: The Penetration Tester’s Guide
• CEH Certified Ethical Hacker All-in-One Exam Guide
• Google Hacking for Penetration Testers

Undertake FREE ethical hacking courses. 

These are very good for learning but won’t give you an industry recognised qualification, however they will teach you a lot about different areas of ethical hacking which will help towards recognised qualifications.

You can register for a free Cibrary account to do a free ethical hacking course at the following link –

Click Here to register

Undertake Recognised Online courses

These course are all paid for, however they are industry recognised and will help you find a job in the IT security sector.

• CEH
• OSCP
• CISSP

Communicate and follow other fellow IT security enthusiasts through the following mediums

• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hacking-News-Tutorials/252350961471136 )
• Google+
• Twitter

Self learn by watching online tutorials

• www.securitytube.net
• www.youtube.com

Download practice environments to practice and hone newly learned skills

• DVWA (Dam Vulnerable Web Application)
• Metasploitable2
• Samurai WTF

Final note: Hacking is something that takes A LOT of your time!, be prepared to sacrifice friendships, relationships and that awesome social life you used to have! ;)

How Much Time It Took To Reach 100 Million Users

Image from BusinessInsider.

According to data analysis from Boston Consulting Group, there is a rapid growth in technology. The below image shows that, time it took to reach 100 million users.

Image from BusinessInsider.

Telephone was launched in 1878 and took 75 years to reach 100 million users, Facebook took 4 years and Instagram took 2 years to reach 100 million users, while Candy Crush game has got 100 million users in more or less than a year.

This shows us how much changes has been made in technology and used by people.

How to download torrent files using IDM

There may be many reasons to download torrent files using IDM. It may be that you get good speed using IDM, no issue to leech and seed the torrent, best to download small size files. But the question arises How to download torrent files using IDM?

IDM can help a user to increase the download speed to 5x using IDM instead of using Torrent Software. There may be many ways you can do this. But the easiest and the best way is to give the torrent file to a website and they will convert that file to a simple file which can be downloaded easily. The best website to do this kind of stuff for free of cost is ZbigZ.com.

Follow the Steps below to download a torrent file using IDM.

Step 1)  Either download the torrent file, or right click on download torrent link and click on Copy Link As and copy that link.

Step 2) Now open Zbigz and upload the torrent file by clicking on upload button, or paste the copied link in the text field. And click GO.

Step 3)  If the file which you are trying to download is less than 1 GB then click on Free, otherwise click on Premium.

Step 4)  Wait for the website so that the conversion of torrent file to normal is done. Click on the download icon to download the file.

Step 5)  IDM download box will appear. Click on Start download to download your torrent file using IDM.

If you liked this post, then you might also like some other posts on our website LHN. If you face any problem with the solution then comment below.

Install OS X Yosemite in Virtualbox with Yosemite Zone!

How to install OS X Yosemite in Virtualbox with Yosemite Zone! [Guide]

Install OS X Yosemite in Virtualbox with Yosemite Zone!

OS X Yosemite; Every bit as powerful as it looks.

An elegant design that feels entirely fresh, yet inherently familiar. The apps you use every day, enhanced with new features. And a completely new relationship between your Mac and iOS devices. OS X Yosemite changes how you see your Mac. And what you can do with it.

Installing Mac OS X on a virtual machine is excellent practice for the real thing: installing Mac OS X on your actual computer. Don’t get too comfortable, though. Compared to most computers, Virtualbox virtual machines are very “vanilla”, meaning that they’re very compatible with Mac OS X in the first place. You can’t count on being that lucky with a real PC.
Even if you don’t plan on doing this for real, with a Hackintosh, it’s still a really cool thing to try out over the weekend.

General Requirements

• Virtualbox: This virtualization suite is free, and though it doesn’t offer official support for Mac OS X, it works well enough.
• Yosemite Zone: Unfortunately, the standard “Unibeast” method for installing OS X Yosemite on PCs (which uses an official copy of the Yosemite installer) doesn’t work with Virtualbox. Instead, you’ll have to use pirated “distros” of Mac OS X such as Yosemite Zone, which is now the most popular distro for OS X Yosemite right now. Go to the page from the link below and wait 15 sec. then refresh the page. Unzip the file then use a torrent client to download the 5 GB .iso file.
• The System Type of your copy of Windows needs to be 64-bit, because OS X Yosemite is a 64-bit operating system. If you have a 32-bit copy of Windows, you can only install Mac OS X Snow Leopard on Virtualbox. You will need at least 4 GB of RAM and a dual-core (two core) processor or better. You also need about 10 GB of unused hard drive space.
• You also want to find out whether your processor is made by “Intel” or “AMD“. While Yosemite Zone technically works with both types of processors, if you have an AMD processor, you’ll have to perform a few extra steps during the installation (and the final result may not work as well, either).

How to install OS X Yosemite in Virtualbox with Yosemite Zone?

1. Download Virtualbox, install it, and open it up. Also, if you want to be able to view USB devices from your Mac OS X virtual machine, download the Virtualbox Extension Pack and run it before going to Step 2.
2. Open up Virtualbox and click “New” on the upper left. Give your new virtual machine a name, and choose “Mac OS X” for the OS Type.
   If your version of Virtualbox asks you to choose between 64-bit and 32-bit, be sure to choose 64-bit. Choosing 32-bit will result in a critical “Guru Meditation” error later on.
3. I recommend assigning 4 GB of RAM to the virtual machine, but you can assign as little as 2 GB of RAM. Every time you turn on Mac OS X, that RAM that you assign here will be used to run the virtual machine. The RAM will be given back to your normal computer after you turn Virtualbox off.
4. You’ll then need to create a “virtual hard drive” for the virtual machine. Virtualbox will ask you what type of drive you want to create: VDI, VDMK, or VHD. VDI is the original format for Virtualbox, while VDMK is the format used by VMWare. If you’re considering getting a copy of VMWare, you might want to choose VDMK. Otherwise, just choose VDI. I recommend creating a dynamically expanding drive– the other option (“fixed sized storage”) is a waste of space. You’ll need to allocate at least 10 GB of space for this new virtual hard drive; the default of 20 GB will work fine.
5. Your new virtual machine will show up on the left column of the Virtualbox start page. Select your Mac OS X virtual machine (single-click) from the main page of Virtualbox, and open up the virtual machine settings. Once the settings open up, go to “System” and uncheck the “Enable EFI” box.
6. Now go to the settings for “Storage“. In the storage tree box, you’ll see a CD icon labeled “Empty“. Click on it and click “Choose a virtual CD/DVD disk file“. In the window that pops up, choose the .iso file for Yosemite Zone; this file will probably be named “Yosemite-Zone.iso“.
7. Start up your virtual machine. You will come up to the Yosemite Zone boot screen, with one option to select: Yosemite Zone. Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.
8. Read Note 1 and 2 under Notes at the bottom of this article.
9. After you press the “Enter” key, wait a few seconds, and the virtual machine will automatically start the Mac OS X installer. (This startup process may take anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes, depending on your computer’s hardware.) Eventually, you will reach the welcome page of the installer.
10. Continue, and you will eventually reach a page that asks you for a “destination” for your Mac install. At first, your only option will be the Yosemite Zone ISO file, which isn’t going to work– you can’t install OS X Yosemite on the ISO itself. Instead, start up Disk Utility (located under the Utilities menu).
11. Mac OSX can only be installed on a completely clean disk, so you need to use Disk Utility to wipe your Virtualbox hard drive. Click on the Virtualbox hard drive in Disk Utility and erase it. Don’t worry, there’s nothing important on it.
12. On the installation summary page for Mac OSX, the Virtualbox hard disk should now be showing up. Click the “Customize” button on the lower left-hand corner of the summary page. This is where using a distro becomes really useful: Yosemite Zone allows you to install extra Hackintosh drivers and kexts, straight from the OS X Yosemite installer.
13. The default selection will enable Mac OS X to boot from the virtual machine without any assistance. The are only two things you need to change:
    • Uncheck Install Audio Drivers (Kexts) and Install Network Drivers (Kexts). These two options are checked by default. Normally, they will allow Yosemite Zone to automatically detect your computer’s audio codec and ethernet controller, and install the appropriate kexts so that your audio and internet will work immediately in Mac OS X. However, both audio and ethernet should already work by default in Virtualbox, so neither of these options is really necessary.
    • Uncheck Graphics -> GraphicsEnabler=Yes. This option is also checked by default. Normally, it allows Mac OS X to work better with your computer’s graphics card. However, Virtualbox doesn’t support Mac OS X graphics anyways, so this option is essentially pointless for virtual machines. All it does is decrease the default screen size of your virtual machine from 1280×1024 to 1024×768.
14. Once you have selected the appropriate options from the “Customize” screen, return to the installation summary page and click “Install“. This will take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, depending on your computer’s hardware.
15. When the installation finishes, the OS X installer will probably crash and display a crash log. This is normal; OS X Yosemite has still installed successfully. Now proceed to the next step.
16. Restart your virtual machine, and eject the Yosemite Zone ISO file from your virtual DVD drive. To do this, right-click on the CD icon at the bottom right of the Virtualbox window, and un-check the Yosemite Zone file(probably named “Yosemite-Zone.iso”). Your mouse cursor will probably be trapped inside the virtual machine. Press the right “Ctrl” key on your keyboard to allow your mouse to escape.
17. After ejecting Yosemite Zone, restart your virtual machine again. Now, at the bootup screen, you’ll see an Apple icon for the hard drive where you installed Yosemite (also, the screen of your virtual machine might be bigger than before).
18. OS X Yosemite will now start. This will take anywhere from 30 seconds to 15 minutes, depending on your computer’s hardware. You should eventually be led to the Mac OS X setup screen. Fill it out, then you’re done with installing Mac OS X!
19. You’ll have to wait a few minutes for Yosemite Zone to finish installing its extra kexts and drivers, but after that, audio and ethernet should both work automatically. However, you’re not done yet! You still have to increase the screen resolution of your virtual machine, which is probably still stuck at 1280×1024 (or 1024×768).
20. Read Note 3 and 4 under Notes at the bottom of this article.
21. Optional- This step is optional, but I still recommend you do it anyways. When you first use your virtual machine, you’ll probably notice one thing: your screen resolution is 1280×1024 (or 1024×768 if you forgot to turn off GraphicsEnabler=Yes). Since Virtualbox doesn’t “technically” support Mac OS X, there’s no official way to change this. But here’s how you can change it anyways.
22. First, you need to access org.Chameleon.boot.plist, the settings file for your virtual machine’s Mac OS X bootloader. You can do this from Finder, the file browser built into Mac OS X. However, Finder hides your hard drives in Yosemite by default. To unhide them, open Finder, and click on File -> Preferences in the menu bar at the top of Mac OS X. Under the “Sidebar” settings, check “Hard disks“, so that Finder will display your virtual machine’s hard disks in the sidebar.
23. Once that’s done, access your virtual machine’s main hard drive through Finder, and go to the folder “Extra“. Open the file org.Chameleon.boot.plist. Between <dict> and </dict> in the file, insert the following line.
    <key>Graphics Mode</key>

    <string>1920x1080x32</string>
24. You can change “1920x1080x32” to whatever resolution best fits your monitor. For instance, if you want to use the 1600×900 resolution, type in “1600x900x32“. Once you’ve saved it, turn off the virtual machine.
25. Open the Command Prompt in Windows (make sure you are logged into an Administrator account on Windows). You can do this by opening the Start Menu, and typing “command prompt” into the Start Menu search bar. Then, type the following command into the Command Prompt.cd “C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox”
    
    This command will change the focus of the Command Prompt to the program folder for Virtualbox (if you installed Virtualbox somewhere different, then change the command to wherever you installed it). Next, type in this command:vboxmanage setextradata “Name of virtual machine” “CustomVideoMode1″ “1920x1080x32″
    
    This command activates “vboxmanage“, a command-line program included with Virtualbox that allows you to edit the properties of your virtual machine, including its built-in resolutions. Replace “Name of virtual machine” with the name of your virtual machine– you can find the name of your virtual machine in the left pane of the Virtualbox main window (in the screenshot below, my virtual machine is named “Mountain Mac 2″). Replace “1920x1080x32” with whatever resolution you’re using.
26. Press the enter key to submit the command. Once that’s done, start your virtual machine again. Your virtual machine will now boot Yosemite in full resolution.
27. You’re done! Enjoy!! 

Screenshots

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Notes

1. If your computer uses an AMD processor, you will have to type the boot flag “amd” or “amd64” (without quotation marks). Which flag you need depends on your specific processor, so test one flag at a time. Type the boot flag “amdfx” (without quotation marks) if your AMD processor has “FX” in its model name.

2. Virtualbox may have problems booting Mac OS X if your computer uses an Intel Haswell processor (eg. if your computer was built/bought in 2013 or later). If this is this case, you will have to trick Virtualbox into thinking that your processor is actually an older model. To do this, open the Command Prompt in Windows (make sure you are logged into an Administrator account on Windows). You can do this by opening the Start Menu, and typing “commandprompt” into the Start Menu search bar. Then, type the following command into the Command Prompt.

cd “C:\Program Files\Oracle\Virtualbox”

This command will change the focus of the Command Prompt to the program folder for Virtualbox (if you installed Virtualbox somewhere different, then change the command to wherever you installed it). Next, type in this command:

VBoxManage modifyvm <Name of virtual machine> –cpuidset 00000001 000306a9 00020800 80000201 178bfbff

This command activates “vboxmanage“, a command-line program included with Virtualbox that allows you to edit the properties of your virtual machine, including its built-in resolutions. Replace “Name of virtual machine” with the name of your virtual machine (no quotation marks)— you can find the name of your virtual machine in the left pane of the Virtualbox main window. This command should do the trick.

3. One common issue with Yosemite Zone is that it tends to lag out of the account creation process, and skip straight to the Mac OS X login screen before you can make your own account. If this happens, simply log into Mac OS X with the following credentials:

Username: root
Password: niresh

This will log you into the “root” account of Mac OS X. From here, open the System Preferences app, go to “Users & Groups“, and create your own account. (I don’t recommend that you use the root account permanently, because it is insecure.)

4. Another common issue with Yosemite Zone is that the ethernet (internet) might not work immediately within your virtual machine. If this is the case, you may be able to fix the problem by switching your virtual machine to a different Network Adapter. To do this, turn off your virtual machine. Then select your virtual machine (single-click) from the main window of Virtualbox, and open up the settings. Go to “Network“, and open up the “Advanced” section. From there, change the “AdapterType” from the default “Intel PRO/1000 T Server” to the alternative “Intel PRO/1000 MT Server” instead.

Download Links

Yosemite Zone 10.10.iso

Yosemite Zone 10.10.1.iso

CheatEngine For Android – Android Game Hacker APK is Here ! [Latest]

CheatEngine For Android – Android Game Hacker

Presenting Android Game Hacker, Cheat Engine For Android.

With this app you can hack almost any games and get unlimited golds, coins, gems, tokens etc.

This app works just like Sb GameHacker and GameGuardian.Just open CheatEngine and start hacking your favaourite game !!

Features

• Ability to connect to local or remote processes (via IP).
• Value types for scanning: for 1, 2, 4, 8 Bytes, Float, Double, String, Array of Byte.
• Scan types: exact value, bigger than, smaller than, between or unknown
• Values can also be scanned in hexadecimal form
• Features a “fast scan” feature, which works pretty good on several games I’ve tested
• Can scan read-only or paged memory
• Ability to choose the process OR application from a drop-down list
• Also features a Memory Viewer (requires some RAM if zoomed out)

How to Install And Start Hacking ?

1. Download the apk from the link given at the end of the post.
2. Install the apk.
3. Open CheatEngine.
4. Then Open Any Game.
5. Find the game process in cheatengine list.
6. Open the process.
7. Search the value, ex: gold = 1000.
8. Buy something so that the gold value become decreased ex: 80.
9. Then in cheat engine you will see the value 1000 become 800.
10. Add the address of the gold value to the list 4 in list tab, checklist the ACTIVE then change the value ex: 99999.
11. In game you will see that your gold become 99999.

Screenshots

Download Links

CheatEngine For Android Apk (1.5 mb) | Mirrors

All-In-One Toolbox Pro (29 Tools) 5.2.0.1 Cracked APK is Here! [Latest]

All-In-One Toolbox Pro (29 Tools)

The best Android cleaner & memory booster All-In-One Toolbox, equipped with 29 Android system tools, is designed to clean up junk files, boost memory, protect private info and speedup your Android with one-tap cleaning and process killing. All-In-One Toolbox allows to batch uninstall unwanted apps, move apps to SD Card, disable running apps from system boot, manage files in SD Card and more…

Key Features

• Intuitive:Simple and clear UI design for easy and quick system optimization.
• Thorough:Thorough and deep scanning of all the junk files(cache, residual, temp files etc.) and clean them out with just one-tap.
• Versatile:29 tools into one pack to speed up system and extend battery life.
• Multilingual:31 supported languages, easy and friendly to use.
• Light:Small in size and no background service, consuming less memory and battery.

What does All-In-One Toolbox do?

• Clean out junk files: Created in a simple method of seeing what’s taking up storage and reclaiming lost memory via smart and safe cleaning.
  • Delete SMS & Call logs
  • Erase browsing history
  • Remove Temp files
  • Clean SD card
  • Sweep out Apk leftover
  • Eliminate cache files
• Make system run fast – process manager & boot speed up Kill running tasks whenever device slows down or freezes. Disable unwanted startup apps from system boot. Free up memory and keep Android device running at optimum speed.
  • One-tap boost under whitelist protection
  • Process manager with memory, battery and CPU consumption
  • Speed up boot and release system resources
• Privacy protection – Provide access for you to erase your personal data and browsing traces to keep the privacy information from revealing. Pass-word service will lock the things you don’t want to share with others.
  • App locker
  • Browsing trace erasing
  • Call or SMS logs deleting
• APP and File management – Check what’s on Android and provide a list of options for you to control files at your own will.
  • Uninstall system app
  • App to SD card
  • Batch installer/uninstaller
  • Zip and unzip
  • Backup and restore
• Plenty of additional tools – 29+ system tools available in All-In-One Toolbox, all essential for your ease and wonderful Android experience.
  • Auto task plug-in: cache and junk file clean, silent mode, airplane mode and wifi management at set intervals automatically
  • Compass plug-in: give you direction when you are lost
  • Flashlight: light up your surroundings when it’s dark
  • QR and Barcode Scanner: quick scanning and info collecting
  • Game Booster: boost games to give you more fun
  • Android sensor box: show you all available sensors on your Android
  • Quick settings: offer easy access to the
  • Volume settings: provide one-click volume setup
  • And there are more…

How to install?

Direct Download Link

1. Save the downloaded .apk on your android phone’s SD card
2. Run and install it
3. That’s it,Enjoy! 

Screenshots

 

Downloads

All-In-One Toolbox Pro (29 Tools) 5.2.0.1 Cracked APK (6.2 Mb) | Mirrors

All-In-One Toolbox Pro (29 Tools) Plugins (15.4 Mb) | Mirrors