India Among the top ten phishing Victims...

No website is 100% safe..... Chinese Hacker

Pharming.......

Net users warned of ‘pharming’

Chandigarh: Internet users now will have to be more watchful while carrying out their online financial transactions as Pharming, a trick used by hackers has surfaced in the country.

"Pharming is a new security threat for internet users which is developing in the country and it is primarily launched by hackers on websites for making financial gains," Cyber Security Research Centre Associate Coordinator Divya Bansal said.

"Hackers redirect internet traffic from one website to a different, identical site in order to allure you to enter your user name and password on their fake site,” Divya said.

Hackers try to acquire personal information in order to access the user's bank account, steal identity, or commit other kinds of fraud in his name. Banking and similar financial sites are often become target of these attacks, she said.

Although there have been a few incidents of pharming in the country they have not been reported, she said, adding that the problem could further deepen because of the growing usage of internet in India.

India has about 4 million internet subscribers and 11 million users.

Agreeing that it is a new security threat, Microsoft Corporation Director (Corporate Affairs) Deepak Maheshwari said, "This is just an extension of Phishing."

Motorola Mobile Secret Codes.....

Motorola Secret Codes

Code to lock keys. Press together *7
Note: [] (pause) means the * key held in until box appears.
Select phone line - (use this to write things below the provider name):
[] [] [] 0 0 8 [] 1 []
Add phonebook to main menu:
[] [] [] 1 0 5 [] 1 []
Add messages to main menu:
[] [] [] 1 0 7 [] 1 []
Copy SIM memory (phonebook menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 8 [] 1 []
Eng Field options (main menu):
[] [] [] 1 1 3 [] 1 []
Slow (Frequency of search menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 1 [] 1 []
Medium (Frequency of search menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 2 [] 1 []
Fast (Frequency of search menu):
[] [] [] 1 0 3 [] 1 []
Enable EFR:
[] [] [] 1 1 9 [] 1 []
Function :
[] [] [] # # # [] 1 []
Change pin:
[] [] [] 0 0 4 [] 1 []
Unblocking using the "puk" number:
[] [] [] 0 0 5 [] 1 []
There are lots of similar codes exist. If you change the last number to 0 you can deactive that code. The 3 digit number at the middle are from 0 to 999. I put the most interesting codes. (EFR):Enhanced Full Rate Codec.
You can change GSM frequencies to 900/1800 by entering the enginnering model. Following the below steps:
enter menu and press 048263* quickly, then you will enter the secret engineering menu
under "Opcode"
input 10*0*3 for GSM 900
10*0*4 for GSM 1800
10*0*5 for GSM 1900
10*0*6 for dual band GSM 900/1800
10*0*7 for dual band GSM 850/1900
To add extra message space 4 your Motorola C350 C450 C550 or C650, press menu button, press 048263* quickly, then on the popup menu enter 47 press ok.press 50 and ok.press 1 ok.press 64 ok.press 1 ok.press 186 and ok.You will receive an extra 50 msgs memory space.Switch phone off and back on.(not tested)

The codes may differ from mobile to mobile...... Some of the codes may not be working....

Nokia Secret Codes......

On the main screen type in:
*#06# for checking the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity).

*#7780# reset to factory settings.

*#67705646# This will clear the LCD display(operator logo).

*#0000# To view software version.

*#2820# Bluetooth device address.

*#746025625# Sim clock allowed status.

#pw+1234567890+1# Shows if sim have restrictions.

*#92702689# - takes you to a secret menu where you may find some of the information below:
1. Displays Serial Number.
2. Displays the Month and Year of Manufacture
3. Displays (if there) the date where the phone was purchased (MMYY)
4. Displays the date of the last repair - if found (0000)
5. Shows life timer of phone (time passes since last start)

*#3370# - Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR) activation. Increase signal strength, better signal reception. It also help if u want to use GPRS and the service is not responding or too slow. Phone battery will drain faster though.

*#3370* - (EFR) deactivation. Phone will automatically restart. Increase battery life by 30% because phone receives less signal from network.

*#4720# - Half Rate Codec activation.

*#4720* - Half Rate Codec deactivation. The phone will automatically restart

If you forgot wallet code for Nokia S60 phone, use this code reset: *#7370925538#
Note, your data in the wallet will be erased. Phone will ask you the lock code. Default lock code is: 12345

Press *#3925538# to delete the contents and code of wallet.
Unlock service provider: Insert sim, turn phone on and press vol up(arrow keys) for 3 seconds, should say pin code. Press C,then press * message should flash, press * again and 04*pin*pin*pin# \

*#7328748263373738# resets security code.
Default security code is 12345

Change closed caller group (settings >security settings>user groups) to 00000 and ure phone will sound the message tone when you are near a radar speed trap. Setting it to 500 will cause your phone 2 set off security alarms at shop exits, gr8 for practical jokes! (works with some of the Nokia phones.) Press and hold "0" on the main screen to open wap browser.

Some of the codes mmay not work.... It depends from mobile to mobile...

WANNA CREATE A INVISIBLE FOLDER....

Yeah…its true…presenting u the invisible folder trick…
go onto ur desktop

Right click->Create a new folder->Rename it
as:

ALT + 0160 (i.e. pressing the ALT key type 0160 from ur numpad…mindwell making things clear only numpad… nothing else)

The above character wud seem a space.Now press enter & then right click-> Properties->customize->change icon->next look for a blank icon and select it.

thats it…u have successfully created a invisible folder.
its not hidden one…so no1 can even find it.

Orkut Scraps via Mobile......

Orkut Scraps Via sms

Recieve Orkut Scraps on your mobile

This will be one of the things all Indians would have thought in their dreams. Every one would be in eager to check their scraps to Know whether he/she has scraped me. Here is an end to that!!!
Follow the steps carefully to get scraps on you mobile for Free

1. Login to your orkut account and click on your profile itself.You will get see something like this in your browser address bar

http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid= 10961323513766675899
In the place of 10961323513766675899 will be displayed your ID no. Make a note of this Number.

2. Now go to
http://www.mytoday.com/
and register your mobile. This can be done by sending sms REG to 9845398453. This will cost you 2 to 3 Rupees based on the operator.

3. Now Mytoday will send you your password to your mobile.

4. Login to you Mytoday account using
Username: mobile no
Password: you got in sms

5. Click on the Manage FeedsNow you would see like this
Manage Feeds
Folders:
* Default
* Email
* SMS

6. Click on SMS Now You will find an option toAdd FeedName:
URL:

7. Replace your orkut id in this url
http://www.orkutfeeds.com/feed.php?uid=10961323513766675899

8.Add this url in the feed and name as scrap

As MyToday is a slow web-service it will take some time for receiving password and starting receiving the scraps.... Its 100% working....

Gmail Tricks...

A nice G-mail feature that allows you to use your main email id to create multiple email accounts.

Let's say your address is SantaClaus@gmail.com
Any email sent to the permutations of the id will be forwarded to your email. What kind of permutations, you might ask? Like these, for example -

Santa.Claus@gmail.com
S.antaClaus@gmail.com
Sant.aClaus@gmail.com

...and so on with the dots.

You can play around with the placement of the dots. The fun doesn't end here. You can place multiple dots too, like - S.a.n.t.a.C.l.a.u.s@gmail.com, though anybody with such an id would be quite "dotty" !