1. OptimizeGoogle:

Using OptimizeGoogle, you can get rid of text ads from Google search results, add links from about 10 other search engines, add position counter, product results and more. You can even filter your search results to see dead websites (using WayBack Machine) and remove click tracking so that you can search anonymously. Here is a list of some of the other useful features of this plugin.

1. Use Google suggest (get word suggestion while typing)

2. Add more security by using https wherever necessary

3. Filter spammy websites from search results page

4. Option to remove SideWiki

5. Add links to bookmark your favorite result

6. Add links to other news and product search sites

To install the plugin, just visit the OptimizeGoogle page from your Firefox browser and click on the Download button. Once installed, you can enable or disable the customization options from the Tools -> OptimizeGoogle Options.

After you customize Google to improve the search results, how about adding a feature that provides a way to preview the website in the search results itself? Here is a miracle Firefox extension to this job for us.

2.  SearchPreview:

SearchPreview (formerly GooglePreview) will insert thumbnail view of the webpage into the Google search results page itself so that you can take the guess work out of clicking a link. Just install the plugin, reload Firefox and you will have the SearchPreview at work. You can install this plugin from the following link.

SearchPreview Download

OptimizeGoogle and SearchPreview have made our search results smarter and faster. Now how about safer? Well you have another Firefox plugin to make your search results safer as well. Here we go.

3. McAfee SiteAdvisor:

This is a free browser plugin that gives safety advice about websites on the search results page before you actually click on the links. After you install the SiteAdvisor plugin, you will see a small rating icon next to each search result which will alert you about suspecious/risky websites and help you find safer alternatives. These ratings are derived based on various tests conducted by McAfee.

Based on the quality of links, SiteAdvisor may display Green, Yellow, Red or Grey icon next to the search results. Green means that the link is completely safe, Yellow means that there is a minor risk, Red means a mojor risk and Grey means that the site is not yet rated. These results will guide you to Web safety.

SiteAdvisor works on both Internet Explorer and Firefox which you can download from the following link:

McAfee SiteAdvisor Download

I hope you enjoy these 3 plugins which make your searching experience a lot more simpler and safer. Here is a snapshot of all the 3 plugins at work.

1. Hacking Security Cameras

There exists many security cameras used for monitoring places like parking lots, college campus, road traffic etc. which can be hacked using Google so that you can view the images captured by those cameras in real time. All you have to do is use the following search query in Google. Type in Google search box exactly as follows and hit enter

Click on any of the search results (Top 5 recommended) and you will gain access to the live camera which has full controls. You will see something as follows

As you can see in the above screenshot, you now have access to the Live cameras which work in real-time. You can also move the cameras in all the four directions, perform actions such as zoom in and zoom out. This camera has really a less refresh rate. But there are other search queries through which you can gain access to other cameras which have faster refresh rates. So to access them just use the following search query.

Click on any of the search results to access a different set of live cameras. Thus you have hacked Security Cameras using Google.

2. Hacking Personal and Confidential Documents

Using Google it is possible to gain access to an email repository containing CV of hundreds of people which were created when applying for their jobs. The documents containing their Address, Phone, DOB, Education, Work experience etc. can be found just in seconds.

You can gain access to a list of .xls (excel documents) which contain contact details including email addresses of large group of people. To do so type the following search query and hit enter.

Also it’s possible to gain access to documents potentially containing information on bank accounts, financial summaries and credit card numbers using the following search query

3. Hacking Google to gain access to Free Stuffs

Ever wondered how to hack Google for free music or ebooks. Well here is a way to do that. To download free music just enter the following query on google search box and hit enter.

Now you’ll gain access to the whole index of eminem album where in you can download the songs of your choice. Instead of eminem you can subtitute the name of your favorite album. To search for the ebooks all you have to do is replace “eminem” with your favorite book name. Also replace “mp3″ with “pdf” or “zip” or “rar”.

I hope you enjoy this post. Pass your comments. Cheers!

Gmail follows a strict rule that doesn’t allow it’s users to have their first or the last name contain the term Gmail or Google. That is, while signing up for a new Gmail account the users cannot choose a first or last name that contains the term Gmail or Google. You can see this from the below snapshot.

This rule is implemented by Gmail for obvious reasons, because if the users are allowed to keep their first or the last name that contains the term Gmail or Google, then it is possible to easily impersonate the identity of Gmail (or Gmail Team) and engage themselves in phising or social engineering attacks on the innocent users. This can be done by simply choosing the first and last name with the following combinations.

First Name        Last Name

Gmail                       Team

Google                     Team

Gmail                       Password Assistance 

From the above snapshot we can see that, Gmail has made a good move in stopping the users from abusing it’s services. However this move isn’t just enough to prevent the malicious users from impersonating the Gmail’s identity. Because Gmail has a small vulnerability that can be exploited so that the users can still have their name contain the terms Gmail or Google. You may wonder how to do this. But it’s very simple.

1. Login to your Gmail account and click on Settings.

2. Select Accounts tab

3. Click on edit info

4. In the Name field, select the second radio button and enter the name of your choice. Click on Save Changes and you’re done!

Now, Gmail accepts any name even if it contains the term Google or Gmail. You can see from the below snapshot

Allowing the users to have their names contain the terms Gmail or Google is a serious vulnerability even though it doesn’t seem to be a major one. This is because a hacker or a malicious attacker can easily exploit this flaw and send phishing emails to other Gmail users asking for sensitive information such as their passwords. Most of the users don’t even hesitate to send their passwords since they believe that they are sending it to Gmail Team (or someone authorized). But in reality they are sending it to an attacker who uses these information to seek personal benefits.

So the bottomline is, if you get any emails that appears to have come from the Gmail Team or similar, don’t trust them! Anyone can send such emails to fool you and take away your personal details. Hope that Gmail will fix this vulnerability as soon as possible to avoid any disasters.

Gmail has an option to integrate multiple email accounts (email addresses) into a single Gmail account. Once you integrate multiple email addresses into your Gmail account, you can use the same account to send emails from different addresses and receive emails for different addresses. Let’s take a simple example

Suppose you have three email addressess (email accounts)

1. gohacking@gmail.com

2. gohacking@yahoo.com

3. hacker@hotmail.com

You can integrate the emails gohacking@yahoo.com and hacker@hotmail.com to gohacking@gmail.com and operate all the three accounts from your single gmail account. Here is a step-by-step procedure to do this.

1. Login to your gmail account.

2. Click on Settings at the top right corner.

3. Under Settings, click on Accounts tab.

4. Now you’ll see the first option “Send mail as:“

5. Under this option, click on Add another email address you own

6. Now a small new window will pop-up asking you to enter the details of your new email address.

7. Here you can enter any name and any email address. The email address need not belong to gmail only. You can enter your yahoo, hotmail or any other valid email address.

8. A Verification email will be sent to the address that you specify. Once you verify that you own the email address, it will be integrated to your Gmail account.

Now when you compose a new email, you’ll see an option to select from multiple address to send the mail. Also you’ll receive the incoming mails for multiple addresses to a single mailbox. I hope this will benefit you.

Before you leave, I should also tell you one good advantage of this. According to Gmail privacy policy, they will not send the user’s IP address in the outgoing emails. That means when you send an email from your Gmail account , the receiver will not be able to find out your IP address. But you don’t have this advantage in Yahoo or other email providers.

Please share your opinions through comments. I hope this helps….

In this post, I am going to tell you some of the Real and Working ways to hack a Gmail account. However, before that, I want to make you aware of the common myths and scams associated with email hacking.

1. There is no readymade software program that can hack Gmail with just a click of a button. So, stay away from those websites that are waiting to rip off your pockets by selling fake products.

2. Most of the email hacking services on the Internet claim to hack Gmail password for just a small fee of say $100. I have personally tested many of those services and all I can tell you that they are nothing more than a scam.

With my experience of over 8 years in the field of ethical hacking and security, I can tell you that there are only two ways to hack Gmail password. They are:

1. Keylogging

2. Phishing

Keylogging: Easiest Way to Hack Gmail

Keylogging is the easiest way to gain access to any email account. Keylogging involves the use of a small program/software called the keylogger (also called as a spy software). This keylogger, when installed on a given computer, will capture each and every keystroke typed on the keyboard including passwords. Keylogger operates in a complete stealth mode and thus remains undetected.

The use of keyloggers doesn’t demand any special knowledge. So, anyone with a basic knowledge of computer can install and use the keylogger. To hack the password, all you need to do is, just install it on the computer of the target user. Once the victim logs into his Gmail account from his/her computer, the login details (username & password) are captured and stored instantly. You can later access the stored logs to find out the password.

But what if you do not have physical access to the computer?

Well, you need not worry since I am going to suggest one of the best keylogger program that supports installation on a local computer as well as a remote computer. I recommend the following keylogger as the best:

• SniperSpy – for Windows (Tested)
 
• SniperSpy – for Mac (Tested)

If you do not have physical access then you need to use the remote installation feature to remotely deploy the kelogger.

NOTE: For more details on how to install and use SniperSpy, read my post: How to use Keyloggers
 

Phishing: 

Phishing is a way to attempt to capture sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details. Phishing usually involves the use of a fake login page (or fake website) whose look and feel is almost identical to that of the legitimate websites like Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail. When the users try to login from these fake pages and enter their passwords there, the login details are stolen away by the hacker.

However, creating a fake login page and taking it online to successfully hack a Gmail password is not an easy job. It demands an in depth technical knowledge of HTML and scripting languages like PHP, JSP etc. In addition to that, carrying out a phishing attack is a serious criminal offence. So if you are new to the concept of hacking passwords, then I recommend using the keyloggers as they are the easiest the safest way.

In this post I will show you some of the secrets of Advanced Google Search.

Google is clearly the best general-purpose search engine on the Web. But most people don’t use it to its best advantage or in an advanced way. Do you just plug in a keyword or two and hope for the best? That may be the quickest way to search, but with more than 3 billion pages in Google’s index, it’s still a struggle to pare results to a manageable number. There are some ways in which advanced Google search can be used to get the desired results.

But Google is an remarkably powerful tool that can ease and enhance your Internet exploration. Advanced Google search options go beyond simple keywords, the Web, and even its own programmers. Let’s look at some of the advanced Google search options.

Syntax Search Tricks

Using a special syntax is a way to tell Google that you want to restrict your searches to certain elements or characteristics of Web pages. Here are some advanced Google search operators that can help narrow down your search results.

1. Intitle: at the beginning of a query word or phrase (intitle:”Three Blind Mice”) restricts your search results to just the titles of Web pages.

2. Intext: does the opposite of intitle:, searching only the body text, ignoring titles, links, and so forth. Intext: is perfect when what you’re searching for might commonly appear in URLs. If you’re looking for the term HTML, for example, and you don’t want to get results such as

www.gohacking.com/index.html

you can enter intext:html

3. Link: lets you see which pages are linking to your Web page or to another page you’re interested in. For example, try typing in

link:http://www.gohacking.com

4. site: (which restricts results to top-level domains) with intitle: to find certain types of pages. For example, get scholarly pages about Mark Twain by searching for intitle:”Mark Twain”site:edu. Experiment with mixing various elements; you’ll develop several strategies for finding the stuff you want more effectively. The site: command is very helpful as an alternative to the mediocre search engines built into many sites.

Swiss Army Google

Google has a number of services that can help you accomplish tasks you may never have thought to use Google for. For example, the new calculator feature (Google Calculator) lets you do both math and a variety of conversions from the search box. For extra fun, try the query “Answer to life the universe and everything.”

Suppose you want to contact someone and don’t have his phone number handy. Google can help you with that, too. Just enter a name, city, and state. (The city is optional, but you must enter a state.) If a phone number matches the listing, you’ll see it at the top of the search results along with a map link to the address. If you’d rather restrict your results, use rphonebook: for residential listings or bphonebook: for business listings. If you’d rather use a search form for business phone listings, try Yellow Search

(www.buzztoolbox.com/google/yellowsearch.shtml).

Let Google help you figure out whether you’ve got the right spelling—and the right word—for your search. Enter a misspelled word or phrase into the query box (try “thre blund mise”) and Google may suggest a proper spelling. This doesn’t always succeed; it works best when the word you’re searching for can be found in a dictionary. Once you search for a properly spelled word, look at the results page, which repeats your query. (If you’re searching for “three blind mice,” underneath the search window will appear a statement such as Searched the web for “three blind mice.”) You’ll discover that you can click on each word in your search phrase and get a definition from a dictionary.

Extended Googling

Google offers several advanced services that give you a head start in focusing your search. Google Groups (Google Groups) indexes literally millions of messages from decades of discussion on Usenet. Google even helps you with your shopping via two tools:

Froogle CODE (FroogleCODE),

which indexes products from online stores, and Google CatalogsCODE(Google Catlogs),

which features products from more 6,000 paper catalogs in a searchable index. And this only scratches the surface. You can get a complete list of Google’s tools and services at www.google.com/options/index.html

You’re probably used to using Google in your browser. But have you ever thought of using Google outside your browser?

Google Alert

http://www.googlealert.com

monitors your search terms and e-mails you information about new additions to Google’s Web index. (Google Alert is not affiliated with Google; it uses Google’s Web services API to perform its searches.) If you’re more interested in news stories than general Web content, check out the beta version of Google News Alerts

www.google.com/newsalerts

This advanced Google service (which is affiliated with Google) will monitor up to 50 news queries per e-mail address and send you information about news stories that match your query. (Hint: Use the intitle: and source: syntax elements with Google News to limit the number of alerts you get.)

Google on the telephone? Yup. This service is brought to you by the folks at Google Labs

Google Labs

a place for experimental Google ideas and features (which may come and go, so what’s there at this writing might not be there when you decide to check it out).

With Google Voice Search (Google Voice Search), you dial the Voice Search phone number, speak your keywords, and then click on the indicated link. Every time you say a new search term, the results page will refresh with your new query (you must have JavaScript enabled for this to work). Remember, this service is still in an experimental phase, so don’t expect 100 percent success.

In 2002, Google released the Google API (application programming interface), a way for programmers to access Google’s search engine results without violating the Google Terms of Service. A lot of people have created useful (and occasionally not-so-useful but interesting) applications not available from Google itself, such as Google Alert. For many applications, you’ll need an API key, which is available free from CODE www.google.com/apis

SOURCE: www.pcmag.com

Although Google is a search engine, it’s also a website. It has millions of it’s own pages indexed in it. When i was digging deep inside Google i found some strange links inside it. So I decided to compile a list of strange Google links. Enjoy!

1. If you ever wondered all the misspellings of Britney Spears and their volume, you must check this out.
http://www.google.com/jobs/britney.html

2. These two links are to fun Google games
http://www.google.com/Easter/feature_easter.html

http://www.google.com/heart/heart01.html

3. Quench your thirst for knowledge with Google Gulp
www.google.com/googlegulp

4. Check out Google’s latest ideas
http://www.google.com/experimental

5. If you are fond of puzzles
http://www.google.com/puzzles

6. Tribute to Moms
http://www.google.com/moms01

7. Google Mobile maps
http://www.google.com/mobile/gmm/index.html

8. http://www.google.com/tofc

9. Are you scary smart?
http://www.google.com/scarysmart

10. Google press center
http://www.google.com/press

11. Google apps
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/var_0.html

12. Mind-racing problems
http://www.google.com/indiacodejam

13. Doodle 4 Google
http://www.google.com/doodle4google

14. The virgle
http://www.google.com/virgle

15. Google Alerts
http://www.google.com/alerts

16. Urchin Software from Google
http://www.google.com/urchin

17. Google dictionary
http://www.google.com/translate_dict

18. Inside google
http://www.google.com/plex

19. Movie reviews
http://www.google.com/reviews

20. Google Mars
htttp://www.google.com/mars

21. Google Sky
http://www.google.com/sky

22. Google’s next Coding Competition site
http://www.google.com/codejam

23.http://www.google.com/pda

24.http://www.google.com/m

25.http://www.google.com/imode

26.http://www.google.com/jsky

27. Blog search
http://www.google.com/blogsearch

28.Microsoft on google
http://www.google.com/microsoft

29. Google Moon
http://www.google.com/moon

30. Google Linux
http://www.google.com/linux

31. http://www.google.com/ie

32. Google tour
http://www.google.com/tour/services

33. Google TOS
http://www.google.com/accounts/TOS

34. Google trends
http://www.google.com/trends/hottrends

35. Google arts
http://www.google.com/Top/Arts

36. Google 3d warehouse
http://www.google.com/sketchup/3dwh

37. Google Adult content
http://www.google.com/Top/Adult

38. Google & Dilbert Doodle
http://www.google.com/dilbert.html

39. Google in Kannada
www.google.com/intl/kn

40. Google strange logos
http://www.google.com/doodle8.html
http://www.google.com/doodle9.html

30.Win Registry files in google
http://www.google.com/google_rsearch.reg

31.Google Universities Search
http://www.google.com/options/universities.html

Oops there’s still lot more.But only this much for now….