Compilation for White Hats

Compilation for White Hats

For fellow white hats, this may make it easier to navigate around and find the resources you need.

Use the shortcut Ctrl + F to find what you need, or you can scroll down through the categories and see. If you can't find what you need here, the Search button is your best friend.

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Important: Please submit all UD/FUD malware files to both:

• Valiant
• Kn1ght
• Soldier of Fortune
• kutmustakurt
• Paradoxum
• Cobija
• Shinkirou
• --([-S7N-])--
• Benevolence
• AsSaSs@iN

They will be analyzed. Additionally, see here: http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=114986

Latest news for the White Hat section:

• HackForums HJT Training program is open.
• Please, please, PLEASE, make sure you have an antivirus and a firewall installed. Surfing the internet without one is almost like inviting malware in. Also, remember to only install one. Having more than one installed causes conflicts.

Security News:
Alert: Outdated at the moment

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To victims of malware, viruses, etc:
This link will provide you the proper way to request help:
Read here if you are infected - Valiant

To prevent getting infected again, read this guide:
[Guide] Safety on HackForums

DO NOT POST IN HJT THREADS UNLESS YOU ARE A CERTIFIED HELPER. Immature instructions lead to more problems.

Take help from the following only when posting an HJT log:

• Official HF HijackThis Helpers:
  • Soldier of Fortune
  • Valiant
  • Kn1ght
  • Paradoxum
  • Kutmustakurt
  • AsSaSs@iN
  • Acekidd01

Specialized HJT Training Classes:
HackForums HijackThis Training - Valiant and Soldier of Fortune
Apply For a Financial Donation
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PC Security Guides

• [Guide] Computer Security Basics by Valiant
• Keeping yourself protected for beginners by $WhiteRaven$
• PC Security: The ULTIMATE Guide by vaqxıne
• ★★[FULL GUIDE]*~\♦How To Secure Your Computer♦/~* [DETAILED]★★ by тнe ѕιleɴт
• Way's of Securing Your System by Phizo
• [Tutorial] Protect Yourself - Anti-Spyware by Soul Collector
• [Tutorial] Prevention of Infection by White Hat Helper
• {Tutorial} Active threats - Prevention & Managing by Packet Monkey
• keep your computer safe. by Cranksy
• Preventing Malware-- by Kode.Digi-Tek
• Ultimate ѕє¢υяιту - Be safe from almost every hack by нα¢кєя
• ~ Guide: Staying Safe Online ~ by Ixn0tr3al

Security Programs and Tools: Downloads with information

• [Guide] Computer Security Basics by Valiant
• -★ Mega Thread: AntiVirus Programs! [free] ★- by iBruteForce
• [Guide] Firewalls by Valiant
• Virus Removal Tools by Valiant
• Sandbox, HIPS, Virtualization, & System Hardening Apps by Valiant
• [Supertool] ViperHax NetWatch by Viperhax
• [New] WindowsScanner - Batch - useful for detecting malware in system folder by #Database
• [MEGA THREAD]★☆ All Secondary Scanners ☆★ [HOT] by Zeon

Self-Help Guides :: USE AT OWN RISK

• [Self Help] Vundo Removal by Valiant
• [Self Help] EliteBar Removal by Valiant
• [Self Help] Huntbar/Websearch Removal by Valiant
• [Self Help] Huntbar/Websearch Removal by Valiant
• [Self Help] TVMedia Removal by Valiant

Vulnerability/Security Testing Tools

• Please see White Hat Tools section of vaxqıne's guide:
  http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=82349
• The largest security tools list by TZ-

Website Vulnerability/Security Testing Guides

• Guide to Web Security and Recovery by n3xus

Server/Website Security

• Getting your website secure - part 1 by Allen-X
• Anti-DDoS Script by --Σ--
• Guide: Prevent Websites From Hackers Attack by Bad-Rum
• [TUT] Protect Your Website from hackers [TUT] by Soul Collector

Email/IM Protection

• Email and Messenger Security {Encryption} by Eve
• Private, Public and Disposable Email Addresses by Eve

Anonymization Compilation

• -★ Mega Thread: VPN's & Proxies! [free] ★- by iBruteForce
• Tutorial: Anonymization by n3xus

Reference Lists

• Online Web Scanners by Valiant
• [Updates] Security Programs Thread by Valiant
• Tutorial: Virus Scan by n3xus
• Safe/Unsafe P2P Programs by Valiant

Security Information Guides :: Glossaries

• Malware Glossaries
  • [Guide] Trojan Information and Trojan Removal by Valiant
  • [Guide] Rootkit Information and Rootkit Removal by Valiant
  • [Guide] Botnet Information and Bot Removal by Valiant
  • [Guide] HOSTS File by Valiant
  • [Guide] Malware Hunting by Valiant
  • Lesson #1 Viruses by Xpressnet
  • Lesson #2 Viruses by Xpressnet
  • Lesson #4 Rootkits by Xpressnet
  • [Guide] - Keylogger Information & Removal - [Guide] by No0b
  • Safeguard your PC from Trojans (Trojan port list) by Flop
  • Understanding Viruses and Types of Viruses For Beginners by Black Hat
  • Understanding Attackers & how they work by de.bug
• [TUT] Stopping Dos and DDoS [TUT] by Itachi Uchiha
• Tutorial: Virus Scan by n3xus
• [Vaqx] White Hat F.A.Q by vaqxıne
• Lesson #3 DoS and DDoS Attacks by Xpressnet

Anti-Phishing

• Protect yourself against phishing by Crow

HijackThis Helper Information

• Read here if you are infected by Valiant
• HackForums HijackThis Training by Valiant
• Malware Databases by Valiant
• [HJT Training] Reference List by Valiant
  • Note that this link is for HJT Trainees only
• SpeechCan v0.6 BETA by Vaqxine (discontinued)
  • SpeechCan (continued) by Shinkirou

HJT Log Examples
HJT Log Example 1
HJT Log Example 2
HJT Log Example 3
HJT Log Example 4
*Courtesy of HJT Team

eBooks

• [Vaqx] Ethical Hacking Student Guide by vaqxıne
• [Vaqx] Pen Testing & Defense by vaqxıne
• [Vaqx] Internet DoS - attack & defense mechanisms. by vaqxıne
• [Vaqx] Hack I.T. - Great white hat guide by vaqxıne
• [Vaqx] Ethical Hacking Certification by vaqxıne
• [E-Book]Computer Viruses For Dummies by Flop
• Art of Intrusion and Art of Deception by Zeld_[Darkangel]

Misc. Guides, Information, and Links

• [Guide] What to do if your computer is running slowly by Valiant
• [Guide] - Malware Explanation by --([-S7N-])--
• Malware analysis; Anti Debugging & Anti Emulation; by GuessWho
• [Guide] - Learn the basics of the White Hat Helping - [Beginner Must Read] by No0b
• [GUIDE] Booting in Safe Mode - All The Information by AsSaSs@iN
• List of Scam Websites by Bad Rum
• Pc Optimization & Cleanup | Mega Thread by de.bug
• [Updates] Security Programs Updates Thread by Valiant (outdated & discontinued)
• Top (5) Best White Hat Hackers by Xpressnet
• How to Trace A Hacker... n00b friendly by нα¢кєя
• Detecting and Tracking Hackers by Bad-Rum
• [TUT] Browser Password Management (IE & Firefox) by Endonium
• Reformat/Disk Images by mark anthony
• Lesson #5 Cookies by Xpressnet
• [Guide] EULA's : Know what you are agreeing to

White Hat Crews/Groups
If you want to be added here, post the link to your crew recruitment page along with the group name.

Useful External Links
This part is up to the white hats on HF. Post the external links you wish for me to put up and I'll take a look at it.

• Malwarebytes' RogueNET
• Malwareteks Blog
• Process Library
• PenTestIt: Free Utilities
• Online File Scanners:
  • VirusTotal
  • Jotti
  • NoVirusThanks

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Credits? To all white hats, grey hats, black hats alike who created each guide that contributed to white hats, to every member that contributes to each thread.