Hey. I just joined this site; looks awsome. Can someone explain everything? well i know nothing about hacking or anything. Is this site on protection from hacks? or illegal hacks? or what...? im not a hacker; but i wouldn't mind learning. The most hacking ive ever done was hacking in the matrix game on xbox lol.. which (if you've played it) youd know its not at all hacking. So can someone show me a site maybe.. or a link or sumthing that explains something. I know this is the noobie corner but these look like sum major professional noobs. Im a real beginnner; anyone got any tips. What is an exploit? nmap? im REALLY clueless so any type of help would be awsome.
sorry if this causes you trouble im just getting lost even in ur step by step tutorials

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Is this site on protection from hacks? or illegal hacks? or what...?

Ok the best answer to this is "or what...?" I get this question alot and it's my fault since I have been to lazy to actually post what the goal of this site is.

This site is meant to be a safe place (no pornography, or illegal warez) for security proffesionals to increase there knowledge. I do not classify this site as black hat or white hat since I feel those have become over used media terms.

This site follows 1 main idea "Know your enemy" IMHO the best security pro's know both sides of the spectrum.

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I know this is the noobie corner but these look like sum major professional noobs.

That's because this site is a bit more towords an advanced computer user.

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What is an exploit? nmap?

nmap is a security scanner meaning it scans for known vulnerabilities in software. Some do it just by comparing version numbers. Others like Nessus actually test each exploit. An exploit is usually something that can be done to a system due to a vulnerability.

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im REALLY clueless so any type of help would be awsome.

First thing is learn abit more about networking and other computer basics and then expand from that. Learn about different protocols and ports and how different service run and interact. Hope that helps out a bit.

thx it does

ok so if this is safety from hacks why is there tutorials on how to hack? i thought i saw 'how to create a virus' somewhere . also since this site seems so advanced.. does anyone recomend a site for beginners.. that might even have a forum or sumthin? then ill come back here well this site does seem awsome ill check around in the forums a bunch maybe that will help a bit.

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ok so if this is safety from hacks why is there tutorials on how to hack?

It's not about just being safe it's about becoming a good security pro. Learning how to performs security audits as well as enhance your skills. Also understanding malware and how it is created will let you better defend yourself.

Well as far as starting out, try asking some more specific questions here in the forum. Or some of the Affiliates listed on the main page of our site.

Not many people seem to like this site Happyhacker.org but it's a good starting point.I started port scanning working out what services ran on what ports.
It's also worth networking two computers together so you can try things out in a LEGAL way and this gives you the option of trying out different operating systems etc and if you have any like minded friends get them to try and hack your network.
O'REILLY publish great series of computer books called in a Nutshell which are worth reading. They cover alot of the main area's of computing. Also check out the Hacking Exposed books. My favourite book and the cheapest is A Complete Hacker's Handbook by Dr -k and its a bargin for £6.99.
I have never been but there are hacker meetings i think on the first Friday of every month around the world which sounds like you can gain a good wealth of infomation.2600 Meetings
It's also well worth starting to teach yourself a programming language from the start.
Good Luck

another place to check out is phrack ... with its issues on release...a vast amount of information is waiting for you

http://www.phrack.org/

I guess the idea that GSecur is running down to you is "To prevent a hack, you have to learn to hack" Which in the sense is very true. If you would like specific things Dr. Dave to be posted in here Just create a new thread saying something like "TCP Help" And We'll have a followup post for you within hours helping you with your question, it's what we are here for . And Jay has it correct about the programming language... if you are interested I can create a thread for you on Python. If not maybe you should look into http://www.python.org as it's a greate beginners language.

no need to do that i can go to the site myself lol

well thx for help guys..

but err whats tcp?

also are there types of hacks that are legal.. or is any hack illegal?

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but err whats tcp?

It's part of the Internet protocol TCP/IP which is how most of the internet network users talks to each other.

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also are there types of hacks that are legal.. or is any hack illegal?

All hacks are illegal except for ones performed on your own equipment. Hope this helps out. And don't be afraid to ask questions

Sry for posting here, but i cant start new threads...
I searched the forum and the internet, but i cant find an answer:

thanks, i searched through the man page with "ports" search term, but...

sry for the lame question...

If you want to start trying out some stuff you can go on wargames servers www.warindustries.com have a good one and apparently the guy that gets in gets something nice sounds good to me