Optional Parameters in C / C++

Recently, while developing a function to help me create logs to keep track of my program for debugging purposes, I came across a need to  specify an undefined amount of parameters so that I can call functions such as CreateLog(“Function Entry: Install”, “Success”, “Remark”, “More Remark”).  Therefore, I have searched online to see whether this can be done.  To my amazement, this was in fact an easy task.  By using the __VA_ARGS__ option and vsprintf function, it can be accomplished.  I have yet the time to tidy the codes for this post but at the very least an article to help out.

If you are not sure what I meant by Optional Parameters, see here.

Article: http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/c-faq/c-7.html

What’s the difference between AppData\Local and AppData\Roaming?

Difference between local vs roaming appdata.

Source: http://www.vistaheads.com/forums/microsoft-public-windows-vista-general/230161-whats-difference-between-appdata-local-appdata-roaming.html

User Account Control Data Redirection

Familiarizing your applications with UAC.  It has become an important piece of information for my future projects.  Data redirection is when Windows redirect the data your application writes to a different directory called VirtualStore.  Something along the lines mentioned, for more please visit the article link below.

Source: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/developers/archive/2009/08/04/user-account-control-data-redirection.aspx

Escalating UAC privileges in C / C++ applications using Visual Studio

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

1. Open the project’s Property Pages dialog box. For details, see How to: Open Project Property Pages.
2. Expand the Configuration Properties node.
3. Expand the Linker node.
4. Select the Manifest File property page.
5. Modify the Enable User Account Control (UAC), UAC Execution Level, and UAC Bypass UI Protection properties.

To set this linker option programmatically

• See EnableUAC, UACExecutionLevel, and UACUIAccess.

Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384691.aspx

How User Account Control (UAC) Affects Your Application

There is a need for me recently to run applications with privileges for the registry hive and I came across an article on UAC by MSDN.  The image below depicts how UAC process flow works.

Article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384608.aspx

C vs C++ where Exploit, Game Hack and Malware are concerned

On the contrary of comparing which language is best used in the idea of creating exploits, game hacks and malwares, 01blasphemer has pointed some of the reasons why the C language is at advantage in HackForums.

10-year-old hacker finds zero-day flaw in games | iOS & Android

LAS VEGAS–A 10-year-old hacker who goes by the pseudonym CyFi revealed today at DefCon 19 a zero-day exploit in games on iOS and Android devices that independent researchers have confirmed as a new class of vulnerability. The girl from California first discovered the flaw around January 2011 because she “started to get bored” with the pace of farm-style games.

SecurityTracker.com

Being a security person, it is important that you keep track of the latest vulnerabilities, news and any sort that is related.  Refer securitytracker.com, one of the many places you can get updated.

Link: http://www.securitytracker.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/securitytracker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spying on your victim with Screenspy of Metasploit in Ubuntu!

Screenspy is a feature in Meterpreter which allows you to view what your targeted host is doing on his workstation.  It captures the images on your targeted host, sends it back to you on a set interval (in seconds) and you will look at it as if its live on your local machine.

Source: http://eromang.zataz.com/2011/02/08/metasploit-meterpreter-screenshot-and-screenspy-stdapi/

Chromium | Your fastest browser solution for Ubuntu

Firefox 5 has been a hassle these days.  Thank someone that has found a vulnerability in Firefox 4.0.1 now I have to upgrade and to my outcome, it lags terribly.  Only solution was to re-install but the same outcome over and over again did I encounter.  Luckily, there’s Chrome for Linux and it is Chromium!  You can do a quick “sudo apt-get install chromium” to install it.

Source: http://www.chromium.org/