security Tutorials, Tips & Tricks

Password Protect your webpages using htaccess

Password Protect your webpages using htaccess

Recently a serious security flaw was discovered on one of my webpage where a folder which was intended to be accessed just by admin was open for access to anyone. I somehow ignored that...

Simplest Virus – Fork Bomb

Simplest Virus – Fork Bomb

A virus (as you know) is a piece of code that does something that it shouldn’t. It is a common misconception that you need a vast skill set to make these and that they...

Taking Backup of your Website and WordPress Blog

Taking Backup of your Website and WordPress Blog

Recently we updated viralpatel.net and moved to WordPress 2.8.4. The process of upgrading the wordpress went smooth. The wordpress installation you are running your website on must be updated regularly to avoid any kind...

Hiding an Extension

Hiding an Extension

Windows of this era provide a feature that by default hides extensions of files. They choose to display the filename alone – minus the extension. This “feature”, as per Microsoft, is supposed to “reduce...