How to read HTTP cookies with Wireshark and some other useful tips.

Reading HTTP cookies with Wireshark is fun. This is how to capture cookies when visiting a website that still uses HTTP instead of HTTPS. Use this filter to view all cookies after visiting a website. http.cookiehttp.cookie This is a sample packet I captured from a website. This will not work for a modern SSL secured … Read more

Securing your Facebook profile.

These are the cookies stored on my machine that Facebook has stored on my computer without me knowing. This happens because a website has put the Facebook Like button on their page, then Facebook can track you and see what browsing you are doing after you leave your Facebook session. There is a good article … Read more

Google Chrome botnet? Fact or Fiction.

http://www.precursorblog.com/content/google-chrome-we-dont-need-your-permission. Found this website discussing the Google Chrome web browser, the Google company are apparently using it to open a security hole in users machines, according to the blog. I am not sure about this, but Google Chrome is the most advertised web browser, you see the advertisements everywhere you look, out in the streets … Read more