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Top Ten Hacker Tools Hacker tools are programs written to access a computer system using known software vulnerability. Most of these programs have been written and are freely distributed from “Hacker” websites. Some of these programs were written for legitimate uses and are abused as a hacking tool.
Top Ten Key Loggers Key
Loggers, like the name suggests, are programs that record keystrokes from
the computer keyboard and either logs it to the computer or sends it to its
maker through a built in e-mail engine. Key logging allows a prospective
hacker to gain access to the user name, passwords, and even id numbers
entered into sensitive online bank accounts or passwords to remote control
programs. Listed below are the top 9 key loggers reported.
Top Ten RAT (Remote Administration Tool RATs are remote administration programs that have been embedded into an unsuspecting victim's computer. This is the most dangerous of all hacking tools as it allows complete and total control of the infected computer.
Top Ten Spyware Spyware as the name suggests is software that is embedded on a computer and records passwords, Internet visits, cookies and can sometimes control computers services and remotely execute commands. Spyware is becoming more popular as husbands and wife’s become more concerned with their spouses Internet activity. There are many computer programs offered on the Internet for free that have hidden Trojans with spyware embedded in them. Remember, nothing is really as free as it may seem, there is always a hidden price. Listed below are 10 of the most common Spyware programs:
Top Ten Trojans
Top Ten Worms Many worms use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express to propagate. These types of e-mail "Worms" have an attached file that has to be clicked open to be installed. These types of worms typically have a file with a double extension, such as (NAME.BMP.EXE or NAME.TXT.VBS). These extensions are Windows executable files that install a program on your computer. These programs can be Remote control programs, Spyware, Keyloggers or any software used maliciously by a dark hacker. Additional extensions are VBS, SHS, BAT, EXE, CMD and PIF.
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Here are 2004's most popular hacker tools, viruses, remote
tools, adware, spyware, trojans and worms. Hackers and spammers
use all the latest software security holes, worms and trojans to attack many
businesses and trick Internet users into revealing their personal and
financial information. These constant attacks on private and public systems
have become more than just a nuisance, they’ve become an overwhelming
financial burden, 10 billion dollars. Listed below are the most commonly
used programs Hacker tools, Key Loggers, RAT: (Remote Administration Tool),
Spyware, Spyware cookies, Trojans, and Worms from the year 2004. 
