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Wednesday 19 April 2017

Educational: Dark Web, Deep Web, and how to access it securely.


Welcome my dear readers, today am going to be writing on what a Dark web, Deep web, and how you can access it for educational purpose only.

NOTE: This post is intended as a guide to what and how to access the Dark Web, this is not an endorsement or encouragement for you to start behaving in illegal or immoral behavior. PhenixCrib is not responsible for any illegal act you commit after reading through this post, thanks.


So let get to the juicy part,,,,

What is the Dark Web?

The Dark Web is a term that refers specifically to a collection of websites that exist on an encrypted network and cannot be found by using traditional search engines or visited by using traditional browsers.

Almost all sites on the so-called Dark Web hide their identity using the Tor encryption tool. You may know Tor for its ability to hide your identity and activity. You can use Tor to spoof your location so it appears you're in a different country to where you're really located, making it much like using a VPN service. When a website is run through Tor it has much the same effect.

Indeed, it multiplies the effect. To visit a site on the Dark Web that is using Tor encryption, the web user needs to be using Tor. Just as the end user's IP address is bounced through several layers of encryption to appear to be at another IP address on the Tor network, so is that of the website.

There are several layers of magnitude more secrecy than the already secret act of using Tor to visit a website on the open internet - for both parties. Sites on the Dark Web can be visited by anyone, but it is very difficult to work out who is behind the sites. And it can be dangerous if you slip up and your identity is discovered. Talking of identity, you can find out what Google knows about you and also delete your Google location history.

Not all Dark Web sites use Tor. Some use similar services such as I2P, such as the Silk Road Reloaded. But the principle remains the same. The visitor has to use the same encryption tool as the site and - crucially - know where to find the site, in order to type in the URL and visit.

Examples of Dark Web sites include the Silk Road and its offspring. The Silk Road was (and maybe still is) a website for the buying and selling of recreational drugs. But there are legitimate uses for the Dark Web. People operating within closed, totalitarian societies can use the Dark Web to communicate with the outside world. And given recent revelations about US- and UK government snooping on web use, you may feel it is sensible to take your communication on to the Dark Web.

The Dark Web hit the headlines in August 2015 after it was been reported that 10GB of data stolen from Ashley Madison, a site designed to enable bored spouses to cheat on their partners, was dumped on to the Dark Web. Hackers stole the data and threatened to upload it to the web if the site did not close down, and it has now acted on that threat. Now the spouses of Ashley Madison users have begun to receive blackmail letters demanding they pay $2500 in Bitcoin or have the infidelity exposed.

In March 2015 the UK government launched a dedicated cybercrime unit to tackle the Dark Web, with a particular focus on cracking down on serious crime rings and child pornography. The National Crime Agency (NCA) and UK intelligence outfit GCHQ are together creating the Joint Operations Cell (JOC).

So now, what is the Deep Web?

Although all of these terms tend to be used interchangeably, they don't refer to exactly the same thing. The 'Deep Web' refers to all web pages that search engines cannot find. Thus the 'Deep Web' includes the 'Dark Web', but also includes all user databases, webmail pages, registration-required web forums, and pages behind paywalls.

We have a 'staging' version of all of our websites that is blocked from being indexed by search engines, so we can check stories before we set them live. Thus for every page publicly available on this website (and there are literally millions), there is another on the Deep Web.

Use an online bank account? The password-protected bits are on the Deep Web. And when you consider how many pages just one Gmail account will create, you understand the sheer size of the Deep Web.

This scale is why newspapers and mainstream news outlets regularly trot out scare stories about '90 percent of the internet' consisting of the Dark Web. They are confusing the generally dodgy Dark Web with the much bigger and generally more benign Deep Web.

Mixing up the act of deliberately hiding things, with that of necessarily keeping pages away from search engines for reasons of security or user experience.

What is the Dark Internet?

Confusingly, 'Dark Internet' is also a term sometimes used to describe further examples of networks, databases or even websites that cannot be reached over the internet. In this case either for technical reasons, or because the properties contain niche information that few people will want, or in some cases because the data is private.

A basic rule of thumb is that the phrases 'Dark Web' or 'Deep Web' are typically used by tabloid newspapers to refer to dangerous secret online worlds, the 'Dark Internet' is a boring place where scientists store raw data for research.

The Deep Web is a catch-all term for all web pages that are not indexed for search, the others refer to specific things.

How to access the Dark Web

Technically, this is not a difficult process. You simply need to install and use Tor. Go to www.torproject.org and download the Tor Browser Bundle, which contains all the required tools. Run the downloaded file, choose an extraction location, then open the folder and click Start Tor Browser. That's it.

The Vidalia Control Panel will automatically handle the randomized network setup and, when Tor is ready, the browser will open; just close it again to disconnect from the network.

Depending on what you intend to do on the Dark Web, some users recommend placing tape over your laptop's webcam to prevent prying eyes watching you. A tinfoil hat is also an option. The difficult thing is knowing where to look on the Dark Web. There, reader, we leave you to your own devices and wish you good luck and safe surfing. And a warning before you go any further. Once you get into the Dark Web, you *will* be able to access those sites to which the tabloids refer. This means that you could be a click away from sites selling drugs and guns, and - frankly - even worse things.

Aggregation sites such as Reddit offer lists of links, as do several Wikis, including http://thehiddenwiki.org/ - a list that offers access to some very bad places.

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LG G6 specifications, features and news.


This post is all about the specification and features of LG G6, in the UK, LG G6 comes with 32GB internal storage (with micro SD support up to 2TB) and 4GB RAM, USB-C connectivity and that beautiful headphone jack.

The 3,300mAh battery should hopefully see you well through an intense day of use, but its a shame that wireless charging is only on the US model. All models will however have Qualcomms Quick Charge 3.0 tech for speedy cable charging LG claims it will give a 50% charge in 32 minutes.

  LG G6 SPECIFICATION

Released date: March 2017

Dimensions 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm (5.86 x 2.83 x 0.31 in)

Weight 163 g (5.75 oz)

Build: Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel

SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- IP68 certified
- dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

DISPLAY: IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 5.7 inches (~78.6% screen-to-body ratio) Resolution 1440 x 2880 pixels (~564 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch: Yes

Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Always-on display - LG UX 6.0 UI

OS: It runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821

CPU- Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU- Adreno 530

MEMORY: Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
- single SIM microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
 - dual SIM Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA: Primary Dual 13 MP (f/1.8, OIS, 3-axis, phase detection AF) + 13 MP (f/2.4, no AF), dual-LED flash
>>>>> Features: 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR

Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. Secondary 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p

SOUND: Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes - 32-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

CONNECTIVITY: WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS NFC Yes Radio FM radio (market dependent)

USB: v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES: Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and barometer

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

Browser HTML5

Java No

- WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only)
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0)
- MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player
 - MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player
 - Photo/video editor
 - Document editor

BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3300 mAh battery

Colors: Mystic white, astro black, ice platinum.

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Five ways to speed up your windows 10 booting time.


Welcome my dear readers, today am going to be writing on how to fix a slow booting windows 10 system. During the cause of long term of usage PCs get choked up with too many apps. There are numerous ways to speed up your Windows 10 system, but today we are focusing on the slow booting aspect of it, and we have 5 ways to fix a slow booting Windows 10 system.

  1- Fresh Updates 

Most at times a dodgy driver or a bug in an update can cause a Windows10 systems to slow down, so its worth making sure Windows, drivers and programs are up to date. To check for any available Windows updates press the Windows key+I and then select Update & Security.

In here you will see an option to either check for updates or install ones that are available. Do this, reboot your machine, and see if there are any improvements. For drivers, it can be worth installing a driver updater program which will help you identify all drivers that needs to be updated and download them for you, most of this software are in paid version while some are free with limited operation.

Otherwise you'll have to check manually for all your hardware, from a printer, to your graphics card and other hardware attached to your PC. To get a driver updater just search for Windows10 driver updater and choose any one you deem fit.

  2- Stop programs loading at startup

 When you install new programs, many will want to launch automatically when you start up your PC. This can be a good thing, especially for the likes of Google Drive, anti-virus packages, OneDrive, graphics packages etc. The problem is that as more apps join this list, the time it takes your system to boot becomes more long and annoying, multiply this by a year or two and your PC can take ages to be usable when you turn it on.

Fixing this issue can be done in-house and it relatively easy, because Windows 10 provides controls over which apps are allowed to run at launch. To access these settings hold down CTRL+ALT+DEL and then select Task Manager from the menu that appears.

 >>>>> If this is the first time you using this program you will need to click the ' More details' option at the bottom of the window. Now you should see a list of all the programs running on your system. 

>>>>>>> Select the Start-up tab and youll now be able to disable any apps that you think could do without when you first turn on your PC.

  NOTE: You're not removing the programs from your PC. You can still use them, but they won't automatically start up. And it's probably only worth disabling those that have a High or Medium impact. Also if you disable something and a crucial feature or function stops working, simply re-enable the app in the Task Manager. TIP: You can usually disable 'updater' or 'helper' programs.

  3- Installing a SSDM

 You can also take into consideration your hardware components, cause over time most hardware also need a quick upgrade to make the system function properly as it grows. So swapping your old hard drive for a new superfast SSD is an easy and quick upgrade that often increases the speed of your older system making it look like new.

  4 - Reset Windows

Well it is worth reinstalling Windows every 18-24 months, as this should keep your system in a lively state, and before this you must ensure that you have backed up your data to a safe location either on an external hardware or any storage location of your choice. So with all your data safely kept away you can now begin.

Press Windows key+I, select Update & Security, then choose Recovery from the list in the left hand column.

 >>>>>> At the top of the page you will see the option to Reset this PC.

 >>>>>Click Get started and you will then see a blue box appear with two choices Keep my files and Remove everything.

 >>>>>>> Choose the former if you want your data left in place, or the latter for a completely fresh version of Windows 10. Your PC will now reinstall Windows and leave you with a much faster boot time when it is finished.

  5 - Check for malware and viruses

 Another way is to run a full scan on your system to see if any nasty agents are lurking in your system code. Malware is a regular cause of performance drops in Windows, so you should regularly give your PC a health check. Either use the antivirus software that's installed on your PC already, or if you're using Windows Defender then press Windows key+I, select Update & Security, then click on the Windows Defender section on the left column.

 In the Windows that appears you will see the top option is

>>>>> Open Windows Defender.

 >>>>>Click this then choose Full in the Scan options section and click Scan now.

 The process takes a good while, so its best to begin a scan before you go to bed and let it run overnight. If you use another security package like an external anti-virus that is not windows Defender then youll need to launch it and look for similar options, just make sure you perform a full scan or deep scan.

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Monday 10 April 2017

How to install Apache Cordova tools in Visual studio for hybrid application development.


Welcome my dear readers, today am going to be writing on how to install Apache Cordova tools for hybrid application development on visual studio, so as to build apps that run on iOS, Android, and Windows devices. If you've installed Visual Studio already, you can always add the feature later. You'll need a computer that runs Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows Server 2012 R2. You can use Windows 7 if you want, but if you do, you won't be able to target Windows or Windows Phone devices.

# If you are just installing visual studio newly follow the following steps to install Apache Cordova tools along with Visual studio: 1. In the Visual Studio installer, choose the Custom option, and then select the HTML/JavaScript (Apache Cordova) feature.

>>> Visual Studio installs all of the third-party components that you need to build your hybrid app.


# If you've already installed Visual Studio, follow the following steps to install Apache Cordova tools in visual studio:

 1. Open Control Panel -> Programs and Features, choose the Visual Studio 2015 item, and then choose the Change button.

 2. In the setup wizard for Visual Studio, choose the >> Modify button.

3. In the list of optional features to install, select the HTML/JavaScript (Apache Cordova) checkbox, choose the Next button, and then choose the Update button.

> >> Visual Studio installs all of the third-party components that you need to build your hybrid app for any platform.

  The third-party components that Visual Studio installs for you

Visual Studio installs these third-party components. You'll need them to use Apache Cordova, and to target the Android platform.

Component   AND      Why Visual Studio installs it

Apache Ant 1.8.0 (or later) >>>>>>> To build Android apps.

32-bit Oracle Java JDK 7 >>>>>>>>>>> To build Android apps.

Android SDK >>>>>>>>>> To build Android apps and to start the Apache Ripple simulator.

Joyent Node.js >>>>>>>>>>>> To integrate with the Apache Cordova Command Line Interface (CLI) and the Apache Ripple simulator.

  Git CLI >>>>>>>>>>>> To enable you to manually add Git URIs for specific Cordova plug-ins.

## After all the installation has been completed, now launch your visual studio and follow the steps below to update your Apache Cordova:

1. In Visual Studio, choose Tools-> Extensions and Updates.

2. In the Updates tab of the Extensions and Updates dialog box, choose Product Updates. If an update for Visual Studio Tools for Apache appears, select it, and then choose the Update button.

In our next post am going to be writing on how to create your first cross platform application using Apache Cordova which we have installed on visual studio. I sincerely hope this post was helpful, if it was please like our Facebook page and Twitter page also subscribe to our mail box to get instant update were ever you are, and please share your thoughts about this post in the comment section, thanks.

Sunday 9 April 2017

Shifting from the backend to the frontend in web apps development.


Welcome my dear readers, today am going to be writing on how there has been a trend towards shifting of web applications from the backend to the frontend. The backend mostly are now being developed using a simple API, or more APIs depending on the project. This makes the choice of a frontend framework much more important than that of the backend. Now here are the lists of languages and platforms that were updated in 2016 and has widely advanced:

Languages and Platforms

PHP 7 is a major new version that fixes a number of issues and brings new features and speed. PHP 7 is around twice as fast as PHP 5.6, which will have a big impact on large codebases and CMS systems like WordPress and Drupal. And if you need even more speed and dont mind switching to an alternative runtime, check out HHVM (Hiphop Virtual Machine), which Facebook uses and develops to run their website.

Python 3.5 was released 2016 with a lot of new features like Asyncio, which gives you a node.js-like event loop, and type hints. As a whole Python 3 is finally gaining popularity and we heavily recommend it over the older Python 2. Nearly all libraries are available for Python 3 and now is a good time to upgrade your legacy code base.


Swift 2 was released in 2016 and still upgrading. This is Apples vision for a modern programming language that eases the development of apps on iOS and OS X. As of a few weeks ago, Swift is open source and has already been ported on Linux. This means that it is now possible to build backend and server side software with it.

 Go 1.5 was released a few months ago, and brought major architectural changes. In 2015 it has grown in popularity and has been adopted in leading startups and open source projects. The language itself is relatively simple, so learning it will be a weekend well spent.

 JavaScript also saw updates in the form of the ES2015 standard (used to be known as ES6). It brings us exciting new features and additions to the language. Thanks to most browsers adopting quick release schedules, support for ES2015 is great, and there is Babel.js which will help you bring your code to older browsers.

 Typescript is a staticly typed language which compiles to JavaScript. It is developed by Microsoft and has perfect integration with Visual Studio and the open source Visual Studio Code editors. It will soon be quite popular, as the upcoming Angular 2 is written in it. Static typing benefits large teams and large code bases the most, so if one of these applies to you, or you are just curious, you should give Typescript a try.

Node.js saw a lot of changes in 2016 and 2017, with the community splitting between Node.js and io.js, and then joining forces again. As a result we now have an actively maintained project with lots of contributors and two versions of Node a solid LTS (long term support) release, which gives stability for long lived projects and large companies, and a non-lts version which is quick to add new JavaScript features.

You can also try out functional languages like Haskell, Elixir, and Rust etc. If you are looking for a application development job either hybrid applications development or using normal application development languages, you can try out: Java, AngularJs, C#, and also Iconic UI(framework) etc.

Now we go to JavaScript frameworks we can be useful in web application development:

JavaScript Frameworks



JavaScript is a very important piece of the web development architecture, there were two new standards this year Service Workers and Web Assembly, which shape how web apps are developed from now on. There were also a number of new framework releases in 2016 and 2017:

 Angular.js has become the go-to JavaScript framework for enterprises and large companies. It has been known for some time that the next major version of the framework was coming, and earlier this year Angular 2 was released as a development preview. It is a total rewrite of Angular 1 and according to us is a great improvement over it. It is almost guaranteed to become the enterprise framework of choice once it is released, and Angular 2 experience will be a great addition to your CV.

React continued its ascend throughout 2015 and has seen new releases throughout the year and new projects adopting it as their library of choice. It shipped new development tools a few months ago. Facebook also released React Native which is a framework for building mobile apps for Android and iOS, which combines a native frontend with React running in a background JavaScript thread.

Polymer 1.0 was released in May 2016. This marks the first stable and production ready version. Polymer is based around Web Components, which is a standard for packaging HTML, JS and CSS into isolated widgets that can be imported into your web apps. Web Components are only supported in Chrome and Opera at the moment, but Polymer makes them available everywhere.

Ember.js also saw a new release. Ember 2 brings modularity and removes deprecated features and optimizes the codebase. Ember follows semantic versioning and maintainers of the framework are careful to make updating as easy as possible. If you need a framework with stability and easy migration to new versions, you can give Ember a try.

Vue.js is a new library that offers reactive components for building user interfaces. It supports data binding, modular components and composition. It is similar to React, but doesnt use a virtual DOM and works only in the browser. In the short time that it has existed, Vue has gathered a very active community around it and is establishing itself as a pragmatic tool for building web interfaces.

 Frontend

 Bootstrap has become even more popular in the last year and is turning into a web development standard. Version 4 will come out in the next few months, which brings flexbox support and integrates out SASS (Syntactically Awesome Style Sheets). It promises a smooth transition from V3 (unlike what we saw with v2 to v3 a couple of years ago), so you can feel confident that what you learn about Bootstrap 3 will be applicable to version 4.

 CSS preprocessors continue improving. Less and SASS are the two most popular at the moment, with mostly comparable feature sets. However, the news that Bootstrap 4 is migrating over to SASS gives it a slight edge over Less as the preprocessor to learn in 2017.

 MDL (Material Design Lite) is an official framework by Google for building material design web apps. It was released earlier this year and has a similar goal to Googles other framework Polymer, but is much easier to get started with.

 Foundation is another frontend framework that is an alternative to Bootstrap. Version 6 was released earlier this year, which focuses on modularity so that you can include only the pieces that you need for a faster load time.

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Friday 7 April 2017

Android OS has beaten the windows OS as the most widely used OS (march 2017).


 Welcome my dear readers, today am going to be writing on how the Android OS has beaten the windows OS as the most widely used OS in the world, after years of total domination it seems Microsofts run as the most used OS has finally come to an end, new data has revealed that Windows OS has now been overtaken by the Android OS.

Googles popular operating system has gone from strength to strength over recent years and is now the most used OS on the planet. StatCounter, which monitors usage across the world has confirmed that Android took 37.93% of all internet usage across desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile during the month of March 2017. Windows devices took 37.91%, meaning it was knocked off top spot for the first time since the 1980s.

Five years ago, the idea of Android almost matching Windows was unthinkable said Aodhan Cullen, CEO, StatCounter. This is a milestone in technology history and the end of an era, one thing that has driven usage of Android smartphones is the incredible growth in huge markets such as China and India.

Also, both Microsoft and Google are currently working on new versions of their globally dominant operating systems. While Microsoft is finalizing, Project Neon, a new-look Windows 10 offering, Google is getting ready to unveil Android 8.0 at its annual Google I/O gathering in May.

Microsoft is reportedly grooming a number of stylistic changes and improvements, including enhanced animations to Project Neon, with the systems 3D functions and HoloLens abilities, while Android O will add a range of cosmetic and feature updates, with the ability to use drawable gestures mooted to make an appearance. Till then we keep our fingers crossed and see you outwits who, drop your guesses and predictions through the comment box below.