January 16, 2012 By 1 Comment

How to Connect iPad to P1 Wimax Modem?

A reader asked me on my Facebook fanpage on how to connect iPad to P1 Wimax modem.

Basically it is not that difficult to configure your iPad to connect to P1 Wimax modem. Here’s how…

  1. Referring to my article, How to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi Modem?, under “Change WiFi WEP key” section, take note of your SSID and WEP key (or WPA key).
  2. On your iPad, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, and switch ON the wifi module.
  3. Under Choose a Network…, choose your P1 Wimax SSID (from Step #1).
  4. Enter the WEP key (or WPA key) in the password field.
  5. Lastly, tap Join to connect to your P1 Wimax modem.

If you still got problem to get the network, make sure you have allow your iPad MAC address in the Access Control List.

To get the MAC address, on your iPad, go to Settings > General > About. You will find your iPad MAC address under Wi-Fi Address.

Then enter the MAC address in your P1 Wimax modem Access Control List. Just follow the same article here, under “Only allow specific MAC addresses to connect“. Good luck! ;)

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January 9, 2012 By 1 Comment

All Folders Became Shortcut! How to Fix Them?

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My USB thumb drive got infected by a trojan virus. All folders in the thumb drive had become shortcuts!

From the properties, the shortcut folder is pointing to 0x29ACAAD1.exe file. Kaspersky detects it as Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt.cvcu, and 35 out of 42 antivirus companies confirmed that it is a trojan virus – VirusTotal result.

Warning: Don’t double click the shortcut or you will execute the trojan virus.

Luckily, you don’t need a data recovery tool to fix this problem. The only thing that you need is just the command prompt.

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January 2, 2012 By 1 Comment

How to Reset P1 Wimax Modem Password?

Happy new year 2012 everyone! -CypherHackz.

Many people asked me how to reset P1 Wimax modem password in my article on How to Secure P1 Wimax Modem?

Well it is not that difficult to reset the password actually. Here I will show you the easiest way to reset the password just by using a paper clip. Yes, seriously! Just using a paper clip.

  1. Switch on your P1 Wimax modem.
  2. Find the Reset hole on your modem. I’m using DX230 model and the hole is near to the LAN port. Refer to the image below.

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  3. Get a paperclip and press the Reset button through the hole for a few seconds.
  4. The signal indicator lights will start blinking shows that the modem has been successfully reset.
  5. Now go to http://10.1.1.254 in your web browser and enter the default username and password as below:

    Username: admin
    Password: admin123

  6. Congratulations! You have successfully reset your P1 Wimax modem password.

This method is actually reset your modem to its original factory settings. All previous configurations together with the password will be set back to default.

After your modem has been reset, now go back to my article here and secure your P1 Wimax modem before someone else take control your modem.

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November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Remove PDF Password using PDF Password Remover Tool

There are two types of password protections in PDF which is,

  1. User Password – Password to open the PDF file
  2. Owner Password – Password to print, copy, modify the PDF file

If your PDF file is protected with User Password, this trick will not work for you. This tool will not be able to recover and remove the password from the PDF.

However if the PDF file is using Owner Password, this tool will decrypt and remove the password so you can print, copy, and make changes to the document.

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November 6, 2011 By 6 Comments

CypherHackz.Net is now on Genesis Framework

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha diucapkan kepada anda dan semua pembaca sekalian… -CypherHackz-

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New design – CypherFS GOhrange running on Genesis Framework

On February 13th, I’ve asked you is it worth to get Genesis Framework for my blog? Many top bloggers are using Genesis Framework and I was thinking to convert my theme too.

In mid September, I make my move and bought Genesis Framework. First theme that I converted to Genesis is my personal blog at Blog Aku. Then I start create and convert more child themes as you can see at Pengendali Blog and Pengedar Emas.

Yesterday I decided to convert CypherHackz.Net theme. During the initial process, I got an idea it is better to create new one than using the old design. It took me one day to finish up the design and do some modifications.

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October 26, 2011 By 2 Comments

Portable BlogDesk with Dropbox

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Portable BlogDesk with Dropbox

I’m using BlogDesk as my desktop blogging client to update my blogs. The interface is straightforward, can manage multiple blogs, and easy to use.

Most of the time, I will use my PC and laptop to update my blogs. Both have Blogdesk installed but the data are kept in each device separately. That’s mean when I saved a draft from PC, I can’t continue writing the draft from my laptop.

So, how can I make the draft or any data like images portable in BlogDesk?

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October 1, 2011 By 4 Comments

How to create a Bookmark in Adobe Reader?

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Most of the time I use my iPad to read ebooks, or Adobe Reader when read them on my computer. Currently the ebook I read is, The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing, by The Web Marketing Ninja from ProBlogger. This ebook is 136 pages long and I can’t read it whole at once.

In iPad, I can create bookmarks or open last view page, to continue my reading when I reopen the ebook. But in Adobe Reader, the bookmark feature is not there. Unless if you purchase Adobe Acrobat Professional which have the ability to place a bookmark.

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September 25, 2011 By 3 Comments

The Google+ Song

Have you heard the Google+ Song video? At first, it is kinda boring but when the video shows what we can do with Google+, it is become more interesting and entertaining.

Google+ is now open to the public and anyone who have Google account can create their Google+ account at http://plus.google.com/.

Please read my article on how to make short URL for Google+ profile and don’t forget to add me into your Circles. :)

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September 21, 2011 By 1 Comment

Troj/PHPShll-B malware in WordPress wp-config.php file!

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Suspicious codes found in WordPress wp-config.php file

A Sophos Senior Threat Researcher, Paul O Baccas found a malware codename, Troj/PHPShll-B in a WordPress wp-config.php file that was installed in one of their IT department friend’s website.

This malware was first detected by SophosLabs automated systems as Mal/Badsrc-C from the downloaded index.html file.

Further analysis, Paul saw a suspicious piece of code written in base64 string format in the wp-config.php file. When translated, the code will only be served if the User-Agent is Internet Explorer.

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September 16, 2011 By 39 Comments

How to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi Modem?

Happy Malaysia Day to all Malaysians… -CypherHackz-

I have been using P1 Wimax since August 2009. Personally, it is the best Internet broadband that we have in Malaysia. For Home Plus package, the average connection speed is around 120kbps-170kbps. But there were a few times where the speed dropped to 20-50kbps, and even sometimes it disconnected abruptly. If you got problem with P1 Wimax connection, feel free to read my article on Apabila P1 Wimax Bermasalah at BlogAku.Net.

The purpose I write this post is to help you to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi modem. It is actually very easy for unauthorized users to gain access into your P1 Wimax network if you did not change the modem default password, WEP key, and Access Control List. In this How-To guide, I will show you the step by step on how to secure your P1 Wimax WiFi modem. Let’s begin…

Change the default password

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Change P1 Wimax modem default password

By default, the username and password for P1 Wimax modem is,

Username: admin
Password: admin123

Please change the default password before someone else gain access to your modem and change it for you. To do that,

  1. Go to http://10.1.1.254 by using your favourite web browser.
  2. Enter the default username, admin, and password, admin123.
  3. Click on Personalization at the top left of the page.
  4. Enter your Old Password, admin123, and New Password.
  5. Click Apply.

If you’ve changed the P1 Wimax modem password previously and forgot the password, you can reset it back by following my guide here, How to Reset P1 Wimax Modem Password?

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