Term use in Ethical hacking



1. Hactivist:

           Hacker who use hacking to send social,Political and relegious message. done by hacking                     website and leave
           message in hacked website..

2.Script Kiddies:

           A person who use ready made tool for hacking. This type of hacker or not expert but use ready            made tools
           for hacking.

3.Phreaker:

           A person who identifies weakness in mobile phone instead of computer.

4.Exploit:

          To break the security of computer system is called exploit.

5.Botnet:

          A group of computer without server and use to send spam messages.

6.Rootkit:

          Set of software used to gain administrative level  access to a computer system.

7.Spam:

          Unwanted message through electronic mail. some time send for the purpose of perchasing                   some product
          And also some time use for hacking purpose.

8.Phishing:

          Phishing is used to attempt sensitive information like email,password etc. Phishing is done                   through creating
          a duplicate page or duplicate website which tell to user that please enter your email address and           password or
          some time a  hacker send message to a person in which he told that login here you will get                   5000$ dollar when
          a person attempt to login the user name and password directly send to hacker.
9.Pharming: 

          This is also good way of hacking in which hacker redirect user to another website without his             will.

10.Zero day:

          A problem is computer system which is unknown to hacker and when some one find this                     problem,the day on which
          the problem is discoverd is called zero day of this person.
11.Vulnerability:

                Weakness of computer system is called Vulnerability.
             

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