Get a location with an IP adress

Get a Location using an IP adress

 

Hey guys ! Lasr here 🙂

Today I’m gonna show you how to get the approximate location of an IP with iplocation.net.

For this tutorial, you will need : A computer/smartphone/tablet with any OS on it, an internet connection and a photo editing software.

SPOILER : you can't get the exact position of someone with such simple tools, if you want his house adress, then make searches on his full name and find his house by his name.

First of all, you need an IP, you can either get it via an IP grabber or via an IP finder (tutorial for a python IP finder here).

Then, go to iplocation.net and put the IP on the text input area on the top (step 1) and click on the “IP Lookup” on the right of the input.

After that, wait until the geolocation data from the three sites below loads. As you can see, we already have 3 locations from the IP; 2 from the same City (Las Vegas) and 1 from New York, why, you might ask, and that’s because the location is closest antenna from the site.

If you just want the country of the guy, then you can stop here, if you want to have his department or his city if you’re lucky enough, then go further.

I will cover 2 techniques :
– the average (better for lines cuz it)
– the triangulation (better for more than 2 points on the map)

1st of, the average, it consists of making the average (thanks captain obvious lmao).
It’s better for 2 points or in some cases when more (when we have points at the start and end of the line but not inside) as in my exemple.

1st Step :
Open this site and put first the latitude in the text input box as shown below. (1)
Then copy the sum (2), open notepad and paste the sum.

Then do the exact same for the Longitude.

2nd Step :

For the 2nd and last step, put the Latitude and Longitude in google maps and see the result.

And boom ! You’re done ! Now let’s get to the 2nd method, the map triangulation.

1st Step :

Open google maps and paste the 1st location, unzoom till you can see the whole country (if the results are from the same country, else unzoom until you can see all of the countries listed on iplocation.net for the IP)
Take a screen, download it, and do the same for all of the other location.

2nd Step :

Then, link all of your results and take the location of the cross made by the lines making a cross.
Red = the 3 locations
Blue = triangulation method
Green = average method

As I said I have a line so this makes this solution not efficient for my case because it’s just a line, and it is a random point in it.

 

If you have a triangle, then make a point in the middle of the 3 lines that you have, and link all of the old points to the new ones as shown below

A, B, C = Location Points

A’, B’, C’ = New Points
F = Point made by the triangulation

If the lines don’t cross and form a triangle, repeat the process.

Hopefully you now know how to find the location of an IP adress ! 🙂

And that’s it, Lasr out !

windows hints and tips

good day hope your all well?

a quick introduction i am darkgrumpyoldman over 20 years of IT experience both Windows and Linux mixed in with the IT experience i have got pen testing experience  my main on here is really to teach people who run windows as there main operating system (os) in a non pc jargon way well thats enough about me for now but maybe i will add more about myself as we go along!

 

today’s blog is really aimed at windows and Viruses lets face it we all been there and see this horrible pop up

this is just a example i litterally found on google but pretty much same thing on all AVG’s now a days pretty standard pop up nice aint it? knowing that the torrent you downloaded was actually rigged with various viruses / malware lets stop there for a minute shall we and take a step back

there is various types of viruses out there and malware but i will try and keep it simple and list some of the most common ones the anti virus scanner will pick up no matter how hard a hacker will try and make it “invisible”

 

right well for starters we got

pup (Potentially Unwanted Program) normally its just them stupid ads programs that just clog your system up well known as bundle ware ( litterally everyones night mare) as you think you got rid of it and next minute bang the b*****d comes back like a rash

Worms. A worm is a stand-alone program that can self-replicate and spread over a network. Unlike a virus, a worm spreads by exploiting a vulnerability in the infected system or through email as an attachment masquerading as a legitimate file

Ransomware. The most recent category of malware is ransomware, which garnered headlines in 2016 and 2017 when ransomware infections encrypted the computer systems of major organizations and thousands of individual users around the globe. As the name implies, ransomware demands that users pay a ransom—usually in bitcoin or other cryptocurrency—to i am sure by now everyone is aware of what this actually is and the importance dont give the hacker any money!!!! i will cover that in a later blog!!

A RAT is malicious malware software that runs on your computer. It gives access to a hacker when he wants to steal information from you or install other malicious software

 

well now we covered some of them i wont sit here and cover everylast one of them your AVG pops up saying you got a virus “click here to remove virus/viruses” you instantly trust that program to do its job! so you restart your pc and still noticed the virus notifcation is still going off like a red light!

first thing we all do is jump on google dont we and go for something like this

bang you got a million plus pages instantly offering you the “best avg” since sliced bread now your sat there thinking seriously what the *** is all this everyone is saying there the “best” self help guides you try them out still it wont go

here is some common ways people get infected by a virus

so i bet next step is go to the local pc store he stands there rubbing his chin hmmming and ahhing tells you its a big job charges you £60 for it he knows damn well its a 10 minute job and its the easiest money he will make all day

here is where i will now tell you how to save yourself some money and keep you sanity first thing first there is no such thing as BEST anti virus scanners hell they all do the same thing litterally they scan your pc get rid of stuff you dont want here is a quick and easy way to get rid of that pesky program that launches ads and everything else you dont want best part is its free and will do the job

https://www.iobit.com/en/advanceduninstaller.php

simple to use and it gets rid of everything you dont want left on your system that the installed program put on there

here is the top 5 common ways you will get some kind of virus

1. opening attachemtns or links from unknown or hacked email address (if in doubt do not click it)
2. downloading software from malicious sites (youtube as well)
3. online ads you click on one as you like the look of what it says and before you know it you been hit with viruses malware
4. not updated your software computer? best advise keep everything updated

in my experience over the many many years running every last windows out there from the very first one (yes i am showing my age) all the way up to windows 10 i have encountered my fair share of viruses some accidently some i wanted to get ( research reasons) and as you are all aware in this day in age everything is going to the cloud microsoft is going cloud xbox playstation music videos etc the last thing you ever expect to hit the cloud is anti virus scanners

 

wait he said cloud anti virus?

yes you read correct its still quite new in the world of cloud but its taking off really well i will explain what it is and how it will make your life so much easier ( pros and cons)

 

basically all it is instead of you having to sit there having to google how to get rid of this virus that rat etc you basically pay some TRUSTED company to install the anti virus for you and instead of you having to do all the scans etc that company will sit there and bascially watch and take care of all viruses for you smart right?

now your thinking well i dont have time to run a virus scan or simply you forget or you could run a company sme etc and cant hire people to do it weekly

well thankfully i can assist you on that part have started my own company a few month ago now which offers such services for you which can be found here https://shopdsdjproductadviser.co.uk/product/avast-cloud-care-30-day-free-trial/

 

i take care off everything for you i will show you step by step on what to do and what to expect

 

cons to cloud virus scanners

again you got hackers posing as companies that offer you the same service and make themselfs sound legit and trust worthy

scammers they will steal a legit website and take your money and you wont ever notice anything

if in doubt or something sounds to good to be true do yourself a huge favour and research the company a quick google search will tell you a lot about them look on places like company houses for there business registration

on any legit website it will state there company number and VAT code if you dont see it dont use that site specially when it comes to things like this

well i will leave it there for now i will come back next week and do another subject in the mean time if you got any questions or want to me to show you how to fix drop us a comment and i will gladly do the post for that subject

if you still are intrested in giving cloud a go

 

 

 

Bypassing BIOS Passwords

Step 1: Alter the Date-Time

The system clock needs to be reset back to a time when the manufacturer rescue password was valid. Windows 10 will be used in this example.

Right click on the clock displaying the current system time on the taskbar, and select “Adjust Date/Time” on the popup menu.

Next, uncheck “Set time automatically” to enable the “Change date and time” button, click it, and set the system time to (11/23/2011).

Finally save and reboot the system. Be sure to hold the “ESC” key to reach the “Select Boot Device” prompt similar to the one below.

Step Two: The BIOS

Select “Enter Setup” and type in an incorrect password (can be anything) into the prompt, followed by pressing the “Enter” (or Return) key one time. Now press “ALT+R” as a key combination to achieve the following prompt:

Finally, type (Please mind the capitalization as it is significant):

A1AAABBA

then press “Enter”.

Congradulations! Both User-level (required at BOOT time –before loading OS) and Admin-level (required to enter BIOS setup/configuration) passwords are reset to manufacturer’s specifications, e.g. cleared with values changed to “Not Installed” in the bios. No more password prompts at boot time or when entering UEFI/BIOS configuration menus.