How to Look Like You're a Professional Computer Hacker

Last Updated: July 1, 2024

Have you ever wanted to look like you are a professional computer hacker in front of your friends? Here's how to do it in a few simple steps.

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Find a picture of skull and crossbones. Use paint or a program like that to put writing under the skull saying something like this: XXXYOURNAMEHEREXXX. Where it says YOURNAMEHERE, just put your name in all caps. Set that as your desktop background.
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Go to start, run, and type cmd.exe.

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Another command prompt should come up. Line it up with the other one, and make that one go up and down fully across the screen. Keep doing this until your screen is filled up with command prompts.
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In each window type:
- color a
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title hack01. Then in the next one type title hack02 and so on.
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In each command prompt type the following:
- @echo off
- cls
- tree
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For example, ping www.google.com -t

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How can I change my facial expressions and body language to look like a pro hacker?

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You have to be hunchbacked and frown at your computer screen, occasionally hitting your monitor/laptop. This will optimize your professional hacking posture and appearance.

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What programs do I need to look like a hacker?

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Install Kali Linux on your PC, and learn hacking Wi-Fi using aircrack-ng. It's the easiest, and you will definitely look like a hacker.

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You will need command prompt. However, command prompt is automatically installed on every computer. Search cmd on your computer, then open it as an administrator.

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Make sure there are a lot of files on your computer. If not, when you do "tree", then it will not go down the entire screen.

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Practice this many times before showing it to anybody.

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Using GNU/Linux or Kali will greatly increase your chances of looking like real hacker in front of other nerds and hackers.

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A computer with Windows 7 or higher. Also you can use any penetration-testing GNU/Linux Distribution like Kali Linux
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