Anonymous chatting has its own set of perks. Firstly, you chat in complete anonymity- without history, without stereotypes, etc. Secondly, it is very liberating when the person you chat with has no idea about what you do or who you are.

This is why cam to cam chats are suddenly getting popular around the world. They have almost become like a fad. Owing to the trend, more and more sites are emerging to provide seamless chatting services. But, how do you choose the best one?

12 Best Anonymous Chat Sites

Online video chatting always has a set of concerns: is the chat going to be safe? Will there be any leakage of information, etc. So, to battle all these pre-conceived notions about online chats, below are the best anonymous chat apps to talk with strangers:

1. Bazoocam

Bazoocam is a nicely interfaced online video chatting platform. It functions in a fairly seamless way. With functions and features similar to ChatSites, Bazoocam too ensures an amazing chatting experience.

However, how does one ensure that the challenges faced under other cam chat sites will not be faced with Bazoocam? The below questions and answers on the issue will suffice:

How is Bazoocam different from other chat sites?

Bazoocam is different and somehow even superior to other chat sites. It has been designed with impeccable functions. The sheer structure of Bazoocam oozes convenience. You will be able to chat in one of the most comfortable interfaces. It does not matter whether you have done this before or not, you will still be comfortable with Bazoocam.

Can you chat anonymously on Bazoocam?

You can only chat anonymously on Bazoocam. The platform has its own set of protocols that only seek only very necessary information from its users. This means that the users are never asked for their personal details.

You can be relieved that the information you provide to Bazoocam will be completely discreet. You only provide very basic details that are sufficient enough for you to start chatting on the platform.

How much does one need to wait to be matched?

There is literally no wait time with Bazoocam. You can chat your time away with people day in and day out. As Bazoocam enjoys a lot of popularity, it has a plethora of users at all hours. Therefore, there will always be people willing and ready to chat.

So, you will always find a suitable match for yourself on the platform. You can further refine your search by opting for filtering your results. You can filter people based on their age, sex, location, etc. The more accurate your requirements are, the better you will be able to chat with people.

How much does Bazoocam cost?

The good news here is that Bazoocam is free. It does not cost at all to use the platform. It is extremely efficient as a webcam chatting platform, that too which is free. It has no hidden costs or subscription fees. You can be assured that you do not need to provide your payment details.

2. Chatrandom

Chatrandom is a very good online cam chatting alternative. It is a good way to find remote companionship. You choose who you want to chat with and whom you don’t want to chat with. With the feature of skipping people, you can just skip things you don’t want to engage with.

3. Chatki

The popularity of Chatki is also increasing because of its discreet features and functions. As the user base of the platform is proliferating each passing day, you will always manage to find companies on the platform. It is perfect and efficient.

4. Emerald Chat

Emerald Chat makes chatting fun and entertaining by adding some fun and entertaining elements. For instance, it offers its users with an avatar and username. The avatar and username will substitute for your real identity on the platform. You can engage in some fun role playing.

5. Chatroulette

Chatroulette is also a very popular online cam chatting site. It provides its users with the ease of chatting with someone based 1000 of miles away. Owing to its cosmopolitan user base, you will also be able to find some fun and entertaining people on the platform.

6. Camsurf

Camsurf is known to be one of the most user-friendly platforms. It has some incredible matching features. It will connect you with people who have the same tastes and interests as you. Further, with masking and masquerading features, it increases its lovability.

7. Flingster

As the name suggests, Flingster allows its users to have flings with people remotely. It is a fun and flirtatious platform wherein you can choose whom you want to chat with. There is no paucity of people on Flingster and you will always find the next person better than the previous.

8. Shagle

Shagle can get really addictive as a web based chatting service. It has been around for a while and has earned a lot of patronage from users around the world. It is fun, entertaining and immaculately designed. Even if you are a first timer, you will be able to use Shagle conveniently.

9. Dirtyroulette

Adults have different sets of needs and Dirtyroulette addresses them efficiently. This is a rather fun and uninhibited platform. You can be honest in your expectations with strangers. No one gets offended as everyone knows about their core purpose of being on the platform.

10. Coomeet

Coomeet lets its users meet with people from around the globe. It makes the world a really small place. Everytime is a busy time on Coomeet as people are honestly hooked to it. It is also very efficient in its interface.

11. Tinychat

Tinychat is a video chatting platform that provides you with multiple live feeds at the same time. This means that you could be chatting with many people at once. All this and more and none of the live feeds will ever get freezed.

12. Camzap

Camzap helps you in establishing some deep connections and bonds, that too with strangers. It is a really user-friendly platform. It has been around for long enough to have a lot of patronage. So, any time of the day you head to it, there will be people to chat with.

Conclusion

If you are looking for the perfect cam to cam chat site, it doesn’t get better or more extensive than the above sites. As compared to ChatSites, the kind of interface and engagement you get on these sites is far better than what you get anywhere else.

During the digital forensics works we had faced with various type of files. From our personal experience we can say it’s not easy. There are numerous file types. If we got a file from suspected devices without any file extension then it is very hard to make an idea about the file type. There are some utilities on Linux like file can done the job, but that may not be the perfect and less information.

In this detailed guide we are going to discuss about “Detect It Easy” aka “DIE“. Detect It Easy or DIE is a cross-platform file type detection program. Apart from Linux (read Kali Linux in our case), it is also available for Windows and Mac OS.

DIE exists in three versions. Basic version (“DIE”), Lite version (“DIEL”) and terminal version (“DIEC”). All the three use the same signatures, which are located in the folder “db”. If you open this folder, nested sub-folders will be found (“Binary”, “PE” and others). The names of sub-folders correspond to the types of files. First, DIE determines the type of file, and then sequentially loads all the signatures, which lie in the corresponding folder. Currently the program defines the following types:

1. MSDOS executable files MS-DOS.
2. PE executable files Windows.
3. ELF executable files Linux.
4. MACH executable files Mac OS.
5. Binary all other files.

Install Detect It Easy on Kali Linux

Installing “Detect It Easy” on Kali Linux is also very easy. First of all we need to install some dependencies to run this by using following command:

sudo apt install qtbase5-dev qtscript5-dev qttools5-dev-tools git build-essential qtchooser

The dependencies will be installed shortly, as we can see in the following screenshot:

Now we need to download “Detect It Easy” from GitHub by using following command:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/horsicq/DIE-engine

This will take some time depending on our internet speed and system performance. As we can see in the following screenshot:

Now we need to navigate to our recently downloaded/cloned directory by simply using following command:

cd DIE-engine

Now we need to run build script by using following command:

bash -x build_dpkg.sh

We can see that the build script is running in the following screenshot:

It might take some time depending on our system performance. We need a coffee break ?, let it finish.

After it finishes we need to install the deb package on our Kali Linux system. To do that we need to run the following command:

sudo dpkg -i release/die_*.deb

In the following screenshot we can see that the installation process is done. It will not take longer time like building script.

Now our installation is finished. Now we move forward to using “Detect It Easy” on our system and try to identify some file types.

Using Detect It Easy on Kali Linux

First we need some files, specially no extension named files that will help us to know the file types. Otherwise, we know that .exe is a Windows application and .py is a python program. Here we have file a file named “Video” on our Desktop, which didn’t have any file extension.

Some of us can assume that it might be a video file, Lets see what “Detect It Easy” detects.

We can use command line or graphical user interface both, that doesn’t matter our work should be done. We use following command to know the file type of ‘Video’ named file on our Desktop.

diec Video

Because we are already in Desktop directory we don’t need to set our file path, we just use name. But in the case our working directory is different from file location we need to use path of file. In the following screenshot we can see the output, by the way the diec command used for DIE command line utility.

Form the above screenshot we can easily understand that this ‘Video’ is not a video file, it is a Microsoft installer file (exe file for Windows).

In other hand, we can use GUI version of “Detect It Easy” by simply using following command on our terminal:

die

Now the Graphical User Interface of “Detect It Easy” will open in our front as we can see in the following screenshot:

DIE Graphical Interface

Here we can select a file from our computer and select “Scan” to Scan it.

It is very fast and easy to use. We can see various things here. MIME, Hash, Strings etc for detailed analysis.

Note: Detect It Easy is mainly created for analyzing executable files, so its functions are more related to program files, for example, determining the architecture. But there is also support for other binaries.

This is how we can install “Detect It Easy” on our system, and know any kind of file types (specially program files) using our Kali Linux system.

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Kali Linux is a rolling distribution, that means it continuously updates in all areas of the operating system, including the Linux kernel, the desktop environment, all utilities and all applications. So we need to update it frequently to stay updated always.

Not only that, due to update regularly some old packages of applications are kept on our system as a junk. These older files are not so much harmful but they might slow down our system. So we need to clean them on regular basis.

Updating & Upgrading Kali Linux

There are various types of updates we can do like normal update, full upgrade, distribution upgrade.

Updating Kali Linux

Update can be simply done by following command:

sudo apt update -y

The above command will update the package lists for upgrades for packages that need upgrading, as well as new packages that have just come to the Kali Linux repositories. As we can see in the following screenshot:

In the above screenshot we can see that we have already updated our system. One thing to remember that this updates the list of available packages and their versions, but it does not install or upgrade any packages. We can actually install them by using upgrade.

Upgrading Kali Linux

Where update updates the list of available packages but didn’t install them, upgrade actually installs newer versions of the packages we have. After updating the lists, the package manager knows about available updates for the software you have installed. That’s why we need to run update before upgrading.

To upgrading Kali Linux we need to run following command on our Kali Linux system:

sudo apt upgrade -y

As we can see in the following screenshot:

In the above screenshot we can see that the upgrade is running. It will take some time depending our internet connection and system performance. Unlike Windows we can cancel it anytime and resume it by applying the same command.

Where sudo apt upgrade -y command installs all and doesn’t remove any packages and skips upgrading old packages if removal is needed, sudo apt full-upgrade -y command removes old packages if needed to perform the upgrade of packages to their latest versions.

sudo apt full-upgrade -y

The output of the above command shown in the following screenshot:

sudo apt full-upgrade can be run after sudo apt update -y command but sudo apt update -y is considered more safe then sudo apt full-upgrade -y command. But anyways don’t panic it doesn’t harm our system badly. To know the very detailed difference in these commands please read this article.

Similar to sudo apt-get upgrade command, the sudo apt-get dist-upgrade also upgrades the packages. In addition to this, it also handles changing dependencies with the latest versions of the package. It intelligently resolves the conflict among package dependencies and tries to upgrade the most significant packages at the expense of less significant ones, if required. Unlike sudo apt-get upgrade command, the sudo apt-get dist-upgrade is proactive and it installs new packages or removes existing ones on its own in order to complete the upgrade.

sudo apt dist-upgrade -y

The above command will upgrade our distribution totally.

Cleaning Kali Linux

We can clean our no-longer needed packages by using following command on our Kali Linux terminal:

sudo apt autoremove -y

In the following screenshot we can see the output of this command.

In the above screenshot we can see that 19 MB of our disk space is cleared and some packages are removed. Use of this command is safe and should not cause problems.

Each program update, package files are downloaded to the package cache. After the update, downloaded files (you can call them installation files) are not deleted, and gradually the package cache grows to large sizes. This was done intentionally with the idea that if after the next update you find that the new package has problems and the old version is no longer available in the online repository, then you can roll back to the old version by installing it from a file saved in the package cache.

For rolling distributions, the cache grows very quickly, and if we are not qualified enough to roll back to the old version using the installation package which is stored in the cache, then for you these hundreds of megabytes or even several gigabytes are a waste of space on our hard drive. Therefore, from time to time we can execute following commands:

sudo apt autoclean -y

sudo apt clean -y

The sudo apt clean -y command cleans the local repository from received package files. It removes everything except the lock file from /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/.

Like sudo apt clean -y command, sudo apt autoclean -y cleans downloaded package files from the local repository. The only difference is that it only removes package files that can no longer be downloaded and are largely useless.

This allows us to maintain the cache for a long period without growing too much.

The following command is not directly related to cleaning, but helps maintain our Kali Linux system health.

sudo apt install -f -y

The -f or –fix-broken flag tries to make normal a system by repairing broken dependencies. This option, when used with install/remove, may skip any packages to allow APT to find a likely solution. If packages are listed, this should completely fix the problem.

This is everything to this article, hope now we got a clear idea about “How to update Kali Linux” and “How to clean Kali Linux”.

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In cybersecurity and digital forensics field metadata of files is very important. We can get various information from metadata in files. This metadata may help us to get much more insider information while we are doing forensics testing. Also if we think about our privacy then metadata can harm our privacy in that case we can remove our metadata also.

In this detailed guide we are going to discuss about how we can read and remove metadata of any files using Kali Linux.

To view and remove metadata on Kali Linux (or any other Linux), we need to install mat2 program. Mat2 (Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit 2) is a command-line metadata removal tool, supporting a wide range of commonly used file formats, written in python3. To install it on our system we need to apply following command on our Terminal:

sudo apt install mat2

In the following screenshot we can see that mat2 is installing on our system. It is not so large (under 25MB) package and the installation time will depends on our internet connection speed and system performance.

After the installation is finished we can check the help of mat2 by using following command:

mat2 -h

In the following screenshot we can see the help of mat2.

Now we can read the help options to know all the works of this tool. As we can see there is a -s flag, which can show us harmful metadata detectable by mat2 without removing them. Lets use it.

Mat2 can view and remove metadata from files so we need files to perform it. Here we have an downloaded image which contains metadata. We had saved the image on our Desktop (home/kali/Desktop/IMG_20201007_102037.jpg ).

To view it’s metadata we can use following command:

mat2 -s /home/kali/Desktop/IMG_20201007_102037.jpg

In the following screenshot we can see the metadata of this image with various useful information:

Now if we want to remove these metadata this file we need to enter following command on our terminal:

mat2 <location/of/file>

In the following screenshot we can see that it is done.

Here the old files will remain unchanged, but new files will be created with the string .cleaned in the name and completely cleared metadata. As we can see in the following screenshot.

Now we can check if the there any metadata in the new cleaned file by using following command:

mat2 -s /home/kali/Desktop/IMG_20201007_102037.cleaned.jpg

In the following screenshot we can see that the new file (.cleaned) did not contain any kind of metadata.

Total process of removing metadata

This is how we can remove metadata of any file (not only images), if we need to clear metadata of all files in any particular folder then we can simply enter following command:

mat2 /home/kali/Desktop/*

The above command will remove metadata from all files on our Desktop. If we want to clear metadata of files in other folders then we need put that directory with * . And it will create new .cleaned file for every old files, the .cleaned files will not contain any metadata.

This is all bout how we can clear or remove metadata from any files on our Kali Linux system.

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