Orkut Profile being added to Google Search

Some orkut profiles will appear in Google search results as an orkut OneBox. A OneBox is a summary of your orkut profile, including key details like your name, photo and location. A OneBox appears only when someone who is logged in to orkut performs a search on Google.com for their friends or friends of friends. Keep in mind that this project is still in its experimental stage, so for now, only a small percentage of orkut users will see the OneBox in their search results.

Wondering what a OneBox Is ??

On top of the organic results (and sometimes at the bottom), Google shows OneBox results for queries that can be answered instantly or when a direct link can be offered.

There are several kinds of OneBox results.Click Here to know more about OneBox Result

You'll have the same privacy settings for the OneBox as you do for your full orkut profile, so no information you've made private in orkut will appear in Google search results. Additionally, if you wish to opt-out of the orkut Onebox altogether, you can do so by following these steps:

• On the left sidebar of the orkut hompage, click settings.
• Click the privacy tab.
• Under orkut in Google search results, click the hide information bubble.
• Click save changes at the bottom of the page.

Note:
Orkut and the search team both don't have a way to change whose profiles will appear in Google search results as a OneBox.

Regards:-Orkut Underworld

How to be safe from Scrapbook XSS Bug

I have already posted many posts including incidents in which Scrapbook XSS Bug was used...

here are some posts :

1. XSS in Scrapbook
   
2. XSS Orkut worm

Many Orkut Users became the victim of these attacks..so Now i am posting to tell you how you can be safe from these XSS hacks

• Firefox Users :
  

Update Firefox to 2.0.0.11 or higher

The latest series of firefox comes with an inbuilt feature of httpOnly which encrypts your cookies so that the information in the cookie cannot be read. This may result to be a boon for orkut users.You can download the latest version of firefox from >>>HERE<<<

• Download FlashBlock
  

For firefox users i would highly recommend that they should Install Flashblock firefox extension!After Installing FlashBlock just restart your browser

Internet Explorer Users :

• Go to the Tools Menu -> Internet Options


• Click on the Security tab


• Click on Custom Level


• Disable Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins

Hope this Helps !!

Regards:-Orkut Underworld

Situation : Joined too Many Communities!

A cool trick found by ORKUT PLUS is to unjoin your communities.Many ppls have joined round about 999 or 900 communities ,which makes them to unjoin later. So a damn cool trick is here to make your work easy.

Solution: We currently do not have a refined software to unjoin selected communities. You can follow following tips to make your work easier.

• Make a note of the communities you would want to re-join.
• Use this software (Thanks Gautam) to Unjoin All Communities you presently have - Download
• Required - .NET 2.0 framework to run the software - Download
• Now, re-join your noted communities.
• That is all :o)

REGARDS:-ORKUT PLUS

Orkut Goes After Unethical Profiles - Threatens To Report To Law Authorities!

After the much highlighted XSS debacle, it looks as if orkut has finally decided to take care of unethical minds on orkut. They are now issuing warnings on their homepage.

To be exact, these lines are being displayed as a security caution:

Security caution: Please do not use your orkut account to impersonate or harass other users. Violations of the orkut terms of service will lead to the suspension of your account. For serious violations, we can and will share information with local law enforcement agencies in your country. Be safe and keep orkut beautiful.

On a positive note, this was very much required to curb impersonation issues and the fact that official warnings make the work much easier.

REGARDS:-ORKUT PLUS