Nextgenhacker101 Tracert -

He told his audience that by typing tracert followed by a website name (like Google), he was "hacking" into their servers to reveal secret connection points.

The comedy—and the reason the video went viral on sites like Reddit —came from his explanation of how tracert worked: Nextgenhacker101 Tracert

In 2011, a young boy uploaded a series of YouTube tutorials under the handle . He presented himself as a sophisticated cyber-expert, complete with an Alienware desktop background (on what was clearly an HP machine) and an air of intense seriousness. He told his audience that by typing tracert

Nextgenhacker101 became the poster child for the —someone who uses basic tools they don't understand to try and look like a master hacker. Nextgenhacker101 Tracert