From vampi@shad0ws.deletehipcrimecom Sun Jul 15 05:48:02 2001
Newsgroups: alt.hackers.malicious
Subject: OFFICIAL ALT.HACKERS.MALICIOUS FAQ - PART 1
From: vampi@shad0ws.deletehipcrimecom (Vampi Fangs)
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 12:48:02 GMT
This FAQ has been majorly rehashed and split into three parts. Do not be alarmed!
On many other large news group this has become common place in order to best put forward the most
important info. The first part (this part) is the most important.
The subsequent parts are more useful information, but not absolutely required reading.
If you would like to make a point regarding the FAQ, please email me at singh@mindless.com,
or vampi(spamdie)@shad0ws.com (remove spamdie to email).
Thanks!
Avleen Vig
alt.hackers.malicious FAQ editor.
The reason the subject for this post is in CAPS is because it need to be read by everyone.
Please do not use CAPS for all subject posts!!
If you're new to this Newsgroup, please take the time to read these before you post.
They will stop you getting flamed and ridiculed plus help you find what you are looking for.
to do.. a lot faster!!
www.silverwraith.com/ahm/faq.html
The FAQ for this NG
======================================
A repost of the FAQ for the group.
EVERYONE who hasn't read it recently,
please read!! As always, EMAIL corrections /
additions to singh@mindless.com . I have
a much better chance of actually seeing it
then!! If I am away, email Vampi Fangs
( vampi(spamdie)@shad0ws.com ).
- Avleen Vig
FAQ Follows, unedited.
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alt.hackers.malicious Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Revision : 1.01 Date: 13th March, 2001
By Avleen Vig < av@mindless.com> Third Edition
CONTENTS:
i. Welcome
1. All Ideas Are Welcome
2. Off topic posts
3. Standard Do's and Don'ts
4. Anti-Virus Utilities
5. SPAM POLICY
6. Useful Information and URL's
7. Some Frequently Asked Questions
8. Thanks
(* denotes change since last revision)
i. Welcome
Welcome to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document for: alt.hackers.malicious.
If you intend to read or post to this newsgroup then it is advisable for you to read this carefully.
Take special notice of the policy of the group, particularly regarding binary (i.e. file attachment)
postings and advertising. The newsgroup is for discussing most aspects of Hacking and to some extent,
Cracking. This newsgroup is not dedicated to one country but to anybody who can reach it.
This FAQ will be posted atleast one a week, at the weekend for all to see.
Please take it into consideration before you make any postings.
From what I am seeing being posted by newbies to the NG is some what disturbing.
Please note that there is a very fine line between malicious hacking (using malicious means
to hack something) and cracking (hacking with intent to destroy). This newsgroup is for HACKING..
there are many other groups out there which can help you with cracking issues but here after a few
posts on cracking, you will only get flamed... you have been warned....
1. All Ideas Welcome
If you have any thoughts about the future of hacking, what can be done, what is needed, etc.
please feel free to post them here. However, it is courteous to read as many posts as you can
find on what you have to say first. A good source to look at is http://groups.google.com/
This contains posts dating pretty far back.. probably further than the news server you're connecting to.
Check it out!! A good "What if we could.." or "That doesn't mean we can't.."
are almost always looked upon favourably.
EXAMPLE
==========
Subject: Microsoft TCP/IP Stack flaw.
Wouldn't it be great if we could overflow the MSTCP/IP stack and crash all the Win95
machine on the net with just their IP addresses?
--End Post
Something as simple as that lead to the concept of WinNuking which did exactly that.
It crashed every Win95 and NT4 machine on the Net that was hit. This was a major blow for
Microsoft to have to just sit back and watch every system just go down.
Entire corporate networks were brought to their knees in moments.
2. Off Topic Posts
The group has no specific policy on this, but the majority feel that it is acceptable to
post the occasional article not directly related to Hacking in any way. It is the general
feeling that this helps to make the group what it is, a more three-dimensional place to be,
instead of being completely full of crackheads looks for how to be elite crackers while doing crack.
If 'chatty' threads don't become to long, or plain silly, then they are a welcome addition to the group.
If you are in doubt, you could always take it to e-mail. Also, if a thread does branch out,
make sure that the subject line always reflects what is happening, so that those who don't
like these posts can skip them.
3. Standard Do's and Don'ts
Firstly, there are several good general guidelines to posting style, (though not content :)
if you are new to the newsgroup or indeed the net, then please read them.
Line Lengths
============
Please keep them to about 70 characters. You don't have to, but it keeps things a bit tidier
for when the lines are wrapped <s>
Quoting
=======
Please try to trim any unimportant lines from a post that you are following up.
Binary and HTML / RTF Posts
========================
These are _NOT_ appropriate for this NG. It is a DISCUSSION group only. Please upload to a
website or post to a binary group for this purpose. Please do not post HTML / RTF posts.
Not ALL news readers can decode these. Plain Text only please! There's something to be said for ASCII art!
Me-Too Posts
============
Consisting entirely of agreement with a previous post without adding further information or
argument are discouraged.
Capitals
========
Posts consisting mostly or entirely of capitals generally make you look silly, and are frowned upon,
and besides, there's no need to SHOUT. It shows little except that you are new and don't know much.
31337 Lang.
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The much disliked and often irritating "Elite Language" is seriously discouraged.
Posts consisting mostly of this drivel are often ignored because not many people have
the time to sit here and decipher each word. If someone asks a question and a reader is in a
position to answer, please check that someone else hasn't answered it already, unless there is
further information specifically
to be added.
STUPIDITY!!
===========
Stupidity will not be tolerated in any way or form.If you come to this NG asking for help
because someone sent you BO or Netbus (See the section on Trojans for more info) and you
actually ran the files, THAT is stupidity and that will only get you flamed. My advice?
Get a DECENT anti-virus scanner (See section 3.5 of this FAQ)
"I need a hacker!"
===============
Well go suck your biggie till you find one. No-one will help you here.
If you have a serious hacking related issue, ask away. But we will _NOT_ tell you how to hack
Hotmail to crash a web server. If you want that, go to alt.2600
Flaming
========
Please don't over flame in this newsgroup! If you see 3 or 4 flames or something you think is lame too,
please refrain from adding to the flames. We don't want this group to become the next alt.2600!
4 flames to a message is often adequate!
Trolls
=====
Use a killfile. Most newsreaders have them.
More information on trolls can be found at the Graveyard at http://www.petitmorte.net/graveyard/
Original AHM Charter
==================
>From mcmahan@fletcher.cs.unca.edu Thu Jun 25 14:14:09 1992
Control: newgroup alt.hackers.malicious
Newsgroups: alt.hackers.malicious.control
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umeecs!rock!fletcher!earth!wind!fire!ice!snow!rocks!sand!news
From: mcmahan@fletcher.cs.unca.edu (Scott McMahan -- Genesis mailing list owner)
Subject: newgroup alt.hackers.malicious
Message-ID:
<1992Jun25.227687.764544@cs.unca.edu>
Sender: news@cs.unca.edu (Usenet News Adm)
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 1992 00:45:54 GMT
For all aspects of "malicious" hacking. Includes discussion of exploitation of all known and
(as yet) unknown security holes and/or bugs. This group should be unmoderated.
Recommended topics:
*known holes/bugs in protocols/systems/etc.
*newly discovered items of
interest (such as security flaws/
bugs/etc.)
*weaknesses of popular
operating systems/machines/protocols
*cracking/hacking software
4. Anti-Virus Utilities
Virus Scanners are a true necessity in today networked environment. Amongst AHM regulars you
will find a wide variety of cherished anti-virus programs. Below I have included those that
I have personally tested. They are in no particular order and you should be pretty well
protect with all of them. Norton AV (by Symantec) or Datafellow's will suffice for most users.
Norton is updated every one to two weeks and can catch almost all virii I've seen. Datafellow's
is updated every day which makes it great for all you paranoid folks :) It's fantastic,
but crappy looking and fiddley at the best of times. As a failsafe, I highly recommend
you try PC-Cillin (by Trend). It's very easy to install and configure and is just as
powerful as the above two. The only down side it that it will slow your PC more so
than the other two during normal operations, BUT it does have a pretty nifty utility
that protects you while you surf!
5. SPAM POLICY!
This group has not been set up as 'moderated'. Thus all posts are send directly to news
servers rather than going through an appointed moderator. Having said that, SPAM,
UP (Unsolicited Posting) or UCP (Unsolicited Commercial Posting) will not be tolerated in any manner.
Any such posting will be cancelled by already persons in this group who have been granted the
authority to cancel posts. If an unauthorised cancelling takes place,
the canceller will be reported to their ISP and we will request that action is taken against
those responsible. BUT, if you want to advertise a piece of software you have made,
or a good website you have found / made, and it is relevant to the group or a certain thread,
these are more than welcome.
To summarise:
- DON'T post Non-Hacking advertising posts
- DON'T post Non-Cracking advertising posts
- Non-Commercial Hacking/Cracking postings are allowed
- Non-Profit Hacking/Cracking postings are allowed
- Commercial Posts will be cancelled
- Post cancellers, unless authorised, will be
reported to their ISP.
Cancel FAQ URL http://www.xs4all.nl/~rosalind/faq-care.html
6. Useful Information and URL's
Here are some URL's you may want to be aware of as a reader of A.H.M..
- Security Focus
http://www.securityfocus.com/
==========================
This site deals with bugs and flaws which are discovered in commonly used programs and operating
systems which can be exploited maliciously.
- Packet Storm
http://packetstorm.securify.com/
===============================
Another highly popular security site like Rootshell, but much larger. The site was originally
located on servers at Harvard University but has now moved on to a separate site.
If you're looking for an exploit, this is the place to go!
- Cotse
http://www.cotse.com
Highly recommended, very useful site.
- Infosyssec
http://www.infosyssec.com/
- UNIX / Linux Links
================================
http://www.ugu.com/
Unix guru universe
http://www.freebsd.org/
FreeBSD
http://www.netbsd.org/
NetBSD
http://www.openbsd.org/
OpenBSD -- highly regarded by security folk.
http://www.debian.org/
Debian version of Linux
http://www.linux.org/
Linux home page
http://www.ssc.com/
SSC -- publishers of Linux Journal
http://www.redhat.com/
Redhat version of Linux
http://www.cdrom.com/
Caldera Linux server
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/
FTP site for Caldera Linux Server
7. Some Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What are all those abbreviations and acronyms?
==================================================
BTW - By The Way
FWIW - For What It's Worth
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
ISTR - I seem to remember/recall
ISWYM - I See What You Mean
IYSWIM - If You See What I Mean
LOL - Laughs Out Loud!
ROFL - Rolls on Floor Laughing
TBH - To Be Honest
TPTB - The Powers That Be
RTFM - NEVER forget this one -> READ THE F**KING MANUAL!!
ROTFLMAO - Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
Q2. What are all these different name of Operating Systems?
===========================================================
+Windoze - Microsoft Windows 95 (NOT the best for hacking). This "Operating System" is
just a shell which runs on top of DOS. This is NOT a true OS.
+NT - Microsoft Windows NT (A much attacked OS. Learn it.) WinNT has early roots in VMS
(in fact the original version of NT was written by one of the former core VMS developers).
NT was originally written for a MIPS CPU based platform, not Intel CPUs.
+DOS - MS-DOS, used before windows came out. Simple, but needed. It STILL forms the base
of Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.xx. Based off of CP/M. Learn it's commands now. Some are similar to Linux.
+UNIX - Alternate OS to Windoze mainly used in server. LEARN NOW! Within Unix there are
several different flavours, such as Solaris, AIX, Digital Unix (now called Tru64),
and many others. There are several freely available versions: Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD,
and OpenBSD. Unix is used for many things; the telephone system runs Unix (nowadays its Solaris -
at least for Ameritech and pacbell). Oh, and UNIX predates that OS from Redmond by about at least 15 years.
Used heavily in database warehousing, electronic design automation.
+Linux - Free Version of UNIX. Much used for hacking. The best? There are many Linux 'distributions.'
Popular ones include Slackware, SuSe, Debian and Redhat. Redhat have more of a Windows look and feel,
where as Slackware is more like UNIX.
+OS/2 - Businessman's friend. Little used or attacked OS, by IBM. Very stable.
Very useful, if you have access to others who use it frequently. Used often in banks.
Has a fairly zealous user base.
+MacOS - Slugging OS made by Apple that runs on the Macintosh. The GUI interface was the second
known widely produced one. The first was by XEROX.
+BeOS - NEW OS designed by the creator of MacOS. VERY powerful. This OS was mainly designed for
multimedia application
+VMS/OpenVMS - A mini/mainframe OS, very stable, rock solid. Extremely secure compared to early
versions of Unix. Has an almost religious following of users still. http://www.openvms.digital.com/
There's a group trying to write a free version, FreeVMS:
http://www.freevms.org/
+Plan 9 - a research OS from Lucent. Could be viewed as a next generation version of Unix.
Only available for non-commercial uses (unfortunately). http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/
So there ya go!
8. Thanks!!
Thanks go to 'Vampi', 'Rock', 'Daito', 'Toni', 'ChriS', 'Sycho', 'Locohost' and John Osborne
for their help with the FAQ!!
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Note : It is recommended that you view this FAQ in a fixed-pitch font The ASCII and HTML AHM FAQ
is Copyright 1999 - 2001, Avleen Vig < singh@mindless.com > Please e-mail me,
or if I am away, Vampi Fangs ( vampi(spamdie)@shad0ws.com , with any suggestions or amendments,
they are gracefully accepted. Posted weekly to alt.hackers.malicious.
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