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the winhack prog is meant to be run on a unix or linus os. the code
must be altered slightly depending on the type of attack. it is then
compiled right from the os.
i really don't think it's such a big deal anyway. how many sensitive
sites network with win95/98 anyway?
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Augustine <RonAug@xxxxxxxx>
To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, July 24, 1998 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Internet security
>
>If you need to have file sharing activated, you can protect your
>hard-drive(s) by assigning a password protection to it.
>
>I downloaded the winhack.zip file, but it contains only a series of
>documentation files and some "C" language source code and what appears to
be
>a compiled "C" program. There is no .EXE program that can be run on your
>computer - and how to use the Hack is vague, at best. I also could not
find
>much additional information at the Site.
>
>It appears from the documentation that you must be logged on to IRC using
>mIRC or one of the popular chat programs. It doesn't seem to indicate that
>there is any other way that you would be vulnerable to an attack. If this
>is the case, the likelihood of anyone hacking your computer while you're on
>the Net, but not on IRC appears non existent.
>
>If anyone has any more details on how the WinHack program allegedly works,
>please post it.
>_____________________________________
>At 04:39 AM 7/24/98 -0300, you wrote:
>>Peter2150@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> Went to the sight and
>>> let it test my computer. Nothing bad seemed to happen, it just told me
I
>>> appeared secure,
>>
>>I run Win98, and the default settings do not permit file sharing - this
has
>to be
>>set up by the user. Checked anyway, and the hack program wasn't able to
access
>>anything either. Unless you are sharing files over your network, there
>isn't any
>>need to have this set up. If you must run this setting, I would take this
>warning
>>seriously, and take the appropriate precautions. That guy on the CNBC
>>commercial with the pierced tongue lives!
>>
>>A.J.
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