Akore

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Mediafire treasure hunting

A friend of mine, HumanDictionary from http://www.liquid-security.net found this out and we tested it out for a little while:
www.mediafire.com is a file sharing website which allows users to upload small files for free. when an account is created on this site, the option of creating a custom URL is given so that people could access their files without remembering some confusing URL....
the thing about these custom URL are is they are available for everyone to download. Media fire treasure hunting is just trying different names and words at the end of the mediafire URL and partly hoping you get some good files

1. go to http://www.mediafire.com

2. in the URL bar add a random word or name to the end of the mediafire URL (EG www.mediafire.com/leet )

3. obviously the word you add should be relevant to what file you are searching for (apps, games, warez)

4. happy hunting!

Found by HumanDictionary
Tested by akore(me) and HumanDictionary

Find us @ http://www.liquid-security.net

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Save time when typing URL's

Nowadays theres no need to type http:/www. followed by the .com, just type in the websites name eg. theoatmeal and press Control+Enter. your browser will automatically enter the http://www and .com parts for you.

Note:

For .org webpages press Control-Shift-Enter
For .net webpages press Shift-Enter

Making start menu arrive faster

I decided to make this little Tut after getting fed up with the start menu taking its time to load when my PC boots up. its very simple and easy.

you need to open registry: Start menu -> run and type regedit
Press CTRL+F and then at the search box type MenuShowDelay
From the default 400, change it to whatever you like, (personally i recommend 100)

Remember: whenever messing with the registry always back up the file you are about to edit! better safe than sorry

Deleting hidden unwanted software (msn messenger 4.7)

One of the most annoying things about windows XP (if you're still using this OS) is those stupid programs you cant uninstall eg; MSN messenger 4.7 and outlook express. now these programs are pretty useless for most people, they just sit there and take up space, so after some searching on the net i found a way to finally uninstall them:

Find the text file at c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf
- Go to Windows folder
- Find the Inf folder inside that
- Search for the sysoc.inf file
Right click>edit
Search for the word hide in the file and remove it. Do NOT remove any other text from the line.
Now you can go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel
Select Add/Remove Windows Components and there you can find your unwanted software. Go ahead and Uninstall.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Folder locking batch file --UPDATED--

UPDATE-------------------------------------------------------------------------

This new and improved batch file now has added password confirmation, it also allows you 3 chances to get the password right, if you get it wrong all 3 times the computer gives you 20 seconds to save whatever you were doing before it shuts down, this has been added as a countermeasure if anyone tries to access your locked files.

To abort shutdown:
1.click start>run
2.in the window type in "shutdown -a"

UPDATE-------------------------------------------------------------------------

this little batch file, creates a hidden folder that can only be unlocked by password.

It's really simple, once you have downloaded the file,
1.extract the zip file
2.run the .bat where you want to create a folder
3.when prompted, type the password: 32649587659865 (this can be changed later)
4.folder should appear, to lock the folder again simply run the .bat file and type 'y'

To change the password to your preferences, right click on the .bat file and click edit, then press CTRL + F and type 32649587659865 in the box, once found highlight and change the password to whatever you like.

i just want to make this very clear: when you lock the folder, if you move the .bat file to another folder and attempt to unlock, the .bat file will just create a new hidden folder, it will not move the previously made folder.

the good thing about this folder is that even if your computer is set to "view hidden files and folders" the file shows up as a short cut to control panel, so if used on school or work computers it possibly works as a back door to control panel (this still hasn't been tested yet)

link: http://www.mediafire.com/?oc44dm1ozvf

TIP: if you think making your computer shutdown is a bad overboard, you can make the batch file just lock your computer, all you have to do is:

1.right click on the .bat file
2.click edit
3.find and delete " shutdown -s -f -t 20 -c "told you, you don't wanna get it wrong" "
4.in its place type in rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation
5.save the file

Friday, December 25, 2009

how to rename 'rubbish bin' in Windows XP

This is a pretty simple Windows XP tweat, what is does is change the name of the default rubbish bin found on desktop,

1. Go to registry by clicking on Start menu -> run
2. Type regedit
3. Go to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/CLSID/{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
or
Press CTRL+F and then at the search box type {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
4. Right click on default and click on Modify
5. Change the name of Recycle Bin to whatever you want.

How to create a Shortcut to locking Windows

Locking your windows operating system is essential in office and home environments in order to prevent others from viewing any potential sensitive information you may have on your computer. so to help you guys/gals out I've made an easy guide for locking your windows with a double click, single click or a desktop shortcut;

1. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click
2. Enter rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation in the location field.
3. Save the shortcut under whatever name you want.
4. When needed just double click on it and you are done.its locked.
5. If you're truly lazy, just press Windows+L and it should lock your system

enjoy,

Automatically Kill Programs At Shutdown

I hate it when I'm trying to shut down my windows XP and i get that annoying pop up telling me that programs are still running, so I found a way to make windows automatically kill/end the running programs on shutdown. Just open regedit by going to start>run and typing regedit and navigating to HKEY_CURRENT_USER>Control Panel>Desktop directory in the Registry, and then right click on AutoEndTasks and select modify binary data, then change the value to 1.

How to Remove Shutdown option in Start Menu

This is for those friends that tend to get a bit annoying, if you have access to their computer, with this guide you can remove the shut down option from the start menu
1.Go to start>run
2.Type in "Regedit" (without quotation marks)
3.Once in Regedit go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
4. find "NoClose", right click and select modify binary data
5. change the data to "NoClose"="DWORD:1"
then enjoy the look on their faces when they cant shut down.

How to display Legal notice on startup

Disclaimer: I have not written this doc :) Found it somewhere on the information highway and saved it for Archival purpose!

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"

Monday, December 21, 2009

this little guide Prevents users from running the interactive command prompt, Cmd.exe. This setting also determines whether batch files (.cmd and .bat) can run on the computer.

If you enable this setting and the user tries to open a command window, the system displays a message explaining that a setting prevents the action.

Note: Do not prevent the computer from running batch files if the computer uses logon, logoff, startup, or shutdown batch file scripts, or for users that use Terminal Services....

START > RUN > GPEDIT.MSC > USER CONFIGURATION > ADMINISTRATIVE TEMPLATES > SYSTEM > FIND PREVENT ACCESS TO THE COMMAND PROMPT > RIGHT CLICK > PROPERTIES > CLICK ENABLE > OK REBOOT

note: This will disable the command for all users including the local administrator. If you want to disable this for specific users only (and for XP Home users) make the change in the registry. Login to the account you want to change and create the following registry entries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System\

DisableCMD dword 0x00000001 to disable command prompt and batch files

or

DisableCMD dword 0x00000002 to disable command prompt but not batch files

Command Prompt Commands 2

this is just a follow on of my previous post in regards to CMD commands, here is just some of the more advanced tricks and tips you can do with Command prompt.
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net user ________ * (write the username in the blank spot)

(this makes and removes passwords for any user on the computer.)
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net user ________ /time:M-W,10am-8pm

net user ________ /time:all (undoes the above)

(this stops people logging in to a specified account at a certain time, M= monday T= tuesday W= wednesday TH(im guessing) = thursday F= friday time can be added too EG 10am-8pm)
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trace an IP ADDRESS with CMD
tracrt

(this will trace any ip for you)
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open CMD when blocked

1: open notepad

2: type @echo off

command

@echo on

3: save as .bat file

4: run .bat file, now you have CMD even when blocked.
OR
1: open notepad

2: type command.com

3: save as cmd.bat

4: run it to open cmd
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unblock a website

1: in notepad type @echo off

title web unblocker

ns lookup

2: type in name of website

3: it will give 3 lots of number

4: type those numbers into web broswer

5: kaboom! it should be unblocked
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create a self extracting program (XP ONLY)

go to start>run>iexpress
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Create a netmeeting (XP ONLY)

go to start>run>conf
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run windows media player 2 (XP ONLY)

go to start>run>mplayer2
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view all current ports (in/out)

netstat
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.bat / batch files.. how to make them

@echo off = stops commands from being shown.
echo = sends whatever is after it to the screen
EG: echo hi ppl

del = deletes whatever file is after it, or del *.* deletes every file in the folder
EG: del example.txt

cd = changes to whatever folder is after it, or cd .. goes back one
EG: cd C:\

format = formats whatever disk is after it
EG: format A:

Command Prompt commands

Here's a list of CMD commands i wrote back when i was still learning how to use CMD, now these arent exactly the most advanced commands, but they'll do for now, ill upload the harder, more interesting CMD commands later.

Accessibility Controls
access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard
hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs
appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools
control admintools

Automatic Updates
wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard
fsquirt

Calculator
calc

Certificate Manager
certmgr.msc

Character Map
charmap

Check Disk Utility
chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer
clipbrd

Command Prompt
cmd

Command Prompt Text Editor
edit

Component Services
dcomcnfg

Computer Management
compmgmt.msc

Date and Time Properties
timedate.cpl

DDE Shares
ddeshare

Device Manager
devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*
directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter
dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility
cleanmgr

Disk Defragment
dfrg.msc

Disk Management
diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager
diskpart

Display Properties
control desktop

Display Properties
desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)
control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility
drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility
verifier

Event Viewer
eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool
sigverif

Findfast
findfast.cpl

Folders Properties
control folders

Fonts
control fonts

Fonts Folder
fonts

Free Cell Card Game
freecell

Game Controllers
joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)
gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game
mshearts

Iexpress Wizard
iexpress

Indexing Service
ciadv.msc

Internet Properties
inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)
ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)
ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)
ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)
ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)
ipconfig /renew

IP Configuration (Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)
ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)
ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)
ipconfig /setclassid

ava Control Panel (If Installed)
jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)
javaws

Keyboard Properties
control keyboard

Local Security Settings
secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups
lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows
logoff

Mcft Chat
winchat

Minesweeper Game
winmine

Mouse Properties
control mouse

Mouse Properties
main.cpl

Network Connections
control netconnections

Network Connections
ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard
netsetup.cpl

Notepad
notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)
nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager
packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator
odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard
osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)
ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties
password.cpl

Performance Monitor
perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor
perfmon

Phone and Modem Options
telephon.cpl

Power Configuration
powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes
control printers

Printers Folder
printers

Private Character Editor
eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)
QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings
intl.cpl

Registry Editor
regedit

Registry Editor
regedit32

Remote Desktop
mstsc

Removable Storage
ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests
ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)
rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras
sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks
control schedtasks

Security Center
wscui.cpl

Services
services.msc

Shared Folders
fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows
shutdown

Sounds and Audio
mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game
spider

SQL Client Configuration
cliconfg

System Configuration Editor
sysedit

System Configuration Utility
msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)
sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)
sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)
sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)
sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)
sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)
sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties
sysdm.cpl

Task Manager
taskmgr

Telnet Client
telnet

User Account Management
nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager
utilman

Windows Firewall
firewall.cpl

Windows Magnifier
magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure
wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool
syskey

Windows Update Launches
wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard
tourstart

Wordpad
write

Automated System Recovery (ASR)

Complete the steps outlined below to utilize XP's Automated System Recovery (ASR) functionality.

Scope:

Dual Partitions (C and D)
XP installed on C

Backup

1. Go to the Start button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Backup
2. Select the Advanced Mode link within the Backup wizard.
3. Click the Automated System Restore Wizard button.
4. Point the backup media file name to the D drive rename the backup file asr (d:\asr.bkf). (*Do not point the backup to the C drive where XP is installed because during the Restore mode the C drive will be formatted) Click Next and then click Finish. ASR will start it's System State backup (which copies all system files and registry configuration)
5. After the backup of the system state is completed (approx 5-10 minutes), You will be prompted to insert a floppy disk into the A drive. Click OK. XP will complete the ASR backup.

* ASR will only backup the system state (windows folder) and registry configuration. You must return to Backup and create a separate backup of your valued data to the D drive.

Restore

In the event that your system becomes inaccessible and/or System Restore does not function properly, complete these steps.

1. Make sure the system can boot from a CD-Rom (via the bios setup)
2. Insert the Windows XP CD-Rom into the drive
3. Insert the ASR Floppy disk into the drive
4. Power up the computer
5. Press the enter key when prompted to "press any key to run from the CD-rom"
6. Press F2 on the keyboard when prompted to start the ASR recovery action.
7. XP will format the C drive
8. The computer will restart
9. Let windows XP start automatically (do not press a key to run from the CD rom).
10. XP will go through the basic plug and play discovery and copy setup files to the C drive.
11. The computer will restart and boot into XP
12. The ASR wizard will start and automatically point to the asr.bkf file on the D drive. Click OK to restore the system state and registry configuration.
13. When completed XP will either present the login screen or login to the desktop automatically (depending on the configuration at the time the ASR backup was initiated).
14. Return to the Backup wizard to restore any valued data that was saved beforehand to the D drive.

Benefits of using ASR

Timesaver = Entire restore process takes less than 30 minutes.
Configuration in tact = Desktop and user preference settings will be maintained.
Redundancy = Provides an additional restore option besides System Restore.
Registry = Backs up and restores the entire current registry configuration settings.

Drawbacks of using ASR

Does not restore any installed programs from the program Files folder.
Does not work on a single partition.

Completing an ASR backup on a regular basis will provide additional control over the outcome of a system failure.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Windows in a Box

Windows in a box is a really good program, it has almost every option there is for windows XP in one little easy to access program.

"Inside Windows XP are hundreds of settings that require endless clicking through the Operating System that can get really frustrating. Windows in a box was designed to eliminate all that." - windows in a box description taken fromn softpedia.com

link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zmgdjnxedce

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

How to make a SYSKEY

This is an interesting way to increase the security of your machine further. With the help of this tip, you will need to insert a special floppy disk that you make in order to log on. If you loose the disk, you are locked out.

Click on start run and then type in SYSKEY,
hit return
On the first window that opens you will need to click on UPDATE.
On the next window ensure the System generated password is selected. (this is what I reccomend)
Also ensure the Store startup Key on a floppy drive is selected click on OKAY (Yes, make sure there is a blank disk in the floppy drive.) follow the prompts closing out of the windows and restart.
Remove the disk and restart.

What does this do? An extra layer of security. When you reboot your XP system, you will be asked for this diskette prior to accessing you login screen. If you do not have the Disk to bad for you and the flamers that are may be trying to hack your system.

i know that floppys are a ~~bit~~ VERY outdated, keep in mind i made this tutorial a while back.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Youtube downloader

I found this freeware software after a couple of minutes searching google, its pretty easy to use. instructions below (taken from their website http://youtubedownload.altervista.org/ ).

LINK:

"YouTube Downloader is software that allows you to download videos from YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats.

The program is easy to use, just specify the URL for the video you want to download and click the Ok button!

It also allows you to convert downloaded videos for Ipod, Iphone, PSP, Cell Phone, Windows Media, XVid and MP3."

Sunday, November 29, 2009

youtube video ripping sites

The following sites allow you do download videos from the popular Youtube website. as per my older post, all sites noted below are free of charge the ones noted with an asterisk(*) allow you to change the format of the downloaded file, to a more popular format.

links:

i will upload some video/audio ripping software hopefully tomorow.

How to become a WIndows XP system user

It's been a while since my last post, i haven't really been in the mood for posting until recently.
Anyway, looking through my old usb's I found this .txt document i made giving instructions on how to become a system user on windows xp computers. im not sure whether this makes you a temporary or permanent system user.keep in mind that i made this roughly 5 years ago, and i dont think i can help you much if you come across any problems, sorry.

1.Open Command Prompt. Go to Start , then Run. In Run option type cmd and click OK. After this will open Command Prompt, or Start->All Programs ->Accessories->Command Prompt

2. In Command Prompt write at 13:55 /interactive cmd.exe and press enter , the time should be a minute or two ahead of your present time in the 24 hours format.

After a minute or two will appear new Comand Prompt Window wit different title bar. It has changed from cmd.exe to svchost.exe.

3. End current explorer.exe process. Open Task Manager, select explorer.exe and click End Process.

4. In new Comand Prompt with title svchost.exe, write cd.. and press enter , then write explorer.exe and press enter.

After this you will become SYSTEM user,

enjoy.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Youtube audio ripping websites

These sites allow you to download the audio from youtube video's,the ones below are free of charge and some of them even allow you to change the format of the audio file once downloaded.

These websites are useful if you are looking for a song that isn't available anywhere else, and youtube is the last resort.

www.listentoyoutube.com

http://virginie.mathey.co.uk/data/svs/

http://vixy.net/

ill make sure to add more and update this post as i find new sites

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