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Breaking and entering...

I don't remember when it happened, but since I was a little kid I have had this facination with being able to bypass security meassures. I learned how to lock pick, and safe crack, slim jim cars, then password crack, then hack, and I am still fascinated by it all. I wouldn't say that I am unstopable, but I have opened my fair share of locks. Back in highschool this all got me into a little bit of trouble, but since then I have learned to use my powers for good.

With that in mind, I am going to do a quick brain/document/utility dump for others who have a similar interest.

STANDARD DISCLAIMER I am not responsible for what you do with this information. A good rule of thumb is don't break into anything that anyone would get mad at you for breaking into.



Gaining physical access

  • The MIT lock picking guide - A pretty good starting point for lock picking.

  • If you have some spare hack saw blades and a bench grinder, or a file and a lot of patients here are some pick templates.
  • (repost) How to make a snap gun for picking locks
  • Pretty decent instructions on breaking Master combination locks


    Breaking into Computers
    As a general rule I think breaking into computers is easier than lock picking, but also requires far more background knowledge. Sometimes there are script kiddie ways to do it, or trojans that get really popular like back orifice but for the most part you have to kinda know what you are doing

  • BackTrack - based on slax. On most of my computers I run a fedora distro, but I did run backtrack 3 on my eeepc 900 for a while, and it is a great distribution. I also always keep a live CD and a thumb drive loaded with it. It has just about all the tools you need to get into most networks, and many computers.

  • Ettercap - A great example of a program that makes stealing passwords, and information a breeze, but you have to know what you are doing, or you could make the entire network unusable quick.

  • Aircrack is probably the best program I have seen for breaking into wireless networks. ( hint once you have figured out how to use it, try to find a script called wife.sh that uses it. The wife script makes it all very painless. If you can't find it, email me, and I will send you my slightly modified version )


    Password Cracking
  • John the Ripper, and THC-HYDRA - If you are going to briteforce password crack something, I would suggest using one of these tools.

    Side-stepping web Security
  • Index of Web Shells - If you don't know what a web shell is then you really shouldn't be using one.


    Now Go!... and use for new found knowledge for the good of all mankind, and to benefit others... and if ye' shall not, don't tell anyone where you got the info....

    ~grey out

    posted by Grey @ 8:54 AM, ,




    things are wrong...

    I am not sure why, but I really like politics... I don't like being the one participating in politics, but I love the overall debate. I like it when intelligent people disagree and pursue 2 drastically different courses of action based on the same set of facts. Because of this I generally have a strong opinion about political issues, but I am resistant to cast a vote, or join a protest, or anything else that would force my view on others. That is certainly true of health care reform and the "public option". From my point of view there are basically 2 arguments for not supporting the public option:

  • 1. It is/could be very expensive for the average American taxpayer
  • 2. It would force health insurrance companies out of buisness

    For me personally, #2 is a good reason to support 100% the health care option.
    just like in black jack, insurrance is a suckers bet.

    and as fot the first reason, health care costs are the #1 cause of bankruptcy in this country, so I think we can really only improve on "costs" from there.

    anyways, maybe I am being short sighted on this, or I just don't understand... If you have a reason why health insurrance companies are good, and we should do something to keep them in buisness please post a reason.



    Neat Stuff://


  • How to make a snap gun for picking locks
  • I always said I was never gonna get married, but is this girl taken ?
  • Acer makes a 3D laptop... and oh! it's running linux
  • And for anyone with kids who wants them to use the computer, I highly recommand Sugar on a Stick...







    End Rant://

    One last thing... I signed up for a facebook account a while ago, but I have really only logged in about 4 times, and I think I have put one picture of myself up there. Yesterday I logged in breifly, added about 20 friends, and then left a comment that I really dont use facebook. within 3 hours 4 people had commented on my comment... there is just something not right about all of that.

    link to my facebook page

    time to make my outro-duction

    posted by Grey @ 11:35 AM, ,




    no one should have health insurance!

    WE DO NOT NEED HEALTH INSURRANCE!, WE NEED HEALTH CARE




    Under most normal circumstances I couldn't give a crap about many of the laws or reforms that happen in the U.S.

    My typical view is: If someone could use the system, to change the system, then the system itself, would be illegal

    Laws get passed all the time... then they get ignored or over turned.
    Our greatest presidents have all been accused of abusing their power, but time has shown that we will never have a sitting president who is respected by the majority of americans, and the next president will always be worse that the current one.

    I am not really sure that congress does anything...

    and I absolutely adore the supreme court for the open way it refuses to do almost anything, it's ability to side step issues, and avoid at all costs issues that are important to a majority of americans...

    ( there is no sarcasm at all when I say... "Good job supreme court... let americans fuck up and fix their own shit.... bravo" )

    but this health care debate is just about as stupid/perplexing to me as the whole gay marriage debate... ( although far more important )

    Percoanlly I am not sure if a socilaized system, is any better than a democcratic system, or either of them better than a dictatorship, and that is not important... what is important is that the very nature of a successfull government is to protect and provide for it's people. If that mean socilaized health care, then I am all for it. AND FUCK INSURANCE...

    our roads are socilaized, or police, our school system, our fire stations...

    police officers, firemen, and techers, all some of the most highly respected professions, are all socialized programs.

    I do not need police insurance so they will show up at my house.
    I do not need school insurance for my child to get an education.
    I do not need fire insurance for a fireman to come and protect my house from wild fire.

    and no one should need health insurance to make sure they can be treated for illness.

    this does not mean that people who have resources will not have options...

    just as with our other socilaized systems, if I am unhappy with what the government is providing I am free to hire, private security, enroll my children in private school, and I bet I could even hire a guy to spray water on my bushes if there is ever a fire.

    I don't want to be like France or Canada any more than anyone else...
    but it's not because of their health care... It's because they smell like cheese, and have fucked up winters...

    posted by Grey @ 3:25 PM, ,




    just another saturday afternoon...

    I don't have anything inspirational, or special to say today so lets just get to it...



    Some cool kids://
    I still live with my parents

  • I have eliminated all of the juice.
  • Soon you will be mine my pretties
  • Oktoberfest... the best place in the world to get lost.




    News://
  • little girl is kick ass at hide-and-go-seek

  • swearing eases tension

  • what the media thinks you should be afraid of right now

  • why america is flunking science




    Joke://

    Employee of the month

    A young guy from Minnesota moves to Florida and goes to a big everything-under-one-roof department store looking for a job.


    The Manager says, 'Do you have any sales experience?'

    The kid says 'Yeah. I was a salesman back in Minnesota '

    Well, the boss liked the kid and gave him the job. 'You start tomorrow. I'll come down after we close and see how you did.'

    His first day on the job was rough, but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. 'How many customers bought something from you today?'

    The kid says, 'One.'

    The boss says, 'Just one? Our sales people average 20 to 30 customers a day. How much was the sale for?'

    The kid says, '$101,237.65.'

    The boss says, '$101,237.65? What the heck did you sell?'

    The kid says, 'First, I sold him a small fish hook. Then I sold him a medium fishhook. Then I sold him a larger fishhook. Then I sold him a new fishing rod. Then I asked him where he was going fishing, and he said down the coast, so I told him he was going to need a boat, so we went down to the boat department, and I sold him a twin engine Chris Craft.

    Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition.'

    The boss said 'A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a BOAT and a TRUCK?'

    The kid said 'No, the guy came in here to buy Tampons for his wife, and I said, 'Dude, your weekend's shot, you should go fishing.'





    ~ I'm Out...

    posted by Grey @ 2:40 PM, ,




    It's good to be Catholic ( esp. if u r a dog )

    posted by Grey @ 9:36 AM, ,




    quick giggle(s)









    posted by Grey @ 11:40 PM, ,




    a whole new day.



    I am just getting back into this, so I'm going to start off slow, and I am not going with any sort of theme. Hopefully if I just do that I iwll start updating more often.

    It looks like when I left off here I was on this 'flow chart' kick, so lets just continue down those lines for a while.

    the flow chart on the left will help you to understand flow charts.


    and one of my favorite people from the Bush Era just being awesome. The talented Mr. Donald Rumsfeld.

    Technology://

  • This is a kinda cool bus billboard. When you look at it, it's a smiling couple, when no one is looking the guy beats his wife.

  • Michael Jackson patented what looks like anti-gravity technology

  • Hopefully this will be my next TV

    News://

  • I think this whole Iran election controversy situation is pretty interesting. Mostly because a few years back we had one of these elections that many people think was stolen, and had vote tampering, and where many people thought the supreme voice of the land ( in our case the supreme court ) made the wrong descision. There are so many similarities it is hard to think Iran is not trying to make fun of us. What does this say about our American way of life? Are we all a bunch of media whipped pu$$ies, or do we beleive, and adhear more in the rule of law, because ultimately we have faith in our system?

  • Yesterday 2 famous people died. Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson. In their honor I would like to present the cartoon below.


    Something New - Unintentional google nudity://
    I wanted to try something new. The basic idea is this, use google image search and search for combinations of words ( no more than 3 words ), that should not illicit nude images, but do.

    Here's the catch. the 3 words are selected the following way:
    1. Any random noun
    2. Euphamism or name for any body part
    3. Any article of clothing

    for example:

  • Dashboard pole socks ( screen shot )

  • cup toe shirt is G-rated.

  • and perhaps the weirdest today Rhino pooper hat ( screen shot )


    well thats it for now... hopefully there will be more soon.

    ~grey

    posted by Grey @ 8:45 AM, ,