Can SomeOne Clear This Up For Me?

[Lukey Boy]

I've become really interested in this "hacking" and "cracking scene, i really think it can be a valuable use of time. I'm in my final year of school, and school filters are getting in my way but im coping. What I really want to know is some definitions of the trade. I mean, i know various virus definitions but things like keyloggers and trojans really tickle my pickle, its really a big black whole.. Any help?

LukeyBoy

[Tyler]

I was involved a lot in that type of scene a few years back but quit after I turned 18 and got a few nasty phone calls from the Canadian government, long story.

Anyway, I'm not to sure what you are asking. Are you basically looking for some information on what trojan's and keyloggers are?

Here's a useful clip of information I found...

A computer virus attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels. Much like human viruses, computer viruses can range in severity; some viruses cause only mildly annoying effects while others can damage your hardware, software, or files. Almost all viruses are attached to an executable file, which means the virus may exist on your computer but it cannot infect your computer unless you run or open the malicious program. It is important to note that a virus cannot be spread without a human action, (such as running an infected program) to keep it going. People continue the spread of a computer virus, mostly unknowingly, by sharing infecting files or sending e-mails with viruses as attachments in the e-mail.


A worm is similar to a virus by its design, and is considered to be a sub-class of a virus. Worms spread from computer to computer, but unlike a virus, it has the ability to travel without any help from a person. A worm takes advantage of file or information transport features on your system, which allows it to travel unaided. The biggest danger with a worm is its ability to replicate itself on your system, so rather than your computer sending out a single worm, it could send out hundreds or thousands of copies of itself, creating a huge devastating effect. One example would be for a worm to send a copy of itself to everyone listed in your e-mail address book. Then, the worm replicates and sends itself out to everyone listed in each of the receiver's address book, and the manifest continues on down the line. Due to the copying nature of a worm and its ability to travel across networks the end result in most cases is that the worm consumes too much system memory (or network bandwidth), causing Web servers, network servers, and individual computers to stop responding. In more recent worm attacks such as the much talked about .Blaster Worm., the worm has been designed to tunnel into your system and allow malicious users to control your computer remotely.

A Trojan Horse is full of as much trickery as the mythological Trojan Horse it was named after. The Trojan Horse, at first glance will appear to be useful software but will actually do damage once installed or run on your computer. Those on the receiving end of a Trojan Horse are usually tricked into opening them because they appear to be receiving legitimate software or files from a legitimate source. When a Trojan is activated on your computer, the results can vary. Some Trojans are designed to be more annoying than malicious (like changing your desktop, adding silly active desktop icons) or they can cause serious damage by deleting files and destroying information on your system. Trojans are also known to create a backdoor on your computer that gives malicious users access to your system, possibly allowing confidential or personal information to be compromised. Unlike viruses and worms, Trojans do not reproduce by infecting other files nor do they self-replicate.

And a keylogger is pretty much what the name says, you can simply log keystrokes of a user.


Welcome to the forums by the way!

[Lukey Boy]

He he thanks, and thanks for the information, very handy, one other question if you dont mind. Msn....is a whole big connection to other people right? so what sort of things are available to send over transfer, i mean theres a hell of a lot of joke items going around...any neat ones? an how would you define them?

[Tyler]

I don't quite understand what you mean by joke items?

And yes, MSN is an instant messaging client based on the .NET Messenger Service, a whole big connection to other people, yes haha.