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Hacking a Windows 2000 system through IPC$

1: Scanning for open Win2k systems2: Connecting to the IPC$3: Connecting and using Computer Management.4. Disable NTLM5: Starting the Telnet service6: Creating user accounts and adding them to a group7:

Hacker Halted Asia Pacific 2010

2010. Entering the new decade, have we done enough to secure our information? Or will we be found wanting by the end of this decade? History is a great teacher,

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Are you worried about spam in your precious gmail account ? If yes, then you would like to consider making aliases of your gmail id to use when you’re not