How To Remove Default Admin Share

By default Windows XP automatically setup hidden admin shares (admin$, c$ and d$), this registry key will disable these hidden shares.
System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ System\ CurrentControlSet\ Services\ LanmanServer\ Parameters]
Value Name: AutoShareWks
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disable shares, 1 = enable)
This registry key actually stops the recreation of the shares, therefore it may be necessary to delete the shares through the drive properties also or you can also remove the shares through the Computer Management Console.
1. In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
2. Click to expand Shared Folders, and then click Shares.
3. In the Shared Folder column, right-click the share you want to delete, click Stop sharing, and then click OK.

Note : To remove the admin share for only the current session use the second method (Computer Management console), if you want a permanent removal, add the AutoShareWks registry.

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How to Find Remote IP

Method 1
To view someone's IP# when they send you hotmail email do this:
1) Click "Options" on the upper right side of the page.
2) On the left side of the page, Click "Mail"
3) Click "Mail Display Settings"
4) Under "Message Headers" select "Full" or "Advanced"
5) Click ok

Method 2
neverender, what doesn't work for you? Simply type in nc -vvv -l -p 80 on your box, which will set it to listen in verbose mode on port 80. Then give them a link to your IP address (for example: 111.111.111.11) and tell them to type it in their browser. The browser should resolve the address as well as append port 80 automatically. Just make sure that your friend is not very computer literate. Method 3
Just download a very simple server such as this one and install it on your comp. Then run it and give your ip to the person you want and tell them to connect to it through a browser. Your server will log their connection and you will get their IP.
http://www.download.com/Abyss-Web-Server/3000-2165-10283992.html?tag=lst-0-6

Other Ways
-www.imchaos.com and make a "spy poll" to put in ur profile, this will tell u the IP of anybody who answers ur poll

-originalicons.com there is a page for doin it (i dont like it, but it works)
-or irc

Here is a more detailed tutorial about using NetCat.
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/05/29/netcat.html

Windows users can download NetCat from here:
http://www.atstake.com/research/tools/network_utilities/

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Free Access To Websites Without Registering

This is a simple way you can do...Go to
http://bugmenot.com/ and type the URL of the website you want to log into.
Examples: http://www.nytimes.com/, http://www.winnetmag.com/ and etcetera.
Another (and better) way is changing the user agent of your browser to:
Googlebot/2.1+ http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html
This is very easy in Mozilla's Firefox. Download and install the User Agent Switcher from
http://www.chrispederick.com/work/firefox/useragentswitcher/
and add the Googlebot user agent.
Have fun

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Google Secret

So much information is on the web, its mind boggling. Thankfully we have search engines to sift through them and catagorize them for us. Unfortunatly, there is still so much info that even with these search engines, its often a painstakingly slow process (something comparable to death for a hacker) to find exactly what you're looking for.
Lets get right into it.
I use google.com as my primary search engine because it presently tops the charts as far as the sites that it indexes which means more pertinent info per search.
1. Page translation.
Just because someone speaks another language doesn't mean they dont have anything useful to say. I use translation tools like the ones found at http://babelfish.altavista.com
and
http://world.altavista.com to translate a few key words I am searching for. Be specific and creative because these tools arent the most accurate things on the planet.
2. Directories.
These days everything is about $$$. We have to deal/w SEO (search engine optimization) which seems like a good idea on paper until you do a search for toys and get 5 pornsites in the first 10 results. Using a sites directory will eliminate that. You can narrow your search down easily by looking for the info in specific catagories. (PS google DOES have directories, they're at: directory.google.com)
3. Here are some tips that google refers to as "advanced"
A. "xxxx" / will look for the exact phrase. (google isnt case sensitive)
B. -x / will search for something excluding a certain term
C. filetype:xxx / searches for a particular file extention (exe, mp3, etc)
D. -filetype:xxx / excludes a particular file extention
E. allinurl:x / term in the url
F. allintext:x / terms in the text of the page
G. allintitle:x / terms in the html title of that page
H. allinanchor:x / terms in the links
4. OR
Self explanatory, one or the other... (ie: binder OR joiner)
5. ~X
Synonyms/similar terms (in case you can't think of any yourself)
6. Numbers in a range.
Lets say you're looking for an mp3 player but only want to spend up to $90. Why swim through all the others? MP3 player $0..$90 The 2 periods will set a numeric range to search between. This also works with dates, weights, etc
7. +
Ever type in a search and see something like this:
"The following words are very common and were not included in your search:"
Well, what if those common words are important in your search? You can force google to search through even the common terms by putting a + in front of the denied word.
8. Preferences
It amazes me when I use other peoples PCs that they dont have their google search preferences saved. When you use google as much as I do, who can afford to not have preferences? They're located on the right of the search box, and have several options, though I only find 2 applicable for myself...
A. Open results in new browser
B. Display 10-100 results per page. (I currently use 50 per page, but thats a resolution preference, and 5X's the default)
9. *
Wildcard searches. Great when applied to a previously mentioned method. If you only know the name of a prog, or are looking for ALL of a particular file (ie. you're DLing tunes) something like *.mp3 would list every mp3.
10. Ever see this?
"In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the X already displayed. If you like, you can repeat the search with the omitted results included." The answer is YES. yes yes yes. Did I mention yes? I meant to.
11. Search EVERYWHERE
Use the engine to its fullest. If you dont find your answer in the web section, try the group section. Hell, try a whole different search engine. Dont limit yourself, because sometimes engines seem to intentionally leave results out.
ex. use google, yahoo, and altavista. search the same terms... pretty close, right? Now search for disney death. Funny, altavista has plenty of disney, but no death...hmmm.
If you've read this far into this tutorial without saying, "Great, a guy that copied a few google help pages and thinks its useful info" then I will show you WHY (besides accuracy, speed, and consistancy finding info on ANYTHING) its nice to know how a search engine works. You combine it/w your knowledge of other protocol.
Example:
Want free music? Free games? Free software? Free movies? God bless FTP! Try this search:
intitle:"Index of music" "rolling stones" mp3
Substitute rolling stones/w your favorite band. No? Try the song name, or another file format. Play with it. Assuming SOMEONE made an FTP and uploaded it, you'll find it.
For example....I wanted to find some Sepultura. If you never heard them before, they're a Brazilian heavy metal band that kicks ass. I started with this:
intitle:"Index of music" "Sepultura" mp3 <-- nothing intitle:"Index of música" "Sepultura" mp3 <-- nothing intitle:"Index of musica" "Sepultura" mp3 <-- not good enough intitle:"Index of music" "Sepultura" * <-- found great stuff, but not enough Sepultura At this point it occurs to me that I may be missing something, so I try: intitle:"index of *" "sepultura" mp3 <-- BANG! (and thats without searching for spelling errors) Also try inurl:ftp I find that * works better for me than trying to guess other peoples mis-spellings. The same method applies for ebooks, games, movies, SW, anything that may be on an FTP site. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and I saw that recently a book and an article was written on the very same topic. I havn't read them as of yet, but check em out, and get back to me if you feel I missed something important and should include anything else. Intitle:"index of" "google hacks" ebook You can try everything what you want, and You'll be surprised what you can find.

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Some Windows XP Tips

Clear Type Utility

Windows XP includes a new technology called ClearType, which increases horizontal legibility by almost 300%. Right-click on the Desktop and select 'Properties', then click on the 'Appearance' tab. Click 'Effect' and for the second drop down box labeled 'Use The Following Method To Smooth Edges Of Screen Fonts' select 'ClearType', then click OK.

Change Your Mouse Pointer

If you dislike the look and function of the standard Windows XP mouse pointer, you can change it. Click on the Start button, point to 'Settings', and click on 'Control Panel'. Double click on the 'Mouse' icon. From here, you can change the default buttons, change the pointer scheme, change the wheel settings, and troubleshoot any mouse problems.

Clear The Temp Folder

Use can use a simple BAT file to clean out your Windows Temp folder every time you reboot your computer by opening Notepad and entering these lines into it:
rd %temp% /s /q
md %temp%

Save the file to your Desktop as 'cleantemp.bat'. Now click on the Start button and go to Programs then right-click on Startup. Select 'Open' to open the Startup folder then drag and drop the 'cleantemp.bat' file into this folder.
Now every time you reboot your computer, Windows will automatically delete all the files in your Temp folder. You should not, however, use this file to clean out your Temp folder at shutdown as this could cause problems with a newly installed program that requires you to reboot your computer.

Clear The Last Logon
If you're part of a network running Windows, you're prompted to log on to get access. You always know who was there before you, because Windows remembers the last username entered and displays it when you log on. There are a million reasons why you might not want this info displayed. Whatever those reasons may be, we'll show you how to erase that info so the username is blank when the next person logs on.
1. Click on the Start button and select Run
2. Type in 'regedit' and press OK
3. Look for the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
4. In the right pane double-click on 'dontdisplaylastusername'
5. Change the value from 0 to 1 and press OK
6. Exit the Registry
Now when you log off the network or restart the computer, the last username will no longer carry over. They'll never know who used the computer last.

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