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Antionline is supposed to be a anti crack/hack etc site.. right? But I was just wondering why it allow links to sites which promotes forbidden activities in its Top Links list? [might be a stupid question I guess] I tried everything to find out why, by reading forums here but still can't find the reason why. Why?
Well why not. Everybody can submit their site. Maybe also because admin don't check to links so they don't kow what to reove. Also if you didn't notice, there are trojans, worms,viruses,crackers, and other stuff in the downloads section, we believe that if you want to defend yourself, you first have to learn how those skiddies and crackers attempt the attack in the first place and the programs work they use. of course you should be using those programs only on your own computer/network to find any vulenrabilities:)
ok..I think they the should change the headings from Site Menu to Test Your PC Here!..
and by the way Happy Birthday! advanced or maybe belated. :)
Tx:)
and i also suggested that someone cleans up after that place from time to time. You can see the thread here.
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=254670
Hi wedjarl,
I realise that it may seem strange, but a lot of security people visit the "other side" just to see what they are up to.
OK, you will see a lot of skiddie nonsense " where do I get sub7, how do I hack hotmail" and so on, but you also see more competent types discussing exploits and vulnaerabilities..............this can be an early warning.
I appreciate that the average Admin just doesn't have the time to do this, but larger organisations have dedicated security officers, and the AV/Security companies have full time researchers.
The AV companies even have Bots that scan "the dark side", chatrooms, forums and the like for new malware.
So it isn't that strange after all? :)
Cheers
they should be cleaning it. I hit a link there and ended up with a VBS/Redlof virus. I primarily rely on the free edition of AVG as my antivirus (no money). AVG did detect it yet i still doubt if it really cleaned it since i notice a VBS file added to my system registry.
What link was that, wedjarl? I'd be more than happy to have it deleted :)
That got me thinking, some one should really watch/clean those links. SOmeone may send a link to a trojan server file, and some newbie may downlod it(because AO is about Secuirty) and the trouble begins.
think its not necessarry to delete them...it was my stupidness which caused me to download a program imbeded with a virus. They do have a warning there which states they cant assure you of anything "clean" if download any of the programs there. And i dont like anyone to get mad at me! :)
I dont see anywhere a warning. I'm talking about the link list and not the download section.
Ok I mean I hit a link to a listed site from here... redirected to the site and downloaded the something there. That site do have a warning..
I have a question here, Since you have been browseing around for that type of thing who are YOU to judge AO, AOers, and ethical standpoints? Now don't get mad I'd just like to know or hear what type of answer you have for that. :rolleyes:
I don't see why anyone should get incredibly worked up about it. I know nihil was saying that people use it to see what the "dark forces" are up to...but that's not the only reason. Sometimes that sort of stuff can be interesting because you just want to know how it works. That doesn't mean that you are actually going to download any viruses, etc. and use them on someone. It doesn't even mean that you are going to use them.
I mean, I watch loads of bloody films, but I don't insist on blowing ppl's brains out or chopping ppl up. (perhaps not the greatest argument ever). Basically, I don't see what could be wrong with learning about something that is not in itself illegal (as in it doesn't become illegal until you use it wrongly) in order to learn.
I assume that there must be many other people (damn...I just couldn't say "ppl" again :P) here on antionline that get kicks out of learning in the same way as me.
ac
:xbones: I think that they should delete it because it can be liked to a trojan or other malware
before I ever open a file I virus scan it several times just to make sure. is this un needed or by then is it to late?
I agree there's value to learning from what the other side is up to, but I don't think there's any reason for us to host links that are purely maliscious (sending nasties with no warning and no other apparent value) If you find something like that on the site, contact us (admins or JupM folks) and let us know which link caused trouble, where you found it, and what kind of trouble it caused.
We try to be pro-active about issues like this, but it's easier to fix such things when the community is helping us identify them, instead of relying on only a few of us to find them.
- h
well, seeing as most people here are intelligent with computers, it is technically a "hacker" site. however, that phrase is thrown around so many times. who knows the meaning now a days. anyway, its just more on securing networks. to learn how to secure your network, you must know the holes in it. that is why we have that stuff. now bomb recipes, i have no idea why those are here. ;)