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Weedo is the author of WDT Remote Admin Extension. He has been a great programmer for the macintosh underground. He has also released many other applications for the MacOS platform, be sure to check out his website
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This program was intentionally made for illegitimate purposes. It was designed so that a user could remotely control a macintosh computer. With the passage of time, the program has become more advanced. You can now preform more tasks, and it has become useful for many network administrators. A user could still install this program …
June 2, 2001 •
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Easy to use application to create fast random passwords (4 types of password and lengths from 4 to 20 characters). The utility can also create a list of passwords to be saved to a text file. All new passwords are automatically copied to the Clipboard.
GenPass has 4 types of passwords:
PIN
Good
Better
Best
PIN, creates PIN (Perosnal Identification Number) type password (i.e. 1234). This format can be used for banking type passwords.
Good, creates passwords with lower case letters (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz) and numbers (01234567890).
Better, creates passwords with upper and lower case letters (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ) and numbers …
June 2, 2001 •
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Oyabun Tools lets you remote shutdown/restart/sleep your Mac over any TCP/IP based network, as well as close PPP connection and cancel remote control.
If your server lags or an application is stuck, just restart it from anywhere in the world. Forget about expensive and complex solutions and get Oyabun Tools. Includes source code for the send application.
Define as many users you want, and give them individual privileges as well as individual login and password.
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Download Oyabun Tools 2.1
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More information about this product and other products by this company may be found …
June 2, 2001 •
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ForgotIt? manages all these passwords you barely can remember and have almost forgotten. Instead of writing them down on little pieces of paper. 1.3 Added support for Mac OS X, the download link for the 68k 1.3 does not exist on the authors website, so we will start assuming that the author has discontinued 68k support.
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SecureMac has played with the program, one of our main concerns was where is the password kept and encrypted. We asked the author for a little more explanation:
ForgotIt? uses a 560-bit Blowfish encryption algorithm produced …
June 2, 2001 •
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Notice from Developers!! Due to a decline in registrations and general interest in vScan throughout the late summer and fall of 2001 along with the overall slowdown in the computer industry, vScan was discontinued on November 5th, 2001.
We will continue offering technical to existing registered users until March 31st, 2002. Regular pattern file updates will be issued until March 31st, 2002 through vScan’s internal update system.
Mountain Ridge Dataworks will no longer be developing freeware and shareware for the Macintosh platform and will instead, be focusing on the authorized Apple sales, …
June 2, 2001 •
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FileTwister is a simple, easy to use file encryption tool that allows you to encrypt any files on your computer. The encrypted files are completely Internet safe and are only about 100 bytes longer than the original file. This means you can send them via e-mail or upload them to servers without losing any information, which makes them ideal for storing sensitive data on the net. By setting up FileTwister as a helper to Netscape (or Internet Explorer) you can make Internet transfers even smoother.
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This program is pretty nifty, i …
June 2, 2001 •
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This concerns Macs connected to NT servers using Service Pack 4. If a Mac changes its password when connected to NT SP4, from that point on, PCs can log into that user account with NO password (a null password.) – contributed by John Wolf
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This can be a serious bug. Its not well known, and when an Appleshare Client is added, not many people think to check for security issues because, well, it’s APPLESHARE! This causes a problem on the network.
Reasonings and Technical How-SO
snip-it from ms99-004 advisory Issue
The Windows NT Security …
June 2, 2001 •
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Fairly Good Privacy (also known as FGP) is a text-encryption program that’s easy enough for anyone to use. It is most useful for generating encrypted email messages that aren’t mean to be read by others. Using FGP, documents can be encoded multiple times, and then decoded by someone else who knows the passwords used in the encoding process.
Fixed a major memory-stomping bug that was the source of (hopefully) all of FGP’s crashes (thanks Spotlight!)
There are no longer separate 68k and PPC applications, only one “FAT” app that will run native …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityThe Internet will seem like a calm environment until you get hit by one of those nasty viruses. If your not using anti virus software then you wont know your computer is infected until it is too late. So many people are POSITIVE they do not need virus protection software because they only download shareware from sites like download.com or large companies and they only open attachments from their friends or family.
Those who already have experience with a virus know that this is one of the most common ways viruses …
June 2, 2001 •
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It is sophisticated software to do encryption. Built as a “Scripting Addition”, EnScrypt is an indispensable tool for software developers, script writers and anyone needing to provide encryption security on the Macintosh platform. Encryption is provided for EnScrypt by the “Blowfish” algorithm. “Blowfish” is one of several very secure and well-known symmetric encryption algorithm.
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The demo version of Enigma uses a very weak (32 bit) encryption key and limits vaults to only 5 files. A 32 bit key is sufficient to keep casual snoopers and unsophisticated thieves from your data, it …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityNew Mac OS X version of MacAnalysis 2.2.4
MacAnalysis is a security auditing suite for your Macintosh to perform and help implement a security standard for your computer/network by performing a full security check of network protocols, open services, port scans, vulnerable CGI scripts and much more. There has never been such a complete package to help maintain a secure network by running security audits for the MacOS! This will scan your Macintosh, Unix, Windows, and Hardware for any vulnerable security holes!
What is security auditing? Quick and simple, security auditing is …
June 2, 2001 •
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‘Enigma is a low cost, easy to use application designed to completely protect your privacy. If you would prefer your neighbors not see your personal financial data, your coworkers not see your performance appraisal, or your competitors see your trade secrets then Enigma is an application you will find valuable.
Enigma supports both the Macintosh and Window’s platforms. Encrypted documents can be exchanged between the two operating systems. (Note that at this time, vaults can not be used with the Window’s version).’
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The demo version of Enigma uses a very weak (32 …
June 2, 2001 •
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An AppleShare Auditing tool which displays server information such as:
Server Name
Machine Type
AFP protocol versions supported
UAM:s supported
Server settings and features
Server signature (if supported)
Network addresses assigned to the server; both TCP/IP- and AppleTalk addresses.
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Excellent Auditing tool for AppleShare Servers on the network. Get a view of what is configured.
VERSION HISTORY
Fixed bug in DoGetAllZones when checking len in TNetbuf structure.
Fixed bug in calculation of offset to network addresses and server signature.
Fixed drawing of icon for MacServerIP-servers on NT that seem to store icon and mask in long Intel-byteorder form.
Fixed drawing of server list …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityAppleTalk is a network protocol. A lot of schools and businesses use this protocal as a cheap alternative to ethernet connections. The programs listed on this page may help you out. Listed below are a description and download area.
For more specifics on AppleTalk information
Advisory entitled Penetrating an AppleShare IP Network has been added. Admins READ, this will help you understand your security better.
AppleShare Mail server, howto secure it from SPAM RELAY.
AppleShare Server Information is an auditing tool for AppleShare Servers. Read up on it
PGPuam is used to encrypt data between …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityResEdit is a utility intended for use by developers to manipulate resources within a file. Use of this application is not recommended unless you have a strong knowledge of how the Macintosh operating system functions. NOTE: if this software is improperly used, it is possible to incur data loss and/or render your Macintosh computer unusable, thus requiring you to reinstall the Mac OS
ResEdit WebSite
ResEdit is an Apple product and is currently at version 2.1.3.
Access on:
Apple Software Update Page
This software is Free.
ResEdit Uses
As stated above, ResEdit is useful for editing resources …
June 2, 2001 •
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NetShred provides an easy, permanent way to destroy web browser cache, web browser history and email trash.
When you access Internet web sites using a web browser, copies of the images and text that you see are saved in a cache folder on your hard disk. Some web browsers even keep a list of the sites that you have visited in a history file. Anyone with access to your computer can look through the contents of your cache folder and history file. They can see which web pages you have visited …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityPowerOn Software, INC has many offices throughout the United States. The company was formed in 1993 and is still kicking with new products. on April 15th 1999 they purchased Nortins Disk Lock. So it shows they are wanting to make a secure product by keeping on top of the new programs.
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I have worked with PowerOn Software in the school environment. It can be made very secure. The software can disable shift down on startup, disable disk-startup, allow multiple users, groups etc. OnGuard is made for PC and Mac computers so …
June 2, 2001 •
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Deus Lock Master is an easy-to-use utility which offers password protection for your system. All you have to do is give it a Master Password which will enable you to edit settings and create other accounts (with their own passwords and backup passwords, incase they forgot the first one). You can access the settings only by entering the correct Master Password. You can enter that password from any account name. If you enter one of the passwords from the user you selected, Lock Master will quit (enabling the user to …
June 2, 2001 •
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Securityby CodeSamurai of SecureMac.com
Disclaimer & Warning
Enabling the Open Firmware password protection feature is done so at your own risk; the author of this article and/or SecureMac will NOT be held accountable or responsible for whatever you do. Changes to Open Firmware that have not been explicitly endorsed by Apple may damage your computer’s logic board. Any repairs that are necessary because of this damage would not be covered under the terms of the Apple One-Year Limited Warranty, AppleCare Protection Plan, or other AppleCare agreement.
Also, updating the Open Firmware with security …
June 2, 2001 •
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SecurityWhether your neighbor is nosy, your roommate is curious, your sister is prying, or you’re just plain paranoid, Private Eye can help. Using a master password and tricky file-hiding techniques, you can virtually make your files disappear at the touch of a button and, with your password make them reappear again at once. It’s simple, safe, and effective.
When you start Private Eye, you are prompted for a password. If you enter the password correctly, you are greeted by the main window which lists your files and folders, whether they’re visible, …
June 2, 2001 •
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