PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP AAAAAAAA PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ffffff AAAAAAAAAA PPP PP fff f AAA AAA PPP PP ff AAA AAA PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ff AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ffffffffffff AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA PPP f ff f AAA AAA PPP ff AAA AAA PPP ff AAA AAA PPP ff AAA AAA PPP ffff AAA AAA Editors: Dr. Menace Angel of Death The People's freedom Association - - - PRN: 5 PfA: The legally questionable digest for open mindz... Disclaimer: The information in this publication perataining to things such as, but not limited to, computer hacking, phone phreaking, drug making, weaponsmithing, and other illegal acts is provided on a so you know policy. We take no responsibility if you actually do the shit! P.S.: Don't get caught, d00dz! Have p/h/u/n! ----- ------- ======================================================================== Letter from the head guys: Hey! This is Dr. Menace and Angel of Death. We're the guys in charge of all this bullshit. We imagine you are no doubt thinking, "Oh god. Another fly-by-night underground computer hacker magazine!" Well, we actually have a purpose for this one. Here's the story: One day Angel of Death and myself were sitting around. We realized that "Hey, there are magazines on drugs, magazines on weapons, magazines on phreaking, and magazines on hacking, but no really wonderful compilations all of the above." (Of course, I am para- phrasing.) So here is the fruits of our effort. I hope ya like it. ======================================================================== This week's letter from Dr. Menace: Hey guys. I know, I know it's been a fucking LONG time since I put out an issue of this thing. And I know that seems a tad irresponsible as I would like this to grow into a very popular 'zine, right up there with Phrack and 26oo! (In my dreamz...) Well the thing is I wanted to setup a REAL mailing list...but we've got info on that and it's in the works...but as of my writing of this letter I'm sure we won't have it worked out in time for you to read this using that... Plans for the hardcopy edition of PfA are now being made. We're not sure if it'll replace the data version or if they'll go side by side kinda like 40-Hex started doing quite sometime ago... I think it was 40-Hex anyways. (I'm out of it right now.) The layout will be a newspaper like format, but it'll be in magazine physical form. It'll probably be done with Microsoft Word (A payed for copy of course!!! :-) ) so we can do really cool st00pid fonts and shit... I think we'll do it once we get past a couple hundred subscribers or something. (Probably in 2001! haha.) btw - Unless you are VERY fucking dumb you will have noticed the name change by now, it's because there's some lame DiSCo group called ABBA. Please note we are not endorsed (Nor do we endorse, by ANY fucking means...) this DiSCo group... l8r friendz..... btw - I realize the ASCii art in the beginning there is pretty lame...think you can do better? Then send it to me... ======================================================================== ________) ( / / / / ___ /___ / __ / / ) / ) / /__) of Kontentz... / (___/( (_/____/ (__/ (___ Sektion I Sektion II Sektion III ------- - ------- -- ------- --- Weapon/Bombsmithing Drugmaking H/P/Electronics |======================| |===================| |=======================| |The best Sektion!!! | |Make stuff to get | |Hacking into systems, | |Info on Bomb Building,| |high. Hallucen- | |virus information, | |Weapon making, recipes| |agenics, stimulants| |illegal use of the .| |etc. | |etc. | |phone system... | |======================| |===================| |=======================| ======================================================================== Sektion I - Weapon and Bomb Smithing ======================================================================== ---------------------------------------- Phile #: 1 Author: Dr. Menace Title: WORKING Tennis Ball Bomb... Date: 03/10/94 ---------------------------------------- Okay...I've read somewhere...don't quote me on this but I THINK it was the Jolly Roger's Anarchist Cookbook thing...about this really lousy tennis-ball bomb. How it worked was that you jury-rigged...no jury-rigging is fixing something so it barely works...this just doesn't work...a bunch of strike anywhere matches onto a tennis ball half and putting blackpowder or some such behind them so if you through it at the pavement near someone, and god was on your fucking side and the correct surface area of it hit, the strike anywhere matches would ignite, and fuck the dude up pretty bad. Well, this may not mean much from a guy who used to break Macintosh password copy protections (A scheme which used to be common on those lousy things.) by hand, but I'm not willing to rely on chance like that. My method also involves a tennis ball. First, cut it in half. If I need to tell you how to do this then get lost, bud. Next, get some of those paper caps for cap guns. You know the kind that are little squares with pimples on them filled with gunpowder? They come in rolls... Any ways, get a bunch of those. Check this out: half of the tennis ball. | _______________ / +++++++++++++ \ /++++++++++++++++ \ | +++++++++++++++++-+----- Get it? Cover the inside | +++++++++++++++++ | with ROWS (This is important!) \ +++++++++++++++ / of the caps. \_+++++++++++_/ ----------- epoxy all of the caps down except for every 3rd cap, HEAVILY. (If you do all of them there's a slight chance it won't work.) Ok, this done, fill each half with gunpowder, then put paper on top of one half while you put it on top of the other. Slide the paper out and hotglue the halves together. You may want to use something to weight it down if you want to be able to throw it further. The Gist: When the bomb strikes a surface, the caps will hit the hard epoxy layer and discharge, igniting the gunpowder. Hehehehehhahehaeohaoheh! Great for bullies, assholes, sociology prof's....whatever. ======================================================================== Sektion II - Drug Making ======================================================================== ---------------------------------------- Phile #: 1 Author: Dr. Menace Title: Glory, Glory, Glory! Date: 03/11/94 ---------------------------------------- In our recent trends of covering hallinogenic materials, we are now going to cover the wonderful world of Ipomoea violacea, that is, Morning Glory seeds, of the convolculaceae, or bindweed family. Any part of the morning glory plant except for the roots will work, but the seeds are the most potent. Generally consumption: Take from 5-10 grams grams orally, or grind 'em up really good, soak 'em for 40 minutes or so, strain it and drink it. What gets you high is the d-lysergic acid amide and the ergometrine, it's kinda like LSD and last ya about 5-6 hours. DON'T fuck with this shit if you've had any sort of liver disorders, or if you are pregnant or have had uterus surgery. (The ergometrine has uterus stimulating properties.) Also if you obtain it from a florist, it may have been treated with a poison to discourage illicit use or with methyl mercury to preserve them. This will make you puke and will give you the shits. If you suspect the seeds you've obtained are treated as such, plant 'em, and their offspring will not be poisoned. ---------------------------------------- Phile #: 2 Author: Dr. Menace Title: Announcement of the Upcoming Date: 03/11/94 ---------------------------------------- This is to announce a project that I will be starting soon. This will be a large file, or a series of files (Which I am not sure yet.) that covers how to make your own drugs. By this I don't mean step by step instructions like I have put in here before. I mean a guide to figuring out your own combinations. This will include which chemicals can have which effects, which chemicals will neutralize the effects, and which can enhance them etc... Allowing you to therefore mix and match. l8r. ======================================================================== Sektion III - Phreaking/Hacking/Electronics ======================================================================== ---------------------------------------- Phile #: 1 Author: Angel of Death Title: The Chrome Box Date: 03/20/94 ---------------------------------------- The Chrome Box Emergency vehicles in many American cties have now beghun using devices called OptoComs. An OptoCom is a sensor on traffic lights that will detect a certain frequency of strobe coming off of an emergency vehicle. The actual frequency of the strobe varied from city to city, and many cities do not have them at all intersections. A Chrome Box is designed to fake the signals coming from these strobe lights, so that your own car has the same priority as an ambulance, firetruck, or police car. The first step is to watch an emergency vehicle. If you watch a firetruck or ambulance, they will probably have a strobe light mounted on top. If this light seems to send off a steady stream of flashes, just go to Radio Shack, and get a strobe, and then adjust the flash rate until you cause traffic lights to change. However, some cities use a system where the strobe sends out a morse-code like pattern of flashes. To figure these out, videotape an ambulance on the move, and then play it back in single-frame mode. Unless your VCR specifies otherwise, each frame will be 1/30th of a second, so you can just figure out the flash pattern from that. If you're confused, try calling the fire department and asking something like "what are those flashing lights on the top of the trucks for?" or "how do you get traffic lights to change when you drive through the intersection?". If you can find out where they get their equipment from, write the manufacturer for a service manual, and they'll probably send you some information on it, some even send a schematic diagram of how to build the lights. Just pose as a consultant or a free-lance journalist. Sometimes you might need a faster strobe rate than your light allows, so you will have to modify it. Just open it up and find the large capacitor inide, and replace it with one that has the same voltage rating, but a lower microfarad rating (marked on the outside). You can also replace the potentiometer (the speed control device with the knob on it) with one that has a lower ohm rating (abbreviated with the greek omega letter). This will speed up the strobe. You can also replace the with one of a lower value, if there is one. To generate a complex pattern, you will either have to design and build a triggering circuit using IC chips, or rig up a mechanical device with a multiple-contact rotary switch and a motor. It HAS been done. To run it out of your car, you will probable either need to get a 110-volt inverter that will run off your cigarette lighter, or just get a battery- powered strobe. For extra stealth, try putting an infrared filter (available from military surplus, or from optical supply houses). Here's some decoded patterns that you can use: Torrance, California Standard large Radio Shack strobe lights are used. Moderately fast rate. * * * * * * * * Manhattan Beach,CA Flash-pairs in a 4:1 ratio, at a rate of 2 flash-pairs per second. * * * * * * * * <------ 1 sec -----> ---------------------------------------- Phile #: 2 Author: Angel of Death Title: K-RaD VmS/hAx d00dZ! Date: 03/18/94 ---------------------------------------- VAX Hacking VAX is an acronym for Virtual Address eXtension, meaning that it uses memory addresses beyond the limit of its physical memory, allowing it to run programs that are too large to fit in its memory. These are manufactured by the DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation), and generally run an operating system called VMS (Virtual Memory System). VMS uses a system called the DCL processor, that lets you enter DCL programs, sort of like a DOS batch file, or a UNIX shell script. You can identify VAX systems, because all of them have the "Username:" and "Password:" prompts as you log in. Anything else is just extraneous, and helps you guess passwords. There are some default logins built into VAX, but most responsible sysops delete these accounts or change the passwords: USERNAME PASSWORD -------- -------- DECNET DECNET * SYSTEST UETP SYSTEST SYSTEM SYSTEM DEFAULT DEFAULT * FIELD FIELD OPERATIONS OPERATIONS * SUPPORT SUPPORT DEC SYSTEST_CLIG CLIG SYSTEST TEST Accounts with asteriks next to them are VERY powerful, and good ones to crack. When you get the "$" prompt, there are hundreds of commands you can enter, depending on the system. Here's a few basic ones: @ - Executes a DCL program format is @filename.com ACCOUNTING - accounting program that charges users for their use of the sys. CREATE - Pascal compiler. Format is CREATE filename.pas CREATE/DIR - creates a subdirectory like in UNIX or DOS DEL - used to delete files. Format is DEL filename.ext DIR - displays a directory, like DIR in dos or ls in UNIX. Adding the /FULL option gives you a full listing, with security info. and such, adding the /BRIEF option gives you a brief listing. Wildcards can be used, with * to mean all, and % to mean anything matching one character. DIR *.* or DIR newuser%%.doc EDIT - VMS editor. Use VT220 terminal with this. HELP - brings up a help program like what you're reading. LOGOUT - logs you out of the system MAIL - lets you send mail locally, and on any networks the system is on. $PASSWORD - lets you change password. Used: $PASSWORD mynewpass PHONE - brings up a chat program that changes your prompt to "%". Type in a user's name to talk to him. If he is on a different node, type his node name, two colons, and his username. PHOTO - records session (like a capture) RUN - executes executables. SHOW - With SHOW, you can look at a lot. I am just going to list a lot of things you can view and what it will show you. EX: SHOW USERS DAV CLUSTER - VAX cluster if any DEFAULT - Directory path and device DEVICES - The system devices (drives, etc.) INTRUSION - If any accounts are being hacked MEMORY - Memory of course NETWORK - Network and the VAX's location within PROCESS - PROCESS ProcessName shows status PROTECTION - Protection on files QUOTA - Shows disk space allowed for your account SYSTEM - Miscellaneous system info DAY - Day & date TIME - Time USERS - Users online all systems TYPE - types a file out to your terminal (like the UNIX 'cat' command) SET FILE/PROTECTION - The syntax for this is: SET FILE/PROTECTION=OWNER[RWED] filename.ext To set the Read, Write, Execute, and Delete flags for a file's owner. WORLD or GROUP can be substituted for OWNER, to mean users in your world or group. SYSTEM can be used for anyone that has SYSPRV privileges. SET TERMINAL/WIDTH=80 - Sets width to 80 columns SET TERMINAL/ADVANCED_VIDEO = Sets 124 X 24 lines SET TERMINAL/ANSI_CRT = ANSI escape sequences SET TERMINAL/AUTOBAUD = Possibly gets higher baud rate SET TERMINAL/BROADCAST = Enable messages from SEND, MAIL & PHONE SET TERMINAL/DEVICE_TYPE=VT220 - Sets terminal type to VT220 SET TERMINAL/ECHO = Enables echoing from DCL command line SET TERMINAL/FULLDUP = Enables full duplex SET TERMINAL/HANGUP = Causes account to log off if no carrier SET TERMINAL/INQUIRE - Shows device_type of terminal SET TERMINAL/PAGE=43 - Sets display length to 43 lines SET TERMINAL/TYPE_AHEAD = Sets type ahead function on SET TERMINAL/UNKNOWN - Used for ASCII device types SET TERMINAL/WRAP = Used to set wrap around feature NOTE: All of the above denoted with a "=" rather than a "-" can be changed to the opposite setting by placing a "NO" directly in front of the qualifiers. EX: SET TERMINAL/NOECHO There are other uses for the SET command that you can get with HELP, but these are the most common. VAX systems also have some special filename extensions that you might want to know to keep yourself out of trouble: ADA Ada compiler source code file BAS BASIC compiler source code file B32 BLISS-32 compiler source code file C C compiler source code file COB COBAL compiler source code file FOR FORTRAN compiler source code file MAR MACRO compiler source code file PAS Pascal compiler source code file PLI PL/I compiler source code file CLD DCL command description file COM DCL batch or command procedure file DAT Data file DIS Distribution file (as in mail) DIR Directory file (as in a subdirectory) EDT Command file for the EDT editing program EXE Executable program HLP Text for help libraries JOU EDT editor journal when problems occur LIS System listing file (as in TYPE, PRINT, & PHOTO) LOG Batch job output file MAI Mail message file MEM DSR output file OBJ Object code created by compiler before LINKing RNO Source file for DSR SIXEL Files for Sixel graphics SYS System image file TJL Journal created when the unusual occurs (DECNET a lot) TMP Temporary file (sometimes valuable) TPU Editor command file TXT Text library input file (also MAIL output file) UAF USER AUTHORIZATION FILE ---------------------------------------- Appendix A - PfA BBS List Information. If run a hacker related Bulletin Board System, perhaps you would like to publicize your board to the appropriate crowd. If so, call The Escapade Macabre and leave feedback to Dr. Menace or Angel of Death telling us the name, number and NuP (if any) of your BBS. Thanx! Current BBS List: -==============- {Name} {Phone #} {NuP} The Escapade Macabre 206-565-0786 None The Private Cartel 206-475-7439 None ---------------------------------------- Appendix B - Submitting articles to PfA If you have read PfA, and like what you see, perhaps you'd be interested in being published in our fine magazine? If so call The Escapade Macabre and leave feedback to Dr. Menace (NOT Angel of Death.) that contains the body of the article, the author, the date, and the title. Most articles will be accepted as long as they are of the appropriate genre. Thanx! ---------------------------------------- Appendix C - Receiving copies of PfA The best way to receive PfA is of course by modem. However this is not possible for all people, and we were at PfA realize that. Very soon, you will be able to send a couple bucks to our post office box and get very nice bound copies of the current PfA issue. (It looks real good, printed on a BubbleJet Printer with high quality paper, then carefully photocopied, and stapled.) At some point, we do plan on making a special hardcopy edition of PfA, featuring bold, italics, and underlines, with different sized fonts, hand drawn pictures, and a magazine format (Like 2600 sorta.) and everything, but this is a long way off.... ---------------------------------------- Appendix D - Contacting the Editors There are a few ways you can contact Angel of Death and I. Here they are: 1) BBS: The Escapade Macabre, (206)565-0786. A WWiV BBS run by Dr. Menace and Angel of Death. We can both be contacted their. 2) Yaki-Net: If you are one of the few people who are on Yaki-Net, try E-Mailing Dr. Menace@2600, or Angel of Death@2600, from any Yaki-Net BBS. Some Yaki-Net BBS's carry an PfA discussion area, too. 3) Internet: We can also be reached by InterNet! Dr. Menace is drmenace@hebron.connected.com, and Angel of Death is craig@hebron.connected.com. I (Dr. Menace) am also on the Telnet Citadel BBS's as Dr. Menace, and Angel of Death is also on them as Net Prowler. 4) IRC: We will soon host a ?regular? chat ...probably on Weekends. We do not have this totally worked out yet, but the channel name will be "#PfAChat"... Any form of E-Mail is acceptable for submitting articles, just make sure you make you include the author, and subject of the article. Also, submissions may be posted in the "PfA Discussion" area of participating Yaki-Net BBS's. (Please DO NOT post articles in the Hacking Discussion areas on Yaki-Net!!!) ---------------------------------------- Appendix E - Citing the Sources In short, we ain't gonna do it. I've been through megs and megs...shit maybe gigs of text and sometimes have to extract information from memory and it would be totally impractical for me to try citing every source. I will say though that useful info can be obtained from old BootLeggers and TAPs, Jolly Roger's Anarchist Cookbook, and LegalHi.Txt... ---------------------------------------- Greets to: The Chief and the uXu staff, thanx for the endorsements! X-Lod, Taran King, Knight Lightning, Kevin Mitnick, the Prophet, Knight Lightning, LoC (Haha.), RTM, the BellCore, ID Software, ACT, Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, the number 2600, and the letters H and P. Have fun guyz! [End of File]