On Wed, 18 Sep 2002 07:31:34 +1000
Jon Biddell
I've been issued with a challenge.....
A friend has just put satellite internet access in, and is running a firewall called "ZoneAlarm" (or Zonealert, can't remember). He's got a fixed IP, and has challenged me to prove that Windows is less secure than Linux by breaking into his machine and leaving a non-destructive message in his AUTOEXEC.BAT file...:-)
Then I can talk to him about converting to Linux...:-)
Anyone have any clues about this program ? I've tried all the obvious telnet / ssh tricks, and no go.
Use the "spy vs. spy" approach. Just say "oh , gee I guess I can't do it, you win." Then wait until the next party at his house, and when he isn't looking just edit the file. If you want to get him over the net, the best approach would be to send him a "custom word macro" in an email, to do it. I can't help you with the details, but getting an attachment into his machine, which is "auto-executed" by the system is the easiest. -- use Perl; #powerful programmable prestidigitation