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- General notes to the Nowhere Utilities 2.0 CRYPTCOM program included in this
- issue of the Crypt Newsletter. Used with permission from Nowhere Man.
- -------------
-
- The following applies to all of the Nowhere Utilities: all will
- give a command summary if "/?" is given as the first parameter; all
- utilities preserve file date, time, and attributes, unless they are
- specifically meant to change them (FIXATTR and FIXTIME in specific);
- all utilities will work on read-only files (they automatically remove
- the attribute if any writing needs to be performed and reset it when
- finished. All of the utilities are supplied in .COM format for fast load
- times, too); and all the programs are written entirely in Borland C++
- v3.0 using the tiny memory model (needed to create .COM files), and all
- were written by myself, Nowhere Man, with some suggestions and comments
- provided by friends, especially Rigor Mortis, Leeking Virus, and Guido
- Sanchez. Thanks guys. Now, on with the description...
-
- CRYPTCOM
- --------
-
- CRYPTCOM is handy utility that allows you to encrypt .COM files
- but still leave them executable. To invoke CRYPTCOM, just type
- "CRYPTCOM" followed by one or more files that you wish to protect;
- wildcards are allowed, and the ".COM" extension is assumed if none is
- given. They key is chosen by CRYPTCOM automatically, so you don't need
- to supply one. This program works by encrypting your .COM program and
- adding some decryption code to the end. The file decrypts itself in RAM
- at run-time, leaving the actual file unaltered with each execution of
- the encrypted program. Suggested use: encrypting virii to slip past
- virus scanners. It's rather obvious what to do: just run CRYPTCOM on
- the virus. It is now unscannable, and it still runs normally. However,
- just like the PKLITE trick of old, all subsequent infections will
- contain the original virus, so basically, this just gets the virus in
- the front door. Unlike PKLITE, though, no scanner (as of yet, at least)
- can decrypt a CRYPTCOMed file and scan it, so you don't have to worry
- about recent versions of SCAN catching you. (You can also use NOLZEXE,
- included with the complete Nowhere Utilities 2.0, for another tactic.)
-
- Closing comments
- ----------------
-
- The complete Nowhere Utilities 2.0, in addition to CRYPTCOM,
- includes the following programs:
-
- CIPHER - a quick and handy encryption tool for those occasions
- when data should be kept from prying eyes.
-
- DBGSCRPT - converts binary files to DEBUG scripts, handy for
- including viruses and special programs in your e-mail or
- electronic publications. The DEBUG scripts in the Crypt Newsletter
- were generated using DBGSCRPT.
-
- DECRYPT - will decrypt data encrypted by most 8-bit or 16-bit
- encryption scheme, usually in under 10 seconds!
-
- FAKEWARE - will plant your virus in a custom set of bogus
- "0-30 day ware" game or utility files, complete with ZIPnote
- and .NFO file from a famous cracking group.
- Give that 'k-rad elite ware' board your virus gift
- that keeps on giving in just the right archive, with FAKEWARE.
-
- FAKEFILE - create single FAKEFILE's when FAKEWARE is too much.
-
- RESIZE - utility for resizing any file. It has many uses.
-
- FIXTIME - "touch" up the date/time stamps on your proprietary
- files
-
- FIXATTR - quickly change the file attributes on any of your
- proprietary files
-
- REPLACE - replace an attractive utility or game executable
- with the virus (or any other file) of your choice. REPLACE
- mimics the outward characteristics of the 'replaced' file
- for optimium effect.
-
- WIPE - eliminates sensitive date from your drive, fast!
-
- USER2TXT - converts binary Telegard and X-Ot-Icks BBS user
- files to text files containing user names and passwords.
-
- NOLZEXE - removes those annoying banners from proprietary files
- compressed by PKLite, etc.
-
- As you can see, the Nowhere Utilities are very powerful, but
- they also can be abused -- DON'T. I intended for the entire virus
- community to benefit from these, not for some losers to abuse them.
- Other than that little warning, I heartily encourage you to experiment
- with the utilities, to use them in new and interesting ways (if you
- find a novel use for a utility, let me know so I can mention it in the
- next version). Enjoy them.
-
-
- Nowhere Utilities v2.0
-
-
-
-
- As usual, greets go out to Rock Steady, Rigor Mortis, Leeking
- Virus and Murdak, all [NuKE] and SCP members and sites, Phalcon/SKISM,
- and all virus-writers everywhere. Thanks to anyone else who I forgot to
- mention; your input into this project is still greatly appreciated,
- even if I do forget a name here and there.
- If anyone has any questions, comments, complaints, or
- suggestions about this or any other fine product from Nowhere Man or
- [NuKE], I can be reached at The Hell Pit and FreeMatrix, both official
- U.S. distribution sites for [NuKE]. I also monitor most Chicago-area
- networks, as well as NuKENet, Swashnet, CyberCrime International, P/S
- Net, and FidoNet; responses to my products may be posted there also.
- Once again, so long, and happy virusing.
-
- -- Nowhere Man, [NuKE] '92
-
-