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╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Avalanche V3.5 Documentation Avalanche Copyright 1996-1997 H-Master No parts of this document can be replicated, without the WRITTEN consent of the copyright holder, for uses other than the promotion / distribution of this software. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Contents ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Contents Introduction Legal Issues Features Bare Necessities Quick Start Other Required Files Command Line Options Explanations of Main Menu Commands Explanations of Sub Menu Commands Format of ALANCHE.CFG Format of SERVER.LST Format of MAILER.LST Format of INSULT.LST Format of MAILING.LST and other mailing lists Format of FRAME.LST Format of GINSULT.LST and other insult words lists Format of SUBJECTS.LST Format of message templates Format of NAMES.LST External Utilities True SMTP Spoofing News Contact Information ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Introduction ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Avalanche is a program you use to bomb someone's e-mail address. It was made to with 2 objectives in mind: anonymity and speed. On average, Avalanche can send about 20 e-mails in 5-7 seconds using 5 clones and running on a 28.8k connection. That's almost 3 times faster than Kaboom! What's more, Avalanche will include fake mail headers which makes it seem like the mail did NOT originate from you. Cool eh? ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Legal Issues ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Although Avalanche is a FREEWARE, it is NOT public domain software. If you would like to distribute Avalanche as part of a shareware distribution, magazine, internet book, CD ROM, etc. please contact me for permission. All commercial use interests in Avalanche should be directed to h-master@usa.net. The integrity of the original Avalanche distribution file as distributed by the author is essential. Avalanche and all of its related files must be distributed together in the original format. The Avalanche distribution file may not have files added to it or removed from it, and none of its contents may be modified, decompiled, or reverse engineered. Avalanche is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Avalanche is provided as an educational medium. All uses of Avalanche are assumed by the author to be for education. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages, due to the misuse of this software, improper handling of this software, etc. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Features ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Features of Avalanche: -> Multiple connections with server -> FAST! -> Super fast, can send at an average of 20 mails every 5-7 seconds using 5 clones and on a 28.8k connection. That's almost 3 times faster than Kaboom! -> Configurable. -> Anonymous. Fake mail headers will be added that will make it look like you are just one of the relay servers and NOT the sender of the e-mail. -> Supports relay servers. -> Emulates other e-mail programs so as to get YOU off the hook. -> A mailing list bomber to let you subscribe your favourite victim to all the mailing lists in the world. -> Random generic insult or prepared insult in message body or subject. -> Lamer Framer. -> Ability to save sessions and resume bombing at a later time. -> Menu controlled by tabs. This greatly reduced the size of the menu and thus, even users with a screen resolution of 640x480 can use the program without a hitch. -> File attachments. Yes, now you can send your favourite victim your entire harddisk! -> Addon support functionality. -> Use custom made message templates to save time. -> Mass mailing allows for multiple mails to be sent with ONE mail. -> Tool tips to refresh your mind on the use of some options. -> Spasm mode to send mails at lightning speed. -> Epileptic mode to send mails at twice the speed of spasm mode. -> Form Wizards to help you fill in the cryptic fields. -> Others features found in most other e-mail bombing programs. -> For more enhancements, refer to WHATS.NEW. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Bare Necessities ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ I'm not sure of this list, but it should not be too far off. -> IBM PC or compatible. -> Microsoft Windows 3.x or Microsoft Windows 95 / NT. -> Winsock 1.1 API compliant networking package. -> Access to internet via PPP. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Quick Start ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Here's how to start bombing ASAP! 1. Decompress the package which Avalanche came in. If you are reading this, you should already done that. 2. Delete all the files you do not want. 3. Start your internet connection. 4. Execute ALANCHE.EXE and have fun! ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Other Required Files ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ In order to keep the size of the distribution archive down, some of the files which are not developed by me or are the same for all versions of this program is not included. If in the event that you require to acquire these files, please go to my homepage and click on the download link for this program. All the required files will be listed there. For more information on my homepage, please refer below. List of other required files: CSWSKCTL.VBX DBTTIP.VBX OC25.DLL SAXTABS.VBX VB40016.DLL ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Command Line Options ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Avalanche supports a list of command line options so as to allow you to run it with other frontend programs or just to customize it better. Command lines options are preceded by either a "-", "/" or "\". Any thing not preceded as such is considered as a filename and will be used as the mail bomber's or the mailing list subscriber's starting session, depending on the identity header of the file. E.G: ALANCHE.EXE test.avl -sxh will start Avalanche with the command line options "s", "x" and "h" and load test.avl as the starting session. The command line options availible are: s start bombing/subscribing automatically h hide the menus after loading q quiet mode (disable information prompts) x auto exit (automatically exits the program when bombing/subscribing is completed) ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Explanations of Main Menu Commands ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Here's a BRIEF explanation of the menu commands in the Main Menu. Under Files, you will find: Restore Settings Restore settings to default. Reload Settings Load settings from ALANCHE.INI. Save Settings Save current settings to ALANCHE.INI. Tool Tips Allows to switch on/off the tool tips. Exit Take your best guess... Under Menus, you will find: Mail Bomber Starts the mail bomber. Mailing Lists Starts the mailing list bomber. Statistics Shows statistics for Avalanche. You will also see some command boxes. Refer above for their functions. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Explanations of Sub Menu Commands ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Here's a BRIEF explanation of the menu commands in the sub menus. In the Mail Bombing menu, you will find: File, with: New Session Clears the fields and starts a new session. Open Session Loads the settings from a file. You will be prompted with a menu to select the file. Save Session Saves the current settings. If there is no session file in use, you will be prompted with a menu to select the file. Save Session As Saves the current settings. You will be prompted with a menu to select the file. Exit Take a guess. Message, with: Random Subject Sets a random subject choosen from SUBJECTS.LST. The random subject choosen will be editted to make it slightly generic. Load Message Template Loads a message template. Random Message Sets a random message. Random Insult Opens a new window to let you select an insult. Clear Clear the form. Bombing, with: Load Clones Load more clones. Unload Clones Unload some clones. Note that you must have at least ONE clone. Start\Stop Start bombing. Log, with: Clear Log Clears the log. Show Clone Master Shows Clone Master. Help, with: Form Wizard Start the Form Wizard which will help you fill in the fields. On the form itself, you will find 6 commandboxes. For information about them, refer to previous definitions. Note that if you click on Start, it will change to Stop and if you click on it again, bombing will be aborted. On the form, you will find the following tabs: Mail Properties Allows you to configure the mail properties. Options Allows you to select options regarding the mail. Message Allows you to edit the message body. Log Shows the log. Under the Mail Properties tab, you will find: Domain name: State that your domain name (E.G: microsoft.com) in this. To: Bomb this address. Sender's name: The name of the person the name is supposed to have come from. If this is left blank, the e-mail address will be used instead. If you put "random" for this field, then random names made from the generic names list will be used. From: Pretend that the mail came from this address. If you put "random" for this field, then the people in the frames list will be randomly framed. Server: Server to use. If you "random" for this field, then each clone will use a different server. E-Mailer: E-Mailer to emulate. Priority This specifies the priority of the message. Not really needed. Most people just ignore it. Carbon copy: This is a list of people who will get the bomb as well. Enter each address on a new line or separate each entry with a comma (,) or space. Relays: Total number of relays (including server, excluding you) Under the Options tab, you will find: Number of e-mails: Number of e-mails to send. If you select this, the textbox beside it will be enabled and you have to type in the number of e-mails to send in the textbox. Mail until stopped Keep sending e-mails until you click on the Stop button. If you select this, the textbox beside it will be disabled. Use mass mailing Mass mailing allows multiple mails to be sent with just one mail. It is rather like carbon copy, except that the both mails go to the same e-mail address. The box beside the option is to let you specify how many times the mail is to be repeated. It is not advisable to use a value that is too large for some servers may not accept it. Use real IP for mail If this is enabled, Avalanche will attempt to headers get the real IP of fake relay servers and use that instead of a random IP. Note that this will make the phrasing of the headers a LOT slower. Request notification If this is enabled, then all the e-mails will contain a header requesting the recipient to send an e-mail of notification. Some e-mail programs handle this automatically, some prompt the user for action and some just ignore the header. However, if the e-mail program handles this automatically, you can have some REAL fun with the e-mail program sending notifications to the victim himself. Use random insult for If this is selected, the subject you provided subject will be replaced with a random insult. Append random insult If this is selected, the message you entered to message will be appended with a random insult. Spasm mode This will send the mails at a much higher speed then normal. With this mode on, the bombing can be up to 300% faster, however, on some slower servers, not all the mails will be accepted. Therefore, you should only use this option with relatively fast servers. Note that you cannot use Spasm mode and Epileptic mode at the same time. Epileptic mode This mode is about twice the speed of Spasm mode but is very prone to data loss especially on slow servers. Note that you cannot use Spasm mode and Epileptic mode at the same time. File attachment: If this is specified, then the file will be sent along as a file attachment. To open the file browser, double click on the box. Under the Message tab, you will find: Subject: Subject for message. Custom headers: Additional mail headers you might like to add. It is suggested that you do not edit this field unless you know exactly what you are doing for if you enter invalid information or information that conflicts with those that Avalanche sent, the mail may get messed up. Message: This is the message to send. Under the Log tab, you will find: Messages left: This informs you of the number of messages left to send. If you select Mail until stopped then you will see the total number of mails sent, it will also change to "Message sent:". the Status box This is used to log down anything worth logging. Note that double clicking on this will clear the status box. In the Mailing List Bombing menu, you will find: File, with: New Session Clears the fields and starts a new session. Open Session Loads the settings from a file. You will be prompted with a menu to select the file. Save Session Saves the current settings. If there is no session file in use, you will be prompted with a menu to select the file. Save Session As Saves the current settings. You will be prompted with a menu to select the file. Exit Exit mailing list bombing menu. Lists, with: Update Update the mailing list listing. Untag All Untag all the lists. Tag All Tag all the lists. Subscribe, with: Start Start/Stop subscription. Clear Clears everything. Help, with: Form Wizard Start the Form Wizard which will help you fill in the fields. On the form itself, you will find some commandboxes. For information about them, refer to previous definitions. Note that if you click on Start, it will change to Stop and if you click on it again, bombing will be aborted. On the form, you will find the following tabs: Mail Properties Allows you to configure the mail properties. Lists Allows you to configure the lists. Log Shows the log. Under the Mail Properties tab, you will find: Domain name: State that your domain name (E.G: microsoft.com) in this. Address: Address of the victim. Must be real. Name: Name of the victim. May be faked. If you put "random" for this field, then random names made from the generic names list will be used. Server: SMTP server to use. Under the Lists tab, you will find: List File: Selects the file to use for the mailing lists. Command: If you wish to alter the subscription command, here's your last chance! Note that this does not work with single lists. Three commandboxes Refer to previous definitions. A List Select the lists to subscribe here. Under the Log tab, you will find: the Status box This is used to log down anything worth logging. Note that double clicking on this will clear the status box. Lists Left: Lists left to subscribe. In the Insult menu, you will find: A combo box, which lists all the insults availible. Choose a Random Chooses a random insult from the list. Insult Generate an Insult This one will use the data in the lists found in GINSULT.LST to make generic insults. Copy to Clipboard This will copy the insult to the clipboard. Note: After the insult is generated, you must paste it onto the clipboard or manually type it out. In the Statistics menu, you will find: Some statistics. Note that the statistics are determined when the program initialises. Therefore, any changes AFTER the program starts will NOT be reflected. Close Closes the Statistics menu. In the Wizard menu, you will find: Some definitions to the field you are going to field next. Continue Click on this after you are sure what you have to fill in. After you filled in the selected field, press F3 to go to the previous step, F4 to redo the current step and F5 to go to the next step. In the Clone Master menu, you will find: Window, with: Tile Horizontally Tiles the non-minimized icons horizontally. Tile Vertically Tiles the non-minimized icons vertically. Casade Casades the non-minimized icons. Arrange Icons Arrange the minimized icons. Some clone menus All the clone menus come with a text box listing whatever the clone is doing. Double click on this log to clear it. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of ALANCHE.CFG ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ALANCHE.CFG is a listing of where your INI/LST files reside and what their file names are. The format is as follows: <Default File Name>=<New Path + File Name> <Default File Name>=<New Path + File Name> <Default File Name>=<New Path + File Name> ... Where <Default File Name> is the default name of the file and <New Path + File Name> is the new full path and file name of the file. E.G: ALANCHE.INI=.\INI\ALANCHE.INI FRAME.LST=.\INI\FRAME.LST GINSULT.LST=.\INI\GINSULT.LST INSULT.LST=.\INI\INSULT.LST MAILER.LST=.\INI\MAILER.LST MAILING.LST=.\INI\MAILING.LST NAMES.LST=.\INI\NAMES.LST SERVER.LST=.\INI\SERVER.LST SUBJECTS.LST=.\INI\SUBJECTS.LST ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of SERVER.LST ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ SERVER.LST is a list of the SMTP servers that Avalanche may include in the mail relay or use as the server to connect to. The format is as follows: <Server1> <Server2> <Server3> ... E.G: acad.bryant.edu atlanta.com ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of MAILER.LST ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ MAILER.LST is a list of the e-mail program and their "signature". Using this information, Avalanche is able to emulate the e-mailer program. The format is as follows: <Program>[||<Signature>] <Program>[||<Signature>] <Program>[||<Signature>] ... Whereby <Program> is a string identifying the e-mail program. If the signature of the e-mail program is "X-Mailer: <Program>" then you can ignore [||<Signature>]. Otherwise, you must add "||" followed by the signature. E.G: Pegasus Mail/Windows 1.22 (16)||X-mailer: Pegasus Mail/Windows (v1.22) The name of the e-mail program is "Pegasus Mail/Windows 1.22 (16)" and the signature is "X-Mailer: Pegasus Mail/Windows (v1.22)". Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32) The name of the e-mail program is "Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)" and the signature is "X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 2.2 (32)". ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of INSULT.LST ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ INSULT.LST is a list of insults for the random insult generator. The format is as follows: <Insult> <Insult> <Insult> ... Whereby <Insult> is an insult. E.G: I'll hit you so hard you'll have to take off your shoes to shit! I'll hit you so hard you'll have to unzip your pants to say hi! ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of MAILING.LST and other mailing lists ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ MAILING.LST is a list of files containing mailing lists. The format is as follows: <Filename> [Name] <Filename> [Name] <Filename> [Name] ... Whereby <Filename> is the name of a file and [Name] is an optional field specifying the name to display when allowing the user to choose the list. If a path is not provided, it is assumed that the file is in the program's directory. E.G: .\LISTS\ESOSOFT.LST Esosoft (MD) .\LISTS\PSUVM.LST The filenames in MAILING.LST refer to other files containing list server information. The format of such files is: <T/F><Address> <T/F2><Format> <List> <List> <List> ... Whereby <T/F> is either 1 or 0 (1 = true, 0 = false) specifying whether the list server supports more than one command in each mail. <Address> refers to the address of the list server. <T/F2> refers to whether the command should be in the message body or the subject. If this value is 0, then the command will be in the subject. Otherwise, it will be in the message body. <Format> refers to the format of subscribing to a list. <List> refers to a list supported by the list server. E.G: 1Majordomo@VECTOR.CASTI.COM 1subscribe <LISTNAME> <ADDRESS> aaheg access-team action-alert apanet Another type of format is for single mailing lists. I.E: Servers that only server one list instead of many lists like the example above. In such a case, the format should be: SINGLE LISTS <ADDRESS> <T/F><COMMAND> <ADDRESS> <T/F><COMMAND> <ADDRESS> <T/F><COMMAND> ... Whereby <T/F> is the same as <T/F2> in the previous format, <COMMAND> is the same as <FORMAT> in the previous format and <ADDRESS> specifies the e-mail address of the list server. E.G: SINGLE LISTS DOGWRITER-H@h19.hoflin.com 0subscribe DWAAPRESSRELEASES-H@h19.hoflin.com 0subscribe In <Format>, you can add in some macros. They are: <LISTNAME> Refers to the name of the list. <ADDRESS> Refers to the address to subscribe the list for. <FULLNAME> Refers to the full name of the victim. May be faked. E.G: subscribe <LISTNAME> <ADDRESS> will be converted to something like: subscribe apanet victim@die.com ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of FRAME.LST ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ FRAME.LST is a list of people to frame. The format is as follows: <E-Mail> <E-Mail> <E-Mail> ... Whereby <E-Mail> is the e-mail address of someone to frame. E.G: SomeDork@aol.com HisFriend@aol.com ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of GINSULT.LST and other insult words lists ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ GINSULT.LST is a list of the word lists used to form insults. The format is as follows: <FILE 1> <FILE 2> <FILE 3> ... Whereby <FILE 1>, <FILE 2> and <FILE 3> refers to the insult words lists. E.G: .\INSULTS\GINSULT.001 .\INSULTS\GINSULT.002 .\INSULTS\GINSULT.003 The filenames in GINSULT.LST refer to other files containing insult words information. The format of such files is: The format is as follows: <Phrase 1, Number 1> <Phrase 1, Number 2> <Phrase 1, Number 3> ---------- <Phrase 2, Number 1> <Phrase 2, Number 2> <Phrase 2, Number 3> ... ---------- Whereby <Phrase 1, Number ?> is the first word/phrase to put in the insult and <Phrase 2, Number ?> is the second. For more information, please refer to the samples supplied. E.G: You __________ are __________ lame. __________ Can be used to form only one insult. I.E: You are lame. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of SUBJECTS.LST ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ SUBJECTS.LST is a list of the common subjects that will be used in generating random subjects. The format is as follows: <Subject> <Subject> <Subject> ... Whereby <Subject> is a subject without trailing punctuations. E.G: Hi Hello How are you Long time no see Hey Where is it I think you owe me something ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of message templates ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Message templates are set files with messages that are already typed out. They contain tags that will be replaced by Avalanche with the appropriate words. This will make the messages seem more authentic and also saves time for you do not have to retype messages that are often used. The format is as follows: Avalanche Message Template Format: <Format Number> <Subject> <Number of custom headers> <Custom headers> <Message with tags> Whereby <Format Number> is the "version" of the template format. You should check this before proceeding. <Subject> is the subject of the message. <Number of custom headers> is the number of custom headers there are. <Custom headers> is the custom headers, if <Number of custom headers> = 0 then this should be left blank. <Message with tags> is the message with tags that will be filled by Avalanche. The tags are as follows: <Domain> The domain name you supplied. <To> The e-mail address of the main recipient. <Name> The name of the sender you supplied. <From> The address of the sender you supplied. <E-Mailer> The e-mailer type you chose. <Priority> The priority of the message. <CCL> The people in the carbon copy (each entry on a new line). <CCC> The people in the carbon copy (entries separated by commas). <Subject> The subject of the message. <File> The filename of the file attachment. <FilePath> The filename plus path of the file attachment. E.G: File: <File> will be sent with this mail. will be replaced with (The file attachments is set to "C:\ALANCHE.ZIP") File: ALANCHE.ZIP will be sent with this mail. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Format of NAMES.LST ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ NAMES.LST contain a list of first, middle and last names that can be used to generate random names. The format is as follows: <First Name> <First Name> ... ---------- <Middle Name> <Middle Name> ... ---------- <Last Name> <Last Name> ... Whereby <First Name> is a first name of a person, <Middle Name> is the middle name or initials and <Last Name> is the last name. When Avalanche generates random names, it will either make a one word, two words or three words name. One word names are either first or last names. Two words names are first names followed by last names while three words names are first names, middle names then last names. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ External Utilities ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ Avalanche now comes bundled with some external utilities. Their functions and usage are described below: EXEname : DUPE.EXE Function: Removes all duplicated lines from a file and the new list is output to a file. This utility is NOT case-sensitive. Input : <Inputfile> <Outputfile> Uses : Can be used to check for duplicates in your lists. Notes : If the outputfile already exists, it will be overwritten. T. Notes: If the input file does not exist or the command line is wrong, then the program will quit with errorlevel 1. EXEname : SORT.EXE Function: Sorts a list in ASCII order. Input : <Inputfile> <Outputfile> Uses : Can be used to sort your lists. Notes : If the outputfile already exists, it will be overwritten. T. Notes: If the input file does not exist or the command line is wrong, then the program will quit with errorlevel 1. Note that in order to save space and MY time, the program uses bubble sort to sort and thus may be a bit slow. EXEname : MLMAKE.EXE Function: Provides an interface for the making of a mailing list. Input : Nothing. Uses : Can be used to make mailing lists. Notes : When you start, the program will prompt for a file to read from. This file must contain the lists supported by the server. The file must have one list on each line. Leading and appending spaces are removed. Also, only the first word will be used. For example: ALIST This is list A. BLIST This is list B. CLIST will be saved as: ALIST BLIST CLIST After you input the file to read from, it will ask you for a file to save to. Note that if this file exists, it will be overwritten. Then it will prompt for the name of the server, just enter the e-mail address of the server. The fourth question is whether the server accepts multiple commands. If you enter a word starting with "n" then it will be taken as a no. Otherwise, it is assumed to be yes. The next question is the format of the command. The last question asks whether the commands should be in the message body or the subject. If the first character of the string you enter is "M" then message body is assumed, else subject is assumed. After that, the list will be made. T. Notes: If the input file does not exist then the program will quit with errorlevel 1. Note that Single Lists are NOT supported. EXEname : SMTPLOOK.EXE Function: Takes in a list of servers and sends an e-mail address an e-mail with one mail using each server. The results are may be logged. Input : Nothing. Uses : Can be used to check for existence of SMTP servers and whether they log IP. Notes : Do not use a large server list. Otherwise, the e-mail address will be bombed. *hint* *hint* T. Notes: The list of servers on the menu will display the remaining servers. As servers are being used, they will be removed from the list. Note that ALL errors will be taken as that the server failed to work. You'll have to manually look through the mails to see whether the servers log IP. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ True SMTP Spoofing ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ A lot of e-mail bombers claim anonymous sending. However, there are some things that need to be looked at. First off, you must understand the Windows Socket (winsock) structure. If you do, you would realise that it is hard, if not impossible, to spoof. Also, you would realise that most of those e-mail bombers come with a list of SMTP servers. Why? Is it because they are fast? NO! The reason is that they DO NOT LOG YOUR IP WHEN YOU SEND E-MAILS! That is how most windows-based e-mail bombers send "spoofed" e-mails. If you do not belief me, use your local ISP's SMTP server (assuming it logs IP) with the e-mail bomber, or use a normal e-mail program, such as Eudora, and mail using that server. Thus, if you wish to "spoof" e-mails using Avalanche, just use a server that does not log IP. NOTE: The anonymous servers list has been removed as some users complained that they were not anonymous anymore. Well, my comments are that the list was provided as a service. I do not get paid for doing it and I certainly do NOT have to do it or listen to the endless whining. Thus, it has been removed. If you wish to use anonymous servers, you will just have to find them yourself. Anyone who mails me asking for anonymous servers or even normal servers will be ignored. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ News ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ This new section is devoted to announcements, interesting stuff, tips, tricks, questions, etc. on Avalanche. Feel free to send me e-mail on additions for this section. - Announcements - -> I have a new idea. If I set up a mailing list and then subscribe it to all the mailing lists I can find, then the amount of mails it generates will be literally millions. Then, if you subscribe someone to my list, he can get up to 3 mails per day from each of the mailing lists and together, that can amount to 3000-5000 mails per day! However, I would need a e-mail account to run the program from. Therefore, if you have a server and can spare me one, inform me. - Interesting Stuff / Tips / Tricks - -> When you load clones, you are advised to load 1/3 or a close factor of the total number of bombs. This way, the chance of sending more e-mails than specified is lesser. E.G: If you want to send 9 mails, load 3 clones. if you want to send 10 mails, load 2 clones. -> One great way of using Avalanche is to switch it to Mail until stopped mode and then start bombing. Then you can go and have a nap (or hibernate). Better yet, leave it on while you go for that trip around the world you always wanted. -> If you REALLY REALLY need to test out Avalanche on YOUR e-mail address using the Mail until stopped mode, you are advised not to leave it on for more than 1 minute, regardless of the number of clones loaded, if you have a 14.4k or faster connection. Trust me on this one. -> If you want to do major bombing, DO NOT USE YOUR REAL E-MAIL ADDRESS in the From field. This is because most e-mail accounts have a limit of around 2-4 megs and each e-mail is about 1-5k (including headers, etc.). This mean that if you send more than 1000-2000 e-mails, it is highly likely that some of them rebounce. Actually, if you want to do major bombing, it's best to send about 500-1000 mails PER DAY. This way, you will keep the victim's mailbox full of "fan" mail for as long as you keep it up. -> One good way to do continuously bombing without being on-line is: In the From field, put in the victim's e-mail address. Then send a few thousand 5-10k e-mails. When the e-mails rebounce, they will grow larger (due to added rebounce message) and the bigger message will go back to the victim. It will then grow again and go back to the victim. This will continue until the victim manages to clear his mailbox. This trick is especially useful if the victim's mail server is VERY fast. Then, the mail can grow at the rate of more than 1 meg per second! -> A great way to remain completely anonymous is to use the mailing lists bomber and subscribe to all the mailing lists you can find. Then, using the victim's e-mail address, you send mails, that will gurantee flames back, to the mailing lists, such as an entire mail full of vulgarity. After that, the people in the mailing lists will kindly do you a favour by flaming the victim with tons and tons of flame mails. -> Another good way to remain completely anonymous is to put the victim's e-mail address in the "From:" field and then send the mail to a service like ATI or USR's support service. This will make the service send a 5-10k auto reply mail. Great if you know lots of services that auto reply. -> Most mailing lists servers now have a safety protection. That is, when someone signs up for a list, the server will send a mail to the person, giving him full information on how to sign off. This cannot be avoided, however, there is a way to go around the problem. First of all, mail bomb the victim with about 10 very big e-mails. Then, subscribe him. The 10 e-mails will fill up the victim's e-mail quota and thus, he will not be able to receive the server's warnings (I.E: The warning mails will bounce). However, some server programs will keep sending the warning mails until they get through. If you ever find yourself with such a server, you will have to use method 2. First of all, bomb the victim with enough e-mails to fill about half his e-mail quota. Then subscribe him. Let the server have a few minutes/hours/days to process the subscription then bomb the victim till his quota exceeds. That will, when the victim checks his mail, he'll notice the bombs. Hopefully, he will think that all the rest are all bombs and thus delete all the mails immediately without checking, thereby deleting the server's warnings as well. -> Most mailing lists have a command to allow someone to get more information on a list. This information is usually very big, ranging from 10k - 1mb. Now, how do we make use of this useful feature? Well, start the mailing list subscriber, update the list, and then in the Command: field, change the command to: who <LISTNAME> (gives the names of all subscribers) OR info <LISTNAME> (gives info on all selected lists) OR help <LISTNAME> (gives a DETAILED help on the lists) OR index <LISTNAME> (gives more information on lists) then tag all the lists you want and send. This tip is provided by Webman. Note that not all the commands work for all lists. - Frequently Asked Questions - -> Q: The message left counter is spoilt. When I use the bomber, it doesn't move at all and then suddenly jumps all the way down to 0. A: The counter is NOT spoilt. It is slow at first because before it sends the first mail, it has to initialise the server and this takes time. -> Q: The mailing list left counter is spoilt. When I use the mailing list subscriber, it doesn't move at all and then suddenly jumps all the way down to 0. A: The counter is NOT spoilt. Some list servers supports multiple commands in each mail and thus, all the subscription commands are together so only one mail is needed. -> Q: When I start Avalanche, it says that I do not have some of the files. Where can I get them? A: You should be able to get ALL the files required by Avalanche at my homepage. If you can't, leave me a message. -> Q: Windows reported that I have a "device unavailible" error. What should I do? A: Your copy of winsock.dll is not compatible with Avalanche. Get a new one. Note that the copy of winsock I am using is the one supplied with Windows 95. -> Q: The clones keep connecting and reconnecting without bombing. What is wrong? A: When the clones encounter ANY error when bombing, they will disconnect and reconnect and try again. If the error doesn't lie with the connection but with your provided information, then the clones will keep disconnecting and reconnecting until you stop them. Common errors inlude: 1. The relay is too large. Try making it smaller. 2. The server is down or does not accept e-mails from your IP. 3. The server is too slow. 4. The server is faulty. 5. There is a connection problem. 6. Your copy of winsock is not compatible with Avalanche. 7. You do not have enough memory. 8. The victim's e-mail is on the server, but the server cannot locate the victim's account. 9. There is an error with one of the relay servers. 10. The message is too long. -> Q: When I start the program, Windows 95 says wrong version of DLL. A: Some internet programs, such as AOL's browser and Trumpet Winsock, replace the standard Windows 95 WINSOCK.DLL with a copy of its own. This copy may not work with the program and thus cause the error. This error can be fixed if you just use the WINSOCK.DLL that comes with the Windows 95 distribution disks. -> Q: When I start the program, Windows 95 says that the language file is missing and refuses to run the program. A: This is quite a common problem. There are 2 solutions I can think of. They are: 1. Install Visual Basic 4.0. Once installed, VB4 will set the language.dll option in your win.ini. 2. Set the language.dll option yourself. An easy way to do this is to run setup, change the language to something else. Then save the new settings. After that, if you want the language to be the old one, then run setup again and change it back. Note that this is not guranteed to work, but it worked for me. -> Q: I subscribed my favourite victim to 1000+ mailing lists on a single mailing list server. However, he only receives 8 to 10. How come? A: Some mailing lists (especially listservs and majordomos) have a built-in feature to reject subscriptions if a certain e-mail address subscribes for more than 8 to 10 mailing lists in a short period of time. The only way around this is to use multiple mailing lists servers or subscribe the victim slowly. -> Q: The new feature of Avalanche (multiple connection processors) does not make the bombing faster at all. How come? A: The old version of Avalanche process server connections in with an endless loop, checking ALL the clones one at a time. This is quite economical on memory and will be relatively fast if the server is slow. However, if the server is fast, the loop can only process ONE connection at a time and thus slows down the rest of the clones. However, with the new multiple connection processors, one loop is created for every clone. Therefore, more memory is required. However, more processors mean that the loops only have to attend to one clone each and thus, data can be processed almost immediately when it is received. There is however, one drawback. Under Windows 3.x, the loops CANNOT process simultaneously. Instead, the loops tackle each clone one after the other. This is still faster than using one loop, but the difference is too insignificant to realise. If, however, the program is running under Windows 95, the loops will be able to process data almost simultaneously. This will greatly increase the speed of data processing and can speed up the bombing (on a fast server) by up to 10-20%. That is, IF there are more than one clone. If you are using one clone, there is only one loop running and thus, the speed is the same. -> Q: When I start Avalanche, it shows the splash screen telling me that it's loading the various components. However, after that, it just disppears. When I press CTRL-ALT-DEL, Avalanche is still in memory even though I cannot see it. A: You are missing some files. Look at the Other Required Files section and make sure you have all the files there. - Others - -> This area is closed until someone posts me something to say. ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║░░ Contact Information ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ If for some reason or another you wish to contact me, here's my info. E-mail : h-master@usa.net (No flames / chains / bombs!) Homepage : http://ted.org/~hmaster/ and http://www.mintprimary.com/spear/hmaster/ and http://home.onestop.net/hmaster/ If you want to get the latest copy of Avalanche, e-mail me. NOTE: Anyone posting questions with answers that can be found in this file will have their mail deleted. Anyone sending more than one mail on the same topic will be regarded as bombing me. I will bomb anyone who bombs me. If you want me to add you to my list of registered users, just e-mail me a reason why you like Avalanche so much AND an enhancement you would like to see in the next release of Avalanche. Include your e-mail address, IRC nick, the IRC network(s) you visit most often and the version of Avalanche you are talking about. If any of the above information is not supplied, then your application may be void. Registered users DO NOT have to pay (for now anyway) and will receive notifications of new Avalanche releases by e-mail. <Note: A bugfix is considered an enhancement. If you are already a > <registered user and you send me another enhancement, then you will > <be upgraded to a supporter and future versions of the software will> <be mailed through e-mail to you. You will also receive beta copies> <of the software, if you request for them. >