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- this is a readme file.
-
- BE SURE TO READ IT CAREFULLY! COMPLETE! ALL OF IT!
-
- general notes
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-
- if Ares won't run at all, proceed the following steps:
-
- 1. try disabling the skin feature.
- 2. Windows 2000 and NT users MUST NOT use the skin feature.
-
-
-
- notes for ares complete edition - this includes every ares version ever
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-
- 0. what to do before first attack?
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-
- - CREATE A PROXY LIST AND ADD LOTS OF NEW ONES, HEHE
- - note: anon level for cracking and for surfing need not be the
- same since spilling cookies when browsing is bad whilst it is
- NECESSARY for some html attacks on the other side. and anyway,
- ares doesn't store cookies nor does it read the ones from your
- browser, so definitely no sensual information can be spilled.
-
-
- 1. whatz new?
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-
- # NEW IN GAMMA 2 #
- - again improved form based login detection
- - pop3 cracking: use a url like pop3://some.mailserv.com
-
- # NEW IN GAMMA 3 #
- - ftp cracking: use a url like ftp://some.ftpserver.com
-
- # NEW IN GAMMA BANANA #
- - not much... fixed some URL bugs and added 5 (!) bananas ;-)
-
- # NEW IN DELTA FORCE #
- - removed the bananas, they seemed to cause problems on NT/2K
- - fixed fakes problem on dreamweaver.dreamnet.com
- - proxy checker tolerates proxies which don't support ftp/pop3
- - skin support
-
- # NEW IN DELTA FORCE II #
- - pausing/resuming !!! ;-)
- - optional skin support. if you don't want to use skins, use
- the -noskin parameter.
-
- # NEW IN RADIOACTIVE MAN #
- - sounds. if you don't like them, replace the wav files with your
- own ones. if you don't want sound at all, delete the wav files.
-
- # NEW IN GANDHI II #
- - hidden feature... try to find...
-
- # NEW IN -=462=- #
- - increased speed. now using up to 100 sockets instead of just 60
-
- # NEW IN "THE CRUNCHY CRACKER"
- - sound can be disabled
- - loader program to force people to read the README ;-)
- - speed setting now will be remembered
- - drastically decreased file size
-
- # NEW IN ... AT A MEDIUM PACE #
- - auto fixing that damn ocx stuff now in the loader
- - additional skins... and finally they can be easily switched ;-)
-
- # NEW IN ... UNDER THE MANGO TREE #
- - uh, can't remember. some fixup stuff
-
- # NEW IN ... SMILE, YOU'RE ON TV! #
- - fixed a problem with form based cracks. some sites return
- malformed html code to prevent bruteforcing. at least
- that's what THEY think it does, hehe
- - added some kind of protection i hope you won't ever see.
-
- # NEW IN ... END OF DAYS! #
- - saving/loading of PAUSED(!) attacks
- - improved preset stuff
- - adjustable proxy rotation
-
- # NEW IN ... LET IT SNOW #
- - many fixups in ftp/pop3 cracking engine
- - fixups of loading/saving (why didn't anyone tell me
- that loaded html attacks won't work? argh)
-
- # HECHO EN MEXICO
- - improved html attacks
- - srewed up basic attacks. don't use, won't work.
-
- # ARES2 PRE-PRE-PRE ALPHA 294
- this is a non-functional design study for ares2.
-
- there is no cracking engine in it right now, still
- working on that thing. just check the interface
- and tell me if you like it or if something doesn't
- work so far.
-
-
- 2. whatz up next?
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- - store proxy verifying info (level etc.) in the proxy.ini
- - history checking
- - news/telnet cracking (maybe)
- - DDE support
-
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- 3. what works?
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- - standard attacks approx 600-1000 attempts/min on ISDN
- - html attacks approx 200-600 attempts/min on ISDN
- - avs attacks up to 800 attempts/min on ISDN
- - use as many proxies as you want... and as you can!
- - fake pass detection should prevent you from most fakes.
- - pop3, not benchmarked yet
-
-
- 4. what doesn't work? (plz don't report any of these as a bug)
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- - hostnames instead of IPs for proxies still seem to cause deep
- trouble.
- DO NOT USE HOSTNAMES IN THE PROXY LIST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- - skin engine won't work under win2k/winnt.
- send complaints to: www.nopcode.com
- - http attacks on ports other than standard http port (80) MIGHT not
- work.
- - some well known AVS (offering regular and gold passes) MIGHT not work
- very well.
- - hotmail (and all other sites using HTTPS protocol) can't be attacked
- with ares. there are no plans for adding https support in
- future version.
-
-
- 5. tips & tricks
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-
- - how to defeat sites giving fake passes:
-
- step 1: set up all the needed attack data like URL, user, pass etc
- step 2: go to the proxy checker
- step 3: make a backup of your proxies (there's a button for that ;-)
- step 4: be sure to check 'delete bad' and 'test if proxy gives fakes'
- step 5: verify the proxies. this will give you a proxy list perfectly
- suited for the site others only get fakes and/or redirects.
- step 6: leave the proxy checker and start your attack now
- step 7: when done, you might wish to restore your old generic proxy
- list. if so, hit 'restore' in the proxy checker and you're
- back.
-
- - if you run out of proxies very fast or still get fakes:
- lower the cracking speed
-
-
- 6. FAQ
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-
- Q: what is 'test for fakes'?
- A: this will test if the proxies can be used to attack the URL specified in the
- main window.
- note that the site must note have html login, this only works for basic autorization.
-
-
- Q: what do 'ANY' and 'HTTP' mean?
- A: HTTP is the capability of the proxy for all http stuff like basic authorization
- and html login etc. ANY means that the proxy can be used to establish arbitrary
- connections for other protocols like POP3, FTP etc.
-
-
- Q: what does the stuff in the proxy list mean? what should be there after verifying?
- A: good proxies for 'ANY' will get a '200' result, all others will get 'BAD'.
- good proxies for 'HTTP' will get a '401' result, all other responses indicate a proxy
- that can't be used.
- 'n/a' means, that there was no response or the proxy couldn't be connected.
- 'X' means that the proxy spills your IP.
-
-
- Q: i checked 'delete bad'. now some proxies get 'BAD', but ares still keeps them.
- why does this happen?
- A: 'BAD' appears only in the 'ANY' column. if a proxy can't be used for arbitrary
- protocols but still works fine for http connections, it can be used for basic
- authorization and html attacks. deleting such (generally fine) proxies would be a
- big waste, right?
-
-
- Q: i get a 'WINMM.DLL' occasionally / when i start an attack. what now?
- A: either don't use other software that uses sound output while running ares or
- delete the .wav files.
-
-
- Q: i get a 'xxxxx.DLL' error (where xxxxx could be msvirtc.dll, mfc42.dll,
- comctl32.dll etc)
- A: get a newer version of that dll. here is a list of the dll's ares needs:
- dll/ocx name recommended version
-
- advapi32.dll 4.80.0.1675
- comctl32.dll 5.81.4522.1800
- gdi32.dll 4.10.0.1998
- kernel32.dll 4.10.0.1998
- mfc42.dll 6.0.8267.0
- msvcirt.dll 6.0.8168.0
- msvcrt.dll 6.1.8637.0
- user32.dll 4.10.0.1998
- winmm.dll 4.3.0.1998
- cswsk32.ocx 2.50.0.2570
- netapi32.dll 4.10.0.1998
- netbios.dll 0.0.0.0
- ole32.dll 4.71.2612.0
- oleaut32.dll 2.40.4277.1
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-
-
- Q: i followed the steps described in 5, but i still get fakes?
- A: lower the cracking speed. use more proxies. if that won't help, remember that there
- are sites that start sending fakes already after 1 or 2 failed logins...
- even ares will resign on these and i don't see a way (at least not yet) of getting
- round this problem, sorry
-
-
- Q: what does the 'prob' LED stand for?
- A: that indicates some slight problems like
- - a proxy closed the connection before there was a response
- - a proxy refused the connection
- - a proxy gave an unknown response
- etc.
- nothing to worry about, if that happens, ares will try again the 'lost' combo
- through another proxy ;-)
-
-
- Q: what's the difference between 'Ares' and 'Ares Lite' ?
- A: Ares Lite comes without support for skins and sounds and therefore is much
- smaller. there are absolutely no differences in behaviour and performance.
-
-
- Q: is there a tutorial/beginners guide/'ares for dummies' etc?
- A: i didn't make such things, but many others have. use a search engine.
- i recommend this tutorial:
- http://members.onecenter.com/plexus/English.html
-
-
- Q: can you give me some proxies/word lists etc?
- A: no, you'll have to find/make your own ones.
-
-
- Q: i keep getting this "an unamed file contains an invalid path" error!
- A: make sure you loaded a wordlist.
-
-
- Q: i still got problems, where can i get help?
- A: http://209.61.188.48/Indices/112146.html
- step 1: press 'debug info'
- step 2: describe your problem on that board. give
- info on the windows version you use (95/98/NT/2K).
- include the debug info.
-
-
- 7. thanx to my beta-testers:
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-
- BLiNd GuArDiAn, Bug)Trapper (thx for lots of tips!), logan, speedo,
- masu, Zottel, lomik, AsnoT, harry, Spyrald, 007
-
- if i forgot to mention one of you... let me know ;-)
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- 8. copyright notice
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-
- written by gaamoa / distribute freely and unmodified
- ## AND DON'T CHARGE ANY FUCKING FEE FOR THIS PROGRAM ##
-
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