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Aye, guess so.

1) Restoring using System Restore: Not an option, malware often inserts itself in to the backups. 2) Reinstalling Windows over itself: Not always an option, there is malware that can and will every exe file it comes in contact with. Reinstalling over Windows without first erasing the HDD and then running some program you thought was fine puts you right back to square one. 3) Formatting and reinstalling from scratch: The only sure way to eradicate malware in an OS install. If you do any less you potentially have problems. I'm not going to sit here and argue the merits of knowing how to remove malware manually or tell anyone they shouldn't be using a computer if they can't do so because neither of those statements are relevant. In a world of clever malware writers, mutating software, rootkits and a million other anti-detection possibilities you need to know exactly what's happening on your system. If that requires a full format/reinstall then so be it, it's better than having 700 pieces of malware you didn't know you had.

*GRIND* Nah, seriously, where is everyone? lol

It's a hack and a half but it's possible... You *could* get a PCMCIA capture card for the laptop and a VGA->S-Video/Composite adapter for the server (or use a video card with TV-out) and feed that to the laptop via the capture card. That sorts the video. For the keyboard and mouse the only thing I can think of is making a small board and piece of software that takes the input from the laptop's keyboard and mouse, feeds it out the serial port, where the board converts that to PS/2 that would be fed in to the server's PS/2 ports. Edit: Or one of these: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=18559 Edit: http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-annou...002/000029.html has some interesting info regarding my earlier idea.

Wut? ;)

Do we really need it?

It's semi-possible. It's possible to make an image execute malicious code using certain exploits I won't describe here. As for embedding the exe in the jpg and still have it executable (ie: not steganography)? Not sure, don't think it's been done and if it has I haven't heard of it.

Yes, what I meant was the person who uploads it has full rights to the video if they made it. Eminem's latest video doesn't count as user created and would be illegal. That's why YouTube has the potential to be sued off the planet.

Yes, that would be illegal. You're still breaking the law, regardless of whether government staff can see it or not. YouTube can't. Users upload protected content without the knowledge of YouTube or before they have a chance to delete it. As far as user created content goes, that's totally legal because they have full rights to the video.

I really, REALLY hope you made a typo on this one. Coz it sounds like you have an 8MBit ADSL line at home, and want to run a server from it. This is nice for family pictures and some blog nobody will EVER read, but if you want to reach an audience even somewhat reliably it falls way, way short of what is needed here. When you're running a server on a line, it's the UPLOAD speed that matters (and if this really is an 8MBit ADSL line it means you have 1 MBit upload at best, which would suck). Exactly what I was going to say. You need ha-yooooooooge pipes for this kinda thing and as Cooper said for next to no traffic you can get away with 1Mb (or less) upload... not that it'll be spectacularly fast but it will just about work. Any more than 1 or 2 people on at a time though and it'll fall apart real quick.

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I might look in to that some time, sounds interesting. Thanks.

Just to warn all the smokers, the hostel is non smoking anyways so that's a given but England will be a non smoking country by the time this meet happens so you won't be able to smoke in a pub or club and if you do it'll get us kicked out and you a fine. Smoking outside is fine though, so we can just pop out for smoke breaks.

That could work. I suppose in some way it already is that and moreso that is obvious, the focussing at the CCD's end is done using the rubber viewfinder cup which works sort of similar to the middle bit of one of the cameras you mention. Still, might be interesting to try that route, might get better results in terms of ease of use and ability to focus accurately. Cheers.

Yeah, what he said. The size of the images are the same, but the image quality is much improved. The advantages to this are ease of use (as long as it doesn't fall to pieces, I'll have to fix that), zoom and focus and better quality images. Also with the IR hacks you can get some cool other stuff with it like psuedo night vision and near-IR photography (the stuff that turns your hair grey, black shirt to white, and in theory see through clothes, though not very well).

The original cam could do up to 640x480 at 15fps, or 320x240 at 30fps. Still frames can be taken at either resolution though obviously 640x480 is preferable. Low spec? Sure, but one of the main things wrong with cheap webcams is really crap, cheap, plastic lenses. This is why I suggest you remove the original lens from the webcam before you attach it to the new lenses - it's easier overall, and will take out the weak link as far as quality goes.

Not as yet, I took a bunch of pictures last night but I lost 'em all 'cos I pressed the wrong button... :( It's pretty good at macro shots at the moment though I'm pretty sure that with a little adjustment it should get some decent images at long distance, it's just a matter of getting it to focus right (that's why you need the ability to move the webcam/CCD back and forth from the end of the optics). The IR filter I used isn't that great at filtering IR, but being near-IR it will play with the focus a bit, which requires more adjustment. It might be nice to be able to move the webcam/CCD remotely with a rack-and-pinion style system. Note though that the space between the CCD and the end of the optics must be light-proof, or near enough to it, otherwise you'll get light entering before the lenses which will wash out the picture and you'll end up with a blank, white image.

I had a 21 year old camcorder and a not quite so old webcam (Creative PD1090 - Mobile Webcam) and deiced to fuse the two together... ...and so that I did. Pics: http://flickr.com/photos/9310898@N03/sets/72157600560590872/ 1 ) Tear the webcam in two. Yours probably has screws in it, mine didn't. 2 ) Take the exposed PCB, put it aside. 3 ) Take a camcorder (preferably old), rip it to pieces until you have only the lens assembly and all motors intact, it's probably all in one section. 4 ) Discard the camcorder parts you won't be using, salvage anything you could use in a future project. 5 ) Now might be a good time to mount the lens assembly on something so you have a decent base to build around. 6 ) Mount the webcam's PCB with the CCD exposed (it's possible to do without removing the lens, but I prefered without) in line with the opposite end o f the lens assembly to the bit you normally see when the camcorder's whole. 7 ) Make some kind of device to move the webcam PCB back and forth to aid in focussing the image from the lenses on to the CCD. 8 ) Fiddle, tweak, tune. 9 ) More of 8. 10) Enjoy your super webcam. UPDATE: Now it's got a remote control! Motorised zoom on a rechargable wired remote control made from an old cordless screwdriver. 1) Open screwdriver, 4 philips screws, easy. 2) Take out the motor and bit holder. 3) Use cable from an old laptop power brick to connect the rocker switch in the screwdriver to the zoom motor on the camera. 4) Screw the "remote" back together and add cable strain relief. 5) Charge the "remote". Video from the cam just to test the zoom, lighting, focus and resolution's not optimal, but it's clear enough. (Anonymous video upload site, may be pending moderator approval.) http://www.nelsok.com/video/zoom_test__1_video_clip Optional: You can remove the IR filter from the webcam so it can "see" near-IR light. You can replace said IR filter with one that doesn't let through normal light, only IR. This will make the camera capable of near-IR vision only. You can use a couple of blank squares of developed film negative, like the blank bits you get on 35mm negative. I used the filter that was on my camera's autofocus sensor, but you may not have this, it may not be suitable, or you may have broken it when you destroyed the camcorder. YMMV. Maybe add a mic or mic socket if your webcam used to have the capability. You could add a 3.5mm mono or stereo socket to attach a microphone and send it down the USB cable, or whatever. Again, YMMV. Perhaps even save the hot shoe from the camcorder (if it had one) to mount the mic on. The best optional extra I can think of is to make it motorised. Assuming you kept the motors intact, a fairly small voltage should turn the focus ring or move the zoom lens. Add a couple of buttons on long wires to control it and hey presto, a security camera. Maybe you could add a serial or parallel interface and control it all on your computer while you're watching the output. If you take the IR route you could add IR LED arrays, which are basically a board with a whole bunch of IR LEDs on them, just like you find in a TV remote. You can't see this light but the camera can, so you can see without anyone knowing you can see. You could be a little less covert and strap a flashlight on the top, and that would work if you didn't remove the IR filter. Basically providing you're patient you can improve (and hopefully not wreck) your old webcam really easily with this. It's a fun project, takes some fiddling and involves optics, motors and USB, what more could you ask for? It's not too difficult, so I don't think there's much of a barrier to entry with this project except perhaps parts which can be salvaged from an old attic or basement - doesn't matter how old the camcorder is or even if it works, just as long as the lenses are still in there. Have fun, don't cut yourself, electrocute yourself, blow anything up, kill computer, cats or people, etc, etc, and if you do, don't be whining to me. Good luck!

1900 GMT Saturday June 23rd Location: #hak5meetup on irc.hak5.org Meeting is about to start, if you have no IRC client or haven't used IRC before but still wish to attend the meeting please do the following: go to www.hak5.org/chat enter a nickname when everything stops doing stuff and you're in the channel, type "/join #hak5meetup" (without quotes). you'll then be in the channel where the meeting is.

No, basically. Oh, and it's "Hak.5", no "c". Welcome.

Emails and PMs have been sent to those who listed themselves on the wiki page (http://wiki.hak5.org/wiki/Meetup) about a hostel a bunch of us are planning to book in to, though if anyone wants to book their own accomodation that's cool too. Let's get the ball rolling!

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We're a tough crowd, we're *expecting* people to come asking how to keylog, and with keyloggers come idiots wanting to use them for dumb things. Not saying you're one of them, but convincing us it's a good idea to tell you where to get this stuff is gonna be a lot harder than "hey dudes, got keylogger?". I think "jokes" or "pranks" using any such tool are a really stupid idea anyway, so convince-away...