Wetwork Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 To get rid of this "always on internet" just open the laptop up and take out your wireless card. No more DET to shut it down :D this will more than likely lock the system until it can call home or disable the bios until authentication is met Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iann0036 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I’ve actually got my hands on one of these ‘unhackable’ laptops. The Windows portion itself has been locked down from the ground up (any EXE’s from an external source will not run, I tried some CMOS flashers). The applications that are pre-installed on these laptops are basic like 7-Zip. They are maintained by the Department of Education and Training of New South Wales by re-imaging them via Remote Desktop. If you try to access the BIOS the computer will immediately restart. I have no idea how they’ve done this. There is also a Windows Recovery Environment Partition on it for boot manager recovery I assume. They have a built-in hardware GPS which is apparently “monitored” by the local police force. The IdeaPad laptops came in either red or blue and have Crimestoppers logo and telephone number on the base of the laptop and integrated in the Windows 7 Logon Menu (in the lower left corner). It need’s a special 6 pointed screwdriver to access the inside of the device but I wouldn’t want to as tampering with the device apparently alerts the police. Does anyone want to help me hack it (on a software level)? Perhaps a meeting in a DimDim room? Please note that this is Australia...the time is different here you silly Americans :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Don't you dare call me a silly American, I'm born and bred in Sydney. The only options appear to be a buffer overflow in the preinstalled software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iann0036 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Or grabbing the SAM's remotely somehow..and I wasn't referring to the 'true aussies' :) Live hacking (soft only) via DimDim anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry99705 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I’ve actually got my hands on one of these ‘unhackable’ laptops. The Windows portion itself has been locked down from the ground up (any EXE’s from an external source will not run, I tried some CMOS flashers). The applications that are pre-installed on these laptops are basic like 7-Zip. They are maintained by the Department of Education and Training of New South Wales by re-imaging them via Remote Desktop. If you try to access the BIOS the computer will immediately restart. I have no idea how they’ve done this. There is also a Windows Recovery Environment Partition on it for boot manager recovery I assume. They have a built-in hardware GPS which is apparently “monitored” by the local police force. The IdeaPad laptops came in either red or blue and have Crimestoppers logo and telephone number on the base of the laptop and integrated in the Windows 7 Logon Menu (in the lower left corner). It need’s a special 6 pointed screwdriver to access the inside of the device but I wouldn’t want to as tampering with the device apparently alerts the police. Does anyone want to help me hack it (on a software level)? Perhaps a meeting in a DimDim room? Please note that this is Australia...the time is different here you silly Americans :P Torx? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchyanow Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 You could try a live CD................. Might let ya access the HDD but I don't know what good it would do............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonen Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I am pretty sure they would lock you out from the bios boot menu, so the using live booting media idea just went out the window. I am sure a few Australia groups are working on it, if not I am sure they would be interested. Maybe you should try 2600 Australia, Ausphreak or hackaday. Its a real shame my mate quit his old job working at the DET, he would come in handy for insider info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iann0036 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 You could try a live CD................. Nope. BIOS is locked down from booting all but the internal HDD. Torx? Yes. Torx, that's the one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchyanow Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 I am pretty sure they would lock you out from the bios boot menu, so the using live booting media idea just went out the window. I am sure a few Australia groups are working on it, if not I am sure they would be interested. Maybe you should try 2600 Australia, Ausphreak or hackaday. Its a real shame my mate quit his old job working at the DET, he would come in handy for insider info. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iann0036 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 There is a new comment on the post 'Unhackable Netbooks given to students'. Author: Boeing Comment: I have one of these laptops and a few people have gotten suspended for 'hacking' them. They made it so that you cant open .exe files but all you do is run as admin, its really stupid and you can take apart the laptop with screwdrivers and lots of people have been doing. stupid school See all comments on this post here: http://hackaday.com/2009/09/27/unhackable-...udents#comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Yeah, my cousin's cousin said that if you right-click and hit "Run as Administrator" (elevated permissions) you can do anything. I can't believe the DET gave the students UAC elevation priviliges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcninja Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Nope. BIOS is locked down from booting all but the internal HDD. Yes. Torx, that's the one. but you forget wubi, a small installer that installs Ubuntu FOR you, no live CD needed, does it inside windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netshroud Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 but you forget wubi, a small installer that installs Ubuntu FOR you, no live CD needed, does it inside windows But the DET has an application whitelist. I'm willing to bet Wubi is not on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonen Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 lmfao, all you do is run as Administrator. Thats just gold and what an oversight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iann0036 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 It's got an Administrators password. Right-clicking and selecting 'Run As Administrator' only brings up a password prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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