You are now standing in the "Resistance H.Q." for HiaG. (Formerly known as the HiaG Catacombs),
We've been had, readers. We've been REALLY had. Turns out, "Daemon" is not the Savior we were hoping for, nor AutDOSk the menace we thought. We rushed to judgement. All of us. I mean, what did AutDOSk *really* do? We didn't do our Homework, and now our Homework is being done FOR us, by Daemon. Seems not everyone that annoys you is your enemy, nor is everyone who helps you your friend.
"The Word"? Oh, puh-leeze! The Word is DECEIT. I should have seen it coming. Check this out:
So, we bought it, "hook, line, and sinker". Turns out, "ASHcan" was a Trojan Horse, that opened the door for a Super Virus, smarter than Stuxnet. The whole "Advertisement" was Scareware. Don't worry, your computer is safe, I was able to keep HiaG isolated. Thing is, many Anti-Virus programs don't necessarily scan for Trojans.
Since we're talking Viruses and Trojans, might I recommend "Malwarebytes" and "Spybot Search&Destroy"?
Sure, you may already have anti-virus on your computer, but always have "a backup for your backup". Whatever you use, make sure you do (at a minimum) weekly definition updates and scans.
Malwarebytes is awesome at detecting and cleaning (and free), and Spybot is geared *specifically* to detect trojans, worms, and other pests, (and it is also free). It's what I use. True fact.
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I do, (among other things), computer repair, and networking. . I regularly fix *other* people's system problems. (And by now, you've guessed this series of events is an "awareness" exercise - to promote P.C. safety, (as well as personal safety), on the 'Net.)
EDIT: Well, seems our Beloved Ditto "Beat me to the punch" with this awesome post. Be sure to read it! I can't help but feel I just got "Pwn3d" by orange fur! (End, 4th Wall)
I still have that Magic Trick to show you, but everything's locked up in HiaG.
Fortunately, our Guardians are On Duty! The solution for the previous challenge was:
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So, the surviving Guardians successfully prevented the System from crashing. However, in the process, we seemed to have given DAEMON the required edge. Odd thing is, once AutDOSK fell, HiaG was completely overtaken, as if AutDOSK was actually *protecting* Homework. AutDOSk is Hexidecimal Code. This is bad. Very bad.
AutDOSk is in HiaG quarantine. Most of the tools we need are unavailable, so we have to do this "the hard way". I can't believe I'm saying this, but we have to break INTO HiaG , and copy/paste the AutDOSk code into The Panic Tomb. I wish Mouse was here, we could use a good hacker, right now.
Yes, I said "Hacker". The term was once a Badge of Honor, long before malicious intent degraded it into the awful principle it infers, now. It used to mean a brilliant person who could explore intricate systems,as opposed to those now, who simply exploit them.
HiaG, now under DAEMON's control, has a defensive Firewall around it. It's pretty solid. There's no way we can use a Brute Force attack on it, our Guardians are going to have to decrypt an access code to sneak us in. Once that's done, we can plan our next move.
I've been monitoring traffic to/from HiaG, and it seems that the passcode authentication is disguised HERE. I think it's a triple-layered code, so all 3 will have to be cracked by our guardians, as illustrated thus:
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We're counting on you, Guardians! EDIT: New Blog, old errors (mine). Email your answer direct at (my posting name ) at gmail, or via DM on Twitter
