We're back and we're here to stay!!!!!!!!

[beagle]

Thanks for bringing this forum back. I was beginning to suffer from withdrawal symptoms.

[Zgar]

I have a both but use the Mac mostly. Glad the forum is back up and running. I was missing all of the characters here

[TempoKing]

Originally Posted by Pep04

I've had a "Cannot connect to server" or "server not responding" message.

Why, would anyone try to mess with this forum? Seriously. I know very little about servers IP (don't know what that even means). But I have to imagine that it takes these people a lot of time and trouble to do this. Why would they do this if there is no money in it????

Some suggestions to all of you from a famous hacker
KEVIN MITNICK

Protecting yourself is very challenging in the hostile environment of the internet. Imagine a global environment where an unscrupulous person from the other side of the planet can probe your computer for weaknesses, and exploit them to gain access to your most sensitive secrets.
They can even use your computer to store data like stolen credit-card numbers or child pornography, or to attack another innocent home user or business from your system.
Here's my Top 10 list of steps you should take to protect your information and your computing resources from the bad boys and girls of cyberspace.

•Back up everything! You are not invulnerable. Catastrophic data loss can happen to you -- one worm or Trojan is all it takes.

•Choose passwords that are reasonably hard to guess -- don't just append a few numbers to a no-brainer. Always change default passwords.

•Use an antivirus product like AVG or Norton, and set it to update daily.

•Update your OS religiously and be vigilant in applying all security patches released by the software manufacturer.

•Avoid hacker-bait apps like Internet Explorer and disable automatic scripting on your e-mail client.

•Use encryption software like PGP (pretty good privacy) when sending sensitive e-mail. You can also use it to protect your entire hard drive.

•Install a spyware detection app -- or even several. Programs that can be set to run frequently, like SpyCop, are ideal.

•Use a personal firewall. Configure it to prevent other computers, networks and sites from connecting to you, and specify which programs are allowed to connect to the net automatically.

•Disable any system services you're not using, especially apps that could give others remote access to your computer (like Remote Desktop, RealVNC and NetBIOS).

•Secure your wireless networks. At home, enable WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) with a password of at least 20 characters. Configure your laptop to connect in Infrastructure mode only, and don't add networks unless they use WPA.

Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in conjuring up new ways to hijack your system by exploiting technical vulnerabilities or human nature. Don't become the next victim of unscrupulous cyberspace intruders.

I am glad to be back, I missed reading "diamond" quality like questions
and anwers about Rolex watches.
Also what is currently selling, how much, what to buy, some high teck info etc.

The only good thing - if you ask me - about the "attack" is/was
that I have rediscovered my wife's intellect.........

[RoLade]

Mac user here! Thanks guys for getting us back online!

[jnkay]

So glad you're back TRF. Thanks for the hard work.

[ducatidoc]

Just got back in now. Sent my IP to Tools for forwarding as instructed. At home now, but will have to try at office tomorrow. Missed everybody, but we did have a small sub-culture going on at WuS

[deserted]

Originally Posted by ducatidoc

Just got back in now. Sent my IP to Tools for forwarding as instructed. At home now, but will have to try at office tomorrow. Missed everybody, but we did have a small sub-culture going on at WuS

Welcome back man , good to hear from you!!!!

[ghostrider]

Hmm.. Running a hopefully well protected XP machine

[STEELINOX]

A round for the peeps that fixed it !

[mike]

Thanks to all who worked so hard. A very special thanks to Scott.

[theloxmyth]

Originally Posted by STEELINOX

A round for the peeps that fixed it !

Originally Posted by mike

Thanks to all who worked so hard. A very special thanks to Scott.

Hear, hear!

We need another giveaway with a couple of chances going to Scott, and any others, for the fab job twas done resurrecting TRF.

I love you guys!

[blackmsport]

hee haa glad be be back online

I thought the site has been sarbotaged by fake rolex ebay sellers

[GerardoG]

All I can say is THANK YOU sooooooooo much! My life has meaning again! And yes, Macman here.

[jimbones43]

thank you for all your efforts. I hope the parties responsible pay a heavy price. Bring them to NJ, we'll fix em up good!!!!!!!!!!



Jim

[chenx15]

back with a vengeance!!!

[Pep04]

why would they do this? is there any money in taking a site down or is it a bunch of geeks.

[Wolfgang427]

Great to have the forum back.

[vh_bu98]

Originally Posted by Pep04

why would they do this? is there any money in taking a site down or is it a bunch of geeks.

A lot of times, the perpetrators will try to blackmail a site. Consider it to be similar to protection money.

[Pep04]

Originally Posted by vh_bu98

A lot of times, the perpetrators will try to blackmail a site. Consider it to be similar to protection money.

wow I had no idea. Delinquents are everywhere...even nerd delinquents

[Pep04]

I'm on a mac and had trouble for the past few days and even now posting this redirected me to the server busy page. had to do it twice

[roamer]

Originally Posted by Lol-x

Mac users do not have any compromised machines that became zombies. Mac rules

Us Linux users have nothing to worry about either and we aren't corporate sellouts

[Brunotheboxer]

Originally Posted by roamer

Us Linux users have nothing to worry about either and we aren't corporate sellouts

Thats terrific.

[Warnsboy]

Its good to be back. Thanks Scott!

I would liken this to being out of scotch for a week!

[Latrodectus]

Thank you, it is soo nice to see TRF up again. Thank you very much!

[Kemper Boyd]

My life has become complete again... awesome effort to bring it back up... I can only guess that the "Watch Out!" topic is more closely monitored than we all thought... now if only Ebay could do a half-ar$ed job...

[ocwatching]

alright!..back on...
good job boyz!! fight on...THANK YOU..I was getting bored at work...

[Skullring]

Thanks Steve and Scott and everyone else who helped get us back up.

[East Bay Rider]

Glad to be back. I missed this place.

[BLSampson]

Thanks Steve and Scott.

[adr]

Originally Posted by BLSampson

Thanks Steve and Scott.

+1