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                              Information File #3
                                       by
                                   Prometheus

                           "How to Hack Effectively"
                        Version 1.0, September 14, 1989

                                    N.A.R.C.
                      The Oxidizer, sir hackalot, Zapper, 
                   Prometheus, Maelstrom, and Cobra Commander


What is this file?
------------------

	Ok, this is going to be the first "down to business" N.A.R.C.
file.  If you hack codes, or if you're thinking about hacking codes
you should read this file.  I'm going to give a few methods that
should increase your "hit" ratio on codes considerably, thereby
making any hacking that you do less risky.  When you get right down
to it, isn't less risky better?

Yes.


What are codes?
---------------

	If you're seriously asking this question, stop reading this file
and jump off of a tall building.


What should I hack with?
------------------------

	Well this is actually a pretty good question.  Theoretically
it's possible to hack codes "manually"; that is you dial an extender,
punch in a random code, punch in your girlfriends phone number, and
hope for the best.  If you play the lottery a lot this may be the
hacking method of choice for you.

	For the rest of us, though, we can't spend fifteen hours on the
phone dialing and dialing and dialing (and dialing) so we use a
hacking program.  You probably already use a hacking program of some
sort now.  Right now, one of the best hackers on "the market" is Code
Thief 3.5 deluxe.  This program includes a fairly comprehensive code
hacker and a functional "deluxe scanner" which now allows you to scan
800 exchanges.

	Boys and girls, before i go any further.  Don't randomly scan
800 exchanges, or at least don't do it a lot.  Have you ever heard of
an 800 exception report?  That's when you've scanned through 1,000
800 numbers and the phone company's computer sends them a little note
about it...  I haven't actually seen an 800 exception report, but I'm
pretty sure it says "nail this asshole to the wall" or something like
that.  They probably won't bust you for scanning the numbers, but
they may well put a DNR on your line or worse, so my recommendation
(whew) is DON'T SCAN 800 #'s.

Ok, back to hacking.

	The first step is to get a list of extenders.  Five to ten
extenders that aren't owned by Sprint ought to be sufficient to
start.  Code thief allows you to enter and edit a large number of
extenders.  So, get your extenders and enter them in Code Thief.


General Extender format:
------------------------

Most extenders look something like this:

(800)555-2211  1234567  2165551212
|              |        |
|              |        +--- The # you want to call, usually without a "1"
|              +--- The access code, 6 or 7 digits are normal
+--- The actual phone number of the extender, usually either an 800 #
        or a 950

	In the extender entry screen for Code Thief (and most other
hacking programs) there's a place to define a "code template".  This
code template is the key to hitting codes more often.

	There's also a place to specify either random or sequential
hacking.  ALWAYS specify random hacking.  It's just way too easy for
an extender to detect a sequential hacking program.

	The second step is to get a list of DESTINATION numbers.  These
numbers should be known carriers that are long distance to you.  A
good source of these destination numbers are the Tymnet or Telenet
dialup numbers (which are public knowledge) or the CompuServe
dialups.  Code Thief comes with about 200 of these numbers, so if
you're using Code Thief don't worry about it...

That important third step!
--------------------------

	The third step is to get a list of known (and possibly expired)
codes for the extenders you wish to hack.  Why?  Well because you're
going to create templates for each of the extenders you'll be using.

	The best way to find expired codes is to call up your local
Phreak/Hack bulletin board and look on the phreak/hack bases.  There
are usually TONS of these codes lying around.  They don't work, but
the CAN STILL HELP YOU!  Look at these codes and try to find
patterns.  Do only certain digits appear in certain places?  Does the
number "8" appear more often in the first digit than any other
number?  Does a "9" never appear?

	You get the idea.  LOOK at the codes and try to figure out
roughly how they are generated.  THEN go to your extender editor and
create a template for each extender taking advantage of this
information....

	For instance, let's take a hypothetical extender 800-999-9999.
You've found the following codes for this extender.

800-999-9999 6 digit codes
--------------------------

102932  923174   293129   893099   293192   938393
987129  023121   938901   021999

	What can we tell from the above?  Well to be honest not a lot
because there are so few codes.  The more REAL codes you can look at,
the better your chances of finding patterns in the codes.  Let's see,
though.  In the first digit 9 appears several times.  Let's make 9
the first digit of the template.

Template = 9XXXXX

	Ok, in the second digit 9 appears a few times, but it's never
with a 9 as the first digit, so let's ignore the second digit.  The
third digit seems to usually be a 3, so let's update the template

Template = 9X3XXX

	The fourth number seems to have quite a few 1s, so let's put
that in there too.

Template = 9X31XX

	Now look at the template.  Instead of hacking a 6 digit number
(with a million possible combinations) you're hacking a 3 digit
number (with only a thousand possible combinations).  Your chances of
hitting codes with this template are MUCH (from 5 to 100 times)
greater than simply hacking a random 6 digit code.

	And remember, the more codes you get the easier it is to see
possible patterns in the codes.  Hacking with a template can make
your life a lot easier and more trouble free, and can protect your
freedom in general.

What else?
----------

	Well, in addition to hacking with a template you should also
make sure to take advantage of your multiple extenders and multiple
destinations, and you should (as Zapper says in N.A.R.C. info-file
#2) hack during the day (on weekdays) when the codes are getting the
most use.

	In the fairly near future (within a couple months) N.A.R.C. will
be releasing a new hacker which will make Code Thief (which is a
great program) look low-tech.  Among other things, this hacker will
allow you to hack random codes without every hacking the same code
twice.  If you've used Code Thief for a while you'll see the power
of this one important feature right away.

Look for N.A.R.C. releases at a quality board near you.
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