First, encrypt your files. Only decrypt them when you are viewing them, and wipe and/or encrypt them back after you are done viewing them. Also, have a legitimate copy of the OS whose password you are trying to correct, and import the one-way hash into your own password file. Therefore you are cracking "your own" passwords to protect your own system. Granted this isn't exactly foolproof, but it could only help.
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This section covers basic info regarding "Denial of Service". 5#5.#.1#1.#. W#Wh#ha#at#t i#is#s "#"D#De#en#ni#ia#al#l o#of#f S#Se#er#rv#vi#ic#ce#e"#"?#? Denial of Service (DoS) is simply rendering a service offered by a workstation or server unavailable to others. This is a controversial subject, since some people think that DoS is not a hack, or rather juvenile and petty. While I can't think of very many reasons why you might want to engage in DoS, I still will continue to include this type of material in the Hack FAQ. What is more sad -- the fact that I include them, or the fact that there are so many of them? Regardless of your feelings, DoS has been steadily gaining in popularity, be it hackers mad at other hackers, sys admins mad at spammers, or whatever -- virtually everyone I've run into that is aware of the potential of DoS at least has software to do it, admins included. Reasons that a hacker might want to resort to DoS might include the following: +#o
A trojan has been installed, but a reboot is required to activate it.
+#o
A hacker wishes to cover their tracks VERY DRAMATICALLY, or cover CPU activity with a random crash to make the site think it was "just a fluke".
+#o
The hacker isn't a hacker at all, but a pissed off lamer who has a poor outlook and too much free time.
+#o
The hacker is acting out of the need (or delusion) that the DoS serves a greater good, such as a DoS attack on Pro Life sites by Pro Choice believers.
Reasons that a Sys Admin might use DoS: +#o
A Sys Admin may want to ensure that their site is NOT vulnerable by testing out the latest patch.
+#o
A Sys Admin has a runaway process on a server causing problems and