"Anathema" is such a useful word.

anathema, n: the denunciation of something as a curse.
Users are anathema! Counting from one is anathema! SP2 is the ultimate anathema! And so forth. Disagree? Then you are anathema!

We're Team hackZERO (and I'm Opal Esperanza), and we're here to poke holes in security (hopefully getting them patched up again) and have fun and look cool doing it. If you think that a hacker is a computer criminal, go away now. No users and, more importantly, no script kiddies allowed.

We're working on a couple things right now, like cracking SHA-1 and making our own LiveCD. Until they're ready, I'm putting random useful things here... enjoy :) I'll add more as I think of them.

esperanza's teeny tcpscan

Sure, it's noisy and has no sanity checking whatsoever, but look how small and cute it is! Written in PHP, requires socketslib, and it's public domain. :) If you're looking for a full-featured and rediculously awesome scanner, I wholeheartedly recommend nmap for all your portmapping needs.

<?
for($port = 1; $port <= 65535; $port++) { // tweak these
$fp = fsockopen("localhost", $port); // change to any domain or IP
if($fp) { echo("$port ".getservbyport($port,"tcp")."\n"); fclose($fp); } }
?>

Warning: probably won't work on Windows! But that's what you get.

macintosh boot options

Here is a big list of keys you can press during startup to mess with OS X :)
(I don't have a Mac just yet... but boy do I want a Powerbook...)

C: Boot from CD
D: Boot from first partition
N: Bootstrap off the network
X: Starts OS X (versus 9, if that's the default)
Command-S: Runlevel One!!!! (Unix Single-User Console)
Shift-Option-Command-Delete: whew! Boot from external drive.
Option: Shows all bootable devices... easiest, I'm sure.
Option-Command-O-F: Opens the firmware :)
T: "Firewire Target Disk Mode" (I think this makes it available as a secondary disk to another computer via a firewire cable)
Command-V: Shows Unix console messages :)
Option-Command-P-R: Resets parameter RAM, whatever that does.
R: Resets a powerbook's screen
Shift: Turns off kernel extensions

Hold down the mouse button to eject a CD. Also, pressing Shift after you log in will stop programs from loading...

Most of the boot options will bypass logging in and file permissions entirely. If you own a Macintosh, go to Apple's website and search for "open firmware password". You should find a utility that lets you set a password to access these boot options while not impeding normal loading.

notes...

disclaimer: don't do stupid stuff. the end.
the kung-fu girl's name is Rubicon, if you're wondering :)
contact: opal.esperanza@gmail.com