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Steal This Computer Book 2 : What They Won't Tell You About the Internet [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Wallace Wang (Author) "This book won't turn you into a hacker any more than reading a military manual can turn you into a soldier..." (more)
Key Phrases: online harassment program, clean boot disk, retaliating viruses, Trojan Horse, Social Security, Visual Basic (more...)

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Here's a capsule review of Steal This Computer Book 2: Don't bother. It's a directory of sites, combined with background information (mostly at USA Today depth) about Internet security and online privacy issues. Its practical advice reflects little more than common sense ("The best way to prevent and cure a computer virus is to buy an antivirus program") and its anecdotal material also tends toward the obvious ("...The better virus writers tend to be highly skilled programmers"). Even sections that sound promising ("Writing Your Own Online Harassment Program") contain very few details, and prove to be pretty much useless. In addition, it's printed in an annoying typeface, and several times it quotes obscenity-riddled hacker graffiti (because, you see, the book is so radical and edgy and all).

The particularly shameful thing about Steal This Computer Book 2 is that its title rips off Abbie Hoffman's Steal This Book, a 1970 how-to guide for anarchists and happy freeloaders. Where Hoffman strives in his book to subvert a society that he finds repellent, Wallace Wang merely describes some technologies and a few vaguely interesting stories about them. Some better choices: read Hacking Exposed, Second Edition for its excellent coverage of hackers' techniques and software tools, and Network Intrusion Detection for its accounts of attacks on secured networks. And, for an account of government surveillance of Internet users--perhaps an indication that the system needs subversion now more than ever--read The Puzzle Palace. --David Wall

Topics covered: Naughty things to do with computers and on the Internet. The author explores research sites with which you can dig up information on people, and explains something about gaining access to private computing resources. Historical exploits of black-hat hackers get considerable attention, and viruses get lots of attention.

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Viruses, e-mail bombings, ANSI bombings, keystroke monitors, scams - just what are these phenomena? Steal This Computer Book answers this question and discusses the ethical issues surrounding hacking. This thoroughly updated new edition incorporates the latest on: Trojan Horse programs - how they work, where to find them, and what kind of damage they can cause; the illegal copying of MP3 music files and DVD-encrypted movie disks; computer forensics used for recovering deleted data; security issues accompanying broadband Internet technologies; and more. A gallery of hacker's tools and a CD-ROM with various antihacker and security tools are included. "A delightfully irresponsible primer." - Chicago Tribune

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Product Details

Paperback: 462 pages
Publisher: No Starch Press; 2nd edition (January 15, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1886411425
ISBN-13: 978-1886411425
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,151,705 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This book won't turn you into a hacker any more than reading a military manual can turn you into a soldier. Read the first page

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online harassment program, clean boot disk, retaliating viruses, desktop monitoring programs, virus source code, worm generator, parental control programs, many antivirus programs, popular antivirus programs, visit your favorite search engine, rollback programs, boot virus, parental control software, companion viruses, antivirus companies, assembly language source code, harassment programs, virus programmers, virus monitors, remote access programs, virus writing, infect your computer, phone phreakers, mutation engine, hex editor

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Trojan Horse, Social Security, Visual Basic, Back Orifice, Microsoft Word, Cyber Patrol, Love Bug, Internet Explorer, United States, Buddy List, Dark Avenger, East Timor, File Manager, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Net Nanny, Network Solutions, North America, Virus Creation Laboratory, White House, Carbon Copy, Cult of the Dead Cow, Internet Mall, Private Idaho

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This book cites 8 books:

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee on page 43
Steal This Computer Book 4.0: What They Won't Tell You About the Internet by Wallace Wang in Back Matter
Intellectual Property: Valuation, Exploitation and Infringement Damages, 2007 Cumulative Supplement (Valuation of Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets Cumulative Supplement) by Gordon V. Smith on page 273
The American Magazine by Amy Janello on page 24
Trojan Horse by Emily Little on page 222

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Office XP for Dummies by Wallace Wang in Back Cover
Beginning Programming for Dummies by Wally Wang in Back Cover

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1.0 out of 5 stars One of the Most Obsolete Books Ever, September 8, 2002

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The copyright date of this book is 2001, but if feels like it is 1985. The author mainly dwells on security issues for DOS, but he occasionally mentions "newer" operating systems like Windows 95 (sic!). Why the word "internet" is prominent in the title, is beyond me. What is said about the internet is little and shallow. Windows XP and MacOS X are never mentioned and everytime Windows 2000 is briefly mentioned, you can feel that the author adds it, just to prove that some things in the text have been updated at least once the last 10 years. The accompanying CD contained not one single program that interests me today.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Keep on top of scams, crackers and more, December 18, 2001

By	D. Hunter - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Okay, if you've been on the 'net for awhile, you pretty much can spot what is a scam and what isn't... but sometimes you're not sure and that is what makes this book a valuable resource.

This book covers everything from E-mail cons, non-existant products, valuable lessons on scams targetting wanna-be writers (like myself), hate groups on-line, crackers (often confused for hackers), how to protect your kids from on-line predators (along with a full run-down of their methods) and more...

On the minus side, this book tells you how to run scams of your own and I disagreed with some of the advice presented (like purchasing used or refurbished PCs. You can't know what happened before it came back, even with a warranty, you could have problems you shrug off now that turn into bigger problems later).

All in all, an excellent book, a good balance of the the light and dark sides of the internet. I'd say if you want to keep what you think is important safe, or just learn a bit about offense on the internet, pick up this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go online without this book!, December 1, 2000

By	Todd Hawley (San Francisco CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Reading through this book, I was somewhat amazed at the amount of things that go on in the online world, a lot of which people don't really talk about. And I was also glad I now knew more about it and knew what I could do to protect myself against some of it. While there are those that might be aghast that some of the information in this book is here (phone phreaking or "hacking somone's password," for example), I for one am glad it is here. I certainly would not ever use this information for malicious purposes and my feeling is the better informed you are about these and other online "borderline activities," the better you can protect yourself against them. I certainly feel much more informed about the so-called "darker side" of the 'net after reading this book.

Among the subjects Wang covers in this book are online censorship, sections about hackers and some of the things they do, lots of information about viruses (even how to write one and keeping your computer from being infected by one), hate groups online, "waging war against spam," and even a chapter on Trojan Horses ("Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifs!" Well, I always try to be). There's also excellent information in the book about buying a computer cheaply and where to find free software, or how to find someone via the 'Net.

If you spend any time at all online, you need to get this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Well Rounded - User Friendly
This is a great book to begin to understand the "ins and outs" of the world wide web. Some of the topics are a little "dated", but still provide useful advice. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Tropicalwolf

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for non technical people...
This book is just very basic common sense advice about how to stay safe on the internet. It would be a good book for your grandmother who is just getting on the internet but for... Read more

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Published on March 25, 2002 by Mike Conner

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I would have loved to have this info 5 years ago, if I was a beginner. This is a must for script kiddies and people who like to dink around with others. Read more

Published on January 21, 2002 by Matt Miller

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It is a very good book for a beginner and it include a useful, although somewhat dated, CD too. The book will tell you what they won't tell you about the Internet. Read more

Published on December 26, 2001 by Charles Cheshier

4.0 out of 5 stars A "must," especially if you're "new" to online existence
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