Covert Ops Tricks

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Covert Ops Tricks

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Trick # 346

Two or more people wishing to communicate via the internet can do this to avoid detection.

1. set up email accounts for everyone in the group
2. Everyone knows everyone's password
3. log on to the person's email account, write a email message - but save it as a draft
4. The person logs on to his email account and checks his draft folder - and finds his message

Nothing is transmitted, the message is held at the email host. Draft emails might not be saved by the email host to conserve disk space.

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This trick is a bit outdated, but it could help somebody, i guess.

If you are working on a computer running windows 98 or 95, there's an easy way to hide your porn folder ^_^

What you do is take the folder you want to "hide", right click and select 'rename'. You can either keep it with the same name or remove the name of the folder alltogether, but add a null byte to the file name by olding ALT and pressing 255 (ALT+255) on the numberpad. Then press enter and try going into the folder. Windows will give you an error message and won't let you in. To fix it, just rename it and take out the null byte.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It works on my machine...

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Saving Info in a .dll is an old trick of security through obscurity.

Just create a txt file give it a random name change the extension to .dll

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you can rename a file to anything you want. What will happen is the application used to open files of that type will say "file maybe corrupted".
You just have to remember what the correct file type would be, or hope the investigator can't decompile the file and find the correct application to open it with.

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Covert Ops Tricks Handcuff keys

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Ok, this brings us to Covert Ops Tricks #459

Always carry a handcuff key. They are universal. This particular key is popular in the USA as well as other parts of the world. Know how to use handcuffs - they have TWO locking mechanisms!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcuffs

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This is called the Double-lock mechanism.
"Handcuffs with double locks have a lock-spring which when engaged stops the cuff from ratcheting tighter to prevent the wearer from tightening them. Slot lock are double-locked by inserting the small peg on the top of the key into the double lock slot. In this position, the small peg can contact the end of the lock spring. The key is then slid towards the key hole. This causes the lock spring to move into a position that locks the bolt, thus preventing the cuff from being further tightened."

This means you have to turn the key in both directions to unlock - once to the right to unlock the double lock, and once to the left to actually unlock the cuff. This requires a durable key.

http://www.magnalight.com/c-95-plastic- ... f-key.aspx

http://www.zaktool.com/handcuffkeys.html

It is not illegal to posess the key in the USA. But on a UK website I saw this:
RESTRICTED ITEMS - TERMS OF SALE - IF YOU PURCHASE HANDCUFF KEYS WE REQUIRE PROOF THAT YOU ARE AUTHORISED TO BE IN POSSESSION OF SUCH AN ITEM. WE CAN POST THE KEY TO A WORK ADDRESS SUCH AS POLICE STATION, CUSTODY CENTRE ETC, OR YOU CAN E-MAIL US FROM A WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH WOULD SUPPORT YOUR AUTHORITY TO POSSESS ONE, WE WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO SEND TO A HOME ADDRESS

Rogue Security guards, bad rent-a-cops, and dirty real cops use the handcuffs this key goes to. Its just a good idea to have one handy..

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