FTA Security Questions
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 213 Registered: Sep-06 | I am a FTA neophyte and I appreciate what some members of this site are doing to make us alert about the security aspect of FTA use. I have the following questions: 1. Would it be a safe practice not to have any bins in your computer other than when you are downloading to your box? 2. Is a loader bin legal? 3. If you do a factory reset to your box is IT then legal? 4. Are there any other thing that are not mentioned above that may be illegal to have? 5. Would it be a good idea to have a security camera at your front door to make a fast factory reset at the appropriate time? 6. Are there any other instant techniques known to destroy files if need be? we are all in this together and we can help each other out in a Robin Hood fashion by coming up with ideas and relaying necessary info. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9319 Registered: Jan-06 | Chances are very slim of being busted...UNLESS someone "drops a dime" on you...thats when they could come to the house with a warrant and probable cause, and check out your computer and receiver......they can tell if the receiver has been altered, UNLESS U immediately did a factory default before they seize it..and anything that was on your computer ever, can be found.. membership at sites is just "additional" evidence they would use if U were to be busted...most busts are of site owners and dealers, selling and/or providing hardware or software for "illegal" reception of DN and Bev signals..the end uses who get popped are usually due to their purchase of illegal iso programmers, access cards, previously modified FTA receivers, or someone called the cops on them for vengeance.. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9320 Registered: Jan-06 | BTW...when U join a site, U provide your email address and the web site logs your IP (computer house address), all of which can be traced back to you...BUT that evidence, though very important, is secondary to other evidence that is more prominent and damaging.. |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 214 Registered: Sep-06 | Thanks LK!! That gives me a much better perspective. |
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Silver Member Username: HardrockstrikerPost Number: 800 Registered: Apr-06 | zulu: 1. nothing wrong with having bins on your computer. 2. I don't know what you mean by "loader bin". There are loaders and there are bins. Loaders are merely tools to get the bin onto your receiver. Bin is what gives you illegal tv. It is against the law to have the modified bin on your receiver to get "free" tv. 3. Factory reset does NOT reset your modified bin to the factory bin. So, doing the reset does not make your box legal - you will have to reload the factory bin. 4. Just the bin is illegal. Of course you need the latest keys to make everything work, but, a modified bin is enough evidence. 5. Cops will get a warrant to take your receiver to check for modified bin. If they're at your door you will have to reload your factory bin very quickly. But, like LK says chances are slim they'll catch you. 6. see #3. |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 215 Registered: Sep-06 | Thanks Jason!! What I meant was a loader, but after your answer it is irrelavent. Good info!! |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York City in-HD, NY Post Number: 1128 Registered: Oct-06 | In order to say a crime has been committed you have to have all of the followings: - A criminal - A victim - A Crime Scene - List of evidence - Evidence connecting the criminal to crime scene - Probable cause to make an arrest Let's say you are in Boston and receiving BEV There is no crime committed without BEV getting jurisdiction to press charges against you. Vice verse between Canada and US No presence of victim no crime I'm not saying do anything you want Wherever you are anytime you sell or buy illegal devices will be tracked back to you connecting to a crime scene. |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 221 Registered: Sep-06 | Thanks King...I have a better perspective now!!.....You are pretty creative with FTA Gismos!! Can you think of a device to instantly destroy the evidence in a box with the flip of a switch?? or maybe I am a bit to paranoid. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9396 Registered: Jan-06 | Z, U are Paranoid...hell I know many cops who also do FTA...FTA is about as safe as it can be UNLESS U piss off someone who may rat on you...and even then, the cops will not react unless the DA can establish probable cause for a judge to issue a search warrant...and a "vengeful" woman or ex friend's heresay, may not be enough "probable cause" to warrant any judge to order and authorize a search warrant.. so chill...get some popcorn, kick back and watch the movie..or Sox kick azz! |
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Gold Member Username: TapemanNew York City in-HD, NY Post Number: 1133 Registered: Oct-06 | I say one thing Stay away from making profit cuz this is how you can get cought Keep it a clean hobbey no one will bother yo |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 222 Registered: Sep-06 | Yup!! Hobby for me!! and the Sox are winning 8-1 |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 2622 Registered: Jun-06 | C/P "WTF...wow, is this NOT true!...some very WRONG statements here..but typical of LK.. " To have BINs on your computer is not a crime. Using FTA to pirate signals is illegal; however, courts in Canada will not convict you unless you are selling FTA receivers and changing them to make a profit. And, LK, try and convince a magistrate to issue a Search Warrant against an individual who is using FTA for his own use - you will hit a brick wall. |
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Gold Member Username: SatscannerBeaversbush, Sportsmans P... Great White ... Post Number: 1900 Registered: Nov-06 | I see it like smoking pot and having some for your own personal use.Yes it may be illegal,but the courts aren't gonna do much,if anything at all. it's wide open and everthing including the dog has a dish on his doghouse up here. i |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 240 Registered: Sep-06 | Doing a little Security searching I found that there are many sites that run free scans to see how many files can safely be removed from your memory like JAP but I have found a simpler, faster and free technique that you can do yourself without downloading anything. It may be something that you want to do to your PC on a regular basis: go to: all programs, then go to accessories, then to system tools, then to disk clean up and perform the operation. You will notice that in system tools you also have a disk defragmentor option, this option reconfigures your memory capapility and speeds up you PC. I have done both and have no problems. I would appreciate your input and any other memory evidence cleanup ideas. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9470 Registered: Jan-06 | disk cleanup only deletes unwanted/unneeded files that U select, such as in your recyle bin..it doesn't scan for viruses or spyware..it helps but is no biggie.. defrag just sort of like puts things back into place...like a messy file cabinet,...used together once a month or 2 , cleanup and defrag will possible speed your computer up a little...many techs will tell u to NOT use defrag, cause it wears the HD...neither cleanup nor defrag, will improve your computer security....awhile back I posted very good FREE anti vitus and anti malware/spyware programs and links here.. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9471 Registered: Jan-06 | Ad-Aware..considered the one of the best anti spyware, better than the Norton and Macfee paid programs..and updates daily... http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?p art=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5 spybot..another anti spyware http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html Spywareblaster 3.51 ..another great anti spyware http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ AVG 7.5 Anti Virus ...FREE and considered the BEST of all anti VIRUS programs http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10645435.html |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 241 Registered: Sep-06 | Thnks LK.......Does disk cleanup erase any HD history like JAP and other evidence cleaners? |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9474 Registered: Jan-06 | disk clean will clear your history but if U mean "clean/clear" history as if to avoid serious criminal charges such as child p*orn etc...NO, U cannot clean the HD AND "ERASE" the old images ...computer legal experts can find anything U ever had..but for just "routine " cleanings, its OK.. |
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Silver Member Username: Donnie1973Tennessee Post Number: 544 Registered: May-06 | if u use the proper software and zero it out, which can be done easily, they cant find sh1t! |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 2663 Registered: Jun-06 | Zulu: You are confusing issues here. JAP is a software that allws you to surf internet using a static IP they provide and therefore your real IP is not traceable. It is offered by zdnet.com, and I expect it will be reliable software. "Overview: JAP makes it possible to surf the Internet anonymously and unobservably. Without Anonymization, every computer in the internet communicates using a traceable Address. That means the website visited, the Internet service provider (ISP), and any eavesdropper on the internet connection can determine which websites the user of a specific computer visits. Even the information which the user calls up can be intercepted and seen if encryption is not used. JAP uses a single static address which is shared by many JAP users. That way neither the visited website, nor an eavesdropper can determine which user visited which website. " The other issue is erasing information on the hard drive. Both in theory and in practice it is possible. When a hard drive is "raw" formatted, there is a pattern put in to demarcate sectors and tracks. The information in the sectors is deliberately put in as a character. When software "erases" a file it only erases the first poster to the file, so it can be easily revived. However there is software that will go and put false information on each of the sectors used by the file. After this permanent erasure of the file, contrary to the great God LK's statement, no computer wizard on earth or in heaven, can revive the old information. The file is fully wiped out. Actually there is more than one piece of software, and I would recommend it for use always when you are about to sell your computer to somebody. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Secure-cleaning/CHAOS-Shredder.shtml http://erase-files.qarchive.org/ http://www.dirfile.com/freeware/completely-erase-files.htm |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 2664 Registered: Jun-06 | LK: You said this without knowing anything about file erasure or hard drive formatting. "...computer legal experts can find anything U ever had...." Will you stop posting wrong information? You have not the slightest idea of what is involved in data storage. Complete cleanup of files and data is available and there are several peices of software available to do the job. |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 247 Registered: Sep-06 | Thank You Nalin.....If you get a chance go here: |
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Silver Member Username: HardrockstrikerPost Number: 832 Registered: Apr-06 | There are proggies, such as "killdisk", that will write zeros to your entire hard disk a hundred times over. This should be sufficient enough to erase anything. Of course, with a very, very expensive microscope, one can still recover the data. But will investigators use such a microscope for satellite signal theft?... I think not. Also, tor is another good http proxy for surfing. Or if you have wireless, then use a wi-fi hotspot (my personal fave). But, once again, unless you're making a living of off satellite piracy, or, someone's trying to make an example of you, then don't sweat it. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9502 Registered: Jan-06 | nada...if u had ever worked with crime scene and foresnic investigators, u would know better..I know many FBI, secret service and other government specialists would prove U an idiot with such stupid remarks...U are like talking to a 5 yr old...u will argue about anything... BTW... I specificially stated that with satellite hacking, the crime doesn't require such intensive investigative methods.. I now believe U are "kneegrows aka CWC" returned, using another approach to disrupt these forums....U have already run off some of the best here such as PRFRMNJ, spanky, helter skelter etc, to name a few and now are working on me next...U are a NARC!!... or an idiot!...and I am really getting bored with u and your BS on this site.. |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 248 Registered: Sep-06 | Nalin!! LK has been very helpful to me and dedicates much of his time to others. I can understand why he gets frustrated at people who prefer "spoonfeeding"..I wish you could get along better. |
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Silver Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 249 Registered: Sep-06 | AND he is a Sox and Pats fan!! |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 2678 Registered: Jun-06 | LK: Your post was just rubbish. You have definite proof that you can hack that has been elctronically erased and then low level formatted, let me have the URL. I suppose you do not even know what "electronically erased" or "low level formatting" means. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9505 Registered: Jan-06 | I'm done with U immigrant! |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 2679 Registered: Jun-06 | LK: Your reply does not make sense. For months you have been chasing me and posting after all my post trying to belittle me. So you can't mean it when you say "I'm done with U immigrant!" Perhaps it was meant for your paranoid self, because you are the Irish immigrant in your country and I am a rightful citizen of mine. I don't know who "kneegrows aka CWC" are, so I cannot comment further there. Anyway, when you do have a chance to find out more, do let me know. In the meant time, I can see through like everybody else, your name dropping and your connections with all the big ones. |
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Gold Member Username: SatscannerBeaversbush, Sportsmans P... Great White ... Post Number: 1956 Registered: Nov-06 | Does "fta security " fall under the domain of "Homeland security" ? |
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Gold Member Username: SatscannerBeaversbush, Sportsmans P... Great White ... Post Number: 1957 Registered: Nov-06 | To me,it means making sure all nuts and bolts are tight when mounting your dish. |
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Gold Member Username: NydasPost Number: 2723 Registered: Jun-06 | Any means of communications - even a simple letter posted can fall under the the domain of "Homeland security". It is the content that defines it. |
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