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Subject: Re: Here is the latest with Guns Network and AK-47.NET


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Tracy
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Date Posted: 04:10:02 01/19/03 Sun
In reply to: BowHunt 's message, "Here is the latest with Guns Network and AK-47.NET" on 04:00:08 01/19/03 Sun
 It sounds like you have your hands full. I'm sure that I speak for everyone here when I say that GUNSNET ROCKS! Thanks for letting us know. You are much appreciated.



Here is the latest and what is going on....
>
>In stead of fixing and patching the server that the
>hackers some how got in. By the way this is not some
>24 year old college student hobby hacker, this is some
>of the best hacking we have EVER SEEN. We went in and
>closed off their portal program so everytime their
>program tried to make contact back with them and
>couldn't go throw our firewall, they had a failsafe
>program would bring down the website everytime. (We
>choked it to death and cut off the supply line to them
>LMAO)
>
>That is why you could get in and then 5 minutes later
>nothing. System would reboot itself then 10 minutes
>later their portal program would try to make contact.
>Then failsafe kicked in.
>
>So instead of playing their game. We (Chris & I) were
>authorized from the David & Mick to take off ALL the
>servers down. Big progress as we are made up of 6
>servers. Chris turn on the system at 2 AM last night
>and saved 8 GIG's of data. Then we had the host
>company format the all 7 HD's on main server and lay a
>new operating system down, then Chris went ahead about
>2 hours ago has been structuring our system. Since
>the hackers know our structure we have had to
>restructured it completely. One he has done this then
>we both lock the system down like we used to.
>
>These hackers were not trying to hurt our websites
>just borrow 40% of our resources. That is why our
>speed has deteriorated in the past 3 weeks.
>
>We are trying to get everything done by tonight. This
>is a long progress.
>
>Guns Network & AK-47.NET website is made up of 6
>servers, the main server which has the forums on it
>was hit. The SERVERS: mail, database for forums,
>graphic's, AK-47.net, and database for AK-47.net were
>not hit at all. Just the one that brings all of them
>together.
>
>This was the owners call and all of us decided instead
>of patching up or putting a band-aid on the situation.
> We needed to clean out this cancer and then lock the
>system down like we use to.
>
>It will be up soon, Chris & I has not slept much and
>cause the website is so large it will take awhile to
>fix it and turn the complete system on. We both have
>been going on 53 hours now with a hour here and few
>there. The hosting company has been one thru out last
>night as well with us.
>
>So as it is now, we have the main server up and Chris
>is again restructuring and reprogramming it with the
>other servers. I am networking them all back
>together. The host company now has the IP addresses
>done and DNS fixed. So hopefully within the next
>hours we can get it back up. It takes 15 minutes to
>boot up everything in sequence. and then reboot up the
>Mail servers.
>
>Knowing how large of a process this is, we are taking
>our time but know for sure we are double checking
>everything before bringing everything online. The
>lock down of the system will begin in 10 minutes now,
>I have been told. Once that is done, then the
>networking and boot up process.
>
>Then I can use some fucking SLEEP!
>
>Talk to you or should I say see you on the websites
>again and soon!
>
>Pete aka BowHunt
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Lemmee get this straight...awp10104:10:27 01/19/03 Sun
    Re: Lemmee get this straight...BowHunt04:27:03 01/19/03 Sun

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