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NetBus v.1.70
Copyright 1998 © Carl-Fredrik
Neikter
Description
The program can be used as
a nice remote administration tool, or just to have some fun with your friends on
the net. The network must support TCP/IP.
Installation
NetBus consists of a server
and a client-part. The server-part is the program which must be running on the
computer you wish to administrate. The client-part is the program you use to
connect to another computer.
To install the NetBus
server, you just run Patch.exe, on the target computer. By default it installs
itself in the system, so it starts automatically every time Windows starts. In
the NetBus-client you address the target with IP-numbers or
host-names.
Note
that you don’t see Patch when it’s running – it’s hiding itself automatically at
start-up.
Parameters
There are some command-line
parameters you can use with Patch:
·
Patch /noadd means that you don’t want Patch to start
every Windows-session, probably most used for testing
purposes.
·
Patch /remove removes itself from memory and
registry.
·
Patch /pass:xxx installs the server with the given
password.
·
Patch /port:xxx installs the server to use TCP-port xxx,
instead of the default 12345.
·
Ultra-fast Port scanner.
·
Port Redirect – redirects data to another host and
port.
·
Server setup – configures the server-exe with some
options, like TCP-port and mail notification.
·
Application Redirect – redirects I/O from console
applications to a specified TCP-port.
·
Possibility to restrict access to only a few
IP-numbers.
The well-known
version 1.6 has been out for a while now. Many requests for new features has
been asked since then. At last, at least some of them are now
implemented.
Plans for the
future is of course an even more powerful tool. Unfortunately, the time I can
spend on developing NetBus is limited.
You contact me by
sending an e-mail to cf@trancometer.se. However, due to the high amount of
incoming mails, I may be unable to answer you.
Features
·
Open/close the CD-ROM once
or in intervals (specified in seconds).
·
Show optional image. If no full path of the image is
given it will look for it in the Patch-directory. The supported image-formats is
BMP and JPG.
·
Swap mouse buttons – the right mouse button gets the left
mouse button’s functions and vice versa.
·
Start optional application.
·
Play optional sound-file. If no full path of the
sound-file is given it will look for it in the Patch-directory. The supported
sound-format is WAV.
·
Point the mouse to optional coordinates. You can even
navigate the mouse on the target computer with your own.
·
Show a message dialog on the screen. The answer is always
sent back to you.
·
Shutdown the system, logoff the user
etc.
·
Go to an optional URL within the default
web-browser.
·
Send keystrokes to the active application on the target
computer. The text in the field ”Message/text” will be inserted in the
application that has focus. (”|” represents enter).
·
Listen for keystrokes and send them back to
you.
·
Get a screendump (should not be used over slow
connections).
·
Return information about the target
computer.
·
Upload any file from you to the target computer. With
this feature it will be possible to remotely update Patch with a new
version.
·
Increase and decrease the
sound-volume.
·
Record sounds that the microphone catch. The sound is
sent back to you.
·
Make click sounds every time a key is
pressed.
·
Download and deletion of any file from the target. You
choose which file you wish to download/delete in a view that represents the
harddisks on the target.
·
Keys (letters) on the keyboard can be
disabled.
·
Password-protection
management.
·
Show, kill and focus windows on the
system.
·
Find NetBus servers with the ultra-fast Port
scanner.
·
Redirect data on a specified TCP-port to another host and
port.
·
Redirect console applications I/O to a specified TCP-port
(telnet the host at the specified port to interact with the
application).
·
Configure the server-exe with options like TCP-port and
mail notification.
·
Possibility to restrict access to only a few IP-numbers
(but be prepared for IP-spoofing).
The functions above (there
are some logical exceptions) can be delayed an optional number of seconds before
they are executing.
Password
protection
If you just want to have
fun with your friend’s computer yourself, and don’t want someone else to connect
to it you can password protect it. To accomplish this you start the server with
the parameter /pass:thepassword, or use the administration functions in
NetBus.
Now everybody who hasn’t the correct password will fail when trying to connect or sending commands to that computer.
Hint
You should perhaps test the
functions in NetBus against yourself before you start using it with your
friends, so you know what’s happening (send text will, however, not work on
yourself)! Your own machine can be addressed via
”localhost”.
Systemdemands
Windows 95, Windows
NT or later versions of Windows.