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The tool he developed is called NanoCore. Licences were sold for $25. Below [0] is the latest wayback mirror. Sadly the "Terms of Services" didn't got archived.

by miduil 10y ago

The tool he developed is called NanoCore. Licences were sold for $25. Below [0] is the latest wayback mirror. Sadly the "Terms of Services" didn't got archived. Quote from the website, section "Remote Surveillance": [...] remote surveillance via Remote Desktop, Remote Webcam, and Audio feeds. [...] file and process surveillance. I wonder how many legit use-cases for such a tool are out there. Not everyone wants to use Teamviewer, and for example lthe feature with remote task manager seem to be useful for debugging/support. Though, a google search for "https://nanocore.io/Download.rar" https://nanocore.io/Download.rar" reveals another picture [1]. Also why is the rar-archive "protected" with a passphrase (hovering "Download" reveals "Password: NanoCore")? [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20170315201655/https://nanocore.io/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170315201655/https://nanocore.... [1] https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnanocore.io%2FDownload.rar https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=en&q=https%3A%2F%2Fna... *Edit: Formatting

NoGravitas 10y ago
Speaking neutrally, the legit use-case for that kind of tool is stated in the article -- for local network monitoring by budget-conscious network admins. Now, I personally think that the use of such tools is unethical, but the general opinion on HN seems to be that on a corporate network, anything the management wants to do on your machine is okay.
- munin 10y ago
  why does a budget conscious network admin need audio and video surveillance through people's computers? wouldn't the business just install some cameras? this tool was made for sextortion, marketed to predators, and the author is shocked when the feds show up...
  - forgottenpass 10y ago
    why does a budget conscious network admin need audio and video surveillance through people's computers? I don't know why organizations make decisions I would find unconscionable, but that doesn't mean they don't do it. IT departments often become the enablers of surveillance. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School_District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School...
  - kuschku 10y ago
    > why does a budget conscious network admin need audio and video surveillance through people's computers? wouldn't the business just install some cameras? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo
Mithaldu 10y ago
> Also why is the rar-archive "protected" with a passphrase Many AV suites recognize common and innocuous things in code as viruses (e.g. compression, heavily used in demoscene production). Putting a password on prevents the AV from scanning the file and blocking it outright.
- theandrewbailey 10y ago
  I've lost count of how many 4k and 64k intros have disappeared from my collection.
  - Neliquat 10y ago
    All the creative code in demos drives dectectors bonkers sometimes.
  - speeder 10y ago
    Once I made the mistake of using demo-related tools to craft my own gamedev tools and engines... (for example using kkrunchy to pack my stuff). One day I decided to isntall anti-virus and... whoooops, everything was nuked (the AV deleted without asking permission, didn't even bothered with quarantine). And back then I had no source control...

by miduil 10y ago

NoGravitas 10y ago

Speaking neutrally, the legit use-case for that kind of tool is stated in the article -- for local network monitoring by budget-conscious network admins. Now, I personally think that the use of such tools is unethical, but the general opinion on HN seems to be that on a corporate network, anything the management wants to do on your machine is okay.

munin 10y ago
why does a budget conscious network admin need audio and video surveillance through people's computers? wouldn't the business just install some cameras? this tool was made for sextortion, marketed to predators, and the author is shocked when the feds show up...
- forgottenpass 10y ago
  why does a budget conscious network admin need audio and video surveillance through people's computers? I don't know why organizations make decisions I would find unconscionable, but that doesn't mean they don't do it. IT departments often become the enablers of surveillance. For example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School_District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbins_v._Lower_Merion_School...
- kuschku 10y ago
  > why does a budget conscious network admin need audio and video surveillance through people's computers? wouldn't the business just install some cameras? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo

Mithaldu 10y ago

> Also why is the rar-archive "protected" with a passphrase Many AV suites recognize common and innocuous things in code as viruses (e.g. compression, heavily used in demoscene production). Putting a password on prevents the AV from scanning the file and blocking it outright.

theandrewbailey 10y ago
I've lost count of how many 4k and 64k intros have disappeared from my collection.
- Neliquat 10y ago
  All the creative code in demos drives dectectors bonkers sometimes.
- speeder 10y ago
  Once I made the mistake of using demo-related tools to craft my own gamedev tools and engines... (for example using kkrunchy to pack my stuff). One day I decided to isntall anti-virus and... whoooops, everything was nuked (the AV deleted without asking permission, didn't even bothered with quarantine). And back then I had no source control...