How To Secure Your Windows 95/98 box against Local Intrusion.
Copyright 2000 Lumikant
Released by HackTech (www.hacktech.org)

This txt is here to teach you to keep people from accessing your personal files etc on your windows
95/98 pc. After reading this you should have a good idea of how to keep anyone from a brother or sister,
or if you are a admin, an annoying employee/student out of things they shouldn't see. The way I am
writing this, I am assuming you have good knowledge of your computer system, how it works, how to use
it etc.. If you need any clarification, just mail me and I will be glad to help you out. The first step
in securing your box is to secure CMOS. This is the key to your computer. It controls everything. With
most pc's you press the [del] key or F8 to enter CMOS. The first thing to do is set passwords. Make sure
you set the setup and users passwords. The next thing to do is set it to boot of from the HDD first, then
CD then floppy drive. This will make it so things like my root kit wont work on your computer. If you need
to use a boot disk, you can just change it in CMOS. Just make sure you change it back when you are done.
The next thing to do is set up a multiple user system. Make your own acct, making sure to keep in mind the
rules for making a strong password. Then get a policy editor. If you can't disable the the other accts with
a policy editor, then disable them all by disallowing usage of important files. Now you have to edit your
config.sys and add the line
BOOTKEYS=0
this will disallow the usage of the [shift]-F5 combo or F8 to gain access to the file system.
The next part of the securing is difficult. You need to put a small dot of solder onto your CMOS battery to
hold it. It wont hold it in place to such an extent that you cant change it, but it makes it annoying to
take out. Also, if anyone removes it to reset your CMOS you can tell your system has been compromised. The
next step is not available on all computers. Dependant on the type of case you have there may be a place to
lock your box. Do this... it prevents access to the inside of your computer, because if someone wanted to,
they could open your case, take your hdd and access your files, or they could put in a hdd of theirs and
access yours through it. 
Now you want to keep your passwords safe. With windows ALL of your passwords are saved to .pwl files in the
windows directory. make these files archived, hidden, system and read only. This can make it difficult to
copy/change them. Then set a password on your Screen Saver.
The next step is the most important.. GET PGP!!! get it get it get it. If you dont have PGP you're unsafe.
Crypt ANY files of ANY importance at all. Make sure your PGP pass phrase is at least 30 characters long.
Thats about it, im sure there are a few small details that i forgot, but this will get you well upon your
way to securing it. This covers all the major points. I hope this helped. If you need more info then mail
me and I'll help you out. btw, GET PGP.