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- Access Denied Version 3.11 for Windows 95/98/ME
-
- (c) 1999-2001 John Security
-
- The best security program protecting your PC.
-
- Released 12/16/2000
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-
- Congratulations!
- You have obtained the most powerful password-controlled boot protector
- and desktop locker!
-
- Before you begin to use this program, please read this important note:
-
- Default Username and Passwords:
- Default Admin Password: admin (case sensitive)
- Default User Name: user (not case sensitive)
- Default Password: password (case sensitive)
-
- !!! WARNING !!! Internation users!
-
- If you use international or localized version of Windows, please use only
- ENGLISH LETTERS in passwords and usernames. Password check can be before
- Windows load national keyboard and screen support. You can be UNABLE to enter
- your name and password on boot-up, so please don't include your national
- symbols in passwords and usernames.
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
- 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- 2. FEATURES
- 3. GETTING STARTED
- 4. SCREEN GUARD
- 5. SUPPORT
- 6. REGISTERING
- 7. UPGRADE POLICY
- 8. CONTACT THE AUTHOR
-
- =======================
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- =======================
-
- Minimum configuration:
- Windows 95/98/ME, 8Mb RAM, 650Kb of free disk space.
- See how small it is!!
-
- Note: Access Denied works only in Windows 95/98/ME, but NOT in Windows NT.
-
- ==========
- FEATURES
- ==========
-
- - Multi-user support (up to 450 users)
- - Single user's password support
- - Guarding desktop
- - Password encryption
- - Colour highlighted log files with integrity test
- - Compressed log files
- - Simple but effective interface
- - And much, much more
-
- With Access Denied you can have:
-
- - Complete control of access to your computer
- - Generate alarms from any attempt at unauthorised access
- - Complete log of unauthorised access attempts
- - Safeguard your important information
-
- ===================
- GETTING STARTED
- ===================
-
- So, you have decided to try Access Denied.
-
- Important!!!! Please read this note before proceeding.
-
- First, you should understand what "password on boot" is, and how it works.
- After installation and after reboot, if you have installed it correctly, you
- will see this message:
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- "User Access Verification".
-
- To continue booting you must enter a name and password. At first, use the
- default username and password (don't lose it, write on paper before first
- reboot).
-
- After you reboot, you will be asked for user verification,use either of these
- combinations for the first log-on:
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- Username: user
- Password: password
-
- Or
-
- Username: root
- Password: admin
-
- When the computer has finished booting, you need to replace the user name and
- password in Access Denied using the Administration program. Click on 'START',
- then 'Programs' then 'Access Denied' then "Access Denied Administration".This
- is assuming you used the default locations.
-
- After you click on "Access Denied Administration" a box will pop up asking you
- for a password. Use the default password "admin" for the first time. If the
- password is correct then you should get the "Access Denied Administration -
- Boot Access Log" window. Underneath this are five menus:
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- * Logs
- * User's Management
- * Security
- * Screen Guard
- * Help
-
- Choose User's Management, then Modify Users, and change 'root' to your own
- password. This will ensure that no one else can change passwords if your
- computer is already on and you are away from your desk.
-
- Then, add yourself as a new user, and delete the user "user". Your name is the
- one you will use for log-on and reboot.
-
- Do you want to enable another user to use your computer? You can add names and
- passwords for them also. Follow the procedure outlined above.
-
- If you want to use the single password mode,it will prompt for only a password
- on boot-up,you must select one user whose password will get you access to your
- computer. To do that you must use the following menu:
-
- "Security->Boot's Password->Single password mode to user->"
-
- Once it's selected, you must enter the password for that user. For example, if
- you select default user "user", for access to your computer you must also use
- the default password,which is "password".Of course, if you select another user,
- or change passwords, you will use that user's password.
-
- However, don't worry if you set "Single password mode" which has a password
- unknown to you, at boot-up password prompt, press CTRL+D to switch username
- prompts, then log-in under your own username.
-
- In the "Security" menu you have a choice enabling you to manage your boot-up
- password prompt (pop-up menu "Boot's passwords" or "Manage boot's prompt").And
- you can call here dialog "Edit boot's access messages". Also to make you even
- more secure, put a tick against the "No boot keys" for added protection. It's
- sometimes desirable to disable boot keys, because during the boot process,
- password protection may be by-passed by pressing F4 or F8 to go into DOS mode
- and bypass Windows. Disabling these keys ensures that this will be avoided.
-
- Each change in the above menus are automatically written to the log files.
-
- There should now be three menus that are important:
-
- * User management log * contains all the administration of the system,such as
- addition of users, change to passwords, etc.
-
- * Boot Access Log * keeps information on all attempted access to the computer
- on boot-up, (successful or otherwise).
-
- * Screen Guard Log * keeps messages from Screen Guard like start, attempts to
- login, etc
-
- Check these files often to see if there have been any attempts of unauthorised
- access.
-
- How do you know that this Access Denied protection is reliable?
- Try to bypass it, I am you sure you will find it quite difficult to find a way
- round it. But to ensure 100% reliance it is necessary to take additional
- measures.
-
- First, disable booting from floppy in the Bios. This feature is in the CMOS
- set-up menu. At boot-up time, press 'DEL' to enter this menu. Select "BIOS
- features set-up" and look for "Boot Sequence". Use keys Page DOWN and UP for
- set this value to "C,A".It means that the BIOS will look for your system on C:
- (the hard drive) first, and if a system was not found there, then on floppy
- drive A:. Another value of this menu item is that you can specify the drive
- search order. If your BIOS can support booting from a CD-ROM, you can set
- "Boot Sequence" to "C, CDROM, A". It is important that the hard drive (C:)
- is first in this list.It will also speed up booting, because the BIOS does not
- have to spend time looking for a system on the floppy drive. Follow on-screen
- instructions to save the new set-up.
-
- You must also set a password for access to the CMOS set-up. Different versions
- of BIOS have different ways of implementing this feature. Look for a section
- called "Supervisor password",or "User password" or simply "Password",highlight
- it with the cursor keys and press "Enter". Enter and confirm your password and
- your BIOS password is set up. Follow on-screen instructions to save the new
- set-up. (To remove this feature, follows the same procedure, but just after
- entering your old password press "Enter" for the new password.)
-
- After this, anyone wanting to enter the CMOS set-up must enter the password.
- Your system has become unbreakable. If you forget your CMOS password you must
- disconnect the CMOS battery on the motherboard to erase the settings, then
- reset all the BIOS values again.
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- ================
- SCREEN GUARD
- ================
-
- You can lock your desktop by Screen Guard - screen saver what always verify
- for correct username and password. Usernames and passwords is the same of
- Access Denied.Against default Windows password protected screen savers, Screen
- Guard provide more security because deciphering of Access Denied passwords
- take so many times, that really it cannot be made. Windows screen savers
- passwords can be easy decrypted, this algorithm is published on Net and there
- are tens of programs for doing it. Download my simple application Show Screen
- Saver Password (SSSP.exe) from: http://www.nt.unets.ru/john/SSSP.EXE and you
- can see standard screen saver password if you forgot it.
-
- Screen Guard can use your favorite screen saver, first is starting of your
- screen saver and when it ended you will be requested for username and password,
- so maybe you can not notice that Screen Guard is installed is default screen
- saver. Selecting of your screen saver is in setup window of Screen Guard and
- almost does not differ from Windows screen setting. You can call Screen Guard
- Setup window from Access Denied menu:"Screen Guard->Setting..."or from desktop
- screen savers properties or right-clicking on Screen Guard Launcher icon from
- system tray and choice "Setting of Screen Guard" in pop-up menu.
-
- Screen Guard Launcher is system tray program that can easy lock your desktop
- if you click on her lock icon or press CTRL+ALT+F9. So if anyone is walking
- near and you wish hide info on your screen, you can make it fast. For
- automatically blocking of your PC, select Screen Guard to default screen saver
- by setting in checked state "Screen Guard->Using Screen Guard as screen saver"
- menu item in Access Denied Administration.
-
- In some cases it is necessary to provide to your co-workers printer or sharing
- intenet connection, installed on your computer, but you not need to provide
- full access to viewing your files for everybody. After you had checking
- "Screen Guard -> Autorun after Windows starting" menu item of Access Denied
- Administration, your computer will be automatical start Screen Guard after
- loading operation system and Windows begun provide access to printer or modem
- via network. But because Screen Guard is locking your desktop at this moment,
- the keyboard and mouse will be unaccessible without correct password and your
- computer will working with other users only via network. Your co-workers can
- use modem or printer without you but your files will be locked.
-
- You can setup Screen Guard for entering of only one password without username,
- in this case correct password is taken from last logged user,and if you logged
- at boot up under user _smith_ with password _4c51_, password for Screen Guard
- will be _4c51_. For enabling of this feature keep marked "Screen Guard->Single
- password" menu item in Access Denied Administration. If this menu is unmarked,
- Screen Guard will requested for username and password and authorization will
- occur just as and on boot-up: need correct username and password.
-
- On some Window versions meets hole in screen saver security, screen saver
- password can be bypass if you put to CD-ROM auto played CD, such as many games,
- soft wares, audio, what auto run CD when you insert it. Screen saver will
- terminated without inquiry and checking of correct password and anyone can get
- access to your PC, even if you protect it by password, if he insert autorun CD.
- I saw this bug on Windows 95 OSR2 build 4.00.1111 but Windows 98 are fixed for
- this hole. If you have this problem, you can lock CD-ROM door for running time
- of Screen Guard by mark "Screen Guard -> Lock CD-ROM" menu in Access Denied
- Administration, and while Screen Guard is run, CD-ROM's door can't be ejected
- and so any CD can't be inserted and run. After you enter correct username and
- password CD-ROM door will be unlocked by opening and closing. I recommend to
- enable of this option if you really have bugged Windows, first check it by
- running Screen Guard and inserting autorun CD, if you will see desktop without
- password after CD is run, you need to enable this option.
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- ===========
- SUPPORT
- ===========
-
- Registered users can get support by sending e-mail to: access@fnmail.com
- Please put "TechInfo" in the subject field.
-
- =============
- REGISTERING
- =============
-
- To register, you can take advantage of the services of Universal Commerce, Inc.
- This simple procedure is an online registration using your credit card and a
- secure internet protocol. The process will take about 10 minutes.
- Follow the link:
-
- https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=2010-1
-
-
- You can also order the program on the phone (Product ID: 2010-1 ACCESS DENIED):
-
- Toll Free: 877-353-7297
- Regular (internation): +1-425-392-2294
-
- Fax and Postal registrations are available by filling in the order form. You
- can find DOS, Word and HTML versions of the form in the directory where you
- installed Access Denied. Print and fill out any of these forms and send it by
- one of the following methods:
-
- Fax:
-
- Toll Free: 888-353-7276
- Regular (internation): +1-425-392-0223
-
- Post:
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- Register Now!
- Dept # 2010-1
- P O Box 1816
- Issaquah, WA 98027
- United States of America
-
-
- You can also pay by cheque - mail the order form together with a cheque made
- out to "Register Now!". Currency must be in US dollars.
-
-
- ================
- UPGRADE POLICY
- ================
-
- All upgrades to Access Denied are free to registered users, regardless of
- version number.
-
- ====================
- CONTACT THE AUTHOR
- ====================
-
- Should you find any bug, have a question or require more information you
- can contact the author at e-mail: access@fnmail.com
-
-