How To Backup Ps1/PS2 Games

Okay, these are some methods to backup PS2 titles and Xbox titles, in order to play a backup you need a modchip of some sort, I have also included a tutorial on boot methods. Follow any one of these instructions to fit your needs. You can tell what format the PS2 title is by looking at the written side of the disc, DVD's are Silver and CD's are Purple. The DVD backup methods here consist of reading the image to the hard drive then burning it to the media for an easier backup, this depends on your hardware and its setup. I say that because the proper setup would be to have the Reader and Writer on separate IDE cables. This allows no cross information when doing Disc to Disc/On the fly copying. But, since most people would not know how to check or fix this, I suggest reading the image to your Hard Drive and then burning from there. *A little useful trick*, If the DVD backup "image" is small enough in size you can fit it onto a CD-R (80 minute or larger if need be) instead of using a more expensive DVD-R. I have done this succesfully using Prassi and the first tutorial for it below. In addition a DVD Movie backup will play on a PS2/Xbox without a chip. As I get more info I will update.

PS1/PS2 CD backup tutorial

Using CloneCD (v4.x.xx) for PS1/PS2

• Start CloneCD


• Select "Copy CD"


• Select your Reader, press Next


• Select "Game CD", press Next


• Select/Deselect your options here (on the fly, cue or delete) then press Next


• Select your Writer, press Next


• Select your burn speed and "Game CD"


• Press "OK" to begin

Using Alcohol 120% for PS1/PS2

• Start Alcohol 120%


• Select Copy Wizard


• Select your Reader & Read Speed


• Select or Deselect Copy current disc on the fly


• For Datatype select which console PS1 or PS2, press Next


• Select your Image location and Name for it, press Next


• Select you Writer, Write Speed and anything else you feel you might need


• Make sure the Datatype selected is the same you chose above


• Press Start to begin

PS2 DVD backup tutorials (Using Prassi Primo )

• Start Primo


• Select "go to full application"


• Right Click the drive that has your original in it


• Select "build global image" and choose a path for the image (preferably on an NTFS opsys)


• After the image is extracted go to next step


• Choose the 3rd disc icon from the left *or* click file, new job, Global/Other Image


• Then just burn the .gi (global image) of the game

This next way has one less step which saves some time because once you press record it does everything by itself (if you have a DVD reader and DVD Writer)

• Start Primo


• Use the "PrimoDVD Starter" (it's easier, and less confusing)


• Choose "disc copy"


• Select your Reader and Also your Writer


• Select "make a temp image on HD..."


• Select your burn speed and then record to begin

Using Nero

• Start Nero, Use the Wizard (for easy use)


• Select "DVD" then select Next


• Select "Copy a DVD" then select Next


• Select your source drive


• Check OFF "copy on the fly" then select next


• Select your write speed


• Select either "Test", "Test and Burn" or "Burn"


• Press "Burn" to begin

This next way is without the Wizard

• Start Nero, and select "File" then "New..."


• On upper left side of the window from the drop down menu select "DVD"


• Select "DVD Copy" Icon


• Select "Copy options" tab


• Check OFF "copy on the fly"


• Select source drive and read speed


• If needed Select "Image" tab to choose image directory and select/deselect "delete image..."


• Select "Burn" tab and choose your settings


• Press "Copy" to begin

Using Alcohol 120%

• Start Alcohol 120%


• Select Copy Wizard


• Select your Reader


• For Separate Image file every:choose Never Separate


• Select or Deselect Copy current disc on the fly, press Next


• Select your Image location and Name for it, press Next


• Select you Writer, Write Speed and anything else you feel you might need


• Select or Deselect Delete image file after recording


• Press Start to begin

XBOX backup tutorials

Xbox original games are burned from the outside in. The only way to backup a title is to have a modchip like X-exuter (best), Enigma, or Xodus/Matrix. You also have to flash the bios and have a CD program inserted or installed into the X-Box named EVO-X (this allows you to assign the X-Box an IP address). The game has to be stored on the X-Box's HD, this allows you to file transfer the title to your PC using an ftp program like FlaxhFXP (best) or similar. From there you use a burning application to make the backup. Some applications allows you to "drag & drop" right from the Xbox or you can build an ISO of the image then burn to CD-R/W or DVD-R/W backup. (I will update this to show steps as soon as I have a minute)

Modded PS2 with or without Action Replay/GameShark CD & DVD backup booting methods.

PS2 with NeoKey/Sbox & AR/GS, PS1 CD backup booting

• Turn on PS2 and NeoKey/Sbox


• Press Eject


• Insert PS1 CD backup


• Press reset


• PS2 tray will close


• PS1 CD backup will now boot

PS2 with NeoKey/Sbox & AR/GS, PS2 CD backup booting

• Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot


• Power on your PS2


• Insert AR/GS disc


• At the AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With/Without codes


• Eject and swap to your PS2 CD backup and press X.


• Screen will change and game will now boot

Note - Neokey will not play DVD-R!

Note - Old versions of AR2/GS2 you might need to press R1+O instead of X to boot games

PS2 with Neo 2.2, PS1 CD backup booting

• Turn on PS2


• Press Eject


• Insert PS1 CD backup


• Press reset


• PS2 tray will close


• PS1 CD backup will now boot

PS2 with Neo 2.2 & AR/GS, PS2 CD backup booting

• Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot


• Power on your PS2


• Insert AR/GS disc


• At the AR/GS menu, select Start Game, With/Without codes


• Eject and swap to your PS2 CD backup and press X.


• Screen will change and game will now boot

PS2 with Neo 2.2 & AR/GS, PS2 DVD backup booting

• 1. Have AR/GS dongle in a memory card slot


• 2. Power on your PS2


• 3. Insert AR/GS disc, close tray


• 4. Power off your PS2, wait a few seconds


• 5. Press and Hold Reset button to load AR/GS


• 6. At the AR2/GS2 menu, press EJECT while still holding Reset


• 7. Swap AR/GS disc for an Original-TOC-DVD* and wait 10 seconds


• 8. Select "AR/GS Codes"


• 9. Highlight "Add new code" and press X to get to the next screen


• 10. Press X three times. You will see "Updating code list please wait" each time)


• 11. Press "Start" on controller


• 12. Select "Without codes", press X


• 13. Then Press X again, and immediately release the Reset button, you will see "Updating code list please wait"


• 14. The PS2 tray will eject allowing you to swap Original-TOC-DVD* for DVD backup and then close on it?s own


• 15. Screen will change and game will now boot

Note - "Original-TOC-DVD" is an original DVD that is a larger file size than the backup

PS2 with Messiah

• PSX Backups will boot directly.


• PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly.


• PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly.


• PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly.

PS2 with Magic 2, 3 or 3.5

• PSX Backups will boot directly.


• PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly.


• PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly.


• PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly.

Ps2 with Apple Mod

• PSX Backups will boot directly.


• PS2 CD-R Backups will boot directly.


• PS2 Unpatched EA backups will boot directly.


• PS2 DVD-R Backups will boot directly.

Downloads / Software you need

• Alcohol 120%


• Nero


• Prassi

Get the hardware from the nearest radioshack :)

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Microsoft Warns of Serious MS-SQL 2000 & 2005 Vulnerability

Another big flaw has been discovered in Microsoft software just a few days after they broke their patch cycle to issue a patch for the IE bug that allowed remote code execution.

This time however it doesn’t really effect home users or the general consumer, it’s a more specific server side vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and 2005 versions. It seems pretty serious though as it also appears that this vulnerability if exploited properly could lead to remote code execution.

Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software. Microsoft issued a security advisory late Monday, saying that the bug could be exploited to run unauthorized software on systems running versions of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005.

Attack code that exploits the bug has been published, but Microsoft said that it has not yet seen this code used in online attacks. Database servers could be attacked using this flaw if the criminals somehow found a way to log onto the system, and Web applications that suffered from relatively common SQL injection bugs could be used as stepping stones to attack the back-end database, Microsoft said.

Desktop users running the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine or SQL Server 2005 Express could be at risk in some circumstances, Microsoft said.

Again I wonder how far behind the curve Microsoft is with this? Usually these kind of bugs have been discovered by the more malicious parties way before Microsoft has any idea that their software is vulnerable.

It claims that the code hasn’t been used in online attacks, but honestly if it was used well by a smart party who would even know? SQL injection could lead to this attack being executed and the code is published online so I find it unlikely that it hasn’t been used.

The bug lies in a stored procedure called “sp_replwritetovarbin,” which is used by Microsoft’s software when it replicates database transactions. It was publicly disclosed on December 9 by SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab, which said it had notified Microsoft of the issue in April.

“Systems with Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 4, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 are not affected by this issue,” Microsoft said in its advisory.

This is the third serious bug in Microsoft’s software to be disclosed in the past month, but it is unlikely to be used in widespread attacks, according to Marc Maiffret, director of professional services, with The DigiTrust Group, a security consulting firm. “It is rather low risk given other vulnerabilities that exist,” he said via instant message. “There are a lot of better ways to currently compromise windows systems.”

The bug was discovered by someone in April this year, so that’s at least 7 months someone has known about it..but only know when the vendor discloses it then Microsoft chooses to say something about it.

It is a fairly low risk vulnerability due to the requirements needed to execute it effectively, but still it’s another chink in the Microsoft armour to add to the (long long) list.

Source: Network World

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Disable Block Invisible Status Checker

If you ask me what should you do if you want you never got check it by invisible checker, then I will answer in 1 years ago there no way you can avoid being checked it by invisible checker. But now, I believe, I found a new ways to protect our self from being checked it by such invisible status detector. Yes, We can block invisible status checker by using Yahoo Messenger Alias ID.



We knew that Alias ID (not main ID) can be set to active and inactive. When Alias ID inactive it would like Dead ID and the invisible checker would mark it as offline ID. So just use Alias ID as your main chat ID, and then feel free to inactive or activate it.



Instead of invisible using invisible status, inactive ID would make better protection for us. Including for boot attack and invisible checker.



How to use Alias aka Secondary Public ID as your main Chat ID and protect block Invisible Status Detector you can read it here.

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EPassports - Make Terrorist Dreams Come True

 many governments who are very keen of introducing new electronic means of identification have virtually no idea of what they are actually introducing? They claim it will make identification easier, securer and thwart document forgery.

The latest “proof” is a video by dutch security researcher Elvis Aaron Presley, sorry Jeroen van Beek, who managed to create a blank working document that was accepted at Amsterdam airport in September 2008.

The essence of the test was to show that ePassports can be easily forged. This essentially means that anyone with the technical knowledge can alter the picture, name, nationality, DOB and other credentials with ease.

If you need proof that Elvis is still alive then the following video might convince you.. I mean, it is an ePassport, a secure and reliable passport. Ain’t it?

Check out the thc epassport page for all the information about the current insecurities.

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Morris Worm To Turn 20

Robert Tappan Morris is a character of Internet lore, anyone who has studied Computer Science, Software Engineering or Computer Security will have heard of this guy.

He’s pretty much the fellow that made the Internet famous (for all the wrong reasons) and the first creator of a bit of self-replicating network based malware (now known as a worm) that did some serious damage. The worm is called the Morris Worm after it’s creator and this Sunday will be it’s 20 year anniversary.



It’s an interesting story to read if you are familiar with it and probably even more interesting if you’re not, so do check out the Wiki pages on the history of the situation.

There have been very few worms that have caused such widespread infection and failures. Blaster was quite memory and on the virus front I remember CIH was terrible.

Source: Network World

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Nigeria needs more workers for Internet security

Nigeria needs about 6,000 qualified Licensed Penetration Testers (LPTs) to manage its Internet security issues optimally, according to Sanjay Bavisi, president of the EC-Council University.

Speaking at the IT Job Fair 2008 organized by Lagos IT training institute New Horizons, Bavisi lamented the fact that Nigeria has only one LPT as of now, despite the country's large population and its attendant Internet security matters.

Read the latest WhitePaper - Protecting Data on Laptops: Why Encryption Isn't Enough

Moved by this situation and the estimated 20,000 job fair participants, Bavisi offered scholarships worth US$44,000 to outstanding students. The offer attracted a rush among youth attendees, who would be required to pass a pre-registration test and meet basic requirements as conditions of the scholarship.

LPTs are licensed to use "LPT Audited" logos in their projects and, in some cases, are referred to as "ethical hackers."



As corporate organizations search for individuals who can analyze vulnerabilities of the network and be trusted not to disclose those vulnerabilities to competitors, penetration testers are in high demand, Bavisi said.

"Licensed Penetration Testers are preferred over non-licensed ones by companies for recruitments and assignments," he added.

EC-Council University is an information security training institute with branches in more than 60 countries.

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Google’s Orkut Hit by Data Stealing Worm

So just a few days about there was a new MSN Worm - BlackAngel.B, before that the Yahoo! e-mail worm, long before that of course the MySpace worm and a few others not notable enough to mention.

And of course plenty of nasty Trojans.

A new Internet worm capable of stealing bank details and other personal data from users is circulating via Orkut, Google Inc.’s social networking service, a computer security company warned on Monday.

Instant-messaging service provider FaceTime Communications said its software security lab had detected the spread of the electronic virus, the third such threat to disseminate itself via messages posted on Orkut users personal Web pages.

Google’s service, while available globally, is wildly popular among Brazilians which make up the bulk of its users.

The malicious program, dubbed by FaceTime as “MW.Orc,” works its way onto users’ personal computers when they click on infected links on Orkut scrapbook pages. The link is followed by a message in Portuguese that entices the user to click.

It seems this is not the first time Orkut has been hit, this one however goes after personal details of a more valuable nature.

Once the link is activated, a file is uploaded to the PC, according to a description of how the worm works contained in a statement by the Foster City, California-based company.

When infected Orkut users using Microsoft Corp.’s widely used Windows XP operating system to find personal files on their PCs through their “My Computer” icon, that triggers an e-mail back to the creator of MW.Orc creator filled with personal information stored on the PC, FaceTime said.

The earlier attempt seemed to be more of a phishing affair.

The new threat to Orkut follows an earlier worm, Banker-BWD, which was uncovered by Sophos, an anti-virus company.

That malicious software also disseminated itself through Orkut’s scrapbook pages, but automatically transferred the victims to fake Web pages of banks in order to entice the users to enter personal data that can then be stolen by the hackers.

Source:Darknet

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