Warez: CODE Full version software that is uploaded to the internet and is available for free download. ISO: CODE A file that is created from an image of a CD. You can make an iso yourself with a program such as Adaptec Easy CD Creator, or you can burn an *.ISO file to a CD-R to create a copy of a CD. Bin/cue files: CODE These are also used to create an image of a CD. Most people burn these with CdrWin or Fireburner. The .bin file contains all the data for the cd, the .cue file is just a small file in text format telling the software exactly how to burn the data onto the CD. MP3: CODE Don't know what these are? What cave have you been you living in? This is a format used to compress music files. You can create your own by encoding .wav files ripped from audio CDs. There are many free players that will play MP3s for you. Ace files: CODE These are used to compress/archive data. Use WinAce to decompress them, or to make your own. The normal format for ace files is to have *.ace, *.c01, *.c01, etc. Rar files: CODE Another compression/archive format. This is most commonly used on *.iso or *.bin files in order to split them up into smaller files (15 MB is the norm). Winrar and many other utilities can decompress these. Rar files are usually in the format *.rar, *.r01, *.r02, etc. But don't be surprised if you don't see a *.rar file. Just open up winrar and point it to *.r01. You also may see them packed as *.001, *.002, etc. (maybe with a *.rar, sometimes not). Pub: CODE This is an FTP that has left on anonymous access. Many are owned by large companies, so they have a lot of bandwidth. This makes it possible for one person to send files there and many people can download them at once These are found by scanning ranges of ips (see the FTP tutorial). Just remember, like the name says, these are public. Just because you upload something there or make directories with your name does not make it 'your pub'. At the same time, realize that if you come across a pub with another person/groups stuff on it that it may be in use to build other pubs from - so don't ruin it for many people by deleting stuff you find there. Pub Scanner: CODE Someone who scours the net for anonymous access FTP sites which permit the creation and deletion of files. These are then exploited by uploading software for others to share. Pub Stealer: CODE Someone who posts the IP address of a public FTP site which they themselves have not built. Some pub stealers justify this by claiming that the elitism of private FXP groups discriminates against those people who do not have access, yet others simply post other people's work to try to claim the credit for themselves. Either way though, pub stealers are despised by the FXP groups and praised by those who would otherwise not have access to them. Undeletable Pub: CODE An anonymous access, public FTP site where the permission attributes are set to allow uploads and downloads, but do not permit deletion. Proxy: CODE A system that is set up to forward packets... There are many different kinds, check out the proxy tutorial for more info. Basically, a proxy server helps cover up your tracks because you connect to remote computers through the proxy. Think of it as the condom of the Internet! SFV Files/ CRC Checks: CODE SFV files contain information about files that they accompany. You can preform a CRC check on the files using a program such as WinSFV. This compares the information in the SFV file to the file itself. If the information doesn't match, then the file was probably messed up in transfer somehow.. try downloading it again, from a different source if possible. 0-Day: CODE Latest software releases. 0-Sec: CODE Same as above, although the period of time between ripping a game or application and it appearing on a warez site is even shorter. Ace File: CODE The first file in a series of compressed archives (the one you double click on to decompress all the files at once). Active L
