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Help me break this computer

amdskip

amdskip

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We are training some new people and we want to give them some challenges. I can do anything to this machine because it will just get ghosted over anyways.
 
Remove the DNS server addresses from the network config or set them to the wrong IPs.

This should take about a minute to figure out.
 
Take the mouse away, see how proficient they are with just using a keyboard. Change the keyboard in control panel to dvorak while you are at it
 
Look into various registry settings like "noclose" and other policy changes that disable internet settings to simulate trojan and spyware payloads. They can be implemented with a .reg file.
 
we do this to train new guys at my job. here are some standard tricks:

randomly change jumper settings on the motherboard and hard drives.
mess around with the boot settings in the bios (disable the hard drive or switch master/slave)
plug in the IDE cables backwards
corrupt the OS installation to the point where it won't boot (works with Linux and Windows)
if it's Windows, use an OS install from a different motherboard, so that the drive won't boot properly no matter how hard they try
 
The dilbert website just tried to install somehting on my work PC (only time I've ever been glad to not have administrator privileges):|

If this is for basic tech support, I would say install kazaa or maybe imesh, and browse a few 'questionable' sites. You want to simulate real problems.

Try hiding some documents in weird places too, then have them find 'that file I was working on' which you don't know the name of. This is especially nice if the computer crashes and you need to track down the office auto-backup version (though that hasn't been as necessary since Office 97/windows 98 stopped being a standard config).
 
If software only, start with Gator, AOL, Kazaa and say yes to any download from porn sites.

Edit: and they are not allowed to use removal tools, it has to be manual! 😀
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
we do this to train new guys at my job. here are some standard tricks:

randomly change jumper settings on the motherboard and hard drives.
mess around with the boot settings in the bios (disable the hard drive or switch master/slave)
plug in the IDE cables backwards
corrupt the OS installation to the point where it won't boot (works with Linux and Windows)
if it's Windows, use an OS install from a different motherboard, so that the drive won't boot properly no matter how hard they try
Click to expand...

no offense but most of those are retarded ways of testing troubleshooting skills. You normally don't have to deal with someone purposely switching jumpers and junk
 
Originally posted by: loki8481
we do this to train new guys at my job. here are some standard tricks:

randomly change jumper settings on the motherboard and hard drives.
mess around with the boot settings in the bios (disable the hard drive or switch master/slave)
plug in the IDE cables backwards
corrupt the OS installation to the point where it won't boot (works with Linux and Windows)
if it's Windows, use an OS install from a different motherboard, so that the drive won't boot properly no matter how hard they try
Click to expand...

no offense but most of those are retarded ways of testing troubleshooting skills. You normally don't have to deal with someone purposely switching jumpers and junk
 
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