The
"LockDown" software is no longer being sold
to the public.
LockDown
Corp. will continue
to update LockDown for those
that own a valid license to it.
Those
that -do not- already own a license for LockDown, will
not be able to purchase or download
it.
New users will need to download
the new program "Hacker
Eliminator"
HACKER
ELIMINATOR YEARLY LICENSE DISCOUNT - LockDown Clients
only
If a current client feels that he/she can benefit from
some of the new program options in Hacker Eliminator,
we are offering a COMPETITIVE
UPGRADE which will save $40.00 on the Hacker Eliminator
YEARLY license.
HACKER
ELIMINATOR LIFETIME OFFER - LockDown Clients Only
Also for a limited time you can purchase a lifetime code
for Hacker Eliminator. The price of the lifetime license
is $99.00 and covers up to 3 computers. The lifetime code
for Hacker Eliminator will never be offered again. This
is a limited time offer and good only for current LockDown
clients.
Click
here to order the lifetime code.
FOR
LOCKDOWN LICENSED USERS
Those that already own LockDown Millennium, LockDown 2000
or LockDown Pro, nothing has changed.
You will continue to get updates and technical support.
If
you wish to continue using LockDown
auto generate your new LockDown code Click
Here
For
additional information about LockDown and the changes
taking place, or if you require program support, please
visit this FAQ
before sending e-mail. If your question is not found on
this page or in the FAQ above, please contact our support
department.
Read
Below For Information about New Changes Taking Place
And Additional Information About The New Hacker Eliminator
Old
LockDown Codes:
There will need to be a
change in the code system for Lockdown Millennium.
This change will affect all LockDown users. The changes
will require that all LockDown users be added to a LockDown
members database. Once added to this database you will
be able to generate your new activation code. You will
also have access to the members area for new LockDown
Corp. news and access other member only services.
Your member access will include easy retrieval of lost
codes and special discount prices on new and upcoming
services and programs. This change is scheduled for next
week. You should receive an e-mail from us which will
include a link that will allow you to create a user name
and password. The user name and password will enable you
to access the new LockDown members area for the term of
your license.
Licenses Not Honored:
It has been brought to our attention that a former sales
manager for LockDown Corp., has gone out of his way to
sell bogus LockDown licenses. LockDown Corp. will not
honor these licenses. If you feel that you may be using
an illegal copy of LockDown, open your LockDown software
to the "About" section.
Valid licenses will display http://www.lockdowncorp.com.
If
the logo shows any other web address, it is a bogus license
and was not sold to by authority of LockDown Corp.
If you own one of these bogus licenses, please feel free
to contact us for further information.
Most
of the clients that I have talked to were able to get
their money back from their credit card company.
These bogus copies of LockDown do not update and the code
system does not work properly.
Corporation Changes:
LockDown Corp. is going through many changes. These changes
are only being made to serve you better.
A change in general management has already taken place
and future plans of splitting LockDown Corp. into sister
companies is underway. A new program development team
has been hired and there are many plans new programs and
services soon to be released.
Hacker
Eliminator Vs. LockDown:
LockDown has had the same code base for almost five years.
Adding to the mass of code that already existed became
a tedious task. It was ready for a complete rewrite for
a long time. LockDown Millennium still serves it's purposes,
but it became a hard task to add all of the thoughts and
ideas for new utilities and new program options.
Hacker Eliminator will be the continued work in progress.
The starting point was to create a new program from scratch
that did not contain some of the old rarely used options
in LockDown, while adding new options that the end user
would both use and benefit from. Everything that is important
to your protection has already been added to Hacker Eliminator,
along with some new options such as:
1.
CRC Checking
The new CRC checking will allow you to validate files
that are in your startup folder.
Some hackers will use existing startup files as their
Trojan startup method. This is done by "Binding"
the Trojan to an existing startup program. While it is
true that LockDown and Hacker Eliminator can both detect
the Trojan after it starts, the task is still left up
to you to find out how the Trojan keeps starting itself
after each reboot.
If the Trojan was "bound" (attached) to Systray.exe
and you were not aware of this, each time you restart
your computer systray.exe will run which will load the
Trojan. You can look at the LockDown Millennium and Hacker
Eliminator startup window all day and just scratch your
head. As you look at the list of startup programs, they
all seem to be valid system files. Since the hacker bound
the Trojan to a system startup file, the Trojan loads
with each reboot.
When using Hacker Eliminator, you can click on a button
called "Add Startup Programs" in the CRC menu.
When you click on the button, all of your startup programs
will be added to your CRC list. When you click on the
"Save CRC Values" button all of the file statistics
will be saved. If you ever experience any problems, simply
click on the "Check CRC Values" button. If any
of the files have been tampered with Hacker Eliminator
will alert you. This new detection method will always
catch Trojan bindings.
2. CRC Checking (Hooking Of Modules)
Hackers have now become aware of new startup methods.
One of the most common is to register their Trojan file
and then hook into Exploror.exe through a registry key.
When this is done and explorer loads, it will load the
Trojan module. All programs load and use modules. This
means that an attack can be launched by replacing an existing
program module. This type of attack can also get by some
software firewalls. This is because you trust the program
to your firewall. When the trusted program loads, it loads
the Trojan module which is now being run by a trusted
program.
Good examples of programs that can use this method would
be programs that load DLL files for Internet ads. The
module or program is already trusted, and is connecting
to web pages on port 80 all day without an alert. The
module is replaced by a Trojan DLL and is started without
any warning next time the program is launched or the computer
is rebooted.
Hacker Eliminator has added the registry key for the explorer
hook and a button "Add Modules" to the CRC menu.
When the button is clicked, Hacker Eliminator will add
ALL of the modules that are loaded on your computer at
the time you click the button. Any time after this you
can check the values to see if any of your modules have
been altered or changed in any way.
3.
String Scanner
A string scanner has been added to Hacker Eliminator which
will allow the user to pull text out of program files.
This is a great option for the user that is constantly
going through temp and other files, wondering where they
came from or what they do. The string scanner will allow
you to browse for program files and view the TEXT content
of the file. Many times hackers will add notes into their
program files. Examples of this would be words like "My
Trojan Name", Get Lost Looser" or some foul
language. When you pull this kind of text from inside
a program, you can bet that the file is anything but legitimate
Other things that you can expect to find would be e-mail
and web addresses, chat rooms and servers, IP addresses
and other information that the hacker has entered so that
his Trojan can talk back to him in some way. Other times
the scanner will help you identify that the file is legitimate,
by finding it to be a normal temp file from a program
that you are using. An example of this would be going
through a file and finding text that you recognize from
being from a program that you use regularly.
4. Process Detection
LockDown Millennium included the detection of Internet
servers. This would help you to be aware of new programs
that started on your computer that were using the Internet
for the first time.
After the Internet program was added to the trusted server
list, LockDown would no longer give a warning about the
file. This type of Internet detection is great for Trojans
using the Internet, but if the program was not an Internet
server it would run without a warning. An example of something
that may go undetected in this case would be a key logging
program that does not have Internet options. Hacker Eliminator
includes a complete process monitor option. The process
monitor works like the Internet server monitor, only it
detects ANY new program or process running.
This means that a program can't be run secretly on your
computer without your knowledge.
With this option enabled you will be clicking on the trust
option allot for the first couple days, but well worth
it after all of your known programs are added to the trusted
process list.
5. On Demand Signatures
While LockDown has monthly signature updates, Hacker Eliminator
checks for signatures as they are added to our database.
This means that if we have added signatures today waiting
for an the update release, you would get what has been
added now while LockDown would wait for the complete list
to be compiled.
6. Popup Messenger Spam Blocker
The new Messenger Spam only works on XP, 2K and NT operating
systems. Hacker Eliminator will allow you to turn off
the Messenger service with the simple click of a button
on these systems.
7. Speed And Resources
The new code has been optimized for speed and accuracy.
What would take LockDown two hours to scan only takes
Hacker Eliminator minutes. Also because of this optimization,
the new Hacker Eliminator uses almost NO resources and
very little memory.
8. Easy To Use Menu And Control
A clean easy to use menu system has been designed for
ease of use. You can also easily toggle on or off detection
modes from the main program window.
We
invite you to download
Hacker Eliminator and try it out.
Hacker Eliminator is a new work in progress. We will be
adding more options and utilities on a regular basis.
If there are options that you would like to see added
to the program, or have any comments please send us an
e-mail.
