Masked Hackers

Torrere · 01-31-2002, 04:25 PM

I followed a banner ad link to a promotion of Zone Alarm Pro, the firewall from Zone Labs Inc. Half of the promotional page was this advertisement.

01-31-2002, 04:40 PM

I figure they do it to make the hacker look more like a burglar. You associate all of the negative connotations of burglary with hacking. Then you buy their product. :whofarted

Nic Name · 01-31-2002, 06:51 PM

That hacker obviously has a webcam.

Bitman · 01-31-2002, 06:56 PM

Just an involved Quake 3 player, using the classic mouse+keyboard controls.

Joe · 01-31-2002, 07:44 PM

Who the hell could wear a ski mask anymore that *wasn't* a bad guy. Skiiers? I don't think so, somebody would see them and say "Look - a ski terrorist!"

What garment company out there still makes the things, thinking "oh man, gonna be a tough winter, better roll a few thousand ski masks". Yeah, right.

What stores carry them anymore? How could you buy one without arousing suspicion? I mean I just could never do it.

BuckshotJones · 01-31-2002, 09:02 PM

Pfft, that's no hacker: he's on a Macintosh computer. Notice the 1 button mouse and the key above the numberpad (that key is the power on/off key for Macs).

01-31-2002, 09:47 PM

No doubt. An old Macintosh, at that. Those keyboards and mice haven't been put out for years.

jaguar · 01-31-2002, 11:46 PM

Its slightly laster than LC2 (mouse shape) by guess is LC575.
sad really.

Nic Name · 02-01-2002, 12:09 AM

1000 posts, including the laster one above.

SteveDallas · 02-01-2002, 12:39 AM

Reminds me of a favorite ad.. should have a copy around somewhere... for Zip drives, probably about 8 yrs old... it shows a teenage boy using a computer & looking scared like something bad just happened. The caption is, "You have insurance in case Johnny crashes the car... do you have insurance in case he crashes the computer?"

jaguar · 02-01-2002, 03:43 AM

woohoo!
What an achievement!
Oh god i'm a sad, sad bastard *cries*

Torrere · 02-01-2002, 10:23 AM

I showed this to somebody on ICQ, and he was horrified that there were people that existed who knew that much about Macs.

kbarger: I remember that one too! Someone gave me a used computing magazine a few years ago, and that ad was in it.

Undertoad · 02-01-2002, 11:06 AM

from everything all y'all have said, I'll wager that the original image was a stock photo. Stock photos with computers in them are usually inappropriate as in way out of date. There would have been no reason for Zone Alarm to do custom photography just for their site.

BrianR · 02-01-2002, 11:12 AM

DSCP and Flying Cross still make them for the US Navy.

The ski mask is part of the regular seabag issue, or it was when I was issued mine.
And I've bought one since then, too.

Brian

BubbleSculptor · 02-01-2002, 11:18 AM

Hmm.... Did anybody else wonder what the heck a hacker needs a mask for?

The hacker must worry about log files, IP traces, etc. Basically all evidence against him will be data. No visuals of the hacker himself.

Crazy....

01-31-2002, 04:25 PM	#1
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	Masked Hackers I followed a banner ad link to a promotion of Zone Alarm Pro, the firewall from Zone Labs Inc. Half of the promotional page was this advertisement. Attached Images

01-31-2002, 06:56 PM	#4
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	That's no hacker ... Just an involved Quake 3 player, using the classic mouse+keyboard controls.

01-31-2002, 07:44 PM	#5
Joe Master of the Domain Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: AZ Posts: 221	I got one question Who the hell could wear a ski mask anymore that wasn't a bad guy. Skiiers? I don't think so, somebody would see them and say "Look - a ski terrorist!" What garment company out there still makes the things, thinking "oh man, gonna be a tough winter, better roll a few thousand ski masks". Yeah, right. What stores carry them anymore? How could you buy one without arousing suspicion? I mean I just could never do it.

01-31-2002, 11:46 PM	#8
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Its slightly laster than LC2 (mouse shape) by guess is LC575. sad really. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

02-01-2002, 12:09 AM	#9
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Congratulations Jaguar 1000 posts, including the laster one above.

01-31-2002, 04:40 PM	#2
dave Guest Posts: n/a	I figure they do it to make the hacker look more like a burglar. You associate all of the negative connotations of burglary with hacking. Then you buy their product. :whofarted

01-31-2002, 06:51 PM	#3
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	That hacker obviously has a webcam.

01-31-2002, 09:02 PM	#6
BuckshotJones Questionist Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8	Pfft, that's no hacker: he's on a Macintosh computer. Notice the 1 button mouse and the key above the numberpad (that key is the power on/off key for Macs).

01-31-2002, 09:47 PM	#7
dave Guest Posts: n/a	No doubt. An old Macintosh, at that. Those keyboards and mice haven't been put out for years.

02-01-2002, 12:39 AM	#10
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Reminds me of a favorite ad.. should have a copy around somewhere... for Zip drives, probably about 8 yrs old... it shows a teenage boy using a computer & looking scared like something bad just happened. The caption is, "You have insurance in case Johnny crashes the car... do you have insurance in case he crashes the computer?"

02-01-2002, 03:43 AM	#11
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	woohoo! What an achievement! Oh god i'm a sad, sad bastard cries __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

02-01-2002, 10:23 AM	#12
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	I showed this to somebody on ICQ, and he was horrified that there were people that existed who knew that much about Macs. kbarger: I remember that one too! Someone gave me a used computing magazine a few years ago, and that ad was in it.

02-01-2002, 11:06 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	from everything all y'all have said, I'll wager that the original image was a stock photo. Stock photos with computers in them are usually inappropriate as in way out of date. There would have been no reason for Zone Alarm to do custom photography just for their site.

02-01-2002, 11:12 AM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	ski masks DSCP and Flying Cross still make them for the US Navy. The ski mask is part of the regular seabag issue, or it was when I was issued mine. And I've bought one since then, too. Brian

02-01-2002, 11:18 AM	#15
BubbleSculptor Writer of Writings Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Currently near New Orleans. Posts: 14	Masks? Hmm.... Did anybody else wonder what the heck a hacker needs a mask for? The hacker must worry about log files, IP traces, etc. Basically all evidence against him will be data. No visuals of the hacker himself. Crazy.... __________________ Beyond7.com -- Unique Acrylic Watersculptures.

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