How to steal files using FTP

How to steal files using FTP.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A computer connected to the internet
• An FTP server

1. 
   Figure 1

   Using the anonymous feature of an FTP server is not exactly stealing since the anonymous feature is enabled by default on an FTP server. Files being moved by FTP are in clear text meaning they are not encrypted. It is not a secure way of moving files. FTPS, which is sometimes called FTP/SSL, is a protocol that utilizes SSL which is a more secure way of moving files.
   
   Logging into any FTP server is rather easy and doesn’t actually require a password. I'll use Intel's ftp site to demonstrate. After typing ftp download.intel.com, I hit enter and it allowed me to get into the server entering my email address as the password. (Fig 1)
   
   1. At a command prompt, type cd c:\ (enter).
   2. Type ftp download.intel.com
   3. When prompted for a username, type anonymous
   4. When prompted for a password, enter an email address.

2. 
   Figure 2

   Once you are logged into an FTP server, you can type HELP to get a list of various commands you can use on the server.

3. To copy a file to your desktop you can follow the steps below. I'll use the file vignette_sg.pdf as an example.
   
   5. Type "dir" (without quotes) then hit enter. Note the names of the available files and directories.
   
   6. Type "cd solutions" (without quotes) to change to the directory where the file is located.
   
   ftp> cd solutions
   250 CWD command successful.
   ftp>
   
   7. Type "bin" (without quotes) to set the file transfer mode to binary (as opposed to ASCII text).
   
   8. Type "get vignette_sg.pdf" (without quotes). You should see a reply like below:
   
   ftp> bin
   200 Type set to I.
   ftp> get vignette_sg.pdf
   200 PORT command successful.
   150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for vignette_sg.pdf(1233263 bytes).
   226 Transfer complete.
   ftp: 1233263 bytes received in 26.36Seconds 46.79Kbytes/sec.
   ftp>
   
   9. Type bye

4. 
   Figure 3

   Using the CD command, I changed the directory to the directory the file was copied to, which in my case was the root of C.

5. I typed the file name at root of C:/ and it automatically opened the file.

[ralvy]

on 12/1/2007 Nice 1. .Keep the good work up!
Nerve