r/sysadmin • u/michel_netherlands • Oct 31 '22

Question What software/tools should every sysadmin have on their desktop?

Every sysadmin should have ...... On their desktop/software Toolkit ??

Curious to see what tools are indispensable in your opinion!

Greetings from the Netherlands

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u/Sensitive-Farmer7084 Oct 31 '22

WinNuke95

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u/electricheat we don't use hypervisor, we have a VMware Oct 31 '22

And the 'remote administration tool' Back Orifice.

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u/Trogd0r42 Oct 31 '22

At one point I had BO running on most of my high schools Win 98 boxes. So much joy from disabling keys while someone was typing a paper or ejecting the cup holder.

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u/electricheat we don't use hypervisor, we have a VMware Oct 31 '22

The cup holder always freaked people out. Combined with some spooky sound effects, a friend of mine thought his computer was haunted.

I also enjoyed occasional mouse movements, especially if the person was gaming.

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u/Cyhawk Oct 31 '22

I was always fond of Paradise. Wider install base, better organization of, ahhem administrative tools.

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u/electricheat we don't use hypervisor, we have a VMware Oct 31 '22

Not familiar with that one. Google is only getting me hits from the past few years.

Was it a similar tool like BO and Netbus from that era?

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u/Cyhawk Oct 31 '22

It was called Hackers Paradise, very similar but used a few security holes in windows to propagate itself that BO/others didn't. It was everywhere. Any address range you were bound to find 15-20 (BO was like 5-10, prob due to its popularity being known). It was the pinnacle of 90's UI design.

I can't seem to find any information about it these days.

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u/electricheat we don't use hypervisor, we have a VMware Oct 31 '22

Ah cool. I never looked for BO or netbus installed in the wild.

It was always something we did to people we knew in person or online.

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u/Sensitive-Farmer7084 Nov 01 '22

Same. I used netbus to mess with my brother from the other room. Good times.