fkn0wned archive

Making Up To $100 A Day On The Web...

Bidvertiser hustle promises: click here, cash out, repeat — one guy swears he already pulled $100.

A 2007 thread in Fkn0wned's Random Tuts subforum where user Captin_55 pitches a get-rich-quick scheme built around ad-click referral sites (naming Bidvertiser specifically), claiming easy per-click and per-referral payouts and a personal $100 withdrawal as proof. The replies are the classic mix of curiosity, skepticism about low per-click rates, and a member admitting to trying proxy/privoxy tricks to click their own ads without success. A brief flare-up occurs when banned user pronatic drops a hostile one-liner, prompting a moderator (AKULA) to threaten a ban. Most other posts are short, low-effort 'unhide'/'ill try it' replies typical of tutorial threads chasing hidden content.

I am sure you guys can get at least 10 people making you a sexy $130!! I will post screenshot of how much I have made ... I just withdrew $100 =)— Captin_55

GTFO you dumb whore fuck you!— pronatic

And pronatic if you say that again your getting banned, your lucky I don't have permission to ban you in this section— AKULA

How to Hide Folders Without Making Them Hidden

A little folder-hiding trick sparks a wave of curious 'lets see' replies from the old CS crowd.

A short tutorial thread in Gametration's Random Tuts subforum, where user Gospel posted a trick for hiding folders on a PC without using the standard hidden-attribute method. The replies are mostly one-line reactions from members curious to try it out, typical of the low-effort tutorial-sharing culture in this corner of the forum. w44s later confirms it worked. Nothing dramatic happens here — it's a small, everyday slice of the site's tips-and-tricks scene.

sounds interessting— w44s

and wow it works nice— w44s

lets see— tracyfan_1

Rapidshare Less Waiting Time - Tutorial Thread (Tail End)

Late-2007 crew still hitting up an old Rapidshare workaround tutorial, quick thanks and 'unhide' requests all around.

This is the tail end (page 4 of 4) of a Random Tuts thread from late 2007 sharing a method to cut down Rapidshare's download wait times, a common need back when free-tier file hosts throttled downloads hard. By this point the original tutorial content had scrolled off and the thread had devolved into short replies, thanks, and members asking to 'unhide' hidden content. A low-key, utilitarian corner of the forum rather than a dramatic one, but a nice time capsule of how much forum culture revolved around file-hosting workarounds.

unhide— Sir.Buddha

lemme try sexy— blackxthink

thx!— hanibal

How to cut your electrical bill in half

A random 'life hack' video buried behind Fkn0wned's classic hidden-content wall

A random-tutorials thread from October 2007 where a user posted a video claiming to show how to lower an electric bill, gated behind the forum's standard 'hidden content, reply to unlock' system. Replies are mostly the usual quick unlock requests and one-word bumps rather than any real discussion of the topic, which was typical for Random Tuts posts on this board. Notable mostly as a snapshot of forum culture: low-effort tutorial sharing, hidden-post mechanics, and members just passing through to grab the content.

vid showing how to save some money on electric bill— Ray Teh Ak

show me hows please ty— milkrulz04

rofl— asshoel50

"A New Way to Get Steam IDs and Friends" — Random Tuts Thread

A member claims he 'accidentally' found a trick to grab Steam IDs and friends lists — and everyone piled in to see if it was legit.

Posted in October 2007 in the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum, this thread has a member named Famousss claiming to have stumbled on a new method for pulling Steam IDs and friends lists, explicitly framed by the thread title as useful 'for scamming Steam accounts.' The original post content was hidden behind a spoiler/unhide tag, prompting a cascade of replies from other members just asking to 'unhide' it or see if it worked. It's a pretty typical example of the forum's cheat-and-scam-tutorial culture — low-effort curiosity replies, one skeptical 'ooookkkk' response, and a lot of 'let see' energy rather than real discussion.

discovered accidently by myselve no more than 20 mins ago... thanks for looking FAMOUS— Famousss

ooookkkk unhide then— slingblade

what is this...— valleyvalleymousemouse

Easy Money (PayPal thread), page 11

An 11-page 'easy money with PayPal' thread that was mostly just people saying 'ty' and 'gratz'

This is the tail end of a long-running Random Tuts thread called 'Easy money, with paypal,' one of those old forum staples promising a quick-cash method. By page 11 the actual content has scrolled off into archive history, leaving just a wall of drive-by replies — one-word thanks, 'unhide' requests, and skeptical 'show!' demands typical of tutorial threads on cheat/warez forums of the era. A mix of long-timers (some joined back in 2006) and brand-new accounts (joined December 2007) all piled on, showing how these money-making tuts kept pulling fresh eyeballs years after posting. No real drama here, just the quiet hum of a community chasing a free-money tip.

OH EM GEE, m0 m0n3y f0 d3m h03z— CodenameHawk

unhide— Exover

show!— AveLoN

Getting Valve's Portals For Free - Single Player

The tutorial where half the forum just showed up to yell 'UNHIDE' for three months straight

Captin_55 posted a tutorial in late 2007 claiming to let members play Portal single-player for free, right when the game was fresh off its Half-Life 2: Episode Two / Orange Box release and hype was sky-high. The thread became a running gag as it stretched from November 2007 into February 2008, with a huge parade of members chiming in mostly just to beg the mods to 'unhide' the hidden content rather than discuss it. It's less notable for the actual tutorial and more as a snapshot of forum culture — a single popular post generating dozens of low-effort 'unhide/ty/gimme' replies for weeks on end.

unhiiiiide (ninja trick)— banak

lol im not gay, i just wana look at portals— darkfin2323

Portal? Pooooooortal? Wheeeere?!— Aeroniuc

Firefox Addons - Explained, With Links

A page-eight tail of one-word 'thx' replies to a long-dead Firefox addons tutorial thread

This is a late page (page 8 of 8) of a tutorial thread in the Random Tuts section, originally posting a rundown of Firefox extensions with download links. By the time this snapshot picks up, the actual tutorial content is long gone and all that remains is a stream of members from December 2007 dropping quick one-liners like 'thank you', 'sweet thnx', and 'cool' to bump or acknowledge the guide. It's a small, mundane slice of forum life showing the tail-end tapering of an old useful-tips thread, with a wide mix of member ranks (Noob to Trained Noob) and games (CS:S, WoW, F.E.A.R., Diablo II).

I think I came a bit too late..— amdtek

showz— typeusernamehere

this stuff should be handy as.— teh_raven

How to Confuse Your Friends - Random Tuts Thread (Page 17)

A one-line prank tutorial that somehow kept fkn0wned members clicking 'unhide' for 17 pages straight.

This is the tail end of a long-running Random Tuts thread built around a simple computer prank meant to mess with friends, originally teased by a poster who deliberately hid the actual instructions behind spoiler tags to bait replies. By page 17 the original trick had long since become an afterthought — the thread turned into a low-effort bump train of new members posting 'unhide' just to reveal the hidden content, with a scattering of one-word reactions, thanks, and someone calling it a 'waste of topic.' It's a good snapshot of the classic forum spoiler-bait format and the churn of Noob-ranked members joining just to see what the fuss was about.

This is quite easy to do, and fun! I pissed my friend off so bad with it. xD.

waste of topic...— FreeRRsStB

is everything hidden here?— Kisioj

Make FREE voIP Calls Over the Internet.

A 2007 'free VoIP calls' tutorial that mostly turned into 20 pages of people just saying 'unhide'

A classic Random Tuts thread from September 2007 where member WillowZ posted a tutorial claiming to let you make free internet voice calls without installing Skype, noting it only worked in Internet Explorer. The thread quickly devolved into the forum's signature 'hidden content' ritual, with dozens of members posting one-word 'unhide' replies just to reveal whatever was tucked behind spoiler tags, plus some ribbing about WillowZ double-posting the topic. Staff member hunterbrute224 dropped in with an 'Unhidden Content' image, and a long tail of low-post-count members (Noobs, Trained Noobs) cycled through with thanks and short reactions.

btw you double topiced— minitureman

i hope its for real >_>— slingblade

unhide.im actually interested at this— jorskobe

[TUT] How to bruteforce PayPal accounts

A late-2007 'tutorial' promising cracked PayPal accounts — mostly remembered for everyone begging to 'unhide' the goods

This was page 2-3 of a long-running Random Tuts thread from late 2007 claiming to teach members how to bruteforce PayPal accounts. The actual content is long gone from the archive; what remains is a wall of replies from members thanking the poster, asking for proxies, or pleading 'unhide' to unlock the hidden instructions — a classic pattern on cheat-scene forums where tutorials were hidden behind reply-to-unlock quote tags. A few skeptical or joking one-liners break up the parade of thank-yous, giving a good snapshot of the site's Off-Topic/Random Tuts culture at the time.

lol lets read this then ^— Paws

Sweetness, How do I use the Proxy, I never did get them?— TheFlow

Time to order a dildo.— Nerve

Turn a Flashlight Into a Burning Laser

The old flashlight-hack thread that ran nine pages of pure 2008 wonder and one-liners.

A classic Random Tuts thread on Fkn0wned.com where someone shared a DIY tutorial claiming you could modify a flashlight into a laser strong enough to light a match. By page 9 the actual how-to content had long since been buried under a wall of low-effort replies — 'thanks', 'lol', 'sweet', 'unhide' — from a rotating cast of Members and Trained Noobs. It's a snapshot of forum culture at its most mundane and endearing: a wild claim, a curious community, and the inevitable pile of bump posts padding out the page count.

lol wtf?— steveo460

I gotta see this.— xkentax

sweet stuff— wirmware

How To Hack A Forum [TUTORIAL] — page 16

A 16-page 'unhide the tutorial' bait thread that just kept feeding on itself, one gullible 'unhide' at a time.

This is the tail end of a sprawling, 16-page thread in the Random Tuts subforum promising a tutorial on 'how to hack a forum.' By this final page it's clear the thread had become a classic forum bait/hide-tag loop, with a steady stream of members posting one-liners like 'unhide' or 'ty' just to reveal the hidden content, plus a few skeptics wondering if it was even real. It captures the low-effort, meme-y energy of a bored gaming forum where hundreds of members chased a tutorial that may or may not have delivered anything of substance.

Lets see if this is remotely to what I think it is.— Nerf

ima hack this forum— ericsme123

this works!— kozmik

How to Crack RAR Passwords! (Random Tuts)

The tutorial thread that just wouldn't die — seven pages of 'thx', 'unhide', and hopeful noobs trying to bust open password-protected RARs.

A long-running tutorial thread in Fkn0wned's Off-Topic > Random Tuts board where the OP shared a method for cracking passwords on RAR archives, likely aimed at unlocking password-protected downloads (cheats, warez, torrents). The bulk of the visible content is dozens of short reply posts — 'thx', 'unhide', 'sweet', 'ty' — from members hiding the OP's content behind reply-gates, a common tactic on cheat/warez forums of the era to force engagement. It's less a discussion than a ritual: newcomers bump through page after page just to say thanks and reveal the goods, giving a real flavor of the grind-for-content culture on forums like this one.

I need this -- some torrent-makers don't let you know the password.— xkentax

crack? or as in brute force lets see— lopolop

I hate these hidden things!!!— fouine

How To Shut Down All PC's On Network

The old 'unhide to see the secret trick' network-shutdown tutorial thread everyone farmed replies on

A long-running Random Tuts thread where the OP (dark_skillz) posted a tutorial on remotely shutting down all PCs on a network, gated behind a 'reply to unhide' mechanic typical of the era. This page is the tail end of the thread (page 5), consisting almost entirely of low-effort bump replies from members just trying to unlock the hidden content — 'unhide', 'ty', 'teach me', 'nice thx' and similar one-liners. It's less about the tutorial itself and more a snapshot of classic forum culture: hidden-content bait posts driving activity and post counts.

god my school blows lets see this— Epic Failure

i know how to do i let me see if your way is better— dimscix

teach me=)— mirco182

The Legendary "Overtake RCON from Servers" Mega-Thread

A 28-page tutorial thread that took over servers and half the forum's attention for months.

A sprawling, long-running tutorial thread on Gametration.com (later archived under Fkn0wned.com) titled 'Overtake RCON from Servers,' originally posted by DCLXVI (aka Cheesus) in May 2007 with a download, tutorial, and screenshots for taking control of Counter-Strike server RCON. The thread ballooned to 28+ pages over many months, with hundreds of members dropping in just to say thanks, ask if it still worked, or brag about pranking server admins by messing with settings like lighting guns on fire. It's a classic artifact of the 'cheat scene' hype-thread era: low signal-to-noise, mostly one-word replies and 'unhide' requests, but a genuine community touchstone that people kept bumping and quoting for months.

These were all configured by me for fkn0wned.— DCLXVI

Let's test these bad boys out. Edit: The rcon password never changes. The only thing I got working was exec fkn_gunsfire or whatever lit the guns on fire. Funny to see their reactions— bobbafett07

do you have to reply to view the content?— h3nno

How to Create, Make Undetectable, Bind and Send a Keylogger (Random Tuts)

A 14-page tutorial thread on keyloggers that kept limping along for months, complete with a YouTube demo pulled for 'use violation'

This was a long-running tutorial thread in the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum, originally started by ericsme123, walking members through building and disguising a keylogger. By the time of this final page (page 14) the thread had mostly devolved into stragglers requesting the hidden download link, replying 'unhide' to unlock the content, or thanking the OP. A member named Rose noted the linked YouTube demo video had already been taken down for a terms-of-use violation, and another member joked the OP should've included a binder tool with it.

i need this— MeTaLn2

hope you posted a binder...— Dismal

YOUTUBE SHUT DOWN THIS VID DUE TO USE VIOLATION SO NO NEED TO VIEW.— Rose

How to Crash CS:S Servers - the Buffer Overflow Tutorial Thread

A 24-page tutorial on flooding CS:S servers offline that turned into 100+ people saying 'unhide' just to see the code.

A member named zubetube posted a step-by-step tutorial explaining a simple buffer-overflow trick to overwhelm Counter-Strike: Source servers using the Mani Admin Plugin's nextmap/timeleft commands, kicking every player off. The thread ballooned to at least 24 pages over months (March through May 2008) mostly filled with one-word replies like 'unhide', 'ty', and 'pwned' as members tried to reveal the hidden code snippet, plus a few testimonials from people claiming it actually crashed servers. It's a classic snapshot of the fkn0wned 'cheat scene' culture — low-effort bump culture, hidden-content gatekeeping, and casual server-griefing shared as a badge of pride.

LMAO, this thing works great! I overflowed a server about 2 times and then the third time the whole server crashed and restarted itself!— method3909

I want it all. I want it now.— shikaku

HAHA, gonna crash my friends favorite server TY— Ukmonkey

Faster Firefox tweak guide

One about:config tweak thread and half the forum showed up just to crack jokes about speedhacks.

A member posted a Firefox performance tweak guide in the Random Tuts subforum back in July 2007, the kind of browser-optimization post common on tech-adjacent gaming forums of the era. Replies ranged from genuine thanks to jokes comparing the speed boost to a 'speedhack,' plus the usual forum noise like song lyrics and someone pointing out duplicate threads already existed. A banned member (Dominator) chimed in with a caution that the tweak could mess with Firefox.

my firefox is speed like im using speedhack well done man— jorskobe

be aware, this can also mess up firefox dude— tracyfan_1

lol theres loads of threads about this— laptops

How to Scam Steam Accounts (mega-thread, pages 6-10)

A years-long, hundred-plus-reply tutorial thread on scamming Steam accounts — mostly just members saying 'thanks' and bumping it back to the top.

This was a long-running Random Tuts thread built around a guide for scamming Steam accounts, a topic that clearly had staying power on Fkn0wned given it stretched past 190 replies over several months (late 2007 into early 2008). The pages captured here are mostly the tail end of the thread's life — a steady trickle of members dropping in months apart to say thanks, ask for the tutorial to be unhidden, or just bump it with a one-word reply. It shows the community's dynamic well: a low-effort but high-demand 'tut' post that stayed relevant thread-necro style for ages, with regulars and total noobs alike chiming in for access. The actual method content is not part of what's preserved here, just the aftermath of interest around it.

OMG THANKS— 1676593

hope its better than them other methods— brandey187

zomfg wtfux pro. =')— energy

Stealing Steam Accounts [TUTORIAL]

A phishing-style Steam account tutorial that everyone swore had already been posted 40 times before

A member named Rebelz posted a tutorial on obtaining other people's Steam accounts in the Random Tuts subforum, which drew a mix of shrugs and mild praise from regulars who claimed the same guide had circulated many times already. One member, Lunatix, chimed in with real-time 'edit' updates claiming success obtaining working accounts and asking if he could get in trouble. Staff members Laptops and HaSh (Supervisor) both weighed in approvingly, with Laptops also using the reply to remind the poster about forum rules on hiding tutorial content behind spoiler/code tags. The thread is a small time capsule of the site's casual attitude toward account theft tutorials as everyday content.

Pretty sure every1 here knew how to do that plus there are like 100 tuts on it this is better than most tho— hEndr!x

yes this tutorial is posted like 40 times on here, but this one has more detail then any others, thanks for posting.— HaSh

I got 2 accounts out of the 10 i did this do is there any chance i will get introuble?— Lunatix

Get Around Your School Filter

A classic school-filter bypass tutorial that racked up over 60 replies of pure 'unhide' spam and one-word thanks

A Random Tuts thread from late 2007 where member TheLoneMan posted a 'noob-friendly' guide claiming to help students and workers dodge internet filters at school or work. The thread became a magnet for hidden-content tutorials, with dozens of members posting one-word or one-line replies (mostly just 'unhide', 'ty', 'lol') purely to reveal the hidden instructions. It's a perfect snapshot of the era's forum culture, where tutorials were gated behind reply-to-unlock mechanics, drawing a long tail of low-effort but earnest bumps well into 2008.

find a web proxy, tutorial over— RoboTron500

i cant download anything OR use command prompt so ...— slingblade

This i'll be real helpful if it actually works...— PoppityPopster

The RuneScape Phishing Guide Thread

A 'guild' typo, a hidden phishing tutorial, and two months of forum kids just replying 'unhide plz'

Posted in late 2007 in the Random Tuts subforum, this thread offered a hidden step-by-step guide for phishing RuneScape accounts, framed by the OP as a way to mess with players of the game. It ran for about two months into early 2008, mostly filling up with low-effort replies from members asking to 'unhide' the content, thanking the OP, or cracking jokes about hating RuneScape and wanting to annoy its players. It's a pretty typical snapshot of the era's cheat/tut forum culture — a spam-thanks thread around a phishing tutorial rather than any real discussion.

i hate rs, but i love to piss off the noobs who pl...— anthrax_hax

can i has cheezeburger?— SooStoked

Nice one just make some fake runscape or jagex e...— DeathIsYou

How to Crash Someone's MSN! (WPE Pro Tutorial)

The classic 2007 'how to crash MSN' tut that got 60+ replies of pure 'unhide'

A member named Huffy778 posted a tutorial in the Random Tuts section claiming to show how to flood someone's MSN Messenger with packets using WPE Pro, potentially freezing their PC. The thread blew up not for its content but for its comment spam — dozens of members posting nothing but 'unhide', 'thanks', or one-word reactions to bump the hidden text into view, a classic forum ritual of the era. A handful of posters questioned whether it even worked, with at least one member reporting repeated failures and their antivirus flagging WPE Pro as a backdoor.

alakazam alakalemmeseethefuckingtutorial.— DanishJordan

Stupid NOD32 picking that WPE Pro up as a backdoor...— nightshadefc

Doesn't work guys, tried it 5 times with diffe...— nightshadefc

HOW TO USE HEADPHONES FOR MIC

A goofy old life-hack tutorial that somehow ran three pages of one-word replies

A tutorial thread in Fkn0wned.com's Off-Topic 'Random Tuts' section explaining how to rig headphones to work as a makeshift microphone. This page is the tail end (page 3) of the thread, packed almost entirely with short reply-and-thanks posts from a rotating cast of low-post-count members reacting with confusion, sarcasm, or gratitude. Nobody really discusses the method itself here — it's just the classic forum tail of 'ty', 'lol', and 'wtf' replies that padded out an old tutorial thread.

no idea what this means but okay...— Marc347

how does this work!?!— mud1337

wtf— wikipediaman

How to Steal ppl's Hotmail

Seven pages deep into 2008's most-quoted 'unhide plz' thread on Fkn0wned's Random Tuts board.

This tail-end of a long-running Random Tuts thread from spring 2008 shows a tutorial about accessing other people's Hotmail accounts that had clearly gone viral by forum standards, stretching to seven pages. By this point the actual content is buried behind spoiler tags, and the visible posts are almost entirely members begging to have it 'unhidden' or thanking the OP, with a few skeptics doubting it would even work. It's a classic snapshot of the site's throwaway 'random tuts' culture, where any promised trick — legitimate or not — could rack up dozens of low-effort bump replies.

Steal what— Cookie1456

lol bet it wont work— Skorpian

unhide please— BlueWall

AccessDiver Password-Cracking Tutorial Thread

A 2007 tutorial post that had half the board begging 'unhide plz'

A user named laptops posted a video tutorial about using the AccessDiver tool in the Random Tuts subforum of Gametration's Off-Topic section. The thread quickly filled with new/low-post members replying just to unlock the hidden download link, a classic pattern for tutorial threads on cheat-scene forums of that era. One member, Matt11, even asked if the technique could be used on Bebo and where to find proxy lists, showing the casual, anything-goes attitude typical of the site at the time. Laptops was later marked as a banned user in the forum's user group system.

unhide plz ty— milkrulz04

If i can get this to work then your a god!— Matt11

Bucketface owns me. Extras: I smell.— laptops

Minesweeper Hack thread

Someone posted a Minesweeper hack tutorial and the replies were mostly just 'ty'

A low-effort 'Random Tuts' thread from October 2007 where user ericsme123 kicked off a post about a Minesweeper hack. Replies were sparse and mostly consisted of quick thanks from members, with n0n3 asking what the tutorial even was. A classic slice of the forum's Off-Topic/Random Tuts subforum where random, often trivial 'tutorials' got posted and briefly acknowledged.

ty— asshoel50

ty very much— mircomania92

and this is?.. thx— n0n3

Random Tuts — Fkn0wned.Com Off-Topic Board Index

The board where teenagers taught each other to spam, crack, lockpick, and 'never lose an argument' — all in one thread list.

This is a board-index listing for the 'Random Tuts' subforum under Off-Topic on Fkn0wned.Com, a mid-to-late 2000s gaming/cheat-scene forum. It's a sprawling grab-bag of tutorial threads covering everything from PC speed-up tricks and CS scripting to sketchier fare like password/account theft, forum hacking, CD-key tricks, and even lockpicking and smokebomb-making. The tone is classic old-school forum chaos — a little bit useful, a little bit edgy, moderated loosely by staff ranks like Manager and Co-Manager. A second page fragment shows the forum's later evolution into a more structured marketplace ('Buyers Section') for trading steam/game accounts, cd-keys, and bulk account bundles, reflecting the site's drift toward account/CD-key trading culture circa 2011.

We Moderate Your Fun!

How to never lose an argument— SpaceOddity09

MAZZIVE TUTORIAL LIST!— AngryBobo

Good Steam Phishing Trick

One "hidden content" post about Steam phishing turned into a two-month, 70-reply "unhide" chant fest

Started November 9, 2007 by bobbafett07 in the Random Tuts section, this thread posted a write-up on a Steam phishing method behind hidden/spoiler content. What followed was the classic forum-tutorial ritual: dozens of members flooding in over the following weeks with one-word 'unhide', 'thanks', or 'lol k' replies just to reveal the hidden text, with a trickle of new posts still arriving as late as January 2008. It's less remembered for the content itself and more as a snapshot of how hidden-tutorial threads generated engagement (and spam) on Fkn0wned.

Hmm, hope it's not one of those long and borin...— Darkness

phising?— Jasongheng

Unhide this for me plox?— {}JuNNeZ{}

How to Hack Windows XP User Log-In

The tutorial that basically every fkn0wned member 'unhid' at least once.

A long-running Random Tuts thread started by Sceptis back in March 2007, walking through a method for bypassing/hacking Windows XP login accounts. It became one of those classic forum staples where hundreds of members bumped in over the following year just to reply 'unhide,' 'thanks,' or 'ty' to reveal the hidden tutorial content, padding the thread out to multiple pages with minimal actual discussion. The vibe is pure late-2000s tutorial-hoarding culture — low-effort bumps, drive-by gratitude, and a handful of jokes mixed in among the noise.

Amagawd haxxor— AddiKT1ve

lets see this vagina— Tripn

eh this better not be a tool XD— 3dstz

How to merge rars with jpegs

The old 'hide a rar inside a jpg' trick, dusted off in Fkn0wned's Random Tuts corner

A July 2007 post in the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum shared (and admittedly borrowed, 'not mine') a tutorial on hiding a RAR archive inside a JPEG image using the command prompt. Reception was mild and typical of the era's tut threads — a few short replies of casual approval from regulars, with no real drama attached. It's a small snapshot of the file-hiding/steganography-style tricks that circulated on cheat-scene forums at the time.

This tut is designed to show you how to put a rar file into a jpg so you can send someone hidden files.— CrimsonRain

ok lets see that— souler

lookd good— Sammo

How to get Premium on Megaupload LEGALLY

8 pages of forum regulars begging to 'unhide' the free-Megaupload-premium secret

A long-running tutorial thread in the Random Tuts sub-forum promising a legal method to get Megaupload premium access, which by early 2008 had ballooned to 8 pages. This snippet captures the thread's late-life pattern: dozens of members dropping quick one-line replies just to 'unhide' the hidden tutorial content, along with a scatter of 'thanks' posts. It's less a discussion than a queue of curious members chasing free premium file-hosting access, typical of the era's tutorial-unlock threads.

unhide— lasse321

Unhide!— Killer-k

sounds good— Niall

Changing your IP

A 2007 tutorial thread on dodging bans by swapping your IP — six pages of 'ty' replies and one guy asking why you'd even bother

Member minitureman posted a found-on-the-net tutorial about changing your IP address in the Random Tuts subforum of Off-Topic. The thread is mostly short reply spam — thanks, 'sweet', 'WOOT' — typical of tutorial threads on the board, with a brief exchange where Legit_Hacks questioned the point of changing your IP at all. Staff member hunterbrute224 also dropped by, and the thread ran at least six pages, suggesting decent interest at the time (likely tied to evading game bans).

bah lol not many people wona know how to change your ip— minitureman

why would you want to change your IP— Legit_Hacks

Hack your iPhone and iPod Touch (iJailbreak Tutorial)

The classic 2007 'unhide to see the trick' thread that taught half the forum how to jailbreak their first iPhone.

A late-2007 tutorial thread in the Random Tuts subforum walking members through jailbreaking an original iPhone or iPod Touch using the iJailbreak method, with the OP reassuring everyone it was low-risk and just needed a wireless connection. The replies are the usual tutorial-thread ritual of the era: a wave of 'unhide', 'thanks', and short acknowledgments as members grabbed the guide, plus a quick aside about non-US users needing an extra step since iPhones were US-carrier locked at the time. Nothing dramatic here — just a snapshot of the forum's tech-tutorial culture and the pre-App-Store jailbreak scene.

THIS WILL IN NO WAY BRICK YOUR IPHONE/IPOD.— UserID_7588

Also if your outside the U.S you need to do this cos currently they only run on an American company— AlbinoBoi

How to Hack Windows With a Limited Account

A 2007 tutorial thread on bypassing limited Windows accounts, met mostly with shrugs and 'unhide' spam

A late-2007 thread in Gametration's Off-Topic 'Random Tuts' subforum, started by lragnarok11 promising a tutorial on getting around limited Windows account restrictions. Replies were mostly low-effort bumps and one-liners rather than real discussion, with a few members just posting 'unhide' to reveal hidden tutorial content, a classic tuts-board ritual of the era. One reply from Paws suggests just using a boot CD instead, and the thread trails off into filler posts with no real payoff visible on this page.

sounds interesting,, or u could just use a boot cd..— Paws

Thank the lord for proxies.— XyHavix

Password Jacking Tutorial Thread

A 2007 'password jacking' how-to that ran for 7 pages of low-effort bumps and 'thanks' posts

Started by member Gushwa in March 2007 in the Random Tuts subforum, this thread offered a step-by-step guide related to hijacking passwords — exactly the kind of grey-area 'tut' that filled Fkn0wned's Off-Topic section back in the day. It stuck around long enough to stretch across 7 pages, mostly filled with members replying 'unhide', 'thanks', 'ty', and similar one-liners just to reveal the hidden content. By early 2008 it was still getting bumped regularly, showing how long-lived these tutorial threads could be on the forum.

Easy, step by step tutorial..— Gushwa

hawt— sniperownsdicks

How People Make Some Real Cash (and How to Protect Yourself)

A late-2007 'making money online' tutorial thread that ended, predictably, with a PayPal tip jar request.

This was the tail end of a long-running Random Tuts thread from early 2008 about ways to earn money online and avoid getting scammed while doing it, originally kicked off by a member named AKULA back in late 2007. By the time this page picks up, the thread has stretched across five pages with a trickle of members thanking the OP or reacting with short one-liners. Classic mid-2000s forum energy: a semi-useful guide buried in filler replies, capped off by someone quoting the original post and jokingly (or not) asking readers to PayPal them five bucks if they found it helpful.

Wow, thank you for the tip, its never happened to me but would be devastating if it did.— Elleray

If you liked this tutorial send $5.00 to my paypal— =jr=

Myspace 'View Private Photos' Tutorial Thread (tail end)

A classic mid-2000s 'trick' thread limps to page 4 with one-word replies and a lone 'does it work?'

This is the closing stretch of a long-running Random Tuts thread about a supposed method to view private MySpace photos, a staple genre of that era's forum culture. By the point captured here the original tutorial content is long gone from view, with only a trickle of late replies from low-post members thanking the OP, muttering 'unhide', or asking if the trick still works. It's a snapshot of a thread fading out rather than any of its drama or substance.

does it work?— dshizzle

unhide— someguy222

Speed up your computer in 10 minutes...

A 27-step PC speed tutorial from '07 that pulled in a small crowd of 'interesting' replies and shrugs

A tutorial thread posted in the Random Tuts sub-forum under Off-Topic, offering a 27-step guide to speeding up a computer. Posted by longtime/founding-looking member Shifty (member #6, later banned), it drew a handful of short, low-effort replies typical of a filler tutorial thread rather than any real controversy. The thread ran long enough to span 17 pages, suggesting it stuck around as a reference/bump thread for a while even if the early replies were unremarkable.

Interesting.— Strikewire

Unhide— lragnarok11

How To Steal Steam Accounts (Another Way)

A co-manager posts a 'new' Steam-jacking method and immediately gets torn apart in the replies.

A thread in the Random Tuts subforum where user DCLXVI, a Co-Manager on the site, posted an alternate method for stealing Steam accounts, crediting an unknown original source. The very first reply from HackAttack was a scathing, insult-laden dismissal calling the method foolish and the poster an idiot, setting an immediately hostile tone. The visible portion cuts off with DCLXVI replying back, suggesting the exchange continued into further pages.

That is seriously fucking retarded and you would have to be an ignorant fool (like the creator of this) to fall for it. Go die in a fire you homo-erotic porn loving queer.— HackAttack

This is a different way to steal steam accounts. You don't need to pretend to be a bot.— DCLXVI

How to Go on AIM/MSN on iPod Touch

Before the App Store existed, fkn0wned users were already figuring out how to IM from an iPod Touch.

A short 2008 tutorial thread from the Random Tuts subforum on getting AIM and MSN messaging working on an iPod Touch, back when this required jailbreaking rather than a simple app download. The original post drew a modest reply, with one member plugging their own jailbreaking guide that unlocked third-party apps like MobileChat as a better alternative to using Meebo in a browser. Low-key, practical, of-its-era tech-tips thread typical of the site's tutorial culture.

been looking for this thanks— Atmosphere

noob tut actaully check out the tut i just wrote on jailbreaking your ipod— UserID_7588

How to Get the Admin Password on School or Work

Eleven pages of teenage hackerman bravado over sneaking past the school IT admin

A long-running Random Tuts thread on Fkn0wned.com where members traded (and mostly just hyped up) methods for getting admin access on school or work computers. By page 11, in January 2008, the thread had devolved into low-effort bumps, one-word replies, and inside-joke chatter rather than actual technical discussion. It's a good snapshot of the classic mid-2000s cheat-forum culture: bored teens, Xfire handles in every signature, and a tutorial thread that outlived its usefulness but kept getting replies anyway.

John the peadophile is going to be so disapointed. haha.— Raze

How To Find The Numbers Of A Combination Lock

A random lockpicking trick shared in the depths of Off-Topic — because Gametration wasn't just about game cheats.

A thread in the 'Random Tuts' subforum of Gametration's Off-Topic section, where user minitureman posted a tutorial about figuring out combination lock numbers. It's a good example of the site's culture spilling beyond just cheat-scene content into odd, practical life-hack tutorials shared among members. The thread ran at least 9 pages, suggesting decent engagement, though the visible excerpt only shows the opening replies.

now i have your soul— minitureman

Unhide.— 13375355

Hacking PayPal & Hacking with LimeWire — video tutorials thread

A member's self-promoted 'PayPal hacking' YouTube tutorial pulled 10k+ views before anyone blinked

A coder-ranked member named Gate Guardian posted links to two of his own video/text tutorials, one about manipulating LimeWire and one billed as 'Hacking Paypal,' plugging his YouTube channel for subscribers. The replies were short and low-effort, with one member jokingly referencing shared 'Runescape passes' and complimenting his accent, and another just dropping a one-word 'nice'. It's a small, low-drama Random Tuts post typical of the era's self-promotion culture rather than any serious technical exchange.

HAHA!!!! Good work man I love this i got the same runescape passes as you did xD i like your accent— AlbinoBoi

nice... Xfire: bob— posmen007

l3m0nz Defacing Tutorial

A banned member's 'simple yet detailed' guide to website defacing, dropped in the Random Tuts corner of Fkn0wned.

In this Off-Topic 'Random Tuts' thread, user l3m0nz posted a self-described full tutorial on website defacing back in January 2008. It's a snapshot of the old cheat-scene forum culture where technical tutorials, script-kiddie bravado, and community banter mixed freely in the same threads. The thread ran to 8 pages, suggesting it got decent engagement, with early reply from regular minitureman. l3m0nz is noted as later 'Banned' in the archived profile data, a common fate for members who pushed the site's rules.

My full defacing tut— l3m0nz

Read this haha now i have your soul— minitureman

Hacking Windows Users - Random Tuts Thread

A 2007 tutorial thread teaching forum members how to 'hack Windows users' — complete with the obligatory 'not responsible, this is illegal' disclaimer.

This is an old Gametration.com thread from the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum, started by a member posting a Windows hacking guide with a tongue-in-cheek legal disclaimer before the actual content. It's typical of the era's 'cheat scene' culture where tutorials on hacking, cracking, and cheating were shared casually alongside gaming discussion. The thread ran to at least 7 pages, suggesting it generated real engagement or back-and-forth among members. Both the original poster and an early replier were later marked as banned members, hinting at the site's eventual moderation history.

Do not hold me responsible, hacking is illegal. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY— hunterbrute224

WARNING IF YOU DONT LIKE TO READ, DO NOT CONTINUE— hunterbrute224

How To Spam With iMacro

A tutorial thread that opens with a member demanding forum strangers chant 'laptops is god' just to see the content

A tutorial-style thread in Gametration.com's Random Tuts subforum, ostensibly about using iMacro for spamming/automation. The OP, user 'laptops', gated the actual tutorial behind a hidden-content wall, requiring replies to say a specific phrase praising him before he'd unhide it — a classic forced-reply gimmick common on cheat/tut forums of the era. Early replies show at least one member playing along to unlock the content.

say laptops is god......... then say unhide— laptops

Laptops is god, unhide please.— pwn911

The REAL Way Of Steam Phishing.

A 16-page phishing 'tutorial' thread that ran long enough to become a running joke about easy money.

This was a long-running Random Tuts thread on Fkn0wned.Com centered on Steam account phishing methods, stretching to at least 16 pages of replies. By the tail end captured here, the discussion had mostly petered out into short thank-you posts and lighthearted comments, with members responding to whatever method or guide was originally shared. It's a snapshot of the site's cheat/hacking-adjacent culture, where 'tuts' threads on account theft and game exploits lived alongside the rest of the forum's Steam Related and Trading sections.

Thanks Maybe ill get money— blackxthink

yeye— ClassX

Blue Tooth Hacking Guide

A hidden-tag tutorial thread that ran for 4 pages and months of 'unhide' bumps

A member posted a Bluetooth-hacking guide tucked behind the forum's classic [hide_me] spoiler tag, a common trick on Gametration to force replies before revealing content. The thread ran from September 2007 into January 2008 across four pages, mostly filled with users posting quick 'unhide' or thanks replies to unlock the guide rather than real discussion. It's a small, typical snapshot of the site's Random Tuts subforum, where tech and gaming tutorials got traded for forum engagement.

A guide on hacking blue tooth— havok123

unhide.— Jordankzx