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How to Steal Website Bandwidth

A 2007 'tutorial' thread that mostly ended with everyone else calling it useless

A Random Tuts thread from December 2007 where MicroUltra posted a guide claiming to show how to steal bandwidth from websites. Dozens of members chimed in mostly just to say 'unhide' to reveal the hidden tutorial text, a common ritual on this forum for spoiler-tagged posts. Skepticism followed quickly, with members like ballistic and nerfmagez openly mocking the method as ineffective, comparing it to picking dust off a Walmart floor and calling it not real theft at all. The thread is a good snapshot of the forum's Off-Topic tutorial culture: low-effort 'leet' posturing met with blunt community fact-checking.

you realize that will barely do _anything_— ballistic

That isn't stealing any bandwith. Thats like if I said I stole from Walmart and then I picked up the dust off the ground and walked out.— nerfmagez

Sucks. Wow.. So fail..— The Moose

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

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

Making Money Without Lifting A Finger

A 2007 "easy money" tutorial thread that immediately dissolved into unhide-begging and liar accusations

Member Captin_55 posted a 2007 tutorial claiming to show how to earn a few dollars a day with no effort, hidden behind an unhide/download wall. The thread quickly became a back-and-forth of skeptics calling it a lie, others demanding direct links because rapidshare wouldn't work for them, and staff member AKULA mocking the location complaint. Despite the doubts, several members kept posting 'unhide' just to see the content, and the OP updated the download link more than once. Classic Random Tuts energy: equal parts hustle-scheme hype and community ribbing.

liar. unhide.— snuffz

HOLY SHIT UNHIDE— rape

Lmao where the fuck is that? On mars??— AKULA

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 Create, Make Undetectable, Bind and Send a Keylogger

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

Pickpocketing Tutorial Request Turns Into Mod Flame War

New guy asks for pickpocketing 'tutorials', gets warned, calls a mod a dumb fuck, chaos ensues

A low-post-count member named Queer opened a thread in Random Tuts asking if anyone had guides, videos, or books about real-life pickpocketing. Staff quickly pointed out it wasn't a request forum and that pickpocketing was mostly talent, then handed out an official warning for the thread and a duplicate-post link. Queer lashed back at the moderators, sparking a short pile-on from other members mocking his low post count and attitude, with the thread devolving into insults before fizzling out.

And pickpocketing is more or less talent.— Peski-Ruski

Search before posting pointless threads. Warned.— Bucketface

that may be because u cant warn people because ur a little noob with 17 posts— pyeman

How To Save Money On Batteries

A random 'life hack' tutorial thread that everyone clicked, only to get told it was fake

Posted in the Random Tuts subforum of Off-Topic, this thread offered a supposed trick for saving money on batteries, prompting a wave of curious one-word replies ('lol', 'ty', 'unhide') typical of low-effort tutorial threads on the board. A few pages in, longtime member NutterNZ flatly debunked it as fake, which didn't stop stragglers from still thanking the OP or asking what the batteries were even for. It's a small, mundane snapshot of the forum's off-topic culture — random tutorials, drive-by replies, and a couple of banned members turning up in the thread history.

Btw guys, its fake— NutterNZ

uuuuh i need batteries for what?— Eckos

lets still see lolz haha what crap rofl— olie22

Perfect Way to Annoy and Make Money lolol

OP teases a get-rich-quick 'method,' hides it when nobody bites, and twenty members line up begging for the reveal

A member named fouine posted a vague, clickbait-style tutorial promising a way to 'annoy and make money' but explicitly noted it was 'Not tested!!!' When replies were slow to arrive, the OP hid the content out of frustration, sparking a long chain of members (from Noobs to a '1000 Club' veteran) begging to 'unhide' the post so they could see what it actually was. The thread never really delivers any content in the visible portion — it's mostly a comedy of anticipation, confusion, and forum-status flexing in the Random Tuts subforum.

NO ONE IS REPLYING SO I HIDE RWAR!!— fouine

You've got to be kidding me.— [LiP]STicK.

this must not work.. let me see it rofl— DudeNo

Changing your IP (2007 ban-evasion tutorial)

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

Steam Account Phishing Tutorial (2007)

A 2007 phishing 'tutorial' for stealing Steam accounts, complete with a fake support bot script — and a typo correction thread derailment.

Posted in the Random Tuts subforum in October 2007, this thread laid out a social-engineering scam where a user would mass-add players from a populated server, pose as a fake 'Automated Messaging System,' and trick people into handing over their Steam login details. Replies quickly turned into other members one-upping the phishing script with more convincing fake 'Steam Support' messages, while a couple of posters pointed out it was a repost and just corrected typos. Fairly typical of the era's low-effort account-theft tutorials passed around cheat-scene forums.

isnt this posting a million times— Tundergun

Try writing it using more big words. Your version was shitty.— Renegade.MB

Bluetooth Hacking Guide (hide_me tag bump thread)

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

How to Spam with a Logitech G11/G15 Keyboard

The tutorial where a gaming keyboard's macro keys became the ultimate AIM/MSN spam cannon.

A late-2007 tutorial thread in the Random Tuts section showing off how the programmable macro keys on Logitech's G11/G15 gaming keyboards could be set up to auto-spam instant messengers. The OP promised a follow-up video demo, and the thread limped along for a couple months before devolving into members just posting their own spam macros as proof they'd figured it out. Classic small-time forum-tut energy: half genuine tech tinkering, half showing off for clout.

yI AM A SPAMMER Lol... yI AM A SPAMMER LOL... yTell me to stop whenever XD...— Soldier(Cc)

works fine... btw, the y is so that it will work in css— Soldier(Cc)

How to Make Ecstasy (MDMA) — Random Tuts

A 'Random Tuts' post that dared to tackle drug chemistry between the GFX Basement and Porn Paradise.

A short thread posted in the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum, purporting to be a tutorial on synthesizing MDMA. Posted by a long-time staff member with a colorful title ('Shotter, Hitter, Serial Killer'), it's typical of the anything-goes, edgy tutorial culture found in this corner of the forum alongside cheat guides and other how-tos. The surviving archive only preserves the title and opening line, with no visible follow-up discussion captured.

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Undisable Your Steam Account! (2007 dubious 'tut' met with instant skepticism)

A 2007 'tutorial' promising to un-ban Steam accounts — instantly met with 'no proof'

A thread posted in the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum by a user called 'thesource', claiming to offer a method to reverse a Steam account disable/ban, contingent on having a CD-key or scanner tool. The very next reply from another member, 'orangespwnz', dismissed it outright with a skeptical 'no proof', and a staff member ('Peski-Ruski') also chimed in early. The thread stretched to 7 pages, suggesting it drew ongoing debate or requests despite the immediate credibility challenge. Typical of the era's cheat-scene forums, this captures the mix of dubious 'tuts', quick community skepticism, and staff presence keeping an eye on things.

i lol'd. .... no proof— orangespwnz

How to dodge having to subscribe to forums to get rid of annoying crap.

A tiny NoScript tip thread for dodging Fkn0wned's own 'subscribe to unhide this' walls.

A low-post-count 'Random Tuts' thread where a member with the handle S3NSA shares a quick browser add-on tip aimed at getting around forums (including Fkn0wned itself) that gated hidden content behind subscription or donation prompts. It's a small, utilitarian post typical of the board's tutorial subforum rather than a big discussion, with the classic hide-tag content wrapper visible in the source. Reflects the era's forum culture of hide/reply-to-unlock content and community workarounds for it.

quite useful— S3NSA

RS Premium Links Sharing Thread

Seven pages deep, members kept the RapidShare premium link train running for free.

A long-running thread in the Random Tuts subforum where members contributed and requested RapidShare premium account links or access, letting others download from RapidShare at premium speeds without paying. This archived page is near the tail end (page 7 of 7) of the thread, showing it had real staying power as a shared community resource. Typical of the era's file-hosting workaround culture on cheat/warez-adjacent forums.

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 Wait-Time Workaround Tutorial (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 Make an Ultimate Smokebomb From Easy-to-Get Materials

A random off-topic DIY tutorial that somehow ran four pages of teenage 'ty's and 'lemme see's

A member called sammo posted a non-original tutorial for making a homemade smokebomb in the Random Tuts subforum, a corner of Fkn0wned.Com (a mid-2000s CS 1.6/CS:S 'cheat scene' gaming forum) dedicated to random how-tos unrelated to hacking. The thread stretched to four pages mostly through low-effort replies thanking the OP or asking to see the method, typical of the era's forum culture. No real drama or notable dispute here — just a snapshot of the site's Off-Topic section humming along with its usual mix of curious, bored teenage members.

This ain't mine.— sammo

Hehe, letz see how this one is done— chooken

I rather know how to make big bang saying stuff but ok— {}JuNNeZ{}

Advanced Googler

One guy's Google search tips thread quietly ran for two months on pure lurker gratitude.

A member named chooken shared a basic guide on advanced Google search techniques in the Random Tuts subforum. The thread drew a steady trickle of short, low-effort replies over several months (October to December 2007, with one late straggler), mostly one-word thanks or confusion. Nothing dramatic happened — it's a small, quiet slice of the forum's everyday tutorial-sharing culture rather than a notable event.

How To Be An Advanced Googler— chooken

If you don't quite understand something, pm me.— chooken

sounds interestin lol— freak_uk

A New Way to Get Steam IDs and Friends

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 with PayPal (thread tail, 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

Gaining IP via Myspace

A 2007 'grab someone's IP' tutorial that mostly turned into skepticism and shrugging

A May 2007 thread in the Random Tuts subforum where user Afteryou posted a method claiming to obtain someone's IP address (apparently via Myspace), insisting it worked despite not getting much love. Reception was mixed-to-skeptical, with regulars like conTagious pointing out an IP alone doesn't get you much, while others just said thanks or reported it didn't work for them. The thread ran three pages but stayed pretty low-key, more forum filler than a real event, with the usual cast of banned/notable members chiming in for a laugh.

dont complain that it dosent work cause it does And I have been doing this for quit awhile so anyways l8tz— Afteryou

Bah i just view my server statisics lol . u cant rly do a lot with just a IP adress annyways— conTagious

tried it, cant get it to work lulz im a nub...i think— ballistic

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

XP Secrets, random things

A guy posts hidden Windows XP 'secrets,' and half the board just replies 'ty' without even reading them

A December 2007 thread in the Random Tuts section where user Pr0wL3r454 shared a list of obscure Windows XP tips and tricks, hidden behind a spoiler tag. The thread became a classic low-effort reply chain, with dozens of members posting little more than 'ty', 'unhide', or 'let's see' just to unlock the hidden content. A staff member briefly chimed in with approval, but otherwise it's a pure snapshot of forum-era spoiler-tag culture and drive-by posting.

These are just some random secrets you might not know about the XP OS.— Pr0wL3r454

if the hide thing dosent work, somebody fix it for me.— Pr0wL3r454

Good find.— Peski-Ruski

Explosives/Bombs Tutorial Thread

chooken drops a hidden 'explosives/bombs' tut and half the board lines up just to peek at it

A 2007 thread in the Random Tuts subforum where member chooken posted a tutorial (behind spoiler/hidden tags, as was typical for this board) about explosives/bombs. The bulk of the thread is dozens of members replying with the obligatory 'unhide' or 'thanks' one-liners just to reveal the content, a common ritual on tutorial threads at the time. No real discussion or drama unfolds — it's a straightforward, low-effort bump-fest typical of the Random Tuts section.

Have fun— chooken

time to blow up some stuff ;]— DudeNo

thanks i love to haave fun wif bombs— milkrulz04

MSN Password Cracker (Beta) Thread

An 8-page thread where members traded links and thanks for a shady 'MSN password cracker' tool — 2007 internet in a nutshell.

In this Random Tuts thread from June 2007, user minitureman shared a re-upped RapidShare link to a tool billed as an 'MSN Hacker (beta),' apparently a brute-force password cracker aimed at MSN Messenger accounts. The replies are mostly short thank-yous, requests to 'unhide' the download, and a running side-debate about how impractical and slow brute-forcing passwords actually is. It's a low-drama, high-volume 'gimme the file' thread typical of the era's file-sharing tool boards, with a bunch of now-forgotten regulars chiming in with one-liners.

i hate brute forcing programs, takes like month and what if the guy's password is like iLoVeKaTe or qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm— AKULA

i know but if you realy hate sum 1 you could just leave it over night to scan lol— minitureman

brute force sucks— complex

Installing Custom Content for CS (Models/Skins/Sprites Tutorial)

The old ritual of manually folder-diving into cstrike/ just to get a new gun skin to load right.

A basic tutorial thread on Gametration.com's Off-Topic/Random Tuts board, walking through the folder structure needed to install custom models, skins, and sprites for Counter-Strike (1.6 and Source). Original poster Darkness shared the steps, and it got some traction with members chiming in about whether it worked, confusion over sprite files, and a helper (FUzzY_WUzzY) reposting a fuller directory-by-directory breakdown lifted from elsewhere. Pretty mundane by cheat-scene standards — no drama, just classic 2006-2007 forum tech support energy with dead-simple emoticons and 'thanks bro' replies.

Nope, didn't work. What exactly is a sprite?— Justin Genocide

Nice ! It worked for me!— Sonikk

Note: This tutorial was not made by me.— FUzzY_WUzzY

Get Someone's IP Over MSN

A 2007 'old but gold' tutorial thread on grabbing IPs over MSN — half the replies just yelled 'this is old news'

Posted in the Random Tuts sub-board under Off-Topic, minitureman shared a reposted (not self-written) tutorial explaining how to get someone's IP address over MSN Messenger, asking for donation points for the find. The reception was mixed — several longtime members like pherball and p5y immediately called it old and widely known, while others thanked him or reacted with generic approval. It's a small, dated snapshot of the era's casual script-kiddie/IP-grabbing culture that circulated on gaming forums like this one.

Oh this is pretty old, everyone knows about this >_>— pherball

yh i kinda new but some people don't know so i thought ill be the one to tell them— minitureman

oww the simple, this is very old— p5y

How to Download Videos from YouTube (2007 Tutorial Thread)

The classic 2007 'how do I save a YouTube video' thread everyone needed for that school project

A quick tutorial thread from Fkn0wned.Com's 'Random Tuts' section explaining how to download YouTube videos, posted back when that was still a niche trick in 2007. It drew a steady trickle of thank-yous from members over the following months, including a few who admitted they needed it for school assignments. The thread wraps up with another member essentially telling latecomers to just Google it, a fittingly low-key end for a low-key tutorial.

nice hha i need this for school— Agility

Go to google and type Download Youtube Videos and you will find many sites— Afteryou

Please accept my gratitude.— fattie

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 Find Almost Anything with Google (2007 tutorial)

Fourteen replies deep into the old 'Google is basically a cheat code' tutorial thread

A December 2007 tutorial thread in the Random Tuts sub-board where user Bradders shared a guide on using Google search tricks to dig up files and content. The reactions were mostly low-effort agreement and 'lol duh' style replies, typical of a casual filler thread, with a couple of members thanking Bradders for the tip. It's a small, unremarkable slice of everyday forum chatter rather than a dramatic event, but it captures the casual tutorial-sharing culture of the board.

Sorry if this has been posted but its good ^^— Bradders

cool didn't know all that! this comes in very handy!— anarchie65

lol, duh^^^^— TAZZY123

How to Get Megaupload Premium 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

Java Image Hack Tutorial Thread

A member named Famousss drops a 'java based image hack' and half the forum just shows up to say thanks and vanish.

In this 2007 Random Tuts thread, longtime member Famousss shared a small Java-based image hack/trick, apologizing right after for a messed-up code box formatting. The rest of the thread is the classic forum ritual of members replying with quick 'ty', 'unhide', and 'thanks' posts to unlock or acknowledge the hidden content, with a couple of one-liners and a stray 'thats absolutely terrible' jab thrown in. Nothing dramatic happens — it's a low-stakes, high-volume bump-and-thank thread typical of the era's tutorial sharing culture.

this is a fun little java based image hack... thanks FAMOUS— Famousss

Thats absolutely terrible.— AcidViper

replying for content— uselessx

Bidvertiser 'Make $100 A Day' Hustle Thread

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

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 Add Players from an In-Game Server on Steam

A workaround thread for Steam's friend-request restrictions, openly pitched as handy for scamming accounts — then quietly deflated when someone points out Shift+Tab already does it.

Posted in the Random Tuts subforum in October 2007, this thread offered a workaround for a Steam restriction that stopped users adding players they'd met in-server, with the OP's title explicitly flagging it as useful for scamming Steam accounts. Most replies are short one- or two-word thank-yous typical of the tutorial-farming culture on the board, with a few members asking to 'unhide' the content. The thread deflates a bit when a Supervisor (DCLXVI) and later a regular (rnie) point out the whole 'trick' is just the standard Shift+Tab overlay method, prompting the OP to admit they'd only just discovered that themselves.

what kind of tutorial is this, wtf, just press Shift+Tab and add players, why make a fkn thread about how to do it?— rnie

Uhh you can do this ingame. Press ShiftTab while playing and click PLAYERS down the bottom.— DCLXVI

oh, sorry, just figured out you can open the steam community by pressing Shift+tab when in a game— valleyvalleymousemouse

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=

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

MySpace Fake-Model-Agency Scam Tutorial

A banned member's fake-modeling-agency scheme for MySpace, filed under 'Random Tuts.'

A quick post in the Random Tuts subforum under Off-Topic, pitching a social-engineering trick that involved creating a fake MySpace 'model agency' account to trick women into sending photos, with a linked download attached. Posted by a user named Shifty (account tag r3birth?, already marked as Banned at the time of posting), it's a snapshot of the kind of edgy, low-effort 'life hack' content that circulated in cheat-scene off-topic boards. Typical of the era's laddish, boundary-pushing humor mixed with genuinely shady social engineering advice.

Get nudes from bitches easy!

Basically pretending to be a model agency, then send the content of the download file to sluts!— Shifty

Get Your Steam Account Un-Disabled! (Random Tuts)

A 2007 tutorial thread on talking Steam support into lifting account disables — results depended entirely on which rep you got.

Member blacknight00 posted a tutorial claiming success in getting disabled (not VAC-banned) Steam accounts restored by contacting Steam support with a specific appeal message and proof of purchase. Staffer AKULA pushed back, noting the method's success was inconsistent and depended on the mood and personality of whichever Steam support rep handled the ticket — it hadn't worked for him. A few other members chimed in briefly, with mixed enthusiasm. Typical of the Random Tuts subforum: a practical, slightly shady lifehack shared community-to-community with immediate real-world pushback in the replies.

Yeah.....this doesn't work for everyone, it depends on that the guy from steam(guy that works there). His mood, and his personality.— AKULA

lol, pwnt, this is what i said... worked for 3 of my accounts.— blacknight00

Free Albums!!! (Random Tuts)

The thread that turned Fkn0wned into a bootleg record store for five minutes

A short 2007 post in the Off-Topic > Random Tuts subforum where a prolific uploader called LoRd Ragealot dropped a 'free albums' offer, hiding the actual content behind a reply-to-unlock wall — a very typical warez-forum move of the era. It's less a discussion than a drive-by upload thread, emblematic of how these boards doubled as file-sharing hubs alongside their cheat-database purpose. No real back-and-forth or drama recorded, just the classic bait-and-click setup.

free music ftw— LoRd Ragealot

Post to see the hidden content— LoRd Ragealot

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

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

[REQ] Regarding IP address'

A noob asks if you can trace someone or nuke them with just an IP — and gets roasted for it.

A newer member (S3NSA) opened a curious little thread asking whether IPs could be used to trace people or send viruses, and whether there were any other 'badass' tricks worth knowing. The thread quickly turned into a minor bicker between scuddzilla and forum regular HaSh over whether a joke reply about admins showing up was 'stupid,' derailing the topic for a few posts. It wrapped up anticlimactically with Sideways dropping the classic 'tracert' command as the only real answer given.

What a stupid fucking reply.— HaSh

Run > cmd > tracert *ip*— Sideways

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 Spam With iMacro (Forced-Reply Gimmick)

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

How to Download YouTube Videos & Get Them on Your iPod

A 2007 tuts thread that's basically a time capsule of pre-YouTube-Music, pre-smartphone media hoarding.

A quick, low-key tutorial thread from December 2007 where member mud1337 shared a Firefox add-on for downloading and converting YouTube videos to get them onto an iPod or convert to mp3. It got a handful of short 'cool thanks' replies from regulars before fizzling out — the kind of small, useful post that quietly filled out the Random Tuts subforum without any real drama.

Get this firefox addon http://www.downloadhelper.net/ have fun— mud1337

hmmm cool thanks— banak

How to Put Movies On Your PSP

A 2007 rite of passage: unhide-by-posting your way to PSP movies.

A short tutorial thread posted in the Random Tuts subforum of Fkn0wned.Com, explaining how to get movies ripped or downloaded onto a PSP. Classic mid-2000s forum mechanics apply — the content was hidden behind an 'unhide by posting' wall, a common tactic to farm post counts and engagement. Posted by member Rebelz, a 'Trained Noob' rank user, it's a small snapshot of the era's DIY tech-tinkering culture that filled out forums like this one alongside gaming cheats and trading boards.

This tutorial will teach you how to RIP or DOWNLOAD movies onto your PSP system. Enjoy... unhide by posting.— Rebelz