Scene group logos collection – Download over 1500 logo graphics

Releases groups from the warez scene are hugely popular among online pirates. These groups release high quality warez material at amazing speeds and are responsible for leaking majority of movies, music, games, E-books and other pirated material out there. Due to this very reason, release groups have attained celebrity status and are hero worshipped by even the average torrenters. Here is an article that will be useful for those who collect ‘souvenirs’ related to the warez scene.

Scene releases are often accompanied by NFOs or cracktros - groups usually make it a point to include their logo in such external files. This article features a massive downloadable collection of scene release group logos released at various points of time. There are over 1500 images included in the pack - most are in full color and some are in B/W.

Note that this Art Pack is brought to you by Defacto2 – a long running scene new portal. Following information is quoted from Defacto2 home page:

Today we have released a new file pack, the Group Logos Pack. This is a collection of over 1,560 scene group logos and art pieces that were once collected by Climbatiz. Climbatiz once ran a web site at http://crackart.95mb.com/ which housed all these pieces but it has long since been abandoned. So the collection has been donated to us for hosting.

The pack is released under a Creative Commons (cc) Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike licence. The artworks within are still copyrighted by their respective artists.

Download

The logo collection is roughly 57MB in size – the archive is freely downloadable from Defacto 2.

[Click Here] to download scene group logos pack from Defacto2

Private Tracker Open Signup Update – 17 April, 2009

Here is a quick update on 10 private torrent trackers that are open for signup as of 17/4/2009. This update roundup includes up to date information about ElbitZ (E-Learning), ExDesi (Bollywood), CCFBits (HD), 7Track (General), AceTorrents (General), FreeTheScene (General), Scene-Inspired (Ratio free/General), PMTorrents (Mobile), STMusic (Music) and Spirit Tracker (Educational). Almost all of these sites have been reviewed in detail here on FILEnetworks Blog – if you missed them the first time around, here is another chance to get in.

ElbitZ
 
Site Name: ElbitZ (http://elbitz.net)
Signup URL: http://elbitz.net/signup.php
Stats: Unknown number of users and close to 5500 torrents
Description: Elbitz is a great E-Learning tracker with lots of E-Books, video tutorials and test engines. This should be a good alternative to those who are suffering from the shut down of Docs.Torrents.Ro. For category details. screenshots and more information about ElbitZ check our previous article located here.

ExDesi (ExD)

Site Name: ExDesi (http://exdesi.com)
Signup URL: http://exdesi.com/register.php
Stats: 3200+ torrents and 61500+ members
Description: ExDesi is a BollyWood/Hindi/Pakistani movies and music tracker. For full tracker review refer to our previous article located here (Screenshots included).

7Track
 
Site Name: 7Track (http://7track.org/)
Signup URL: http://7track.org/register.php
Stats: 1000+ users and ~1050 torrents
Description: 7Track is a fairly new general tracker which runs on the Gazelle codebase. For full tracker description including category details, screenshots and mini review refer to this article.
IRC: irc://irc.7chan.org/7track

AceTorrents (Ace-T)

Site Name: Ace Torrents (http://www.acetorrents.net/)
Signup URL: http://www.acetorrents.net/signup.php
Stats: 8100+ users and 7850+ torrents
Description: Ace-T is a decent general tracker with good pre times. Full review can be found here.

Free The Scene (FTS)

Site Name: Free.The.Scene (http://www.freethescene.net)
Signup URL: http://www.freethescene.net/register.php
Stats:7800+ users and  2300+ torrents
Description: FTS is a decent general tracker that runs on the Gazelle codebase. Full review including screenshots can be found here.

Scene Inspired

Site Name: Scene Inspired (http://www.scene-inspired.com)
Signup URL: http://www.scene-inspired.com/signup.php
Description: Scene Inspired is a community based general/0day tracker that’s been around for quite a while. This site is technically a ratio free tracker via the permanent free leech system. We hear from the admins that the site will close its doors on the 3rd of May.

PMTorrents
 
Site Name: Portable Media Torrents (http://www.pmtorrents.com)
Signup URL: http://www.pmtorrents.com/signup.php
Stats: 5550+ members and ~500 torrents
Description: Portable Media Torrents (or PMTorrents) is a private torrent tracker that specializes in applications, games and video (movies and TV shows) for mobile devices.Full tracker review along with screenshots can be found here.

Spirit-Tracker
 
Site Name: Spirit Tracker (SpT)
Signup URL: http://www.spirit-tracker.org/signup.php
Description: Spriti Tracker is a large educational site with lots of documentaries. Currently only 14 open slots are available for the taking – if you couldn’t make it inside, check back frequently. They tend to have few slots open almost daily. Full tracker review can be found here.

STMusic (STM) 

Site Name: STMusic (http://stmusic.org)
Signup URL: http://stmusic.org/signup.php
Stats: 39000+ torrents and possibly over 40k users
Description: After being down for quite a long time, STMusic is now back online. STM is a good music torrent tracker and a great alternative if you aren’t a member of What.cd or Waffles.fm. The site has a unique layout, tracks both scene and non scene music torrents and generally offers good download speeds.

CCFBits

Site Name:  CCFBits (http://ccfbits.org)
Signup URL: http://ccfbits.org/signup.php
Stats: ~16000 users and 7000+ torrents
Description: CCFBits is a Chinese private torrent tracker with lots of HD content (majority English scene and p2p releases). Interface language is Chinese but all major functions have English labels.

PassThePopcorn movie tracker – Data loss, site wide freeleech and open signups

One of the worst things that can happen to a private torrent tracker is a database failure that results in data loss. Popular movie torrent tracker PassThePopcorn (PtP) just went though one such nightmarish database crash which resulted in a massive loss of user accounts, torrents, user stats, forum posts and lots of other data. Thankfully the majority of the lost data were recovered using a previous backup. This backup however was three weeks old – for existing PtP members it may seem like the site went three weeks back in time.

Following is quoted from a news post published on PtP homepage:

On April 14th, we lost our database. We have recovered the database from 3-27-09. Due to this loss, all torrents, forum posts, ratio histories, donations, etc. after 3-27-2009 were lost. Any torrents you have downloaded that are no longer on the site can be re-uploaded. Please check before uploading as not to upload a duplicate copy.
We have made each and every torrent freeleech. Enjoy! All site rules apply!
Steps have been taken to prevent this in the future

Judging by posts on various file sharing and BitTorrent forums, lots of PtP members have lost bonus credits, user class promotions, ratio stats and in some cases even invitees. This also means that if you registered on PtP on or after 3-27-2009, your account itself may have got deleted. This is why the administrators have opened signups for an indefinite period of time – those who lost their accounts can now create a new account and re-join the tracker.

Screenshot: PassthePopcorn runs on Gazelle, a BitTorrent tracker script pioneered by What.cd crew

Of course, those who were waiting to get into PtP too can use this open signup window to create themselves a free account. With 14500+ users and close to 8000 torrents (stats as of 16/4/09 – after data loss), PtP is still a good movie torrent tracker.

Site Name: Pass The Popcorn (http://passthepopcorn.org)

Signup URL: http://passthepopcorn.org/register.php

Lock and password protect any folder on your PC with My Lockbox 1.2

If you are using a shared computer, sometimes you may want to block other users from accessing your files or folders due to various reasons. There are tons of software out there which will suit this job but how about a simple, free tool that won’t take half your system resources? My Lockbox is a lightweight software that can be used to effectively hide any folder on your computer so that the hidden folder becomes invisible and inaccessible both from the local machine and via the network.

Note that although this program is able to hide files from users, it does not store the hidden files in encrypted form. Some advanced tools that are able to detect hidden files can sometimes reveal folders hidden by My Lockbox. This does not mean the app is useless – it’s still a great software for home use.

Features and benefits

• Very easy in use
• Almost any folder on your computer can be password protected
• Instant protection - no file scrambling or moving to another place
• Lockbox folder is inaccessible even by the system administrators
• Lockbox folder is inaccessible both locally and remotely.
• Lockbox folder can be protected in Windows safe mode
• Windows XP x64 support
• Hotkeys support - you can popup Control Panel with a simple keystroke.
• Skinned user interface
• Freeware

Download

[Click Here] to download My Lockbox 1.2 from official download server (1.3MB – direct download)

CZTeam Tracker signups open – probably for the last time

What’s up with tracker admins these days? Yesterday it was bitGAMER (still open) and LeechersLair (still open) and now CZTeam (CzT) have opened their doors to the public. CZTeam is an excellent, highly sought after general/0day torrent tracker from Romania. Some of you may never have heard about the name ‘CZTeam’ before – that’s because this tracker was previously known as CZONE (they recently changed names). CZTeam retains the huge torrent index and the user base of CZONE and is definitely a great general tracker to be a part of.

Although CZTeam is a Romanian tracker, almost all the content here are English releases. Pre times and download speeds on this tracker are generally very good. As of 15/4/2009, CZTeam tracks 6200+ torrents and has an active user base of 26500+ members. Lots and lots of free leech torrents (no download recorded, only upload counts) can also be found here – for example large torrent packs are usually on free leech.

Speaking of large packs and exclusive releases, there are sh1tloads of these on CZTeam. Out of the 4500 odd torrents currently being tracked, over 650 are releases exclusive to this tracker (exclusive releases can be identified by the ‘CzT’ tag at the end of a torrent title). To get a better idea on torrent packs and exclusive releases available on CZTeam, refer to the screenshot below:

If you are an English speaking user, you wouldn’t particularly love the interface and layout of CZTeam. From the signup page to browse page everything is written in Romanian and there is no option to switch languages. This however is not a huge problem as all the functions in the main toolbar are labeled in English (the releases or the actual content on CZT are almost all English, as mentioned earlier). For the benefit of English speaking users, CZTeam has setup a subforum titled ‘English Help & Fun Forum’ – you can always get help/chat in English in this section.

Signups for this tracker are currently open. According to site administrators, this will probably be the last public open signup for this tracker:

Wonderful News! CZTeam Tracker decided to open the gates for new users.
This is probably the last free sign up around here so you`d better hurry and spread the news. Inactive accounts are deleted regularly so we recommend you to use them wisely!
Leech, seed, forum/comments activity, having a positive ratio and being a good member makes you the right person for our tracker.
It's not the size of the boat but the motion in the ocean therefore...
The Free Sign Up will end shortly

CZTeam is an excellent general tracker and it’s unlikely that you’ll have another open signup for this tracker in the near future. As the notice says open signups won’t last forever so get in while you can.

Site Name: CZTeam (http://torrents.czteam.ro)

Signup URL: http://torrents.czteam.ro/signup.php

LeechersLair tracker signups open – Now with exclusive releases

Lots of good trackers opening up these days – latest to join the club is LeechersLair (LL) – a decent private torrent tracker that has been closed to the public for the past few months. LeechersLair is a general tracker which means that you’ll be able to find and downloads all sorts of torrents including movies, music , games, E-books, software and 0-day releases and more. Note that LL is not a scene releases only tracker – both scene and p2p releases are tracked along with a few exclusive releases of their own.

When it comes to statistics, LL does great in comparison to most other private trackers. It has a user base in excess of 17500 members and tracks 6200+ torrents. LL is a well established tracker in the BitTorrent scene and has been online for more than three years. Download speeds on this tracker are quite good. According to admins, all torrents are seeded using 100mbit seedboxes.

Recently LL launched the ‘LL Xclusives’ feature which is all about torrents exclusive to this tracker. Chances are that you will not find these rare releases elsewhere on any other BitTorrent tracker. Torrents exclusive to LL can be found in the LL Xclusives section. In addition to exclusive torrents, there are a lot of torrent packs online as well. The screenshot below captures some of the packs found on LL:

 

If you are a brand new member (or willing to become a member) of LeechersLair you should probably take note of the following:

Please note that we do not allow the use of Azureus/Vuse on this site and recommend the use of µtorrent.

As mentioned earlier the public signups for LL are currently open. The open signups won’t last forever so get in you can. If you are on the lookout for a decent general/0day tracker, here is a site well worth checking out.

Site Name: LeechersLair (http://www.leecherslair.com)

Signup URL: http://www.leecherslair.com/signup.php (Do not use Yahoo mail. Use ISP mail, hotmail or gmail)

Windows 7 build 7106 leaked on internet

Build 7106 of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 7 has leaked on the internet. Significance of this build is that it’s speculated to be the first build in the RTM (Release To Manufacturing) branch of the OS. Initially a Chinese version of Windows 7 Build 7106 was leaked and shortly after English and Russian versions (in the form of patched ISO images) were released. The latest version of Windows 7 officially released to the public as of 15/4/2009 is Windows 7 Beta 1 (build 7000).

Although it’s been more than three months since a pre-release build was officially released by Microsoft, almost all subsequent builds of Windows 7 (7022, 7077, 7106 and so on) have leaked on the internet. Sources of these leaked versions were various – some were leaked by p2p oriented sources while some builds were released by scene groups such as WinBeta. It is not exactly known who released build 7106 first. I have seen on several places download links (both HTTP and torrent) being provided for the leaked build along with few serial numbers that are supposed to work with it. There is a leak at your house Redmond, you better patch it up soon! (or are you doing it on purpose :P ?)

Note: Do not post download links, serial numbers, key generators or anything of that sort here. We are a news blog only.