Remote Shutdown Utility

Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm

Hey all, recently I've had a bunch of losers at work rig up my power button with fishing line and pull it while I'm working. No joke. I don't even know how they did it, but I cut their line.

What I need is a program that will allow me to remotely shut down their computers without requiring administrative privileges, special prompts, firewall access or other crap like that. I need Industrial Strength.

Can anyone help? I'm itching to try this!

>really mad<
--Red_5

Richard Cranium · Post by **Richard Cranium** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:16 pm

what version of Windows?

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:14 pm

its called the fuse box.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:10 am

Type \"shutdown /?\" in a command line for a starting point..

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:18 am

Grendel wrote:Type "shutdown /?" in a command line for a starting point..

Yes, Grendel's suggestion is THE best one, unfortunately it requires Administrative rights and you're looking for something that doesn't require that (among other needs).

There is nearly NOTHING (except hacking tools) that will accomplish what you are asking ... if you don't have administrative rights to the remote system.

If you have administrative rights, then start off where Grendel suggested.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:30 am

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysint ... tdown.mspx

JMEaT · Post by **JMEaT** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 6:39 am

I just create a shortcut to shutdown.exe and append /r at the end (for rebooting) so I have a nifty desktop icon.

TIGERassault · Post by **TIGERassault** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:49 am

The only way to do it is by hacking into their computers. So there's no moral way to do it.
But you could make quite a few easily-made viruses for them if you have both access to their computers and a decent knowledge of programming. I could make it for you myself, but I really don't approve of that.

The other way, and most effective too, is to simply pull the plug on their computers.

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:56 am

click me

ccb056 · Post by **ccb056** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:28 pm

start - run - shutdown /i

Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:53 pm

TechPro wrote: There is nearly NOTHING (except hacking tools) that will accomplish what you are asking ... if you don't have administrative rights to the remote system.

That's what I might need. The fuse box isn't nearly subtle enough.

Although I like the etherkiller idea...

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:19 pm

get a program that when run shuts the computer down without needing a prompt (i used to use one such program).

Then replace random shortcuts on their desktop/start menu to redirect to this program. They'll never know until it happens.
They'll probabaly catch on straight away and fix each shortcut as it catches them out. So do more than one shortcut, so it gets them a few times.

But as others have been saying, you can't remote shutdown a computer without having administration priviledges. you can't do much to a computer at all unless you have the proper security access (ie: admin privs) - access/security control built into operating systems is specifically designed to stop ppl like you from doing that

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Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:22 pm

Should I find a program like such, or make a batch file?

roid · Post by **roid** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:28 pm

iirc the only way to shutdown without prompts is to use a program.

but try all the other commandline suggestions ppl here have given first - maybe one will bypass the \"shutdown?\" prompt.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:34 pm

Replace some of their more common desktop shortcut icons with wizmo shutdown!

Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:24 pm

Oooh hoo hoo!

This is most nifty! I've done pranks like this using WinZip Self Extractor and engineering an autorun on my flash drive. This will be most entertaining.

The only problem that might arise is my colleagues have DeepFreeze installed on their systems, but no biggy. I'll bring news of the results. Thanks, all.

TechPro · Post by **TechPro** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:40 pm

Pffft .... if you can manage to get onto the computers ... simply place a shortcut to the shutdown command and use the parameters ... shutdown -s -t 00 (test it out before you try it on other systems)

Presto, no prompt, no telltale message (zero seconds = no waiting).

Best yet, place the command either in the startup folder ...

... or put it in the registry. There is a place where you can put stuff and it will be run at logon and WILL NOT be bypassed if they happen to hold down the shift key (like the startup folder can be bypassed)... but I don't recommend that one because you might have difficulty turning that one off. If you can't get the system to quit automatically shutting down... how ya gonna turn the shutdown command off? ... There is still a way, but you'd HAVE to have admin level remote access.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:56 am

Grendel wrote:http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysint ... tdown.mspx

You can use PsShutdown to initiate a shutdown of the local or a remote computer, logoff a user, lock a system, or to abort an imminent shutdown.

usage: psshutdown [[\\\\computer[,computer[,..] | @file [-u user [-p psswd]]] -s|-r|-h|-d|-k|-a|-l|-o [-f] [-c] [-t nn|h:m] [-n s] [-v nn] [-e [u|p]: xx:yy] [-m "message"]

You'll need a valid admin user/pw pair to the machine in question tho.

Dakatsu · Post by **Dakatsu** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:34 am

This always worked the best for me to shut down someone elses computer:

Aus-RED-5 · Post by **Aus-RED-5** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:12 am

That and a bucket of water!

Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 8:26 am

Dakatsu wrote:This always worked the best for me to shut down someone elses computer:

LOL! Truth be told, I've been considering that, but I kinda don't wanna pay three grand to fix the thing. (they have some DANG nice computers)

MD-2389 · Post by **MD-2389** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:24 pm

Dakatsu wrote:This always worked the best for me to shut down someone elses computer:
*snip, because Dakatsu is a bandwith thief*

Apparently you didn't click my etherkiller link. That would be far more fun.

Red_5 · Post by **Red_5** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:17 pm

The Etherkiller is one of the funnier ideas I've seen in a while... I should do something similar to that to my friend's Nintendo 64. Maybe wire his cartridge slot....

Dakatsu · Post by **Dakatsu** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:37 pm

Red_5 wrote:Maybe wire his cartridge slot....

WITH EXPLOSIVES! YAY!

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:11 am

HAHAHAHA!!

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