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to log in to devices attached to remote modems it finds. The bruteforce.txt file can be edited or
replaced with another file.
Brute-forcing: PhoneSweep’s attempt to log in to remote devices it finds when scanning in Penetrate
mode.
Business Hours: One of PhoneSweep’s settable time periods. Defaults to 0900 (9 a.m.) to 1700 (5 p.m.).
You can specify that individual phone numbers be called or not called during Business Hours.
Call History: The list of calls that PhoneSweep has made during a particular scan and the results of those
calls.
Carrier signal: A tone signal that signifies a connection to a remote modem. The data exchanged by the
modems is modulated in the carrier signal.
checkmodems.exe: A program in the top-level PhoneSweep directory that identifies modems and
determines if they support Single Call Detect.
CID: Caller ID. A unique number in the PhoneSweep database that corresponds to a single call made, or
an additional username/password guess within a call. Encountered when exporting call history.
CMOS: Complementary-symmetry Metal Oxide Semiconductors. Non-volatile memory that records
BIOS settings when a machine is powered off.
COM port: another name for a serial port. Knowing which COM: ports your modems are connected to is
important for configuring PhoneSweep.
Data communications: The exchange of information by two modems; communications that are not fax
communications.
Data device: A device that is capable of being a modem.
Data mode: A type of telephone scan that only searches for modems.
Data modem: A modem that can only communicate with other modems and cannot send or receive faxes.
DB9: A type of serial port connector with 9 pins in a D-shaped shell. Normally used for RS-232 serial
communications. Compatible with 25-pin DB-25 cabling with proper adapter connectors.
debug.bat: A file in the top-level PhoneSweep directory that performs diagnostic functions on
PhoneSweep and its calling profiles.
Default button: Resets PhoneSweep to its default preference settings.
delay.exe: A program in the top-level PhoneSweep directory that allows you to schedule single and
multiple sequential sweeps at specific times.
Desktop: The main Microsoft Windows window (or view).
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Allocates IP addresses to computers on request rather
than each computer having a fixed IP address.
Dialing prefix: A per-profile PhoneSweep variable. Touch-Tone digits and dialing commands preceding
each number to be dialed. Avoids requiring that an access code be included in each phone
number. For example, a prefix consisting of the digit 9 connects to an outside line in many
organizations.
Dialing suffix: A per-profile PhoneSweep variable. Touch-Tone digits and dialing commands appended
to each number to be dialed. This eliminates the need to include a billing code or other suffix in
each phone number.