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MASM: Microsoft Assembler. One of ways that non-printing characters can be represented as numbers
in the report is compatible with MASM's default.
Maximum calls per day: A feature of PhoneSweep that limits the number of calls that PhoneSweep may
make to a particular number in a given day.
Modem forced hangup: A process by which PhoneSweep deliberately makes an extra effort to hang up
correctly after every call.
Msdun13.exe: A program in the top-level PhoneSweep directory that installs a patch for Windows95A
so that the dialup network adapter’s TCP/IP will function properly with PhoneSweep.
Mysqld: The SQL database server task. If it is still running after PhoneSweep exits, it must be killed
before PhoneSweep can be restarted.
No Fax: Numbers listed as No Fax are those numbers which responded as “No-Fax” to a fax-mode call
Optional Sections: Portions of the PhoneSweep report that are not required under most circumstances.
Can be included in the report at the user’s discretion.
Outside Hours: A time period defined as weekday hours that are not covered by Business Hours.
Defaults to 1700 (5 PM) to 0859 (8:59 AM) the next day. You can specify that individual phone
numbers be called or not called during Outside Hours.
PBX: Private Branch Exchange.
PCI: An internal I/O bus used for add-on cards in modern desktop computers.
PCMCIA: Personal Computer Memory Card Internal Association. Also called “PC cards.” A credit-
card sized I/O device for laptop computers - may provide a network adapter, modem, or multiple
RS-232 serial ports.
Penetrate: At this level of effort, PhoneSweep will attempt to log into devices attached to the remote
modems it finds, using the username/password combinations in the bruteforce.txt file.
Phone number taxonomy: A listing of the phone numbers PhoneSweep has dialed in the course of a
sweep, sorted by the responses PhoneSweep has elicited.
Port number: In TCP/IP, a number designating a particular service, such as file transfer, remote login,
electronic mail, or PhoneSweep.
PPP: Point-to-Point Protocol. Handles Internet Protocol packets over a serial line
Profile: A list of phone numbers and associated information such as configuration settings and results of
calls already completed.
Recycling: A PhoneSweep option relevant only in Penetrate mode, specifying whether PhoneSweep
should try a username/password combination against one modem only or against every modem it
finds in the course of a sweep.
Remote modem: A modem that answers a call made during a PhoneSweep scan.
Remote ringing: Ring tones generated by the phone switch to indicate each time a called phone line
rings.
Report variable: A %STRING% in the report template that is substituted with a value when the report is
generated.
Response string: The characters sent by a remote modem when it answers an incoming call, which
PhoneSweep uses to identify the answering system. The full response often includes echoing back
whatever data PhoneSweep sent.