<s>
An	O
FXP	B-Application
board	I-Application
is	O
an	O
internet	B-Application
forum	I-Application
composed	O
of	O
members	O
which	O
distribute	O
access	O
to	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	O
or	O
"	O
pubstros	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
forums	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
access	O
to	O
servers	O
usually	O
containing	O
warez	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FXP	B-Application
boards	I-Application
generally	O
differ	O
from	O
other	O
forums	O
by	O
having	O
a	O
very	O
selective	O
membership	O
,	O
typically	O
opening	O
public	O
registration	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
and	O
then	O
closing	O
until	O
further	O
notice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
several	O
types	O
of	O
members	O
of	O
FXP	B-Application
boards	I-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
job	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Scanners	O
scan	O
IP	B-Protocol
ranges	O
for	O
vulnerable	O
computers	O
with	O
a	O
fast	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hackers	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
and	O
install	O
an	O
FTP	B-Protocol
server	O
on	O
the	O
systems	O
the	O
scanners	O
have	O
found	O
using	O
different	O
tools	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
vulnerability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fillers	O
add	O
Warez	B-Application
to	O
the	O
FTP	B-Protocol
server	O
,	O
transferring	O
files	O
via	O
FXP	B-Protocol
from	O
other	O
sources	O
to	O
the	O
newly	O
compromised	O
servers	O
once	O
the	O
"	O
hackers	O
"	O
have	O
posted	O
the	O
admin	O
details	O
for	O
the	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
FXP	B-Application
boards	I-Application
have	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
time	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
can	O
be	O
posted	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
race	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FXP	B-Application
boards	I-Application
are	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
much	O
activity	O
on	O
FTP	B-Protocol
servers	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
links	O
are	O
posted	O
on	O
multiple	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
