Copy a file
Mission Descriptions:
Access a remote system and copy important data files
Steal important data from a rival companies file server
Gain Access to a rival system and steal research files

Ranking: Beginner (Novice)
Difficulty Rating: 2 (3)
Required Software: Password Breaker, File Copier (Decrypter)

Dead easy, just bounce your way to the target server, use a password breaker to gain access, enter the file server, and copy the relevant file to your memory. The simply attach the file to the reply email. Once you reach Novice, this mission will sometimes require you to decrypt the file before sending it. You can tell this because the difficulty will be 3 and the Pay will be higher.

NOTES: If the file is not there, you have to abandon the mission, as it has been deleted either by you at an earlier point, or by an NPC hacker.
This is the exact same type of mission as the test mission.
Before you copy the file from the target machine, check the Encryption Level. If it is 8 or higher, then disconnect and abandon the mission, because you can't decrypt anything higher than 7.

Delete a file
Mission Descriptions:
Break into a rival computer system and sabotage files
Hack into a computer and delete Key files
Find and destroy crucial data on a mainframe

Ranking: Beginner
Difficulty Rating: 2
Required Software: Password Breaker, File Deleter

This is another really easy one. Just bounce to the server, password break your way in, enter the file server and use your File Deleter to remove the relevant file. Then just reply to the email.
NOTES: If the file is not there, you can simply reply to the mail and finish the mission without doing any work.

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Change Academic Details
Mission Descriptions:
Improve our associates' academic standing
Help us prove a fellow employee is over-rated
Generate a University Degree for a friend
Qualifications required for wealthy professional

Ranking: Novice
Difficulty Rating: 3
Required Software: Password Breaker

Bounce your way to the International Academic Database, and use your password breaker to gain access. Enter the search menu and enter the name you've been given. When it comes up, enter or change the relevant qualification. As a guide, if it says add a qualification, put it in the bottom box (Other Qualifications) and if it says University degree put it in the second box (Graduate Qualifications). When you've made the changes, click the commit button. Then simply send a reply email to receive your payment

Change Social Security Details
Mission Descriptions:
Create part of a new identity
Falsify a Social Security Document

Ranking: Confident
Difficulty Rating: 4 - 5
Required Software: Password Breaker, Proxy Bypass/Proxy Disable v1.0

Connect to the International Social Security Database with as many bounces as possible, as they trace you quite a lot faster than the previous missions, go to InterNIC to get some more addresses if you need to.
Ideally you should have the HUD Connection Analysis upgrade, but it's unlikely at this point. If you do have it, then activate the Proxy Bypass. Otherwise, start the Proxy Disable. Wait until the second they start tracing you, then start the password breaker as well (make sure your password breaker CPU usage is all the way up), this will make sure your not waiting around for the proxy to be disabled when your inside. When you get in, enter the search section and enter the name you were given. When it comes up, change the relevant details and click the commit button. Then to receive your payment, send a reply email.

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Change Criminal Records
Mission Descriptions:
Help to stop a hacker from ever working again
Help to discredit one of our rivals
Clear a criminal record

Ranking: Intermediate
Difficulty Rating: 5
Required Software: Password Breaker, Proxy Bypass/Proxy Disable v1.0, Decypher v1-v3

Connect to the Global Criminal Database (GCD), and click the Log in button. If you have the Proxy Bypass, use it now, if you only have the disable, start it now and wait for the trace to start before continuing. Click the 'Elliptic Curve Encryption Cypher' button, and start the Decypher, making sure the Decypher is turned up to max CPU usage. When it is completed, click the 'Proceed' button, and break the Password with the password Breaker. Once that has finished, click 'Proceed', then enter the search section. Enter the Targets name, and wait for it to come up.
If, for your mission, you are required to clear some ones record, simply click the 'Clear Record Button'. Otherwise, enter what ever conviction you need to, and click 'Add'. When you are finished, disconnect from the server, and reply to the mail to receive your money.

Find Financial Details
Mission Descriptions:
Client interested in financial data on an enemy
Find Financial Details of one of our associates

Ranking: Intermediate
Difficulty Rating: 5
Required Software: Password Breaker
Recommended Software: Monitor Bypass v5

Connect to the bank you are given in the mission statement. If you have the monitor bypass, you will not need many bounces. If you have it, use the monitor bypass. Click on the 'Manage Existing Account' button, and enter the targets account number in the user name field. Use the Password Breaker to gain access to the account. Click on the 'View Account details' button, and note down the amount of money in the persons account. Disconnect from the machine, and reply to the mail. Make sure you type the amount of money in the account at the end of the mail before you send it. If you used the Monitor Bypass, don't forget to clean up your logs, just because there is no active trace, you can still be passive traced.

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Destroy Database
Mission Descriptions:
Destroy corporate data of a rival company
Destroy customer records on a sales system
Destroy rival software in development

Ranking: Intermediate
Difficulty Rating: 5 - 6
Required Software: Password Breaker, Firewall Bypass/Disable v5, Proxy Bypass/Disable v5 (The level of firewall/proxy on these missions differ for each server, some of them have level 5 so it's best to stick with version 5 bypasses)

Connect to the target, and Bypass/Disable the Firewall and Proxy. Break the password using the Password Breaker. Enter the Admin section, then the console. Once you are in the console, enter the usr directory (type 'cd usr') and then type 'delete' to delete all files on the system. Disconnect and cover your logs, and then go to the Uplink News Page, and wait for news of your hack to appear. Once it does, you can reply to the mail and finish the mission.
NOTES: This mission sometimes targets LAN systems, which means you will need LAN software to be able to complete it.

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Copy Database
Mission Descriptions:
Copy large and secure corporate database
Copy proprietary source code database
Steal valuable scientific research documents
Break into high security system and steal customer records

Ranking: Intermediate
Difficulty Rating: 5 - 6
Required Software: Password Breaker, File Copier, Decrypter v7, Proxy Bypass/Disable v5, Firewall Bypass/Disable v5 (you won't always need this one)
Other Requirements: 60-120Gq's of Memory Space

Connect to the server and bypass/disable the Proxy and Firewall (If they have one). Break the password and enter the file server. At the end of the file list, there should be a group of large files (around 8-12Gq) all with .dat at the end. You need to copy all these files to your Memory. When you have finished copying them, disconnect and clear your logs as usual. After that, connect to the file server of the company that hired you, and enter using the password they gave. Copy all the files from your memory to the file server, and use the File Decrypter on them. Once that is done, you can reply to the mail and finish the mission.

NOTES: Before you copy the files from the target machine, check the Encryption Level. If it is 8 or higher, then disconnect and abandon the mission, because you can't decrypt anything higher than 7.
Sometimes, you won't be able to fit all of the files on the file server. Copy as many as you can, and delete the rest. You will still be able to finish the mission, but you will get a little less money.
This mission sometimes targets LAN systems, which means you will need LAN software to be able to complete it.

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Trace Balance Transfer
Mission Descriptions:
Trace a recent balance transfer
Trace an unauthorized money transfer

Ranking: Intermediate
Difficulty Rating: 5
Required Software: Password Breaker
Recommended Software: Monitor Bypass v5

Connect to the bank that you are told in the mail. If you have the Monitor Bypass you won't need many bounces. Enter the 'Manage Existing Account' section, and put the account number in as the user name. Break the password, and enter the accounts 'View Statement' section. Somewhere near the top, there should be a large amount of money transferred (normally over 200,000c). You need to note down the account number, and IP of the bank that it was transferred too. Once you have done that, disconnect from the Bank. Connect to the Bank whose IP you got from the statement (you can get the link either from InterNIC or the IP Lookup Tool). Bypass the monitor if you can, and break into the account of the person whose number you noted down. Once you are into the account, go to the 'View Account' section, and note down the name of the Account Owner. Disconnect from the bank, and reply to the mail, making sure you add the Name you noted down before you click send.

NOTES: If you want, you can delete the logs before you connect to the second bank, though if you do the job quick enough, you shouldn't need to.

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