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im not asking how to hack or anything im just curious of when you are vulnerable to a hacker cause i got my sn hacked.
like if you have a conversation with someone can you get hacked? or if somebody sends you a file are you at risk of being hacked?
or maybe none of this matters and you could get hacked regardless?
Quote:like if you have a conversation with someone can you get hacked?No. You cannot get hacked simply from having a conversation in AIM.
Quote:or if somebody sends you a file are you at risk of being hacked?I’m not 100% sure about this, but, I think you are at risk. Also, if somebody you don’t know sends you a file, it probally contains viruses.
Quote:or maybe none of this matters and you could get hacked regardless?If you don’t have a firewall, then yes. You could get hacked that way.
Basically, you should always know what some one is sending you and when they are going to send it. Many times people’s lists get taken over and are made to send links to friends. So you might get a link from some one you know…but they did not really send it…it is actually a virus. I’d scan your PC for trojans and the like if I were you.
I would say trasfering files is kind of bad. Simply because your friend could tell you it won’t open for them and send it to you but after they send you it and you open it they tell you not to it hacks you they didn’t know they got it from someone else. So yes Direct IM you can get hacked using it.
There are php-based password stealers out there. Just be careful what links you click on, and who it’s from. If your password is saved on your computer, you click on the link and are vulnerable to the exploit (I’m not sure what the requirements are), then your password hash can be taken.
Having the hash is just like having the password. Once someone has the hash, they just add it to the registry, logon, change the email address (unless you get sent the email notifying you of the email change request), wait a few days, request the password using “forgot password?”, then change the password. If your AIM password is the same as your email address password tied to your AIM account, then after a few days, the rude person could end up jacking your email account too.
Jon8RFC wrote:There are php-based password stealers out there.do these “php-based password stealers” steal from the registry or somehow directly from AIM?
if these do steal from the registry and if you don’t save your password you should be safe from them no matter what browser you use. although i don’t have any experience with them so don’t quote me on that ;).
user91c wrote:do these “php-based password stealers” steal from the registry or somehow directly from AIM?if these do steal from the registry and if you don’t save your password you should be safe from them no matter what browser you use. although i don’t have any experience with them so don’t quote me on that ;).
They steal from the registry. So yes, if you don’t save your password, you’re safe 🙂
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