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December 23, 2002 at 8:23 pm #7622infectukMember
hi i have used yahoo chat for a bot and thought id share the little bit of knowledge which is a little!
ok firstly i recommend y tunnel – which stop s people spamming you – reduced bots and advert spams, stops booters and other stuff
available here : http://ytunnel.digitalcitrus.com/
its free now but i think hes gonna charge soon so hurry and download .
i always chat without voice activated – and only voice chat with trusted poeple namly as some hacks work via voice.
ok how does someone get my ip ?
well they use a ip sniffer ( i wont mention any programs ) they mask their ip address in a link and when you click it they get your ip and can even see if you have trojens on your computer- so rule of thumb is dont click on any links!
webcam – make sure you dont super cam and also have your cam on the smaller size plus make sure everyone has to ask permission to view your cam all under yahoo settings.
i use yahoo cam in webpages with some kick ass code that allows you to embed someones yahoo cam into a webpage – they will get a message stating anonymous users trying to view – this will ALSO tell you their IP address if you iggy them – note down the ip address 🙂
then go into say irc chat type /dnd xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and it will tell you the server of the user and or their ISP – then do a who is lookup for the isp to find the email address to report users. its normally [email protected]
also be aware that programs like hypercam allow users to record your webcam as a video clip!
so just be aware that when your on webcam the other person could be recording you.
this works by the user selecting an area on their screen to record and then ever second or so it records a frame and then sacves it as a avi file.
well this is all i have learnt and im sure some of it is old news but hey 🙂
happy chatting 🙂
regards
YM : infectuk 😀
May 26, 2003 at 2:44 am #65552cactusMemberCan someone tell me if it is illegal to record someones webcam without their knowledge… this has happened to me recently in Yahoo, by someone who i thought i was in a relationship with.. and i was extremely humiliated when they emailed it to me.. Surely there is some sort of law ie invasion of privacy, covering this being done without onces knowledge. 🙁
May 26, 2003 at 2:11 pm #65550OreoMemberI think laws about the Internet are being passed….but the problem is the learning curve of the US Gov. law makers and the hackers are quite different. So the laws are not keeping up with the tricks….also there is international stuff…so if someone tapes you from another country they may not fall under the same laws. To be on the safe side….don’t do anything on your cam that you would not want your mom and dad to see. People can REALLY trick you online to get what they want…and you cannot see their body language to pick up cues that they might be telling a lie. Good luck.
May 27, 2003 at 3:16 pm #65551NettiMemberThere was a case of a guy who snuck into his neighbors house, planted video equipment in their attic to film their bedroom. He was caught, but believe it or not, he was not charged. There is (or was) no law in place for Video peeping toms. Just be very very careful, because there are also programs out there that will allow you to view a person’s cam, WITHOUT your knowledge. So when you think you are having a little one-on-one, it turns out it could be a one-on-ten.
June 4, 2003 at 12:27 am #65548gaz_berottenMemberThere is a quite simple way to know if your webcam is being viewed illegally by someone go to start then run then command and type netstat. Next remove your webcams cable from your pc and retype netstat if a connection disapears then someone is veiwing it illegally. Now heres the best part. With your webcam disconnected from the back of your pc go back on to the room you were last in and act as if your webcam is on. When the person who is trying to view your webcam tries to do it illegally he will get a disconection message and he or she will whisper you asking you why it isnt on if there dumb and if you run netstat while you in the room youll see that fools ip pop up again if he trying to view your cam. Write down his/her ip get the number traced for a small price from court.
June 4, 2003 at 7:46 am #65549feel_the_rythemMemberTry using some Firewall because they can stop any direct connection to your computer.
June 4, 2003 at 10:31 pm #65553j_hop_99MemberIt is not illegal to record it is however illegal to braodcast some one ones face or any pics with out there knowledge just as it is illegel to give out some ones private info
September 16, 2003 at 4:18 am #65557KasaiMemberHey All….
This being my first post to the boards, i thought I should make it count.
Quote:quote:Can someone tell me if it is illegal to record someones webcam without their knowledge… this has happened to me recently in Yahoo, by someone who i thought i was in a relationship with.. and i was extremely humiliated when they emailed it to me.. Surely there is some sort of law ie invasion of privacy, covering this being done without onces knowledge.Sadly it seems there is no end to human unkindness but that is neither here nor there.
The problem with this whole situation was that you were in a relationship with this man, and the fact that you were presenting youself on a cam, on the Yahoo network, i believe that their user agreement basically flat out tells you that this is not only a possibility, but a probability. Because you have agreed to the User license, in a court of law, you were made aware of the possibility and in doing so may have complied with it.
Although, this individual, most likely did not say”hey can i record this for later”, the situation that you permitted yourself to be in, in the first place to allow the recording, may be viewed as indirect complacency.
You of course have many rights in this case as well, and can argue that you did not overtly give permission, were not asked, and can push for likeness violations should he attempt to sell it.
Angry boyfriends also have the tendancy to refer to exgirlfriends in slanderous or libelous ways, if you obtained proof that he was dispensing the recording for commercial use, or freely distributing it,while calling you names, or insinuating that you would perform services that are questionable, you could sue him for slander, libel, defamation of character, likeness rights violation, copywright violation, and so on and so forth. Whether or not something is illegal is all according to how you phrase it too the judge. there may be no law that says you cannot record and redistribute publically broadcasted cam shows, does not mean that the medium was not presented in a larcenous way. gotta love law. cooky stuff
I hope that a moral has been gained from this, and an Ethic is soon to follow, how you present yourself sexually online is one thing, but be careful who you give your heart too.
in truth it is best to move on from this and treat it like a learning experience, all legal venues would not be very fruitful even if the law was on your side. Getting revenge may be fun, but it usually will just comprimise you further, try not to jump out of the frying pan into the fire.
thanks for listening to my rant.
September 16, 2003 at 3:13 pm #65555hellsfury_25mMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by NettiJust be very very careful, because there are also programs out there that will allow you to view a person’s cam, WITHOUT your knowledge. So when you think you are having a little one-on-one, it turns out it could be a one-on-ten.
I have yet to see a program that allows a person to bypass requesting access to view a webcam, at least through Yahoo Messenger’s protocol, unless they have their cam settings to allow anyone to view their webcam. There are thrid-party programs that allow a person to view anonymously however the program requests to view the cam as user: anonymous(which can be denied access). These third-party programs cannot bypass this feature, at least as far as I know.
September 16, 2003 at 10:34 pm #65556carbonizeMemberWhy do people always think that if a person has your ip then they have your soul? OK slight exageration but you get my point. So long as you have a firewall the only thing a person can do with your IP is a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) and knock you offline maybe.
No a person cannot get your name and address from your ip.
They cannot gain access to your PC so long as you have a firewall. And even without one it’s not that easy (unless you run XP and it’s plethora of holes, look up msBlaster and UPnP for details).
As for Yahoo webcams I believe you get an alert box when you using it pointing out that the ownership of transmitted images is a grey area of the law.
September 17, 2003 at 1:48 am #65554hellsfury_25mMemberThe only time where someone having your IP address might put you at risk is if you have a static IP address, i.e. via Cable Internet or DSL Broadband. In this case you are susceptable to attacks via security holes and Denial of Service attacks as carbonize noted. Most dial-up accounts however are in very minimal danger if someone has your IP. In Fact the most information one could receive from your IP number is the address and geographical information on your ISP not for you
April 26, 2004 at 10:22 pm #65559SeekzMemberHmmmmmmmmmm!!!!if somone has your ip it doesnt really matter about a firewall anyone can download a nuker and down goes your firewall…….and ifthey really wanted to get in a firewall wouldnt stop them alot of firewalls these days give false reports such as it will say a program is trojaned oy keylogged…….its happend to me a couple of time’s and it was my program so I know it wasnt keylogged or trojaned if you want to keep people out get a router its a hardware firewall alot harder to hack than software firewalls….and also I was reading about webcams and there is a program out that doesnt need your permission to let you view there cam….its a bitch I know if you are going to let somone veiw your cam I would use msn………….And an ip you can get alot from if you have the right tool’s……
April 27, 2004 at 2:45 am #65558zhugeliangMemberOkay, I see we’re back to the IP’s and what one can or can’t do with them. Heres some info on that…
For one, Nuking someone doesn’t take down their firewall, what it does is bombards a persons IP address at a specific port with a large amount of pings (such as ICMP pings). This is just one of the forms of a DoS attack (Denial of Service). And about someone getting in whether you have a firewall or not… yeah, you obviously haven’t used Zone Alarm, Sygate, or Tiney Personal Firewall. All three of them block both incoming and outgoing connections. Granted, they aren’t to be depended on, but they aren’t too bad at stopping most (like… 90%) of any attempt at breaking into your computer. It’s rare to find a real “hacker” on yahoo, so you’ll mainly just have to worry about those script kiddies who think they know what they are doing, and they really don’t. The pretty much depend on using trojan horses, nukes, and so on and so forth for their hacking. Now i’m not saying that you don’t need a good Proxy Router with a built in Firewall, and most of you who use broadband have that in your DSL/Cable/Wireless/Fiber router. If you use a dialup connection, set up a server and make a home network and set it up as a server/firewall (Linux works great for this, but is too complicated for the average/less than average computer user, so windows will work just fine for you). Also, you might want to check out http://grc.com/default.htm and do the Shields Up! test to see if you can be seen on the internet. As it is right now, if I were to be pinged, the person pinging me would get no reply, and would therefore assume that there is no computer attached to my IP address (this due to how I have my DSL router’s firewall set up).
To hellsfury: Broadband doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have a static IP address, some ISP’s actually charge extra for that, as it’s usually used for making a webserver, so you’ll most likely come across dynamic IP addresses even with broadband, however, not all companies are like that. I know mine’s not… Anyways, you are correct about what information an IP address can give out… the info of your ISP, which is about it.
To carbonize: Yes, you can hack through a firewall, but it’s just damn hard. Nothing is secure, always keep that in mind, but you can make it as secure as you can, and make sure that anyone trying to get in has to jump through a lot of hoops.
As a last note, if you’re really paranoid about your IP address being discovered, then use either an HTML proxy or a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy. And just for reference, you can find some anonymous (don’t ever use transparent if you’re trying to hid your IP) HTTP proxies that are free, but they don’t work that great. SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 are the better of the proxies, but they do cost money.
Well, I hope this all helps you guys out, and blackhat, if you read this and you find any errors, please post any necessary corrections and/or add to what I have said (you’re the one I trust most). ^_^
June 25, 2004 at 12:19 am #65560PhaydinMemberGentlemen, its not about accessing an IP address…. my oh my… it’s about tricking the server into granting you access. Think! That being said, I have not seen a program that can do that either — Be real, be cool, be real cool.
July 18, 2004 at 8:42 am #65561ZER0MINDMemberThere is a law against recording someones voice so there should be a law about recording someone in general like a webcam just to let you know cactus
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