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That was my mistake, but I did share all relevant info. I just didn’t post a link to a binary file. It is a part of the commercial package from Ispynow, not a “virus removal tool” from an anti-virus manufacturer.
I didn’t want to post a link to a copyrighted file in a pulic forum, for various reasons. That’s why I asked anyone interested to message me.
I did read the FAQ before posting, but the only part pertaining to files was to not attach files to posts.
Please forgive me for being too cautious, but I assumed that I should not share copyrighted software on this forum. Was I wrong?
Chris
There are plenty of legal spy programs that Norton and McAfee won’t detect. The spy programs are commercial software. A perfect example is http://www.ispynow.com
Try using a different virus checker. My personal favorite is Pc-Cillin from http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/desktop/pc-cillin/evaluate/overview.htm
IspyNow will log all the chats of most IM programs. For a free scan, you can go to http://housecall.antivirus.com. Click “Scan without registering”, select your country, accept the security warning, and wait for the files to download. Its interface is built in to your browser. It took me 2 minutes on 512k DSL.
If you want the removal program for IspyNow, message me privately or email me.
Chris
You can still use a few tricks to increase your profile length, but they all involve putting a link to another html page into your profile. Also, you must be running AIM 4.8 to keep the link within the “View Profile” window – otherwise it will open up a new webpage in your internet browser.
That’s an example of the code. You then need to create a webpage at that address that contains your extended profile.
If you click that link, it will open a new IM window, where you can click the profile button to look at my profile. (it also launches a browser window…you can close that.:o)
Once you edit info.htm, you need to either sign off, or go through the “Edit Profile” process in AIM, click the “Finish” button, and it will update your profile on the AIM servers.
A little background info on that link in the other forum. http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/
It states that “In their initial state, Microsoft Windows operating systems (98, ME, XP, 2000, NT) allow anyone on the internet to pop up Windows on your screen.”
That’s only partly true. In 3.1, 95, 98, and ME, it’s enabled, but in order to recieve the messages, you have to be running winpopup.exe. It’s included with all of those versions of Windows.
Furthermore, network-based printing services, and most company IS administrators, use the messenger service to send notices that “Printing has been completed for job….” or “Sorry, but we have to reboot the server in 10 minutes.”
Unless you’re getting popups like that, there is no need to disable it. On a side note, most firewalls, like the one built in to Windows XP, allow you to specificly block the port that this service uses (UDP Port 135).
Anytime you send a file, connect to talk, or direct connect, you can get the other person’s IP address. All you need is a program that will show you your current TCP/IP connections.
The reasoning behind this is that unless you do one of the above, all IMs that you send go to AOL, and then to whomever you’re chatting with. When you send a file, DC, or talk, you’re (usually) sending a ton more data, which would strain the AIM servers. Instead, AIM connects so you can send data directly to another user. To do this, both AIM clients need to know the other person’s IP address.
Most software firewalls will alert you when you start “serving” a connection like this. I’m not a big fan of those. Instead, my favorite is a little program called TCPview from http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/tcpview.shtml I like it because I can show either internet names, or IP addresses. It also puts a green highlight on the line of a new connection, and a red highlight on a closed connection. On Windows 2000/XP, it will also show you what program is using that connection.
I’ll try to include a screen capture, but this is only my second post here.
You *can* use lots of html in both the IM window and the profile.
Your AIM profile is stored in info.htm in the folder name in either the
c:windowsaim95 folder (for Windows 95, 98, and ME) or
C:Documents and SettingsApplication DataAim (for Windows 2000/XP)
My info.htm is in C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorApplication DataAimom4eccvAlso, if you save any of your chats, you can open them up in an HTML editor and look at the code that AIM uses. It’s *all* html code.
As far as I know, images are not allowed in profiles. Other things, like tables, frames, and javascript aren’t allowed either. What I’ve found is that colors of fonts and backgrounds, along with formatting (center, align left, align right) are the few functions that AIM allows.
Inside of info.htm, you can link to other files. However, you have to use AIM 4.8 or higher to be able to load them in the profile window using the target=”_self” tag. Anything below AIM 4.8 loads a seperate page in your default web browser.
