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September 3rd, 2002, 12:02 AM
#1
Who’s spying on my Hotmail? -- eBlaster spyware
Well this isn't exactly "new" news.. but I'm concerned for those at work, that this "legal" trojan will pretty much take out whatever privacy you thought you had..
MSNBC-Aug. 28 — Think using Yahoo or Hotmail e-mail at work protects you from your boss’ prying eyes? Think again. New spy software essentially lets employers or parents co-pilot virtually any kind of e-mail account, including private Web-based e-mail accounts like Yahoo and Hotmail. A new version of eBlaster spyware will secretly forward all e-mail coming and going through such Web-based accounts to a spy’s e-mail, allowing anyone to “ride-along” even the supposedly private e-mail.
The whole article can be found here
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September 3rd, 2002, 12:07 AM
#2
Privacy....at work??? Bwaaahahahahaha....anyone who thinks they have privacy at work is dreaming....simple as that. Seriously though, EVERYONE needs to read up on this...it's yet another tool for malicious kiddies to use to wreak havok. Pay particular attention that this thing grants access to ANY type of email, not just Hotmail. Baaaad stuff here folks.
Al
It isn't paranoia when you KNOW they're out to get you...
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September 3rd, 2002, 02:17 AM
#3
The potential for abuse is astronomical. What if you’re using your email to look for a better job? Or having numorus affairs with attractive co-workers. Will your average manager be content with just checking to see if you sending personal e-mails. How long until he starts to use information for his own means. The fact that this software is installed in the fist place is proof that your boss is most likely a sociopath with lack moral standards.
http://home.datawest.net/esn-recovery/artcls/socio.htm <- is this your boss
Its not software piracy. I’m just making multiple off site backups.
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September 3rd, 2002, 06:23 AM
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September 3rd, 2002, 06:46 PM
#5
heh.. i already see wannabe crackers asking for this program and the crack for it in the newsgroups.. so we can envision the day when they will start modifing it and spreading it like other trojans..
and yes.. i'm sure that companies will use this (or the competitors version) along with keyloggers..
now while it said that most webmail could be caught this way (but not all) I'm wondering
if.. even without a keylogger, that they can modify it to catch what we post on a forum.
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September 3rd, 2002, 07:20 PM
#6
From http://www.spectorsoft.com/products/...ows/index.html
"Optional Remote Install
If you are not able to physically go to the computer on which you wish to install eBlaster, you may benefit from our Remote Install Add-On, which allows you to email the eBlaster program to the recipient's email address. Perfect for parents with kids away at school or employers with remote offices.
>>> Click here to find out whether the eBlaster Remote Install Add-On is right for you."
Sounds like a trojan to me.... I wonder if the Antivirus companies are going to set up a scan for this product?
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September 3rd, 2002, 09:08 PM
#7
Discuss: What will PGP play in this role? Unless this software is also secretly a keylogger... ?
...This Space For Rent.
-[WebCarnage]
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September 3rd, 2002, 09:34 PM
#8
Banned
At one place I was working at, the admins promptly told us that they
recorded *everything*, but that it was OK to do stuff like pay your
bills and email your friends. They also said that they'll be checking
the amount of time you spend on the internet at work.
(atleast they were honest)
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September 3rd, 2002, 11:53 PM
#9
good point, WebCarnage...
I would think that encrypting your messages would defeat it.. but how many hapless
employees would know enough to do so ? I'm sure that if once the folks know that
this trojan is in place in their workplace, that they would either encrypt or disable the
trojan (and then get fired) BUT, if it does have a keylogger then all bets are off
and you'd be faced with making a bootable os off of a cdrom or use one of those
*nix off a floppy distros.. or just do WORK only... egads..
really the next step should be to get a copy of this thing and take it for a spin so
at least one would know how to tell if it was running on their system.
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September 4th, 2002, 12:01 AM
#10
Hope the AVs get a sig and detect it. You can run something like F-Prot off a floppy.....
\"Now it\'s time to erase the story of our bogus fate. Our history as it\'s portrayed is just a recipe for hate!\"
-Bad Religion
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