Dirty Word Search

What is the best utility to use in order to perform a dirty word search across a network or on a local file?

Uh.. Platform for the local file?

Across the network, I'd add a rule into the IDS to generate alerts for certain words. Alternatively, setup a sniffer and filter for lines that contain the word (only good for clear text protocols -- obviously if it's encrypted you won't be able to do this).

Windows NT/2K

Doesn't the search feature allow for searches into documents? (at least on Win2K). There is also -- somewhere (I can't find it) -- a Windows ported version of the tool strings and grep (maybe in Cygwin?) which could be used to find clear text strings that match "dirty words".

Something I can import a "word list" into would be nice.

Hrmm.. I would think a simple script (I think I can envision this in *nix but not Windows specifically -- anyone know WSH?) with a loop:

1. Find text files
2. extract all words from text files
3. compare each word on a line-by-line basis to words from wordlist
4. announce any files that match the list
5. repeat steps 3-5

(I think that would logically work). Maybe Perl or PHP might be used for this?

hehe. its fun for things like s"****"thorpes etc

For the benefit of all those that are unfamiliar with the Hallowed Land know as England and to save Mark some possible embarrassment S****horpe is a town in the north east of England that has been the target of string captures due to the unfortunate choice of consecutive letters in it's name.

very interesting, but not too helpful...

something other than WinHex, Buster, D-Scan... etc.

Actually, it is helpful when you think about it. If the filter isn't specific enough (say if you just grepped a specific word -- grep being a pattern matcher), you'll get lots of "false positives" and thus will be sifting through more by hand. It is a point to keep in mind especially if you go the shell scripting route (WSH) to solve the local host search.

Even on the network you may get "false positives" and this will require tweaking.

Hi, as the only member to give me negative antionline points for what were either mistakes or just something you though of as stupid. If this isnt exactly what you are looking for please dont give me any more . :) http://www.advanced-ict.info/ If you click on Visual Basic on the left tool bar. Then Click on Proxy

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The Proxy Log Searcher (84kb) is an application that lets you search through your communications server proxy log, to check for the use of unsuitable terms as URLs or search terms, or to see what a particular network user has been looking at. We use it with an RM communications server, but as far as I know that uses the standard MS Proxy software.

You can choose for yourself the words that it checks for - simple select Word List from the Edit menu.

You can also use the Edit menu to set the default location of your proxy files, to save you having to browse for files every time.

The application checks through the log, and each time it finds a matching record, it writes the name of the user, the date, the time, and the URL into the output file. The output is in CSV format, so you can view it in a text editor such as Notepad, or a spreadsheet such as Excel.

Hopefully it's fairly obvious what to do, but if you have any trouble then let me know! Note that each word in the word list should be on a separate line in the file.

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If you know VB you may be able to edit it, to you own desire. Just a thought.

L8rs

Damn, I thought this was going to be a cool thread... You have a very misleading subject.


I thought it was some sort of online game. ;)

hmm, Does anyone use a document scanner such as Buster or D-Scan?

LOL.. Tiger.. I have an uncle that lives near s****horpe.. I chatted up many a lass from that neck of the woods.. that weren't the only thing I did with them either.. hehe..

oops.. back to the topic at hand.. sorry...

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Originally posted here by Info Tech Geek
hmm, Does anyone use a document scanner such as Buster or D-Scan?

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