Comments on: Send message to an IP Address http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/ Teaching How to use PC, Mobile and Internet the Right Way Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:19:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: maradms4 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-447 maradms4 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:49:59 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-447 Actually, that's not entirely what I was saying. There's more to it than just infection - IM technology has a whole host of security issues (potential or real), plus potentially creates yet another set of attack vectors on a targe machine using the technology (ie, just another thing that can go wrong). Instant messaging is inherantly insecure. For more details on why it's inherantly insecure, you can use google, but if you can't be bothered, I've searched up the following link... http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/protocols/1239.php The above is a 2003 whitepaper, and some things may well have changed. I've only scanned it over briefly to find that it has relevant content, but don't know how up to date it is. It will however give you a brief overview of the insecurity of IM technologies. Interesting, good info. Think we should all read this... Actually, that’s not entirely what I was saying. There’s more to it than just infection – IM technology has a whole host of security issues (potential or real), plus potentially creates yet another set of attack vectors on a targe machine using the technology (ie, just another thing that can go wrong). Instant messaging is inherantly insecure. For more details on why it’s inherantly insecure, you can use google, but if you can’t be bothered, I’ve searched up the following link…

http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/protocols/1239.php

The above is a 2003 whitepaper, and some things may well have changed. I’ve only scanned it over briefly to find that it has relevant content, but don’t know how up to date it is. It will however give you a brief overview of the insecurity of IM technologies.

Interesting, good info. Think we should all read this…

]]> By: Spike http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-446 Spike Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:49:30 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-446 Actually, that's not entirely what I was saying. There's more to it than just infection - IM technology has a whole host of security issues (potential or real), plus potentially creates yet another set of attack vectors on a targe machine using the technology (ie, just another thing that can go wrong). Instant messaging is inherantly insecure. For more details on why it's inherantly insecure, you can use google, but if you can't be bothered, I've searched up the following link... http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/protocols/1239.php The above is a 2003 whitepaper, and some things may well have changed. I've only scanned it over briefly to find that it has relevant content, but don't know how up to date it is. It will however give you a brief overview of the insecurity of IM technologies. Actually, that’s not entirely what I was saying. There’s more to it than just infection – IM technology has a whole host of security issues (potential or real), plus potentially creates yet another set of attack vectors on a targe machine using the technology (ie, just another thing that can go wrong). Instant messaging is inherantly insecure. For more details on why it’s inherantly insecure, you can use google, but if you can’t be bothered, I’ve searched up the following link…

http://www.sans.org/rr/whitepapers/protocols/1239.php

The above is a 2003 whitepaper, and some things may well have changed. I’ve only scanned it over briefly to find that it has relevant content, but don’t know how up to date it is. It will however give you a brief overview of the insecurity of IM technologies.

]]> By: maradms4 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-445 maradms4 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:48:59 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-445 well I WAS kinda joking about the IM programs. I'd never actually recomend IM programs to inexperienced netizens for obvious reasons. For the record though, I use MSN Messenger all the time. I've NOT ONCE caught a nasty from it. I've had a nasty offered to me twice, but I use common sense. Also, I don't talk to random people - I talk only to those I know. Good point, for IM progs to infect you , its normal practice to be asked if you want the infection(file transfer etc) and you gotta be crazy to say 'yes please,do your worst!' so any infection is usually through user stupidity with IM progs well I WAS kinda joking about the IM programs. I’d never actually recomend IM programs to inexperienced netizens for obvious reasons. For the record though, I use MSN Messenger all the time. I’ve NOT ONCE caught a nasty from it. I’ve had a nasty offered to me twice, but I use common sense.

Also, I don’t talk to random people – I talk only to those I know.

Good point, for IM progs to infect you , its normal practice to be asked if you want the infection(file transfer etc) and you gotta be crazy to say ‘yes please,do your worst!’

so any infection is usually through user stupidity with IM progs

]]> By: Spike http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-444 Spike Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:48:01 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-444 well I WAS kinda joking about the IM programs. I'd never actually recomend IM programs to inexperienced netizens for obvious reasons. For the record though, I use MSN Messenger all the time. I've NOT ONCE caught a nasty from it. I've had a nasty offered to me twice, but I use common sense. Also, I don't talk to random people - I talk only to those I know. I never give out personal or sensitive info, and I remain firewalled - through both my routers NAT and a software firewall on my machine, etc, etc, etc... well I WAS kinda joking about the IM programs. I’d never actually recomend IM programs to inexperienced netizens for obvious reasons. For the record though, I use MSN Messenger all the time. I’ve NOT ONCE caught a nasty from it. I’ve had a nasty offered to me twice, but I use common sense.

Also, I don’t talk to random people – I talk only to those I know.

I never give out personal or sensitive info, and I remain firewalled – through both my routers NAT and a software firewall on my machine, etc, etc, etc…

]]> By: Tedster http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-443 Tedster Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:47:23 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-443 yes.... you can use IM programs IF YOU LIKE VIRUSES, WORMS, and other attacks! yes…. you can use IM programs IF YOU LIKE VIRUSES, WORMS, and other attacks!

]]> By: Spike http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-442 Spike Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:46:43 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-442 Welcome to techspot. To answer your question, yes. skype, msn messenger, aim, yim... lol Seriously though, there is a tool embedded in windows xp... net send. it's what produced those annoying pop-up messenger spam messages before sp2. syntax.. net send Doesn't work though unless both machines have the messenger service running and are configured to allow the messages through firewalls. Welcome to techspot.

To answer your question, yes. skype, msn messenger, aim, yim… lol

Seriously though, there is a tool embedded in windows xp… net send. it’s what produced those annoying pop-up messenger spam messages before sp2.

syntax.. net send

Doesn’t work though unless both machines have the messenger service running and are configured to allow the messages through firewalls.

]]> By: henryprince http://www.technospot.net/blogs/send-message-to-an-ip-address/#comment-441 henryprince Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:45:33 +0000 http://www.technospot.net/blogs/?p=602#comment-441 how do i do that how do i send a message from my ip address to some one ip address is there a program to do it how do i do that
how do i send a message from my ip address to some one ip address
is there a program to do it

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