Re: Trojan horse Downloader.Generic.ML

From: Art (null_at_zilch.com)
Date: 06/23/05 

Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:19:28 GMT

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:51:36 +0100, Chris Salter <chriss@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Art wrote:
>
>> You're thinking "inside the box" again. Try using a little imagination
>> and creativity.
>>
>> For xDSL, high gain rotary antennas at every telco office sweeping a
>> radius of up to four miles ... backed up with digitial cracking sw ...
>> should do the trick very nicely.
>>
>> In my geographical region where the only ISP offering xDSL is owned by
>> the telco, such monitoring boxes don't seem very far fetched or even
>> very futuristic. They could be produced in volme at relatively low
>> cost. More futuristically and generally, I envision close cooperation
>> between telcos (who have an interest in this as well) and ISPs.
>>
>> Cable providers will want to jump on this bandwagon as well ... and
>> they will help defray the costs of monitoring in return for the info
>> provided.
>
>Sigh....
>

Sigh back :)

>How would the Telcos prove that the wireless signal they have found is being used by
>
>a) their customer

By pinpointing (to some extent) their geographical location and doing
a bit of detective work.

>b) carries internet access on it and

By the nature of the rf signals, obviously, and packet content once
cracked.

>c) being used illegally

See above.

>I have wireless in my house, its has nothing to do with my ISP what I do with my wireless signals, or what my wireless signals carry.

Not if you're freeloading ISP service. You're safe for now only if you
use strong WAP.

>Suggesting that ISPs/Telcos have the right to sniff and crack communications is utterly mad.

Methinks thou protesteth to much. You must have something to hide.

Art

http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg

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