Re: Dialer Watcher Test
From: Moe Trin (ibuprofin_at_painkiller.example.tld)
Date: 05/31/05
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Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 19:18:36 -0500
In article <1117452420.173929.32470@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
not_here.5.species8350@xoxy.net wrote:
>I have just installed Dialer Watcher to monitor my phone connection.
>
>I'd like to test the programme, but if I set up another phone number
>Dialer Watcher will note it and ask me if it is legitimate. If legit,
>it stays and becomes accepted. If illegit, I would be required to
>remove it.
>
>So, how can I test Dialer Watcher to make sure that it is working
>properly.
OK, it took me a minute on google to find out what this "tool" is
supposed to be. So, you installed a program that you don't have
all of the documentation for, in an effort to detect when other programs
you install, like pr0n dialers, browser hijackers, and modem hijackers
try to dial... And I suppose you installed it as administrator if that
account exists on your O/S. Don't you think it would be a lot easier
to not install mal-ware, or do you think that stuff magically appears
on your hard drive without your approval?
>As a matter of interest, when I downloaded the programme there appeared
>to be no way of contacting the development group. Has anyone noticed an
>email address.
Google says that is "www.antidialer.co.uk" at 212.227.127.206, which is
the German hosting company 'Schlund + Partner AG'. Looking up
'antidialer.co.uk', I find
[compton ~]$ whois -h whois.nic.uk antidialer.co.uk
Domain Name:
antidialer.co.uk
Registrant:
Glenn Fletcher
Registrant's Address:
THE REGISTRANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS ELECTED TO
HAVE THEIR ADDRESS OMITTED FROM THE WHOIS DATABASE
Registrant's Agent:
Schlund + Partner AG [Tag = SCHLUND]
URL: http://registrar.schlund.info
Relevant Dates:
Registered on: 22-Jul-2003
Renewal Date: 22-Jul-2005
Last updated: 10-Jul-2004
Registration Status:
Registered until renewal date.
Name servers listed in order:
ns23.schlund.de 195.20.224.104
ns24.schlund.de 212.227.123.17
WHOIS database last updated at 17:10:01 30-May-2005
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[compton ~]$
Oh, that _really_ gives me tons of confidence. You might plug the
domain name 'schlund.de' into groups.google.com and search the
news.admin.net-abuse.* news groups if you really want to understand
the irony.
Old guy
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