I have a cousin who is extremely into Myspace. We all know the people that I am talking about. I absolutely hate Myspace, but that is besides the point.
Anyways, her mother hates the idea of it because she is under aged and has literally put everything about her on her Myspace. Her mother(my aunt) found out that she was talking to numerous guys that wanted to meet with her.
My aunt came to me and asked if there was a way I could "stop" her. Everyone comes to me and thinks I can do these amazing things, just because I go to ITT-Tech.
So here is the situation. She gets off the bus at my house until her mother picks her up everyday. And as soon as she gets in the door, she heads for the downstairs computer to jump on Myspace and blog about her day or something dramatic.
I was thinking of either two ways. I could install a keylogger on the downstairs computer, and run it before she comes home. Or I was thinking of using a packet sniffer and trying to read into her packets that she sends to Myspace.
I know Ethereal is one of the programs, but is that possible? Reading her packets? I need to get her password and whatnot, so I can take down her Myspace.
Thanks guys in advanced for any advice. ^_^
-turntabletux
posted by turntabletux :: 2006-11-28 23:47:33
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i know someone that may be able to help.. lemme see if they would do this.
No offense, but I think your aunt should be taking care of this situation with some good old fashioned parenting.
Your cousin needs to be educated that no matter what your age, it's a bad idea to put all of your info out on the net like that. The girl should be convinced to alter her profile herself, otherwise you doing it for her is a temporary solution; there are hundreds of other ways for her to put out her info and talk to untrustworthy people.
Technology isn't to blame here. A myspace profile isn't the problem; it's the symptom of your cousin and/or aunt being naive and/or careless.
posted by techmonkey :: 2006-11-29 00:08:49
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I extremely agree with your argument Techmonkey. I know that technology or myspace is not to blame. My aunt is a horrible mother. In fact I think that she is one of the worst mothers I've ever known.
I know cutting down Myspace will just make her go to something else. I pretty much have no doubt, I think that it will take her sometime, because she is computer illiterate.
The thing is I already told my Aunt that I would do it. I am interested in doing this. Although I understand your argument and I respect if you wish not to help me.
Thanks ^_^
-turntabletux
posted by turntabletux :: 2006-11-29 00:59:06
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ya know.. a part of me thinks you might just be brown-nosing with your aunt (assuming you're not getting paid). it's my suspicious nature. but if there is reason for concern, and you actually CARE about your cousin, i think a more ethical approach would be rather than just deleting her account, eaves-drop a little to see if the cousin is really in any danger from sickos online. if she is, take further measures.. if there is no cause for alarm, then leave her the fuck alone and let her blog her heart out. who fucking cares?
posted by eatablecrayon :: 2006-11-29 16:46:42
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Maybe when your aunt said to "Stop" her, she meant talk to her, and explain why putting personal info on the net and the like is a bad idea. Not hack into her profile. Just an idea.
I realize that I am coming off as another dude trying to hack somebody's shit and just wants answers. I know that it's no way to gain the respect from my peers.
Yes this is something serious, as she is 11yrs old and has been meeting with a 19yr old. But this is not to do with me and has to do with my Aunt's parenting.
I am not another guy trying to use knowledge for useless things. I would like to use any knowledge I gain from my peers here and school for the greater good. Exploiting holes and recommending patches and etc.
Thank you all for your opinions and help!
-turntabletux
posted by turntabletux :: 2006-12-05 19:19:41
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Hey I'm just saying so i hope i dont get ass raped here. Think a family member put him in a hard postion to say no and he did the right thing. He's going to ITT Tech hes not a kid so he has no reason to brown nose. Watch a news channel and like 70% chance you'll see where they caught a internet predator today. just saying so lets cut um some slack and just help um.
Theres simple easy ways to do it well just block the ip to myspace.com in the tools and your sercurity. If she has m uch knowledge she can bypass that easy but i bet she wont think of it and thats a step then with keylogger get her password and theres a parent option to delete her account. You may not even need her password for that so look into that.
well my ways aren't vary well I'll say ethical but you could use an external keylogger and delet her account then ban the site then hack her "friends" with some screen that says "PERVERT" but thats just my idea. costs money though
Your right it is not technology's fault. If this 11 year old girl is meeting with 19 year olds, the mother needs to grow some balls and whoop the kid and unplug that dam computer and hide the cord away for ever.
We should just do human carbon dating and make sure that you are as old as you say you are...that would solve Pr0n issues too.
(Please note that I am being 100% factious [tounge and cheeck] and don't haze me too much)
:P
posted by F1ed91in9 :: 2006-12-31 19:03:01
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This, ide say, is an easy solution, you say she gets on your computer downstairs? dude, first, tell her that shes a freakin 11 year old and unless she wants to get molested by the myspace pervs, then she needs to stop screwin around, if she doesnt, make a myspace account, and scare the crap out of her by making threats or something to her lol... if that doesnt work, get this keylogger: http://www.brothersoft.com/security/keylogger/free_keylogger_43534.html
delete everything she has, and tell her that the government found out she was talking to escaped rapist convicts or something and they deleted her myspace for her protection... shes an 11 year old, whats she going to know? after that, then you can block myspace's ip so she doesnt make a new account... problem solved...
posted by techno sapient :: 2007-01-03 12:01:03
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or you can just put in a complaint as a concerned parent and they shut it down double time. worked for me. will work for you my friend.
Or you could install an internet filter that runs on her computer hidden in the background or a filter that requires a password for access and then you can just tell the filter to block any page with the word "myspace" in it. this program could also be altered to filter other unwanted materials.
this is how my friend filters his sisters internets, but the program he uses is run from his computer and filters the internets for his sisters computer.
Edit: ok, I am just puzzled as to why 2 people flamed me for this post because there is just NO reason for that.
That friend would be me, the filter is run through the proxy server program thingie, Privoxy, and I stopped filtering my sister's internets because she is 10 and hasn't demonstrated that she can't be trusted to behave herself online. She's a good kid and as far as I'm concerned, she can do what she wants until she gets herself into trouble. And even then, I'll just tell her not to go back there, and she'll probably listen.
posted by amaranthinenight :: 2007-02-04 14:50:47
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This is just a guess, but maybe your post was flamed because blocking all pages with the word "myspace" in it is a bad idea.
posted by techmonkey :: 2007-02-04 18:34:34
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Another reason people might have flamed you is because it's, well, not written in understandable English and that makes an easy concept (setting up a proxy filter) sound like some convoluted mess...spouting nonsense in pseudo-english isn't helpful.
PS: The bad attitude in your edit is just ASKING somebody else to flame you. We've all gotten flamed before, some for good reasons, some for bad reasons, but nobody else has complained about it publicly...this is just a forum and you won't get a better Rep by whining when you get flamed. Post some helpful or useful information, say something insightful, funny, or otherwise interesting, and you stand a better chance.
posted by amaranthinenight :: 2007-02-04 20:22:14
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everyone has good point here. essentially, its severely foolish to just block things, as it acomplishes very little, easy to get around, and all around, a waste of time. try a wetware solution before you turn to hard and soft ware. go to the source before taking a back door, just in case its easier. otherwise, a keylogger would work best.
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