The Linux Help and Tutorial Thread

[NKrader]

Here's a little something for the Windows users. Especially the ones who think they do not have any maleware or viruses and surf to p0rn sites, hacker/warez sites or download from torrents.

Microsoft Network Monitor.

Run it on the network interface of your Windows machine, use the on with an IP number. You will probably be flooded with a lot "stuff" and have no idea what most of it is. Just look at network IPs. Unfortunately I have yet to find a way to get it to resolve the IPs. You can use a web site like whatismyip.com to see who is registered to that ip and it's location. If it says Russia or China you might want to see what app is using that IP. If it says Microsoft or Google it is probably OK depending on your feelings about it. There are a lot on mine that do not say google but lead to google or a marketing firm of one sort or another.

You can let it run for awhile and save the "capture" then open and read the saved capture. The longer it runs the bigger the file but the more accurate as it needs to catch the apps communicating with the mothership.

You are concerned with your machines IP# being in either the source or destination columns. The app using that conection is in a third column. Ones that have no app listed and ones where you do not recognise the app name are the ones to focus on. There will be a lot of DNS and ARP stuff with no app listed, the Source and Destination should be your local network and or the DNS server.

If you have concerns and want a good capture use the settings to limit capture file size and let it run all night and all day if you can. There is also the ability to create filers.

Linux and Windows users can use Wireshark.

sudo apt-get install wireshark

Good luck. Hope you do not find anything too disturbing.

Why would I if anyone anywhere was looking at what I'm dong? If they really want to see me looking at :banana::banana::banana::banana: and checking my Facebook be my guest.

Not like I'm working on top secret government work or anything

[D_A]

Why would I if anyone anywhere was looking at what I'm dong? If they really want to see me looking at :banana::banana::banana::banana: and checking my Facebook be my guest.

Not like I'm working on top secret government work or anything

Most systems are not compromised to attack the owner, they are compromised for use in further large scale operations such as DDOS attacks or spam forwarding ... that includes governments. Making YOUR machine be the one that is probing a Chinese Government server gives the real culprits plausible deniability but opens you up to reprisals.
As for government surveillance, never forget that information can be misinterpreted to suit their ends at will. Accidentally passed by a kiddie :banana::banana::banana::banana: site but left immediately? They hit you for having those images stored on your system, for example. Just because you haven't done anything wrong doesn't mean the evidence can't be made to look like you have.

[NKrader]

Most systems are not compromised to attack the owner, they are compromised for use in further large scale operations such as DDOS attacks or spam forwarding ... that includes governments. Making YOUR machine be the one that is probing a Chinese Government server gives the real culprits plausible deniability but opens you up to reprisals.
As for government surveillance, never forget that information can be misinterpreted to suit their ends at will. Accidentally passed by a kiddie :banana::banana::banana::banana: site but left immediately? They hit you for having those images stored on your system, for example. Just because you haven't done anything wrong doesn't mean the evidence can't be made to look like you have.

that would be tough considering I dont have a computer plugged into an internet connection. other than about 5min a day to upload completed WU, and I strictly watch whats being done as I am about to hit overages on my mobile bandwith

its true, but get your point, im just trolololololin lol.


and if events of late dont prove it enough i will restate, if the government wants to look at what your doing they will regardless of how "secure" your system is, when they can look at all traffic in and out of your house it doesnt matter if you saved it when they do.

there is no such thing as privacy now adays, get used to it and embrace it, there is nothing we as general population can do, especially looking at how other governments cant do anything to stop our gov from looking at them what kind can we do about it? answer is, nothing at all, get used to it

[PoppaGeek]

[QUOTE=NKrader;5219582]that would be tough considering I dont have a computer plugged into an internet connection. other than about 5min a day to upload completed WU, and I strictly watch whats being done as I am about to hit overages on my mobile bandwith

its true, but get your point, im just trolololololin lol.


and if events of late dont prove it enough i will restate, if the government wants to look at what your doing they will regardless of how "secure" your system is, when they can look at all traffic in and out of your house it doesnt matter if you saved it when they do.

there is no such thing as privacy now adays, get used to it and embrace it, there is nothing we as general population can do, especially looking at how other governments cant do anything to stop our gov from looking at them what kind can we do about it? answer is, nothing at all, get used to it[/QUOTE]

I thought of your statement while reading this. Scary sh1t.

New US spy satellite features world-devouring octopus



Some fo the reader comments are funny.