need some infor RE hacker

jockettuk

Hi folks

My daughter is getting threatened on the pc by some idiot she didnt want to go out with she 13 he 14 kids arghh anyway he keeps saying he going to hack into our pc and do this and that.. We believe he all talk and hasnt a clue what he on about but she a bit frightened now and doenst like going on msn or bebo etc.. he took one of her pics off her bebo account and put it on his msn and made out he had hacked her msn she believed him but it was still his email address showing but she got frightened he was going to blow up our pc lol

any way what i need from you brilliant lot is some tech jargon that will frighten him into shutting up

words or phrases or things i can pretend that i know about that mabey if he does know a wee bit about hacking he will get the shock of his life when we and her mention them..

you can pm these to me if prefer

thanks

rose

Ivrytwr3

http://www.bileta.ac.uk/Document%20Library/1/Cyberstalking%20-%20Tackling%20Harassment%20on%20the%20Internet.pdf

http://www.netsafe.org.nz/Doc_Library/netsafepapers_davidharvey_cyberstalking.pdf

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Just say that you've been keeping a log of threats with dates, times & screenprints on the advice of the Police, who would be quite keen to get involved should anything happen.

That should be enough, I would have thought..

Ivrytwr3

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/HealthAndRelationships/Bullying/DG_070502

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/CrimeAndJustice/GoingToThePolice/index.htm

Ivrytwr3

send him these links or cut and paste the relevant stuff you need and forward it on to him!!

jockettuk

be_alright wrote: »

Just say that you've been keeping a log of threats with dates, times & screenprints on the advice of the Police, who would be quite keen to get involved should anything happen.

That should be enough, I would have thought..

done that , just wanted something for my daughter to say to him in passing or to one of his mates that would get back to him to shut him up.. he done this to lots of other people as well and all the kids believe him

jockettuk

Ivrytwr3 wrote: »

send him these links or cut and paste the relevant stuff you need and forward it on to him!!

Thanks for all your help

ukmike

Don't worry,he's all talk.Hacking into a PC isn't as easy as it's made out to be.I very much doubt if this 14 year old is capable.Copying a picture off a web page isn't hacking!!

bazzlad

Blowing up a PC remotely is impossible - unless you've got some C4 hidden under your desk.

Hacking MSN, is nigh on impossible, especially for a child.

Using a brute force style attack on someone's password reminder, especially someone you know, is simple, so odds are she could be "hacked" that way.

If she feels unsafe, she needs to log into MSN, go to her email, go to options and change her password AND PASSWORD REMINDER (the common way to get in) to something nonsensical - if it asks for your first pet, type the name in backwards or something akin to that.

That will sort out MSN and personal networking sites.

To secure your PC.

1) Download and run an antivirus program to check for any pre installed trojans (which allow access to your pc remotely). I recommend AVAST - it's free and powerful.

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Download a decent firewall. (Zone alarm is ok) Unless you have a decently moderm router - that should have one built in.

- Really once common sense on passwords has taken place, and your PC is safe, there's no chance of being hacked.

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As for hacking jargon, IMO you'll end up looking silly, but simply say:

"I've already got your IP address from the MSN conversation log*, if you continue to pester me I'll set up a Continued Distributed Denial of Service attack on your PC, and you won't be able to get on the internet".

* You can't really get an IP address from an MSN conversation, but you could if he/she sent a file over at anytime - when the file transfer is in progress, simply go Start > Run > CMD - then type in Netstat -a, the IP address should stick out like a sore thumb something like (abcd.aol.isp121) You'd then ping that address to resolve the actually IP address.

That should do him.

Woby_Tide

you could always say you'll go round to his house and hack his balls off in return?

gaming_guy

jockettuk wrote: »

...made out he had hacked her msn she believed him but it was still his email address showing...

cant you just block & delete them in messenger for the moment?

bazzlad wrote:

* You can't really get an IP address from an MSN conversation, but you could if he/she sent a file over at anytime - when the file transfer is in progress, simply go Start > Run > CMD - then type in Netstat -a, the IP address should stick out like a sore thumb something like (abcd.aol.isp121) You'd then ping that address to resolve the actually IP address.

if you have messenger plus live installed, there is an script where it can find out the ip of the computer that the person is using even if you dont do a file transfer