Originally Posted by
Vase
Hi
My first post so go easy on me!
I share an apartment with * other and have noticed a problem with access to my laptop.... (running on Win XP). I checked event viewer one day and noticed that my comp had been accessed when I was at work. I am certain my housemate has somehow cracked my password and is snooping on files etc... but he didn't cover his *****s well enough.
Now for the question: We both share a wireless connection to our respective laptops.. I set up the network and when he moved in, he was able to access immediately - which was fine as I have no problem him sharing the internet connection. (I also installed a keylogger on my laptop which confirmed he was opening files when I was out)
Now... I want to reverse the tactic and somehow log onto his pc to surf around his files! But, am stuck! I have total control over the router as I installed.. how can I access his laptop ? by using his IP address? I want to actually get onto his desktop remotely (although "remotely" means I am sat next to his laptop!). I have guest rights to his computer..... seems that there should be a real easy answer to this as I have access plus I have control over the router!!!
Would be really cool to get some help onthis one.. would be appreciated
Thanks guys
Vasey
He is your friend, yet you prodive him with internet access and all he does to thank you is go looking through your own private files?...
how can I access his laptop ? by using his IP address?
IP addresses are just a number through which a computer can be reached, similar to a telephone number. Knowing it doesn't instanty make it possible for you to hack into the computer. Apart from port scanning and exploiting (if vulnerable), an IP address is useless to you unless you have a trojan installed.
actually get onto his desktop remotely (although "remotely" means I am sat next to his laptop!).
Well I suppose you could get him to run a trojan, but I doubt you have the ********* knowledge to write your own, and using publicly avalable trojans will be kinda obvious (most people run antivirus).
I have guest rights to his computer..... seems that there should be a real easy answer to this as I have access plus I have control over the router!!!
If you have access to his computer, then you could run a program like [URL="http://www.oxid.it/cain.html"]cain[/URL] to crack the windows password hashes, or use a program like [URL="http://www.foofus.net/fizzgig/pwdump/"]pwdump[/URL] to grab the passwords to be cracked on another computer (this DOES take over 4 hours most of the time). But I am pretty sure that you have to have admin access to get these files, so that method will not work. If you want info on cain or pwdump, then I can provide it, but I don't think it is possible in your situation. All that is left really is getting him to run some malware that will give you remote access. Harldly the best solution, especially seeing that you actually are physically next to the computer. If you can get admin access (while he is logged on), you can quickly dump the hashes then crack them at a more convenient time. As long as he doesn't lock his computer, all you have to do is wait for him to leave the computer for * minute, insert usb drive, dump hashes to text file, then crack them.
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