MySpace Password Cracker

[computercutie]

go to a public terminal with internet access, say a library or something. Go to ********** and create a new email, and when it asks for a secondary email address, enter his.

One question though. I know that even using a public terminal, an IP address will be logged and I bet that is traceable. He says he has friends that are hackers as well and if they can trace that back to my city or state, I am going to get in trouble. He could probably use that to file some sort complaint of Internet harassment against me. I don't need that. Thanks for any advice!

[~~smart~fool~~]

the whole point of public terminal is so you dont get traced. most likely you wont

[computercutie]

I realize that *I* cannot be traced...but, can't the IP address be traced to the location/address of the computer I am using? The person I am trying to send the spam to knows me well and knows where I live. Thanks!

Also, is there any way for me to protect my own personal computer from such a spam attack? I am sure he is going to realize that I did it and want to retaliate. How can I protect MYSELF?

[Halla]

can't the IP address be traced to the location/address of the computer I am using?

Yep, but heres the glory of it all...
The IPs in the email headers will be from yahoos servers since they are sending the messages, not you. good luck getting them to give any info without a warrant. In fact, good luck getting a warrant for something like that, period.
"hello? ***? someones spamming my email!"
Better luck getting the IP logs of that mail access at that time, and then even better luck trying to get the library ISP to give out the info, then hope the library has a record of who was sitting where, and when.
Its a pretty serious pain in the ass, and I doubt it'll go that far. Plus if the library doesnt keep a record or you just walk in and sit down for a minute, its useless anyway.

If you're seriously paranoid, use a laptop and a wireless card, spoof your mac address and use an insecure wireless connection and you're golden. Thats another story.

but I digress....

The person I am trying to send the spam to knows me well and knows where I live.

Lucky for you, the person doesnt know you did this. Play dumb. It works.

Also, is there any way for me to protect my own personal computer from such a spam attack? I am sure he is going to realize that I did it and want to retaliate. How can I protect MYSELF?

I doubt they will realize its you, but anyway yes, its called a spam filter. There may be a built-in one depending on your service.

He says he has friends that are hackers

Oh noes! I wouldnt worry about it too much.
Lets put it this way, if you were connected to the mafia, would you run around saying you're connected to the mob?
nuff said.

I still think the cell phone idea is priceless

Yeah, thats the big guns right there...

Oh ...You're welcome.
Thanks for thanking... hug a hacker... or better yet, bail one out.

[KrazyFella]

Honestly, why do you want to get this person so bad? If you dislike them so much, why not just ignore them? Seems like a childish attempt at pity revenge.

But seeming as if I say something even remotely hostile I'll sure hear about it I suppose I may as well write something useful.

If you attempt these "attacks" from a public computer he will not be able to trace it back to you, that's like someone trying to justify getting a virus because a site put a cookie on their computer, oh no!

What is more likely to happen is that they'll realise that you're the only one out to get them so badly and put the blame on you that way, almost impossible to get around unless you play a "cold revenge" tactic in which you get them back in 6 months time.

As far as abuse online, unless it was causing malicious harm to a real person or completely frying their computer, which it isn't if you're unsure, there's nothing the law will do to yo.

And the reason people were getting stuck into you earlier in this forum is because asking a question like that is the equivilant of a grown adult walking up to you and asking "What do I do about getting my own hospital room with gold plating everywhere for nothing?"... seems understandably obvious how outrageous such a question is... now add some people who are sitting in front of a screen with too much sugar in their bloodstream, bad mix.

[Moonbat]

Ususally emails have an option to blcok any mails not from contacts, maybe try that.

Well, what you could do to spam 'im is just post his email anywhere you can. There are hundereds of people who harvest emails, and his will definetly get picked up....like mine *sniff*....

computercutie, I'm guessing you've never had much experience with hacking forums. Knowledgeble people get really angry. People think this whole business involves a few keypresses, a program or two. It's very complicated, and even the best have to get better. Hackers don't like someone wasting their time posting stupid things, like a hacking request, or a request for a password. It's really annoying, and I try my best to help, but usually it ends up them asking question after question, wanting someone to spoon-feed them step by step information.

[rylan]

Sorry that you had such a rough time in the forums. Asking for myspace passwords is a common request and invariably met with an unkind response. People don't like giving out trade secrets, I guess.

For someone in your situation, you have a few options:
*) if you have access to the other person's computer, you can install a keylogger. Even if you don't have access you could send one wrapped in a trojan program as an email attachment (there is always a way to get someone to open a suspicious file; never underestimate the power of social engineering). There are many keyloggers to choose from on the web, but finding one that won't be picked up by the Anti-Virus software will be hard.

2) brute force/hybrid attack. There are programs you can download or write that will constantly try different passwords until finding one that works. This could take a long time; on a site such as myspace, weeks possibly. Plus, you will need a way to get around the CAPTCHAs. And eventually, your program will start to look like a DOS attack on myspace's servers, the administrators of which will then call your ISP and have your internet turned off.

*) However, you know your adversary; might as well try to guess what the password is. If it doesn't work, that only took ten or fifteen minutes.

4) If you have physical access to this person's network (wireless or LAN) there are several programs you can use as packet sniffers to intercept the password. I personally like this method a lot, but it probably doesn't help you that much.

5) The "Professional" Method. Ok... this is a little tricky. People who hack myspace pages for a living use a phishing approach. It requires a shockwave file (which I do have a copy of, if you decide to do this), and a working web server. You embed this shockwave (FLA) file in a myspace page that you have access to—your own would work—and any one who visits it will be prompted with a fake login page, which is actually being sent from your server. This is a risky move, because that server will in some way trace back to you, whether you hired it from someone or if it is one you own. Plus, there is no guaranteed way to know that your target will fall for the fake page. There are ways to get around all of these problems, but it might be beyond the scope of what you are looking for. Still, this is the most popular and efficient method for mass password stealing, and myspace has certain "features" which make it very easy to pass off.

Again, don't let the rudeness get to you. And to clarify what was said in the forums: myspace passwords have nothing to do with hashes, and the program know as Cain would be completely useless. Except for the #5 and #2, retailiation by myspace.com is never going to happen. Even if they catch you doing something, the worst they will do is report it to your ISP. And retailiation from this guy's "hacker" friends is just as unlikely. Most of these methods can be made completely untraceable from a user's view. If they knew your IP address from some other means (anonymous LiveJournal posts display IPs, for example), then they might be able to pull something off, but the worst you could expect is that they might try to hack into your myspace account in return.

Sorry again about your myspace enemy. I know how that is. Please let me know if/when you get this message, or if you need help with anything else.

—Rylan

[Anonymous1]

You know, I have a much more simple solution to your problem: learn to ignore what other people say behind your back. If your friends aren't fake and care about you they'd tell you what's being said. Who cares if your enemies talk behind your back with eachother? WHY do you need to follow that childish instinct to know?

Besides, hanging out with superficial friends who talk behind your back is top priority. Knowing how to screw your enemies up makes you a geek, don't do it. Just keep searching for that visual basic program you want, you'll find it some day.

[Joker32]

Well it was about time someone answered something based more on the problem and not so much on the solution she wanted that was impossilbe (simple hacking tool).

Computercutie if you really just want to see what he wrote about you... Why not ask some* to tell you what it says? A person you know that is on his friends that can send you what he wrote about you, or just try a hot friend of yours to send him a friend request with a sexy pic he will probably accepts and then you can see the page with your friend help.

Good Luck. (had lot of fun reading this thread )