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May 12, 2014, 09:27:42 AM
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As I thought then. Just wanted to hear it Smiley
While we're at it:
Would it be possible to create an anti keylogger program?
Say, every time you type in an A the program instantly types in 100 other letters and instantly deletes them aswell.
Perhaps this is what Wallets do?

http://www.qfxsoftware.com/
http://www.zemana.com/
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May 12, 2014, 10:48:17 AM
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"Just make the person you want to steal from send you an e-mail and you get his ip. From there, "all you have to do is to implement a Trojan on his computer".

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. Having an IP doesn't really help you get into a computer at all - you'd need some security hole to exploit or an extremely stupid user (more likely to find the latter). But let's be honest here, most people using Bitcoin at the moment aren't the clueless type I'm referring to - you'd be better off phishing for card/bank details and probably have more success there.
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May 12, 2014, 11:25:49 AM
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"Just make the person you want to steal from send you an e-mail and you get his ip. From there, "all you have to do is to implement a Trojan on his computer".

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. Having an IP doesn't really help you get into a computer at all - you'd need some security hole to exploit or an extremely stupid user (more likely to find the latter). But let's be honest here, most people using Bitcoin at the moment aren't the clueless type I'm referring to - you'd be better off phishing for card/bank details and probably have more success there.

Yet people manage to hack into dataservers of governments and big companies all the time. A home PC is safer?
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May 12, 2014, 12:04:32 PM
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"Just make the person you want to steal from send you an e-mail and you get his ip. From there, "all you have to do is to implement a Trojan on his computer".

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. Having an IP doesn't really help you get into a computer at all - you'd need some security hole to exploit or an extremely stupid user (more likely to find the latter). But let's be honest here, most people using Bitcoin at the moment aren't the clueless type I'm referring to - you'd be better off phishing for card/bank details and probably have more success there.

Yet people manage to hack into dataservers of governments and big companies all the time. A home PC is safer?

Softwares/ Scripts installed on them can be vulnerable.
http://www.exploit-db.com

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May 12, 2014, 03:45:46 PM
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"Just make the person you want to steal from send you an e-mail and you get his ip. From there, "all you have to do is to implement a Trojan on his computer".

That is the most ridiculous thing I've heard in a while. Having an IP doesn't really help you get into a computer at all - you'd need some security hole to exploit or an extremely stupid user (more likely to find the latter). But let's be honest here, most people using Bitcoin at the moment aren't the clueless type I'm referring to - you'd be better off phishing for card/bank details and probably have more success there.

Yet people manage to hack into dataservers of governments and big companies all the time. A home PC is safer?

Probably yes. Large servers are more likely to be targeted by hackers, and DDOsed the crap out of it. Also, websites can be hacked and defaced by simple exploits such as SQL injections, which is impossible against a home PC.
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May 13, 2014, 11:01:52 AM
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Sent using Anonymous Email - Disposable Inbox services enabling you to receive email anonymously.
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May 13, 2014, 04:41:15 PM
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Sent using Anonymous Email - Disposable Inbox services enabling you to receive email anonymously.

And what's the difference? Just make an alias email and give that to people that you don't want them to know your email.
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