Re: Re: Are 'Windows Messenger' Messages Easily Intercepted?

"" wrote:
> Didn't pay it much attention as I was looking for something
> else, but it
> did catch my eye as I know of many people whom ports would
> suddenly close if
> their companies used it - program who's apparent sole purpose
> in life was
> capturing and storing all windows & MSN messenger traffic on
> the network.
>
> "Confused" <confused@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O7vN8%23hiFHA.2644@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Is there any security built into Windows Messenger (I'm
> using 4.7.3001 on
> > XP SP2 with .NET Service) to prevent someone on the same LAN
> from
> > intercepting and reading others' messages?
> >
> > If not, is this easy for a savvy hacker to do and should I
> assume
> > everybody can see the Windows Messenger messages I type?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >

>From a network enterprise stand point, if the only way on the internet
is via a proxy, all some one needs to do is intercept packets on a
specific port range to captur any instante messeges, very few IM
programs nativle support encytion. How ever, there is a program for
windows that alows encyption in MSN called IM Secure, but if you where
to use a diffrent MSN client such as GAIM, you could download gaim
encyption which is more or less the same as IM secure, except itâ??s
open source and there for free. The problem with both of these is that
both clients much have the same one installed for it to work.

IM Secure:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_ims.jsp

GAIM: http://gaim.sourceforge.net/
GAIM Encyption: http://gaim-encryption.sourceforge.net/

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