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Posted by GRL on April 29, 2006, 3:28 am
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NIS shows Cain&Abel as a malware. Is it correct?
Thanks.
Giovanni
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Posted by nemo_outis on April 29, 2006, 9:34 am
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> NIS shows Cain&Abel as a malware. Is it correct?
> Thanks.
> Giovanni
Nope, it's a hacker tool (password recovery) Harmless unless deliberately
invoked (and even then it will only do what you tell it.).
http://www.oxid.it/cain.html
Regards,
PS Has google stopped working?
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Posted by GRL on April 29, 2006, 9:42 am
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Of course Google is running, but it's not always the quickest way to find
something specific (if not, what's the reason for newsgroups?).
What I really wanted to understand is if C&A could be an actual threat.
Giovanni
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>> NIS shows Cain&Abel as a malware. Is it correct?
>> Thanks.
>> Giovanni
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> Nope, it's a hacker tool (password recovery) Harmless unless deliberately
> invoked (and even then it will only do what you tell it.).
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> http://www.oxid.it/cain.html
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> Regards,
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> PS Has google stopped working?
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Posted by Todd H. on April 29, 2006, 2:58 pm
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> Thanks.
> Of course Google is running, but it's not always the quickest way to find
> something specific (if not, what's the reason for newsgroups?).
Hi Giovanni,
I agree with you. Google doesn't answer specific questions like that,
or let you tap into those who know what tools are legit and which are
malware. Your post is entirely appropriate.
I've used Cain and ABel in the past for security vulnerability
assessment, and so long as it was you who put it on your system, you
don't have much to worry about.
Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
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Posted by Todd H. on April 29, 2006, 2:56 pm
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> NIS shows Cain&Abel as a malware. Is it correct?
Nah. It's not something you want on your system if you didn't put it
there though. It is a rather verastile hacking tool, but not in
itself malware.
If you just happened to discover it on your system though, and you
didn't put it there, you've been owned.
Best Regards,
--
Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
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