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Frank

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Jul 14, 2008, 2:37:02 PM7/14/08
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I have a hotmail account that I suspect someone is accessing. I could
change the password, but I don't keep much in that account and would
like to confirm my suspicions anyway.

Is there a tool or something that I can do to log the ip everytime the
hotmail account is accessed?

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Jul 14, 2008, 3:24:58 PM7/14/08
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No.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
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DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Frank

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Jul 14, 2008, 4:52:09 PM7/14/08
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Actually there is, check this out:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/072607-set-a-hacker-alarm-on.html?zb&rc=sec_services

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:24:58 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
<PABe...@gmail.com> wrote:

>No.

VanguardLH

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Jul 14, 2008, 4:57:52 PM7/14/08
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Frank wrote:

You have no way to monitor who is using Microsoft's hosts. Just change
the password and move on with your life. Besides the password, make
sure the other personal info is correct for your account registration
(the info that is used by the "forgot password" procedure) so you can
reset your password if needed later.

VanguardLH

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Jul 14, 2008, 5:22:35 PM7/14/08
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Frank wrote:

That's it? A web beacon? And one that requires the user to open an
attachment rather than read an HTML-formatted e-mail. Along with having
to periodically monitor your OneStatFree account to see if someone
happened to read the e-mail with the boobytrapped attachment. And just
what are you going to do when you find the perp's IP address? YOU still
don't know who that is and YOU cannot demand their ISP reveal the owner
of that *dynamic* IP address at the time they were caught. Look at the
headers of my reply. It has an IP address. So just who am I by using
that info? A lot of work compared to just changing the password.

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Jul 14, 2008, 6:10:41 PM7/14/08
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Have you tried this with your MSN/Hotmail account, Frank?

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Frank wrote:
> Actually there is, check this out:
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/072607-set-a-hacker-alarm-on.html?zb&rc=sec_services
>

>> No.
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Frank

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Jul 17, 2008, 2:34:07 PM7/17/08
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:10:41 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
<PABe...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Have you tried this with your MSN/Hotmail account, Frank?

Yes and it worked. I was able to figure out who it was by comparing
the ip address reported to the ip address from emails I had received
from the culprit. I had the advantage of having a short list of
known suspects.

VanguardLH

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Jul 17, 2008, 4:56:12 PM7/17/08
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Frank wrote:

Did you prod them into sending a recent e-mail to ensure that their
current *dynamic* IP address matches up with who accessed your Hotmail
account? How far apart in time is their e-mail with that IP address
that you received from them and the IP address in the accessed boobytrap
e-mail that was reported by OneStat?

PA Bear [MS MVP]

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Jul 17, 2008, 4:55:57 PM7/17/08
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Interesting & thanks.
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