Don't be scared.
IP Addresses aren't directly hackable.
You are safe. As stated above, you'd need a vulnerability to get through...
The only thing that came to mind was Metasploit but that was back for Windows XP or earlier I believe.
You should be fine... Don't download, or open anything of his though (That's the only way an EMAIL) will get you infected.
Think: If you go on XBOX LIVE and get somebody's IP (You could infect many children)...
Obvious crock of BS.
Topic: What's shown to reciever when sending an e-mail? Your IP? Is this a risk? - page 2. (Read 1454 times)
May 11, 2014, 09:04:37 AM
May 11, 2014, 08:55:22 AM
I might have time later for a lengthy answer. The short one is: this is a big pile of BS and whoever claims this has no idea.
#1 at best you get the IP of my mailserver (or the mail server of my mailprovider)
#2 if you have my IP you still need an attack vector. A vulnerability of some sort.
#1 at best you get the IP of my mailserver (or the mail server of my mailprovider)
#2 if you have my IP you still need an attack vector. A vulnerability of some sort.
Unless you can hack into the provider's database and check the logs to see where the other guy logged in from, you can't get his IP. He can use a VPN anyway.
May 11, 2014, 08:45:17 AM
I might have time later for a lengthy answer. The short one is: this is a big pile of BS and whoever claims this has no idea.
#1 at best you get the IP of my mailserver (or the mail server of my mailprovider)
#2 if you have my IP you still need an attack vector. A vulnerability of some sort.
#1 at best you get the IP of my mailserver (or the mail server of my mailprovider)
#2 if you have my IP you still need an attack vector. A vulnerability of some sort.
May 11, 2014, 07:46:44 AM
An alleged hacker(profesional, working With Security) totally dismissed bitcoin because he said it was easy to steal.
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
Do I understand this correctly:
The claim is:
- Bob (Victim) sends Eve (Attacker) a Mail = Eve has IP of Bob
- Eve has IP of Bob and thus can infect Computer of Bob
Eve has no idea what computer bob is using or what other devices between Eve (or the internet) and Bobs computer (e.g. a router) only an IP?
Never knew its that easy...
Well that's what he claimed. Let's say there's 0 firewalls and 0 antivirus programs. Is it possible to enter another computer with only IP and put a trojan in it?
I mean, my antivirus alerts for this all the time. Maybe it's just taking credit for something I know nothing about anyway?
As far as I know, you cannot infect someone's computer just by knowing their IP, otherwise almost all computers would be infected.
You know, antiviruses aren't that good, they can't detect a lot of trojans and stuff.
May 11, 2014, 07:45:15 AM
An alleged hacker(profesional, working With Security) totally dismissed bitcoin because he said it was easy to steal.
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
Do I understand this correctly:
The claim is:
- Bob (Victim) sends Eve (Attacker) a Mail = Eve has IP of Bob
- Eve has IP of Bob and thus can infect Computer of Bob
Eve has no idea what computer bob is using or what other devices between Eve (or the internet) and Bobs computer (e.g. a router) only an IP?
Never knew its that easy...
Well that's what he claimed. Let's say there's 0 firewalls and 0 antivirus programs. Is it possible to enter another computer with only IP and put a trojan in it?
I mean, my antivirus alerts for this all the time. Maybe it's just taking credit for something I know nothing about anyway?
May 11, 2014, 07:40:39 AM
An alleged hacker(profesional, working With Security) totally dismissed bitcoin because he said it was easy to steal.
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
Do I understand this correctly:
The claim is:
- Bob (Victim) sends Eve (Attacker) a Mail = Eve has IP of Bob
- Eve has IP of Bob and thus can infect Computer of Bob
Eve has no idea what computer bob is using or what other devices between Eve (or the internet) and Bobs computer (e.g. a router) only an IP?
Never knew its that easy...
May 11, 2014, 07:01:39 AM
An alleged hacker(profesional, working With Security) totally dismissed bitcoin because he said it was easy to steal.
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
"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".
(I think he was making it sound a bit easier than it is..?)
Is this why there's a lot of bad smelling peeps here asking for contact threw e-mail on their first post? Because they know here sits a horde of bitcoin holders, big or small..
Just some noob questions. Can somoene hook me up With a Internet Security 101 that you know to be good i'd appreciate it.
thank you for Your time,
/Guru
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