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tehpwnengine · Feb 27th, 2008, 7:01 PM

Hello,
My group has been experimenting with mutiple codes and languages to try to find something that works. Seems that everything has failed. As a last resort, im asking if anyone knows how to solve our dilema on the forums. Well here goes.
We need a program that is loaded onto an electronic, like a iPod, and when the electronic is inserted, the program sends the IP address of the computer that you just plugged it into, to a email, or a general server. So if ANYONE knows anything, please post whatever you can... ill be forever grateful.

Thank you for your time.

Narue · Feb 27th, 2008, 7:18 PM

And you want this, why?

Canis Major · Feb 27th, 2008, 7:36 PM

I'm sorry for being paranoid, but why does this sound like a potential prototype for a virus which sends IP addresses to someone?

andro · Feb 27th, 2008, 7:50 PM

Sounds more like a track my stolen iPod type of thing to me :p

lectricpharaoh · Feb 27th, 2008, 9:14 PM

On a Windows machine, when you connect a device that appears as a 'mass storage device' to the computer, such as a flash disk, media player, phone, etc, it will automatically run software stored on the device, given two conditions. First is that Autoplay is enabled for the logical drive in question, ie the drive letter. This may not be the same assignment between sessions, if the user connects different devices, and is unlikely to be the same between computers. The second is that the device needs an autorun.inf file that specifies what program(s) to run.

This means that it's a simple matter to do this on a Windows-based machine if Autoplay is enabled (it's enabled by default, and many novice users don't change this). Once your program is executed, it can do pretty much whatever it wants, including obtaining the local IP address(es) assigned to the computer. This might be different from the external IP address, if the machine is behind a router, but you can determine that easily enough by parsing the returned data from sites such as whatismyip.org. Alternatively, you can query the router if this is supported, but a direct method probably isn't on many home routers, which leaves parsing a mess of generated HTML for the address, and it will be different for each router model.

Once you have the IP address(es) you need, it's a simple matter to send the data to your destination.

Ancient Dragon · Feb 27th, 2008, 11:03 PM

I worked for several years on Symbols barcode scanner wireless devices. The IP address is stored in the registry. Have no idea how it works on IPOD, possibly similar.

tehpwnengine · Mar 3rd, 2008, 4:37 PM

Well Narue and Canis Major, definetly not a virus.. It's a huge @$$ business programming project that we've been working for some time now. But we cant get a working code. We thought about the autorun.inf but we dont have enough programming experiance to make the program work. Thats our big dilema. And yes, it is a stolen ipod kind of thing andro

. So if anyone has anything, or any idea in terms of code or advice ... yaay please post

OpenLoop · Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehpwnengine

We thought about the autorun.inf but we dont have enough programming experiance to make the program work.

I don't think it takes much experience:

autorun.inf Syntax (Toggle Plain Text)

[autorun]
Open=myprogram.exe
Icon=myprogram.exe,0

Benoit · Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:26 PM

What is the nature of this huge buttoxed business project?

I made a keylogger that uses autorun after reading a book by Mitnick, only small problem is that windows asks the user manually if they should run the program.

Wizard1988 · Mar 3rd, 2008, 4:59 PM

This is pretty complicated. The autorun.ini method has major flaws to it. First you must rely on autorun being enabled, and I don't think it would work across different platforms. Chances are that this will be "almost" impossible for you to do. I don't think that that you will be able to solve this problem through software, you would most likely have to modify the hardware itself..

Feb 27th, 2008, 7:01 PM	#1
tehpwnengine Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Can ANYONE Do this? Hello, My group has been experimenting with mutiple codes and languages to try to find something that works. Seems that everything has failed. As a last resort, im asking if anyone knows how to solve our dilema on the forums. Well here goes. We need a program that is loaded onto an electronic, like a iPod, and when the electronic is inserted, the program sends the IP address of the computer that you just plugged it into, to a email, or a general server. So if ANYONE knows anything, please post whatever you can... ill be forever grateful. Thank you for your time.

Feb 27th, 2008, 7:18 PM	#2
Narue Professional Programmer Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 419 Rep Power: 3	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? And you want this, why? __________________ Even if the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas.

Feb 27th, 2008, 7:36 PM	#3
Canis Major Some C++ guy Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 0	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? I'm sorry for being paranoid, but why does this sound like a potential prototype for a virus which sends IP addresses to someone?

Feb 27th, 2008, 7:50 PM	#4
andro Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: California Posts: 294 Rep Power: 3	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? Sounds more like a track my stolen iPod type of thing to me :p __________________ http://www.kevinherron.com/

Feb 27th, 2008, 9:14 PM	#5
lectricpharaoh Caffeinated Neural Net Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dry west coast of Canada Posts: 1,010 Rep Power: 5	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? On a Windows machine, when you connect a device that appears as a 'mass storage device' to the computer, such as a flash disk, media player, phone, etc, it will automatically run software stored on the device, given two conditions. First is that Autoplay is enabled for the logical drive in question, ie the drive letter. This may not be the same assignment between sessions, if the user connects different devices, and is unlikely to be the same between computers. The second is that the device needs an `autorun.inf` file that specifies what program(s) to run. This means that it's a simple matter to do this on a Windows-based machine if Autoplay is enabled (it's enabled by default, and many novice users don't change this). Once your program is executed, it can do pretty much whatever it wants, including obtaining the local IP address(es) assigned to the computer. This might be different from the external IP address, if the machine is behind a router, but you can determine that easily enough by parsing the returned data from sites such as whatismyip.org. Alternatively, you can query the router if this is supported, but a direct method probably isn't on many home routers, which leaves parsing a mess of generated HTML for the address, and it will be different for each router model. Once you have the IP address(es) you need, it's a simple matter to send the data to your destination. __________________ And once again, Probability proves itself willing to sneak into a back alley and service Drama as would a copper-piece harlot. - Vaarsuvius, Order of the Stick

Feb 27th, 2008, 11:03 PM	#6
Ancient Dragon PFO God In Training Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: near St Louis, MO. (USA) Posts: 532 Rep Power: 4	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? I worked for several years on Symbols barcode scanner wireless devices. The IP address is stored in the registry. Have no idea how it works on IPOD, possibly similar. __________________ I Like Ike. Vote for Dwight Eisenhower this November. --This message brought to you by the the Procrastinators Club Of America.

Mar 3rd, 2008, 4:37 PM	#7
tehpwnengine Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? Well Narue and Canis Major, definetly not a virus.. It's a huge @$$ business programming project that we've been working for some time now. But we cant get a working code. We thought about the autorun.inf but we dont have enough programming experiance to make the program work. Thats our big dilema. And yes, it is a stolen ipod kind of thing andro . So if anyone has anything, or any idea in terms of code or advice ... yaay please post

Mar 3rd, 2008, 5:26 PM	#9
Benoit Expert Programmer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 550 Rep Power: 4	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? What is the nature of this huge buttoxed business project? I made a keylogger that uses autorun after reading a book by Mitnick, only small problem is that windows asks the user manually if they should run the program. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son but Johnny is no more, for what Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4

Mar 3rd, 2008, 4:59 PM	#10
Wizard1988 Professional Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chitown Posts: 417 Rep Power: 3	Re: Can ANYONE Do this? This is pretty complicated. The autorun.ini method has major flaws to it. First you must rely on autorun being enabled, and I don't think it would work across different platforms. Chances are that this will be "almost" impossible for you to do. I don't think that that you will be able to solve this problem through software, you would most likely have to modify the hardware itself.. __________________ JG-Webdesign Last edited by Wizard1988; Mar 3rd, 2008 at 5:14 PM.

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