[PROXYPER] DNETC installed without my knowledge ??

[Peter Richards]

Hi Mark,

On 21 Jul 2002 at 18:16, Messenger, Mark wrote:

> Actually, the email address shown is just the Dnetc ID of the person who
> your computer was working for.

But I don't know this person at all, nor did I install Dnetc.

> I doubt it was actually sending any files of yours out to anyone. 

Then why would the 'log' file have entries like:

> [Feb 09 10:32:40 UTC] Retrieved 45 RC5 packets (113 work units) from
> server 
>
> 23:40:00 UTC] Completed RC5 packet FCDE37BF:60000000 (7*2^28 keys)
> 0.00:11:00.30 - [704,724.61 keys/sec] 

Peter

 -----Original Message----- From: Peter Richards
> [mailto:jehoshua at tpg.com.au] Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 6:34 PM To: Sir
> Abarth Cc: proxyper at lists.distributed.net Subject: Re: [PROXYPER] DNETC
> installed without my knowledge ??
> 
> Hi,
> On 21 Jul 2002 at 3:19, Sir Abarth wrote:
> > This is a known problem for them. Some lamer made this thing, without the
> > knowledge of the head of DPC Division Eindhoven. If you simply mail at
> > the hotmail account, you should get a reply with some explanation I
> > think. You can't see anything at that ip-adress because the owner of that
> > proxy changed ip after he noticed a lot of illegal clients (and some
> > other unnecessary traffic).
> Okay, thanks, but what was being emailed from my computer. The 
> log file shows traffic going out ??
> Peter
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter Richards" <jehoshua at tpg.com.au>
> > To: <proxyper at llamas.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 6:08 AM
> > Subject: [PROXYPER] DNETC installed without my knowledge ??
> > 
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I noticed DNETC.exe running on my computer, and to my
> > > knowledge I did not install it.
> > >
> > > The DNETC.INI file contents are:
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > [parameters]
> > > id=dpc_de at hotmail.com
> > > [misc]
> > > project-priority=RC5,OGR=0,DES=0,CSC=0
> > >
> > > [networking]
> > > keyserver=62.195.38.112:2064
> > > nofallback=true
> > > autofindkeyserver=no
> > >
> > > [rc5]
> > > preferred-blocksize=33
> > > fetch-time-threshold=0
> > > fetch-workunit-threshold=100
> > > randomprefix=252
> > >
> > > [ogr]
> > > fetch-workunit-threshold=5
> > >
> > > [buffers]
> > > frequent-threshold-checks=0
> > > checkpoint-filename=dpc
> > >
> > > [logging]
> > > log-file=koelog.txt
> > > log-file-type=fifo
> > >
> > > [triggers]
> > > restart-on-config-file-change=yes
> > >
> > > [display]
> > > progress-indicator=on
> > > detached=yes
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > > It's almost as if someone is using my computer to relay RC5
> > > packets ? There is a file called KOELOG.TXT conatining:
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > [Feb 09 10:32:31 UTC] The perproxy says: "The Four Horsemen
> > > Personal Proxy!"
> > > [Feb 09 10:32:40 UTC] Retrieved 45 RC5 packets (113 work units)
> > > >from server
> > >
> > > dnetc v2.8010-463-CTR-00071214 for Win32 (Windows 4.0).
> > > Using email address (distributed.net ID) 'dpc_de at hotmail.com'
> > >
> > > [Jul 17 05:00:26 UTC] Recovered 1 checkpoint packet
> > > [Jul 17 05:00:26 UTC] RC5: using core #2 (RG class 6).
> > > [Jul 17 05:00:26 UTC] Loaded RC5 7*2^28 packet
> > > FCDE37BF:60000000 (73.40% done)
> > > [Jul 17 05:00:26 UTC] 0 RC5 packets (0 work units) remain in buff-
> > > in.rc5 [Jul 17 05:00:26 UTC] 0 RC5 packets (0 work units) are in buff-
> > > out.rc5 [Jul 17 05:00:26 UTC] 1 cruncher has been started. [Jul 17
> > > 05:01:15 UTC] *Break* Shutting down... [Jul 17 05:01:16 UTC] Saved RC5
> > > 7*2^28 packet FCDE37BF:60000000 (75.20% done) [Jul 17 05:01:16 UTC]
> > > Summary: 0 RC5 packets (0*2^28 keys) 0.00:00:00.00 [Jul 17 05:01:16
> > > UTC] 1 RC5 packet (7 work units) is in buff-in.rc5 [Jul 17 05:01:16
> > > UTC] 0 RC5 packets (0 work units) are in buff- out.rc5
> > >
> > > dnetc v2.8010-463-CTR-00071214 for Win32 (Windows 4.0).
> > > Using email address (distributed.net ID) 'dpc_de at hotmail.com'
> > >
> > > [Jul 17 23:29:00 UTC] RC5: using core #2 (RG class 6).
> > > [Jul 17 23:29:00 UTC] Loaded RC5 7*2^28 packet
> > > FCDE37BF:60000000 (75.20% done)
> > > [Jul 17 23:29:00 UTC] 0 RC5 packets (0 work units) remain in buff-
> > > in.rc5 [Jul 17 23:29:00 UTC] 0 RC5 packets (0 work units) are in buff-
> > > out.rc5 [Jul 17 23:29:00 UTC] 1 cruncher has been started. [Jul 17
> > > 23:40:00 UTC] Completed RC5 packet FCDE37BF:60000000 (7*2^28 keys)
> > > 0.00:11:00.30 - [704,724.61 keys/sec]
> > >
> > > {SNIP}
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > > Can the person who is responsible for this (assuming it is
> > > dpc_de at hotmail.com) be reported in some way ??
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
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