How can I stop spying on my conversations?

[Ragab]

There is someone on my Network uses a software to spy on network members'
conversations, I think it called "IM Monitor MSN Spy". So, How can I prevent
him from spying on my conversations. Is there an antispy can be used in this
case to stop him?

 

[Mark Dormer]

There is someone on my Network uses a software to spy on network members'
conversations, I think it called "IM Monitor MSN Spy". So, How can I prevent
him from spying on my conversations. Is there an antispy can be used in this
case to stop him?

As it appears to be sniffing network traffic and saving a log of MSN IM packets it is not really possible to stop it.
As you can't encrypt the IM traffic you can't foil them that way.


Regards
Mark Dormer

 

[Ragab]

Thanks Mark. I'm on a LAN (DSL), and we r connected to the internet through a
router. and he depends on my IP to spy on me. I installed ZoneAlarm Security
Suite, can it help?

 

[Mark Dormer]

Thanks Mark. I'm on a LAN (DSL), and we r connected to the internet through a
router. and he depends on my IP to spy on me. I installed ZoneAlarm Security
Suite, can it help?

No.

The packets are being read from the wire. Firewalls can't help. Once you send data ontp the LAN anyone can read it.
If you could encrypt the traffic it would stop it but MSN doesn't support that AFAIK.

Why not go and tell him to quit doing it or report him, assuming it is a workplace and it is unauthorised snooping.

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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

You and your contacts will need to install Simp to secure your Messenger traffic:
http://www.secway.fr/us/products/simplite_msn/home.php

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[Ragab]

Thanks Mark for your help,
Best Regards

 

[Ragab]

Thanks Jonathan, just my contacts may not install Simp. Is there another way
just for me to use?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Well there's Messenger Plus Live scripts and similar tools, but yourself and your contacts
will still need Plus:
http://www.msgpluslive.net/scripts/view/212-crYpt/


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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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