how to develop adware or spyware

[msnews]

Hi, All

i really want to make a program that protect my system like Ad-aware or
Spybot..

socalled Spyware..

but i don't know about developing these program.

how can i have to do? could you give me some hint or related source file?

I use C# .NET.

Any help would pe appriciated

THANKS!

 

[Jon Davis]

All of the instructions on developing Spyware can be best had in this way:

1. Please don't write Spyware.
2. Never develop Spyware applications.
3. Learn programming etiquette and consider why Spyware is unethical.
4. Ask your friends if they want to be spied on.
5. Ask strangers if they want to be spied on.
6. Don't write Spyware.

If you want to know how to write applications that run in the background,
try doing a search for

"background" and "applications" and "C#"

You might find some resources at http://www.planetsourcecode.com/ if you do
a search on certain pieces of functionality you might need, but for
tracking, logging, and other such "spying", your best bet is searching for
Windows API calls.

Good luck and be a good boy.

Jon

 

[Michael A. Covington]

All of the instructions on developing Spyware can be best had in this way:

1. Please don't write Spyware.
2. Never develop Spyware applications.
3. Learn programming etiquette and consider why Spyware is unethical.
4. Ask your friends if they want to be spied on.
5. Ask strangers if they want to be spied on.
6. Don't write Spyware.

7. Learn something about the laws regarding invasion of privacy, deception,
fraud, unauthorized tampering, etc.

 

[msnews]

oh!~
i meant i want to make Anti-Spyware. like Ad-Aware of Lavasoft.
so i'd like to protect my system from spyware
but it is difficult for me to find some resource of anti-spyware.
please help me...i really do this..

 

[Michael A. Covington]

oh!~
i meant i want to make Anti-Spyware. like Ad-Aware of Lavasoft.
so i'd like to protect my system from spyware
but it is difficult for me to find some resource of anti-spyware.
please help me...i really do this..

The Lavasoft people have a large collection of knowledge about specific
pieces of spyware that actually exist. That knowledge collection is what
enables them to make their product, and they're probably going to guard it
closely. There is no single, simple test that will detect spyware, or
Windows would already be doing it.

 

[Sherif ElMetainy]

Hello

Basically you must have a database of all the ad-ware and spyware you want
to detect, the name (or may be signatures) of the files they use, the
registry keys they put in the registry and search the computer for these
files or registry keys, and remove them.

Best regards,
Sherif

 

[msnews]

in conclusion,

i have to know about all of ad-ware and spyware name that i want to detect.

it will be register keys or cookies or files .

if find these keys etc, delete them.

but how can i figure these key out?

i'm already using ad-aware of lavasoft

this program has "reflist.ref" file

it seem to be a list of adware and spyware ..but it might use encryption.

can i use it? how can i collect these list of spyware?

 

[Sherif ElMetainy]

Hello

but how can i figure these key out?

There are tools that allow you to monitor changes to the registry, files,
etc made by an application, you can get one of this tools and run it,
install the spyware / adware on a test computer, and see what files it made.
I know it is not an easy task.

can i use it? how can i collect these list of spyware?

I never used this software myself, so I don't know, but I guess this file is
copyrighted. Most of investement in this software like this is collecting
this data and puting it in a database. As for using their file, you have to
read Lavasoft's adware license agreement, or contact them. If there file is
encrypted, I don't think they will agree to give you the format of the file.

Best regards,

Sherif

 

[Derek Powles]

This is a bit like wanting to write your own anti-virus software. Assuming
you get to the point of having operational software, there is the need to
keep it up to date.
Derek

 

[Sherif ElMetainy]

Hello

Yes, exactly, as I said it is not an easy task

Best regards
Sherif

 

[msnews]

Thank you !! ...~~