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cadetstimp · 03-28-2003, 02:21 AM

If it were me, I would have a friend send me a specially prepared e-mail that I would leave unread in my inbox. Attached could be a file, that when run, would collect whatever information from the current system. It could then e-mail that info to an e-mail address of my choosing directly via an internet based SMTP server. The subject line and attachment should look juicy and worth opening even though it is false information....maybe something like "2002 taxes summary" since it is tax season.

This wouldn't be considered malicious since the e-mail is sitting in your cousin's e-mail box. If a criminal wants to break in and decides to run the attachment, then that's their fault and you could get their info.

OR

Your cousin could reset their Yahoo account password to simply stop futher damage.

I hope things resolve painlessly and quickly for your cousin!

03-28-2003, 02:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
cadetstimp Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 1,591	If it were me, I would have a friend send me a specially prepared e-mail that I would leave unread in my inbox. Attached could be a file, that when run, would collect whatever information from the current system. It could then e-mail that info to an e-mail address of my choosing directly via an internet based SMTP server. The subject line and attachment should look juicy and worth opening even though it is false information....maybe something like "2002 taxes summary" since it is tax season. This wouldn't be considered malicious since the e-mail is sitting in your cousin's e-mail box. If a criminal wants to break in and decides to run the attachment, then that's their fault and you could get their info. OR Your cousin could reset their Yahoo account password to simply stop futher damage. I hope things resolve painlessly and quickly for your cousin! Last edited by cadetstimp; 03-28-2003 at 02:24 AM.