kwanbis Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Is there any easy way of detecting if a user is using MSN messenger? I don't want to block it, just detect what users are using it. I don' need to see the conversations, just detect it. Also, is it possible to detect Torrent and emule use? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Yes, pretty much anything can be detected. At least everything you listed. An easy way would be to monitor which ports are in use or traffic flowing threw them. Its best to do this kind of detection at a gateway computer or router. Depending on your setup there are probably many ways detect these programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwanbis Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 lets suppose i want to do it from my pc, what can i do? any starting tips, or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 You can analyze network traffic, with something like Ethereal.. but I don't think this is the answer you are looking for.I am not sure of any other way to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 You can download a port scanner, 3rd party app, or packet analyzer. 3rd party app is the easiest (just install and configure options), then there is port scanning (must know what ports to look for and will usually have to manually scan) and the packet analyzer would probably detect the most but would be the hardest to set up (you would have to set a filters and exceptions in ethereal if you decide to use ethereal. Its a very handy tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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