Would be nice if they built in GPS to laptops now too. I learned my lesson to never keep anything visible in my car. I had an empty briefcase and a dirty suit I needed to take to the cleaners. The thieves smashed my window and took them. Cost me more for the window than what I lost.
--- On Wed, 8/27/08, Peter Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Peter Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Theft Retrieval software > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:04 PM > Hi John > > I thought about this some time ago. What is needed I think > is something > that runs as a service like a virus, then checks to see if > it can > communicate with the device of choice, if not it emails you > with enough > detail to do a trace, next time it connects to the > internet. It could > ping your network to see if it was still connected or > Communicate with > a Bluetooth, infra red or wireless device. You could have > three devices > one in the house, one on your person and one in the car. I > came to a > standstill trying to get enough information to email. The > Laptop would > be able to find out what DNS server was being used, but you > really want > to know the static or dynamic Ip it is connected by. Maybe > I am missing > something there. > > Of course it will get known that this sort of protection is > available > and the thief will just format an install an operating > system. > > This is pertinent because I have been working at an office > in a nearby > City all weekend, someone smashed my car window hoping to > get my Sat Nav > which I had with me. My Laptop was hidden in the boot so > they didn't > see it. > > Cheers > > Peter Hart > Peter Hart Computers. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of John > Sent: 27 August 2008 20:45 > To: 'ProFox Email List' > Subject: RE: Theft Retrieval software > > I'm toying with the idea of writing a small app that > will run as a > service > after installation. I think I want the app to do the > following: > > The service will have a program interface/form surface at > least once a > week, > and prompt the user to enter a "keyword". If the > keyword is entered > incorrectly, give the user three more attempts. If the user > fails, the > program will do a http post to a webpage which will allow > me to capture > their external ipaddress. I'm thinking I'll use > some wmi code to > capture > the serial number, computer name, etc and send that in the > post. > > I'm thinking of writing this and giving it to users of > my CyberWatch > program, as a free download from the MPD. This all came to > mind because > of a > CyberWatch tip I received last weekend. I got an email tip > from a guy > who > receives the CyberWatch reports, saying he had been > burglarized, but > since > he is an IT kinda guy, he was able to log in to his stolen > computer. He > got > a couple of names and email addresses while he was in > there, and I > logged in > and got the external ip address. I was able to get the > address from our > city > schools based on the user names, and also sent the > detectives the ISP, > so > they could get a subpoena. The victim had his stolen stuff > back on > Tuesday > morning, and the detectives are interviewing suspects. > > Anyone have any ideas about this? My thoughts are to write > it quickly in > VFP > and post it for Windows users. I guess I could rewrite it > in python or > perl > for MAC users. > > John > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
