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"MieName" <zzzzzzzzz@zzz.zzz> wrote in message news:gtkelc$dn2$1@aioe.org...
> This newsgroup doesn't seem to get a lot of traffic. Are there any web
> forums that somebody could point me to that deal more with grabbing
> unsecured Wifi or cracking WEP networks for free internet?
>
> Also I need to learn about how vulnerable my computer is on such a
> network. I've turned off folder sharing in the main areas but probably
> I've missed a few areas.
>
> I'm new to this. I don't want to start downloading massive amounts of
> files because that will degrade the connection. Just light web surfing -
> mostly text based - that way I'm not interfering with the quality of the
> connection. Hopefully that will make it less likely that the owner will
> lock it down.
>
> Also I was wondering if people often set up unsecured networks in order to
> entice people to log in so they can snoop on what these freeloaders are
> doing? Can the owner of the router know each website or newsgroup I go
> to? What about keyloggers? Can they retrieve passwords?
>