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RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use
From: "Robinson, Sonja" <SRobinson () HIPUSA com>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:44:48 -0400
Assuming that he's not running DHCP. If he is, then he needs to correlate the event logs from the domain controller to prove that the workstation name/IP address and user add up. Sonja L. Robinson, CISSP, CIFI, CISA, CISM Forensic Specialist, Digital Investigations HIP Information Security Group Tel: 212-806-4125 srobinson () hipusa com -----Original Message----- From: James McEachern [mailto:james.mceachern.qa5a () statefarm com] Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:47 AM To: echow () gettechnologies com Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use You don't even need access to his computer just check the ip for his computer in proxy logs and if its logging feature is turned on then you can find every web site he went to even ad sites that pop up in browsers. If your tech cant figure this out I would strongly consider finding new employees for this "staff". James McEachern -----Original Message----- From: echow () gettechnologies com [mailto:echow () gettechnologies com] Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 6:23 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Cc: echow () videotron ca Subject: RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Dear List, I'm working on the following project and would appreciate your views: I have been tasked with finding out if a certain desktop computer was used to view pornographic sites on the internet. This user has gone to great lengths to try to mask his illegal activities by erasing cookies, temp. files and by installing anti-spyware software on his computer. Are there any tools that would allow me to still uncover proof that he had accessed these sites? So far, the tech department is telling me that he did access illegal sites on only two dates but I suspect that this illegal activity started many months or years ago and it will be up to me to find more proof. Also, at a network level, we know his IP address but yet my technical support department is telling me that they cannot (either because they don't want to or because they are not technically capable of) tell me what internet sites this IP address has accessed in the past. Logically, there must be a point in the network (on some piece of hardware) where I can consult log files to track his activities? Or, is there a log file that I can consult that will tell me what sites all my users have accessed and from what IP address? In terms of access to the desktop in question, I will have full access as the computer will be in my possession in the coming days. Thank-you and any help that you can provide would be most appreciated. Regards, Edmond
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- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Craig, Tobin (OIG) (Aug 30)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Steve.Cummings (Aug 30)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Sadler, Connie (Aug 30)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use dave kleiman (Aug 31)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Robinson, Sonja (Aug 30)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Robinson, Sonja (Aug 30)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Robinson, Sonja (Aug 30)
- Re: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Jason Coombs (Aug 30)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use dave kleiman (Aug 31)
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- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use McKinley, Jackson (Aug 31)
- Re: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use Jason Coombs (Aug 31)
- RE: Computer forensics to uncover illegal internet use dave kleiman (Aug 31)
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