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If you thought that its impossible to detect the physical location of a person in your Wireless Lan (WiFi), then read on. A tool called Moocher Hunter can help you physically track the users connected in your WiFi network. This tool would come handy for network admins or police authorities who would want to spot and catch hackers using WiFi for illegal purposes . Recently the Indian police raided the Mumbai home of an American expatriate after someone used his open wireless network to send an email that took responsibility for a bomb blast that killed at least 42 people.Actually someone used wardriving to use his internet connection to send that sensitive e-mail. Good things about MoocherHunter-
1. Its free to use.
2. It can predict the physical location of the computer using the WiFi connection.
The algorithms applied use various signal variables to accurately predict the position of the connected laptop/machine. MoocherHunter™ identifies the location of an 802.11-based wireless moocher or hacker by the traffic they send across the network. If they want to mooch from you or use your wireless network for illegal purposes (e.g. warez downloading or illegal filesharing), then they have no choice but to reveal themselves by sending traffic across in order to accomplish their objectives. MoocherHunter™ enables the owner of the wireless network to detect traffic from this unauthorized wireless client (using either MoocherHunter™’s Passive or Active mode) and enables the owner, armed with a laptop and directional antenna, to isolate and track down the source.
Download MoocherHunter™ and the OSWA-Assistant™ here
August 6th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
nice post man
August 6th, 2008 at 11:05 pm
thanks mate
August 7th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
thanks
>good post
August 8th, 2008 at 2:59 am
this tool lacks documentation.. holy shit
August 20th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
For information on wireless security, visit the following link :
http://linksysfirmwares.googlepages.com/wirelesssecurity
Its really good !
August 26th, 2008 at 8:07 am
don’t need documentation – there is a video on the moocherhunter website showing how to use it.
August 29th, 2008 at 8:24 am
bhai mast cheez hai ! i am downloading the iso , all set to try the thing.. i have a modded unidirectional antenna
September 11th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I need this
September 13th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I am the author of the UrbanDictionary.com’s most popular definition of the word, “flesticle.”
This singular honor has marked my life forever.
It’s even better than being smacked by Mrs. Botalico in fourth grade.
September 13th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Is this link really good ?
http://linksysfirmwares.googlepages.com/wirelesssecurity
What do u guys think ?
September 13th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I think the webmaster is an Indian.
When i was in this page
http://linksysfirmwares.googlepages.com/masterfile
I noticed that the Indian flag is displayed on the Picassa Slideshow.
I felt proud and clicked on some ads.
Well this site is also good.
September 16th, 2008 at 3:58 am
Damn, I have 3 people stealing my wi-fi… >_>
Packet sniffing, AWAY WE GO!!
September 16th, 2008 at 4:32 am
But what will pasty internet nerds do when confronted with a 250 pound ham-douche with an erection from viewing porn on the stolen connection?
September 16th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Pillocks. If you secured your WiFi in the first place no-one could mooch off you. Duh
September 16th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
@bob the mob:
Unplug their router? Install a Squid proxy to mess up the pages he views? The list goes on…
September 16th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
@vintagepc
haha.. funny
September 16th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
“don’t need documentation – there is a video on the moocherhunter website showing how to use it.”
What damn website?
September 17th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Actually, it’s not illegal in the US to use someone else’s unsecured WiFi network. Maybe in other countries, but not the US.
If you’re really that worried about your WiFi getting leeched, put a freaking password on it.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:53 am
If you’re going to go through all of that trouble, why not just secure your network?
September 18th, 2008 at 9:28 am
“Jerm Says: What damn website?”
If u dont already know how to use google to find it, u prolly don’t have the skillz to use it anyway.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:31 am
“WC Says: Pillocks. If you secured your WiFi in the first place no-one could mooch off you. Duh”
Havent you ever heard of wep and wpa cracking? You can still mooch from a secured wifi. Duh
September 18th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Great! Going to track just now and see who’s using my wi-fi ^_^
September 19th, 2008 at 12:53 am
And what website would that be? This article doesn’t mention it.
However I did some search engine time and found the site here:
http://securitystartshere.org/page-training-oswa-moocherhunter.htm
what this article didn’t mention is that it’s not a separate application, instead it is part of the “OSWA-Assistant” wireless auditing LiveCD toolkit package and you have to d/l the whole thing to get that one tool.
As for not needing documentation, video docs are great for an overview but I still prefer actual text to explain all of the program docs. A text file I can refer to if I forget something six months from now. There is no guarantee that the video will still be available then.
Also, having watched the video, I’d rather have text docs.
September 21st, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I’ll give it a try and report back later.
September 23rd, 2008 at 10:09 pm
If you want to stop so called “Moochers” take the initiative and SECURE YOUR NETWORK!!! Requiring a simple password allows people in search of local WiFi to know that your network is off limits. Personally, I provide wireless access to my cable at home because I don’t use all the bandwidth, and I have to pay for it anyway. I allow my neighbors to use my connection, and there are 4 people around me who do the same thing and have their own networks. I believe that MOST people who use someone else’s WiFi use it as they would a community bicycle. I don’t mind my neighbors accessing my network. They’re not Moochers, they just don’t have $120 (with TV and higher speed access and VoIP) to lay down on internet they use sparingly.
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:12 pm
@charles: That’s not very clever. You pay for your connection whether you use it or not, so you are essentially paying for their connections as well. If you all share the same connection, then why don’t you all have to chip in?
I don’t know how community bicycles work where you’re from, but here (Copenhagen) they are paid for by the public. Everyone pays a share to make everyone free to use them…
-And here’s another thing: What if one of your neighbours were one day to use your connection for something.. undesireable? -illegal even?
September 26th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Use a secured wireless instead of finding out who is using your wireless and whip them…..
September 27th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I am guessing if you had evil truly intentions and sufficient resources a password would be a minor hurdle to jump. Even though the name of the system has mooch in it, somehow I don’t think the ultimate goal here would be looking for the neighborhood moocher.
September 27th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
The point Charles is making is that some of us trust our neighbors and don’t mind giving away bandwidth that we pay for and don’t use. In the US, public bicycles are almost always provided by private groups, not public money. It seems odd to me that people would hack into a neighbors system to take advantage of “free” internet, since where i live the service is relatively cheap and actual free internet is available all over town anyway, either from kind neighbors, local businesses eager to attract customers, or from the township itself in the town square. of course I live in Mexico, and I realize that our ethics here are maybe not the same as in Copenhagen or other such places.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
selif said:
“As for not needing documentation, video docs are great for an overview but I still prefer actual text to explain all of the program docs.”
And if you downloaded the iso n burn n run it like i do instead of crying without trying, you will see that all infomation you need to use is actually show when you just click on the moocherhunter menu in the menus and is also in the readme file in the same directory as the software and is also display in the gui (the moocherhunter says press shift-h in the display after you click the icon to run).
I test how easy is it by setup open access point n try to hunt people who connect it – very easy if you read the instructions shown by the software n see the video!
December 19th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Downloading and trying out today. I live in a fairly large apartment complex using a WPA2 and even with password and security a clever kid in Jr High can get into your network if he knows where to find the right app. (Skeptics… yes those do exist I’v found and tested them against my own network for this reason). Personally I don’t mind sharing my bandwidth either were their some security that I wouldn’t be prosecuted for it. Without that I “choose” to “secure” my network.
I respect the decision of those who choose to broadcast public. Unless my packet sniffers show some suspicious activity I wouldn’t pitch a fit about it anyways. Just having the ability to track them down if I “need” too is good to know. I hope this works it would be a neat tool to have. That being said. (If you dont know how to turn the car on you shouldnt drive it). Thus, if you don’t know how to secure your network you shouldn’t complain about those who use it. While it is illegal in alot of places even though your broadcast says OPEN public network. Blah. Politics. I’d rather just write code.
December 28th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Zach, so how was it trying MoocherHunter ? share the experience
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:27 am
wow, haven’t heard it referred to as “warez” in a looong time.
February 4th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
these pakistani terrorists came and killed unarmed innoscent people and call themselves heroes.
Shit on them.
i salute the brave NSG Commandoes !!!
india rocks !!!!
proud to be an indian?
Jai Hind !!!
http://linksysfirmwares.googlepages.com
February 13th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
The intricate details that this algorithm transcends is simply entertaining; this service is ridiculous; alas originally designed for home users threatened by their next door “piggy backers”, however, the majority of wardriving enthusiasts utilize a vehicle and a GPS device to locate the exact positioning of the AP; hence once access is maintained they could simply revert their location to anywhere they like; there are many exploits for the useless moocher @lol
March 18th, 2009 at 7:22 am
Well, I simply think this is somewhat nonesense, highly techy but useless in a way (with all respect).
1. First of, the guy who was tracked down by police because of using someones wifi was dumb enough to use it and keep on using it, so as to be tracked down.
2. For you to track the wifi stealer; you ought to be tracking him while he is consistently using it. Which is rather odd to know unless you stay 24/7 in hopes he uses you’re wifi.
3. This is really only possible if you are not using WPA or WPA2 wifi secured passwords, otherwise you should simply avoid the use of software, go to wallmart or bestbuy or radioshack, where you want and get a wpa2 router. Simple and done.
Smartest thing you can do with a stealer, is to avoid him, not confront him. If you avoid him, you’ll save you’re self alot of time, frustration and keep on with a happier life.
No means of offending anyone by saying this is somewhat useless. Thanks for reading anyones.
March 22nd, 2009 at 4:02 pm
I agree with ThinkAgain.
April 29th, 2009 at 9:51 am
I love to steal from my family, here in Chennai. I love to lie and cheat. I love being a fat, frumpy bitch.
When I eat my chupati and masala, I fart just like Sonali das Gupta did while screwing Roberto Rosselini.