Re: How to detect the IPs of users who are using IM and P2P programs

From: jim@tuna.openans.co.uk
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 05:27:18 EST

On Tue, 29 Nov 2005, [windows-1256] Nabeel S. Alzahrani(نبيل الزهراني) wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Is there any tool/method that allow me to detect the IPs of users who are using IM (Instant Messaging i.e. MSN messenger, Yahoo messenger, ICQ, etc) and P2P (Peer-2-Peer programs such Kazaa) in our network?
>  
> Thanks

Snort has signatures for all of the above.

http://www.snort.org/

Regards,
Jim Halfpenny


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