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I'm connected to the internet via a mikrotik server network.
Recently, I read about that scaring application named Cain & Abel and all the capabilities it offered for malicious users.
I don't know if anyone on my network is using or even aware of such application but my questions are:
1- How to protect myself from this program?
2- How to know if someone using such application against me?
3- Is Tor Bundle capable of protecting me from Cain & Abel?
4- If I filled my e-mail password via SSL page, Can Cain & Abel collect it?
5- Is it safe to use SKYPE or Yahoo Messenger voice chat if some one using Cain & Abel on my network?
Concerning your answer regarding Tor bundle isn't the ability of Tor to add several layers of encryption to your traffic will prevent Cain & Abel user from getting any benefit from sniffed packet since it will be encrypted therefore if I send or received data via Tor it will be safe? – user269742 – 2013-11-07T11:12:29.410
TOR does encrypt some traffic, but only traffic going to other networks, so it would have some effect in protecting skype and other web communication, but most of what C&A is designed for is profiling your local network so the attacker can gain even greater access, and local connections wouldn't go through tor. – Frank Thomas – 2013-11-07T13:15:24.203
Note, as I said in the post the best protection is preventing it from getting a toehold in your network, but many of the audits/attacks its capable of have the potential for mitigation, if you study up on them. for instance you can disable password caching to prevent several attacks that reveal stored passwords. – Frank Thomas – 2013-11-07T13:43:32.547