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An AppleScript/Bash combination to annoy theifs

Submitted by JacobBraun on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 23:15

So here's a combination shell script/launch daemon/AppleScript that, if computer is stolen, puts a sticky growl notification on the screen (every two seconds...repeatedly...filling the entire screen eventually) with your name and phone number, offering a cash reward if computer is stolen.

First here's the AppleScript, which I have saved under /etc/.stolen/StolenGrowlNotifier.scpt:

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A simple way to track stolen Macs

Submitted by JacobBraun on Fri, 09/25/2009 - 01:46

So my laptop was stolen on September 23rd (A 2.26GHz 13" MacBook Pro, 4GBs RAM, 500GB 7200rpm HD...my baby) and it had my entire life on it. It was in the process of making a full backup and while I was at work someone broke into my apartment and stole it. It's probably gone forever along with most of my precious photos, documents and other data, and I'm kicking myself for not coming up with some way to track it. So I made a way. Hindsight is 20/20. *sigh*

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com.jacobbraun.five.isstolen.plist

Submitted by JacobBraun on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 01:46

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>Label</key>

<string>com.jacobbraun.five.isstolen</string>

<key>OnDemand</key>

<true/>

<key>StartInterval</key>

<integer>360</integer>

<key>ProgramArguments</key>

<array>

<string>/private/etc/.stolen/isstolen.sh</string>

</array>

</dict>

</plist>

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phonehome.sh

Submitted by JacobBraun on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 01:41

#!/bin/bash

## Written by Jacob Braun, http://five.jacobbraun.com

## These should be pretty self explanatory

username=yourusername

password=yourpassword

server=yourftpserver

returnfile=phonehome

website="http://yourwebsite/"$returnfile

## No leading or trailing slashes on remotepath

remotepath=no/leading/or/trailing/slashes

## A simple test for internet access. If no internet access found, or the file is unavailable, pause for 20 seconds then check again.

site=`(curl -s $website)`

if [ "$site" != "true" ]; then

        sleep 20;

fi;

## Check internet access again.

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sayit.sh

Submitted by JacobBraun on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 01:39

#!/bin/bash

## Written by Jacob Braun, http://five.jacobbraun.com

sayit=`grep true /etc/sayit`

## If $sayit is found to be true, then all hell breaks lose.

while [ $sayit == "true" ]; do

        COUNTER=0

        while [ $COUNTER -lt 10 ]; do

                osascript -e 'set volume 7'

                say -v Victoria "This computer has been stolen from Your Name. Please call **phone number** to return computer for cash reward, no questions asked."

                sleep 2

                let COUNTER=COUNTER+1

        done

        sayit=`grep true /etc/sayit`

done

exit 0

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growlit.sh

Submitted by JacobBraun on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 01:36

#!/bin/bash

## Written by Jacob Braun, http://five.jacobbraun.com

growlit=`grep true /etc/growlit`

## If $growlit is found to be true, then all hell breaks lose.

while [ $growlit == "true" ]; do

        COUNTER=0

        while [ $COUNTER -lt 10 ]; do

                osascript /etc/.stolen/StolenGrowlNotifier.scpt

                sleep 2

                let COUNTER=COUNTER+1

        done

        growlit=`grep true /etc/growlit`

done

exit 0

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isstolen.sh

Submitted by JacobBraun on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 01:33

#!/bin/bash

## Written by Jacob Braun, http://five.jacobbraun.com

file=`grep false /etc/isstolen`

website=http://yoururl/phonehome

sleep 30;

phonehome=`(curl -s $website)`

if [ "$file" == "false" ]; then

        if [ "$phonehome" == "true" ]; then

                rm -rf /etc/isstolen

                /opt/local/bin/wget -P /etc http://yoururl/isstolen

                rm -rf /etc/sayit

                /opt/local/bin/wget -P /etc http://yoururl/sayit

                rm -rf /etc/growlit

                /opt/local/bin/wget -P /etc http://yoururl/growlit

                touch /etc/isstolen

                touch /etc/sayit

                touch /etc/growlit

        fi;

fi;

exit 0

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StolenGrowlNotifier.scpt

Submitted by JacobBraun on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 01:23

tell application "GrowlHelperApp"

        set the allNotificationsList to ¬

                {"Stolen"}

        set the enabledNotificationsList to ¬

                {"Stolen"}

        register as application ¬

                "Stolen Mac" all notifications allNotificationsList ¬

                default notifications enabledNotificationsList ¬

        notify with name ¬

                "Stolen" title ¬

                "This computer has been stolen." description ¬

                "Please call *phonenumber* for no questions asked cash reward." application name ¬

                "Stolen Mac" icon of file "file:///etc/.stolen/apple-lock-icon.icns" priority 2 with sticky

end tell