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i think i got attack by an hacker wo breaks into my computer
first my computer with windows xp shut down alone after few seconds
i reinstalled with changing information restart modem and router to change ip
the next day my explorer was off
what should i do ?
i have antivirus and firewall
i want to move to linux as i got on my laptop but i don't really know to use it
i have fedora7
That doesn't mean you've been hacked, necessarily. There are viruses and other malware (as well as some hardware issues) that can cause shutdowns and rebooting. As far as having antivirus, regardless of which one you have, NEVER place 100% faith in any one scan. ALWAYS get at least a second opinion, if not a third. I recommend panda scan and trend micro's housecall for the 2nd and 3rd opinions.
Hello freestudent714 and welcome to AO.
Your problem could be caused by malware or a badly behaving program. It could also be a hardware issue such as overheating.
I do not think that it is a hacker, as they try to take control of your machine and use it for their own purposes. Turning it off would prevent them doing this?
1. Check that all your cooling fans are clean and functioning. Do not forget the one on your video card if you have one.
2. Update your antivirus, reboot into safe mode and run a full scan.
3. Use "Event Viewer" to look at your system logs for any error messages.
4. Run this: http://www.infectedornot.com/uk/
You reinstalled your system, did you also reinstall all the patches?
If you want to move to linux try using VMWare server or MS Virtual PC. That would allow you to play with it, screw things up (as you inevitably will do) and still keep your current OS.
Just a thought, is this a genuine copy of Windows XP and has it been activated?
WGA can produce some strange things from time to time?
Thank you all.I've been readind you and FAQ and most important read me first.It was very educationnal.Im glad to be in your community.
Nihil is on the track that I was thinking of. If you have a pirated copy of XP, it will be severely restricted. The IE shutdown that you mentioned got me thinking on this track.
If you are up to it, give Kubuntu (Linux) a shot...it's very user friendly, and it's free! Can't go wrong there.
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interesting...
when I used to "fix" computers for a living, I often used pirated copies of Win 2000 and XP... I don't condone pirating software, but I was broke, and a man has to eat...
but I never ran into problems with pirated reinstalls - nor did my customers... many times I used CDs burned from ISOs that were ripped from legal copies owned by the institution that I worked for (which required no key, as I recall)... but I've also had success w/ ISOs I've gotten from BitTorrent, etc - even Limewire... I do recall having problems using my cousin's XP Home Edition disc that he bought from Wal-Mart - wanted me to call in my activation code or something, as I recall...
Anyway - Ouroboros said:
Severely restricted in what respect? This isn't the first time I've heard that a pirated copy of Windows will cause problems - I've just never seen it for myself...Quote:
If you have a pirated copy of XP, it will be severely restricted. The IE shutdown that you mentioned got me thinking on this track.
Please elaborate...
-Wiski
PS - I don't condone pirating software - but I won't be untruthful about my past - we've all done things that we're not proud of, and things that were maybe outside of the law... please don't grill me b/c of my honesty... besides, you can't even buy XP at any local retail store anymore... what's a man to do? :P
wiskic10_4
Hi, wiskic10_4,
Good ta see ya back man!
I was not suggesting that the OP actually had a pirated version of XP........ Redmond have taken that requirement away for dumb users :D
Last I read, over 500,000 (yes, half a million) totally legal and genuine copies of XP have been identified as "pirate" by the mega tech software known as "WGA" :rolleyes:
You are out of date............ the latest WGA and other DRM crap WILL damage your system. They load it surreptitiously when you update.
Only the other week, 19,000 institutional and other pro users had their Vista trashed by it..............
And we trust them to write an OS?????????????:fpissed:
Ack phtt!
nihil -
No, the first thing I do after I install an OS is make sure it is up to date... and, I've never ran into problems using the Windows Update Site - My installs have always been approved by the little validation tool that you've gotta download... maybe I'm just lucky... I dunno - I've read up on WGA and DRM - Seems that I would've been affected... but, I haven't... also, like I said, I usually used CDs burned from ISOs ripped from legal copies from where I used to work - which required no key (I'm thinking maybe the key was already entered, and that the institution had bought a license agreement w/ MS that allowed so-many installations w/ a single disc - a quota that hadn't been reached) But - I've never had problems w/ copies d/l via P2P, either...
I'm not sure... WGA is known to find many false positives... but also false-negatives...
I don't know - maybe I'm hallucinating - but I know that I *have* used pirated Windows 2000 and XP CDs, I know that I *always* get all of the updates, and that I've never experienced problems updating the OS or w/ functionality otherwise...
Anyway... I don't get it... any questions, comments, or things you'd like to think about are appreciated...
-Wiski
nihil guess right i got apirated windows xp
Hi -Wiski,
1. Windows 2000 is trivial to pirate, as it does not require activation. Sure, there is a "nominal" WGA control for non-essential stuff, but it is really just an extension of NT 4.0 (root around in it and you will see it described as NT 5.0)
The whole "WGA" thing is designed for XP and Vista.
Also, Win 2000 is rather obsolete, and I don't think that MS expected it to be pirated, as it is the last of their "corporate" desktop OSes. They don't sell it anymore, so they "ain't tryin that hard?"
2. Security is not on the CD. It lies with the activation requirement and the hardware auditing. If you have an OEM copy of Windows it is only supposed to be installed on one machine ....... ever.
If you have a retail copy, you can transfer it, and if you have an institutional licence you can basically install as many as you like. Institutions tend to have their own desktop "build" so the activation is not the same process.
If you think of how many millions of installations there are, you will perhaps see why a pirated copy will go undetected?
Say that I go to my local store and buy a copy of Win XP (yes, I still can :D)
I build a couple of OEM boxes and sell them. I use the same CD to load the OS. I make a copy of the CD, provide a "recovery" disk and some diagnostics and repair tools. Free firewall & AV and security tools, Open Office 2.2............ and so on.
I give the customer the product key and tape a copy of the important stuff on the inside of the case.
I should stick a holographic label on the outside, but I don't.
Now, I am not sure to what level M$ have gotten these days, and they seem to be getting more aware as time progresses (each "Patch Tuesday"). However, unless that product code is used to generate an activation code an excessive number of times, no-one will be any the wiser.
Remember WGA only checks your system. It would not know that you were downloading the same updates multiple times?
Where the system gets triggered, is when the same institutional/corporate licence is used in places where it shouldn't, used too many times. etc.
Otherwise, there are activation codes on the net, or even code generators, but no-one seems to write a proper one? so they attract attention?
My conclusion is that you can get away with things for a while, but eventually WGA will get you............. guilty or not :lildevil:
freestudent714
Is it a "genuine" pirate copy, or were you sold it under false pretences? there is a difference that might matter.
Please look at Ubuntu as a Linux distro if you are new to Linux. That includes Kubuntu.
The site is down prior to the release of v7.10 but here is the link:
https://shipit.ubuntu.com/login
You will need to set up a free account, and they will mail you copies of the stuff that you ask them for......... FREE! they even pay the post and packing!