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Hrmm...
Have you try changing the password on your Yahoo Messenger? What version of YM are you using?
The previous suggestions on scanning for trojans would be good. The logging out on it's own and rebooting isn't activity I'd associate with sniffing except for maybe an active sniffer like Ettercap and if you had auto login in place.
Sniffers are hard to stop. Are you at a college when this happens or is this an "at home" thing? DSL? Cable? Dialup?
Thank you Mittens, that kind of seconds my opinion...I was about to suggest reinstalling the messenger service (with the security updates)....software conflict maybe? I'm running out of ideas.
hi :D
globalduck1313, try to run " netstat -a " in DOS. That will give you a good description of what
connections are established, and also will show you the remote hosts you're connected with.
Then you'll only have to know if a determined host or ip range can be trusted or not.
By the way, if you use a linksys router, you can learn wow to setup the firewall, adding rules.
Any software that removes spyware can also be helpful.
Kaliber, Lisbon.
I've heard of Yahoo booters that are supposed to let people with no lives kick anyone off of aim. Try telling us what happens before you get kicked off?
if its not a booter, then it could be a program error or trojan horse.
Try doing scans fromtrend micro
And get yourself an antivirus software.
Avast! is free for personal use - click
And AVG is free for personal use - click
Off Topic-
You might want to use some other firewall rather than the built - in windows XP one.
The Windows XP firewall only monitors outbound traffic. There are some free firewall solutions that the people mentioned in this thread before. Hope this helps.
thanx for all the advice i have a cable hookup and i have downloaded and installed blackice.the situation is as follows there is a guy who is pissed i am talking to (supposedly) his lady online even though she isnt anyones lady.he is a hacker and has repeatedly said that he was going to atack my comp......well he did (i think) he said he had my comp on his cam but i dont really know for sure .....Guys this has me seriously worried as i am a recording musician who has a lot of music on my comp that is not copyrighted yet.......is there any way to make my comp completely hack proof(if there is such a thing)i am seriously freaked out by this....i have neotrace and active port ...if someone wants to message me i am available after 6pm e.s.t i really appreciate all the help and tips ...PLEASE HELP i want to nail this guy
btw my yahoo id is globalduck1313 thanx again...more info......i am at home and it is only the one machine hooked to a cable modem and then a router like i said i dont know anything for sure but even if he is screwin with me i still want to harden my machine so any help is appreciated
Net stat -an and other commands
http://www.commentum.com/tech-support/netstat.html
(opinion) More likely BS hes feeding you.Quote:
he had my comp on his cam
I use smoothwall Im not to worried about the kiddies.But to answer your question "HackProof" I would say not likely. www.BlkViper.com comes pretty close though with hist "SuperTweak" Registry tweak you can copy from his site.Quote:
guys this has me seriously worried as i am a recording musician who has a lot of music on my comp that is not copyrighted yet.......is there any way to make my comp completely hack proof(if there is such a thing)i am seriously freaked out by this.
Did you ever give this guy your IP # or did you direct connect to him (via) Aim, yahoo ect.....
The best thing I can tell you to do is to keep a eye on your logs and keep in touch with your Isp.
Also something might be wrong with you're Yahoo Messenger. You could try to uninstall it then re-install it. That might help, it couldn't hurt anyway.
Hi -
Do you mean he was able to take screenshots of your computer?Quote:
he had my comp on his cam
Try asking if you could see the pics. If he doesnt let you, its all BS
If he does show you, go scan your computer for viruses. You can go to Trend Micro for free virus scans.
If trend micro doesnt find anything, do a netstat. Use a program called XWHOIS to go with it.
You can find it here
This is how-
• Download XWHOIS first
• Unzip it to C:\Windows
• Go to Run
• Run command.exe
• Exit Yahoo - Internet Explorer (everything on the internet except for your firewall and Explorer)
• Type in netstat -n
• If a list of IP addresses comes up in the console, type in XWHOIS for each IP address there. It should be able to trace back to the guy (If hes connected to your computer)
• If there wasnt a list of IP addresses to start with, the guy was lying.
And if you still dont feel safe (or dont feel like doing any of this), report this to the yahoo abuse service - click.
If they dont do anything, contact your ISP. If that doesnt do anything either, you can always make a new screename :D
-Hope this helps
jus to add to the ad-aware spy remover, this is also a great freeware tool too. http://spybot.eon.net.au/index.php?l...&page=download - its spybot
Hi,
You might want to read this tutorial i found on google. It teaches how not to get booted - click
-Hope this helps