cyberstalking

I've done way worse.

About two years ago when I was learning how to use the Internet, I already had my love of horror movies, and a joy from scaring the **** out of people, and a girl on IRC was in this room by herself when I came on, so I went in, and decided to have some fun and kill boredom for an hour.

I did a whois on her name, and it popped up her State, City, and the School she was sitting in. This was 1 AM, and I was bored and wondering why a girl would be at school at 1 AM (Remember this was 2 years ago back when I knew nothing about colleges and most other things heh) so anyway I said :

"So, you live in Iowa huh?"

Her : *Flipping out* How do you know where I live?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

gore: Oh, like how I know you're in *Can't remember exact city, but I told her which one she was in*

Her : WHAT THE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

gore : How are things inside the *Name of college she was sitting in*

Her : *totally freaking out* HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW I'M IN THAT BUILDING?!?!!?!??!?! NO ONE IS HERE BUT ME!!!!!

gore : Because. Do you hear that tapping sound by the window? (Watching the Weather channel showed me that Iowa was having a very windy day in her town, so I made a random guess) That's not the wind. It's me, the laptop I'm on, and the butcher knife I'm hitting on the window.. You're not as alone as you think.


Her : *User has quit*

Heh, I imagine security gave her a ride home.

You dick.


That sounds fun.... ;)

Kitten when you log into the internet does msn messenger log in automaticaly. If it does it will be possible for anyone who has your msn or hotmail account details to see that you are on line. To prevent this happening open messenger click tools and under the general tab uncheck allow automatic sign in when i connect to the net. Then when you are connected there are settings that you can make to allow you to be visible to only those people you want to see you are on line.

If the above is not relevent to your problem then the advice given by other members should apply.

hm before all of this.. WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF THE EMAILS..!?! could just be ur firewall or av log options as many deliver logs to your email.. what exactly is the content..
do a netstat -a in run and copy paste what shows up here..

I think if her AV/firewall were sending logs to her email it wouldnt set off bells in her head that she were being stalked....unless they know she has a fear of dropped packets, Think before you say something.... she should just wipe her harddisks and reinstall like she's been told a couple of times.

Wiping and re-installing isn't always a viable answer, IMHO. In addition, it's a good idea to find out fully the how to prevent it from further happening. There is something that is confusing however:

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Usually the net. I am always contacted via my e-mail i now have a lot of accounts. It started when I went onto Messenger have not been on since

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I a little 'green' when it comes to computers, I used somebody to 'fix' my pc when I had problems. Since then I have found that everytime I go on line I receive an e mail from them even though i have not given them my e mail address.

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My question is when did it really start? If people are going to be able to help you there are some things that you need to consider when posting:

• 1. Be detailed. It doesn't mean you need to be a computer expert. The more details that are provided the more that people can help. Details include what programs might "trigger" the emails, what programs you run when you are online, what is your home network setup, and anything else that could help.
  
  2. Record incidents as they happen and backup suspected emails. Print them out if need be.
  
  3. As has been suggested, get your machine virus scanned (whether by an online option like Housecall or a purchased version like Norton's/MacAfee), get it checked for Spyware activity (a tool like Ad-Aware from Http://www.lavasoft.com can help with this) and to be thorough, get a trojan detection tool like TheCleaner from Moosoft (most trojans/keyloggers will be detected).
  
  4. Once it's determined how the "stalker" is detecting when you are on and emailing you remove that how. Only then should you change your password.
  

One last potential "weak" area may be your router. I've heard of this happening elsewhere but basically the "stalker" has the username/password to the router that the home user had setup for their home network. This may or may not be relative to your situation.

Just some advice to back up what has already been said..........

Reformat and re-install, it is the only safe solution.

I would go to a trustworthy source and get them to physically have a look at what is attached and included in your computer.

Very rude question, but are you involved in divorce proceedings or alimony litigation at the moment?

Yes, that is relevant ;)

OK, before we go bringing all of the village's sheep to sacrifice to the re-format gods, maybe we should take a step back...

Kitten, I suggest disconnecting your computer from the internet, turning it off, unplugging it, and going to the local law enforcement. If they attempt any kind of investigation, it would be crucial to have your computer in the state it was in while you were being "watched."

Wiping the drive would kind of be counter-productive, as I'm sure your more concerned with your immediate safety, rather than the security of your computer at this point in time.

Anyway, call the police to have one of their's or a state's computer expert look at it for you. Again, I don't know where you're located, but many states have updated their stalking laws to include computers/interenet. See Massachusetts c. 265 S. 43a

Good luck ;)

Thanks for all the advice have now sorted it.

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hanks for all the advice have now sorted it.

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A how you did it would be good, otherwise there is no point to this thread.