I would like to know how i can.

Hey people, I would really like to know how I can stop people from hacking my system. I have tried firewalls and the hackers that are good enough always manage to get through my firewalls. If anybody out there used to have the same problem or agrees that the firewalls do not stop hackers plz help me find out how i can stop this, or give me some suggestions or a way to stop hackers from entering my system. I will really appreciate it.

-ebo

Hey people, I would really like to know how I can stop people from hacking my system. I have tried firewalls and the hackers that are good enough always manage to get through my firewalls. If anybody out there used to have the same problem or agrees that the firewalls do not stop hackers plz help me find out how i can stop this, or give me some suggestions or a way to stop hackers from entering my system. I will really appreciate it.

-ebo

Hey ebo. Welcome to AO. Could you give us some more info? How about how did they get in? How did you find out? What was done? You know, give us the gory details so we can try to help. Also, give us an idea of what your configuration was at the time.

Hey ebo. Welcome to AO. Could you give us some more info? How about how did they get in? How did you find out? What was done? You know, give us the gory details so we can try to help. Also, give us an idea of what your configuration was at the time.

See firewalls help, but like you said, not all the time. There are many forms of attacks, and if you are looking for ways to protect yourself from hackers or to help better secure your box, you should look around at some of the tutorials in the tutorials section. My suggestion's would be too long, but basically it's this: Make sure you have a decent firewall, make sure you make regular updates to the firewall, make sure you have a good Antivirus product and that you update it, always update your software for the latest version's or patches, Don't run services you don't need (netBIOS if you aren't on a network, HTTP/FTP if not serving web, etc), make sure the passwords to any account on your computer are strong and secure, make general backup's of data, Don't use Windows ;), Make regular scan's on your system for trojans, spyware, virii, etc, and use common sense. If there are some I left out, which I know I did, then please post it here so we can help him. I know I left some out, but I can probably make a book on how to better your security. Hope I helped!

See firewalls help, but like you said, not all the time. There are many forms of attacks, and if you are looking for ways to protect yourself from hackers or to help better secure your box, you should look around at some of the tutorials in the tutorials section. My suggestion's would be too long, but basically it's this: Make sure you have a decent firewall, make sure you make regular updates to the firewall, make sure you have a good Antivirus product and that you update it, always update your software for the latest version's or patches, Don't run services you don't need (netBIOS if you aren't on a network, HTTP/FTP if not serving web, etc), make sure the passwords to any account on your computer are strong and secure, make general backup's of data, Don't use Windows ;), Make regular scan's on your system for trojans, spyware, virii, etc, and use common sense. If there are some I left out, which I know I did, then please post it here so we can help him. I know I left some out, but I can probably make a book on how to better your security. Hope I helped!

I find out that they have been in my computer becasue i am always missing a file. Also when i am on aim or surfing the web somebody else is clicking around on my computer and doing something totally different. Sometimes they use my system to hack other people that is really my main concern becasue soon or later i will get in trouble for what i didn't do. I think they use ftp or they hijack my Ip I'm not really sure. I really don't know what my comfiguration was when thet do it but i will try to see if i can remember. Thanks for your effort and hopefully that will help you think of something.

I find out that they have been in my computer becasue i am always missing a file. Also when i am on aim or surfing the web somebody else is clicking around on my computer and doing something totally different. Sometimes they use my system to hack other people that is really my main concern becasue soon or later i will get in trouble for what i didn't do. I think they use ftp or they hijack my Ip I'm not really sure. I really don't know what my comfiguration was when thet do it but i will try to see if i can remember. Thanks for your effort and hopefully that will help you think of something.

Here's a solution if they are using ftp. Go to the command prompt (MS-DOS) and type ftp and press enter. Then type open and press enter. Then put 127.0.0.1 and press enter. Tell me what it says. If it say's something like ftp:connect:1020 or something of that nature, there is no ftp server on your computer which would mean they can't hack you through the ftp port.

Here's a solution if they are using ftp. Go to the command prompt (MS-DOS) and type ftp and press enter. Then type open and press enter. Then put 127.0.0.1 and press enter. Tell me what it says. If it say's something like ftp:connect:1020 or something of that nature, there is no ftp server on your computer which would mean they can't hack you through the ftp port.

thanks spyder32 i will try that.

thanks spyder32 i will try that.

It sounds like a trojan for me. If the attackers have a trojan installed on your computer and if they have changed your firewall config to allow it to comunicate (or if your firewall doesn't monitor software or if the trojan use allowed ports), they have total control of your system.

You should watch your firewall config and logs and try to scan your system with a trojan scanner like Tauscan that you can find at http://www.agnitum.com/

It sounds like a trojan for me. If the attackers have a trojan installed on your computer and if they have changed your firewall config to allow it to comunicate (or if your firewall doesn't monitor software or if the trojan use allowed ports), they have total control of your system.

You should watch your firewall config and logs and try to scan your system with a trojan scanner like Tauscan that you can find at http://www.agnitum.com/

Yep looks like a trojan for sure. A poorly configured firewall is useless if you aren't careful with emails that have an executable file attached, use P2P softwares to download executables, use ftp to get executables or let malicious people access your computer without supervising them... These are all ways to ge t a trojan installed on your computer.

You should install a good antivirus and a trojan scanner A.S.A.P.

Yep looks like a trojan for sure. A poorly configured firewall is useless if you aren't careful with emails that have an executable file attached, use P2P softwares to download executables, use ftp to get executables or let malicious people access your computer without supervising them... These are all ways to ge t a trojan installed on your computer.

You should install a good antivirus and a trojan scanner A.S.A.P.

Thanks a lot guys i will get the scanner and scan my system continously.

Thanks a lot guys i will get the scanner and scan my system continously.

Yea, i would stay away from p2p,6% of it is viri anyway.....

Yea, i would stay away from p2p,6% of it is viri anyway.....

I think it would definitely be a trojan if they have hijacked your mouse and keyboard. One such of these iss Back Orifice 2000. With this they can send commands to your box, hijack control, or even reroute their data through your comp to another even without yuo knowing of it. You can get rid of these sorts usually with a goog Virus scanner which has been regularly updated, and if that still doen not work I seriously suggest to have a look in your registry under the "run" or "runservices" key which can be found on most comps in "hkey_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/ *run* or *runservices*.

Invest in an Intrusion Detextion System like BlackICE from Network ICE. this will detect and block port scans, intrusion and other such unwanted activity. www.networkice.com

And if you still cant do anything maybe stop using aim or get a different browser or just DONT USE WINDOWS if you are. Also you might try dropping to dos while you are connected and type in "netstat -a" i think it is. this will get you the ip addresses statuses and ports of incoming and outgoing data. Here you can see if someone is connected that shouldnt be. Or ithink another one is "arp" to do this.

Hope i was some help. Keep trying.

I think it would definitely be a trojan if they have hijacked your mouse and keyboard. One such of these iss Back Orifice 2000. With this they can send commands to your box, hijack control, or even reroute their data through your comp to another even without yuo knowing of it. You can get rid of these sorts usually with a goog Virus scanner which has been regularly updated, and if that still doen not work I seriously suggest to have a look in your registry under the "run" or "runservices" key which can be found on most comps in "hkey_local_machine/software/microsoft/windows/currentversion/ *run* or *runservices*.

Invest in an Intrusion Detextion System like BlackICE from Network ICE. this will detect and block port scans, intrusion and other such unwanted activity. www.networkice.com

And if you still cant do anything maybe stop using aim or get a different browser or just DONT USE WINDOWS if you are. Also you might try dropping to dos while you are connected and type in "netstat -a" i think it is. this will get you the ip addresses statuses and ports of incoming and outgoing data. Here you can see if someone is connected that shouldnt be. Or ithink another one is "arp" to do this.

Hope i was some help. Keep trying.

Yeah...it also sounds like a trojan to me too, or some sort of remote admin tool.
Check out what ports you have in state LISTEN. If you dont intend to run any services at all, then configure the firewall to not accept ANY connections. If the trojan (if its is one) wants to go out, then the firewall should be set to not allow any outgoing connections on the port its listening on. Also try to get a trojan cleaner. www.webattack.com has a few nice tools for free download.

Good luck