security measures i can take?

hi everyone. recently i met someone online by the name of evan hudson. we got along for awhile and then he started to get mean. lately he has become increasingly hostile towards me. he has sent me an email stating that he knows my ip and that he can do lots of stuff with it. i am worried that he will be able to track down my location and hurt me. are there any ways that i can protect myself so that he doesnt try to find out where i live and try to hurt me? also is there anything that i can do to physically protect me?

Ok, first get a firewall on your computer - zonelabs, sygate etc...

Next, check out the postings by Pooh Sun Tzu on securing Windows XP (if you are using XP).

I wouldn`t worry too much about him tracking down your actual physical location, your IP address will provided by your ISP so unless he can get access to their data he is not going to find your home address (unless you give it to him of course).

The chances are that he is a)being a dick and b) a script kiddie at best, so he is going to want to try some fairly basic stuff against you, so make sure you have an active firewall, and a decent anti virus program, don`t open any attachments this chap sends you, and best to ignore him from now on I think.

As far as physically protecting yourself, how about kung fu? works well, as does Aikido.

Let us know a bit more about your setup, what operating system are you using? how are you connecting to the net? (Dial up? DSL? ect..), then you can get some tailor made answers.

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As for physical security , you mean one on one, hand to hand combat, I don't know about that maybe there is a local Taekwondo near you!
I would'nt worry about him!
(Suggestion)Get his IP(report it), get a firewall and block his Range.

Well, this is my "Anti-hack' answer.

Download a firewall.

http://www.free-firewall.org/
http://www.iopus.com/guides/free-firewall.htm
http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/free-firewall.asp

then download a AntiVirus.

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
http://www.thefreesite.com/Free_Soft...irus_freeware/

then download a trojan cleaner.

http://www.moosoft.com/products/cleaner/download/

then download Anti Spyware and Adware.

http://spybot.eon.net.au/index.php?l...&page=download
http://www.tucows.com/preview/236049.html

and download this:

http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/...10-17-69.shtml

then read some tutorials in the Secuirty Tutorials Section of Anti Online.

http://www.antionline.com/forumdispl...?s=&forumid=59

he knows where i live though because i have told him when i first met him. i didnt tell him my address only my city and state. do you think he will find me off of that? he is very smart and resourceful and i wouldnt underestimate him.

my set up for my computer?
i run windows me
i use dsl
my ip rotates about once a week but never beyond a certain range i think
i play a lot of video games and i think that you can see my ip address from them
i have avg virus scanner and i run that at least twice a week
i connect through the internet through a hub so i can play my games right when i connect through the router though nothing works even on the military zone
is there anything else that you need to know?
i dont think that there is a firewall on my computer i know that there is one on windows xp but i cant find it on windows me

thank you very much for your help.



how do i find out his ip address so thati can report it? also i will visit those websites that you gave me. i should just take some karate classes to protect myself? will that work?

Is this the same WIZARD as _Wizard_108 ?
(Profile: if so you look pretty gangsta, you could prolly handle him) http://www.antionline.com/member.php...o&userid=55488

I really wouldn't worry about him tracking you down to cause you physical harm I believe he is just saying all that garbage just to scare you. Just do what the others suggested and you will be ok.

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should just take some karate classes to protect myself? will that work?

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I would go with Shao-Lin or njinjitsu :). but yeah it will help you, he is probaly a little geek anyways:) and if not, take some classes, you can take him, if he beats you up though, send a picture on AO and we will beat him up, he sure lives somewhere where an AO member lives nearby.

ok thank you. i guess that i will ask my parents to sign me up for a self defense class of some sort. i think that i should have been taking some self defense a long time ago.

i am not that other wizard though. i just found this place about a week ago after i did some search on google.

i installed the firewall like memory said but now things are poping up and i dont know what to click for some of it. do i have viruses on my computer that my virus scanner doesnt pick up? should i downlaod another virus scanner? i clicked yes to some of the programs that i know that i use like messenger and internet explorer but i dont know about any of the others. should i just click them all to permit just to be safe that everything works?

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i installed the firewall like memory said but now things are poping up and i dont know what to click for some of it.

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If you're not sure about the services or programs that are asking permission to open a port. Ask us :)

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do i have viruses on my computer that my virus scanner doesnt pick up?

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You keep AVG updated right?

If you dont feel safe with AVG - you can do a free online scan with trend micro-
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

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i installed the firewall like memory said but now things are poping up and i dont know what to click for some of it.

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If its working properly, whenever something tries to access the internet, the firewall will ask you to allow it to go or not allow. This works to defend against trojans/dialers/spyware. Can you tell us which firewall you picked?

And physical security- if you really dont feel safe, just do something to make him feel like you lied about where you live on before, and you actually live somewhere else.

edit: just realized everything i said was already stated :)

Find a instructor that teaches straight up streetfighting- much more effective with less experience, very brutal. Regardless if someone is after you or not, martial arts is a great hobby.

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if he beats you up though, send a picture on AO and we will beat him up, he sure lives somewhere where an AO member lives nearby.

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Looks like we gotta start the AO Mafia...

whoa whoa. Almost every peice of advice here given has been WRONG. Take this seriously. If he has threatened bodily injury to you, it is not a time to start learning defence, it is time to tell someone. Drop the act, drop the worries, and tell someone. Tell the police, tell your ISP, or tell your parents.
Sure sure, you can secure your box and prevent any further information from going out, but the damage is already done. Put this into the hands of authorities, not yourself. This is not a joking, laughing matter.

go to http://www.haltabuse.org/help/threats.shtml

I feel really stupid saying that and it probably won't help, but isn't one of the guidlines of internet chatting, never to give out your real name/address/phone number and all other information that could potentially be used against you?

For next time, you can always check that out: http://www.bbc.co.uk/chatguide/

Apart from that, your post is quite scary. My little sister started surfing the net some time ago, while the other is getting her hands on MSN Messenger. Would you guys happen to know of any proggies that can either monitor what is going on, or block offensive/abusive content?

I suppose educating children is probably the safset way. Thanks anyway, and good luck to you Wizard314 - be sure to keep us posted on the direction this thing is taking :(

hi,
this guy is talking rubbish...
i doubt he will be able to track you down. As for self defence: Showlin (sp?) is really good so i heard. You learn how to do some pretty amazing stuff including learning how to use weapons like knives an sticks. Well for now u should have learnt a lesson on dealing with such people. Give me his email address an i will add him on my list an get to know him an then we will c what he is really talkin about.
Good luck
DaBlackPanther--Jo_UKcrew

he hasnt threatened to hurt me yet but i hear of things like this on tv. i never told him where my house is only what city i live in and stuff. i took karate when i was about 7 or 8 years old but that was ten years ago. i am looking at some self defense class now. i think that the city offers them for free so i might take those. i want to stop him from finding me so that he cant hurt me.

i put in Kerio Personal Firewall (KPF) but my brother knows a lot of zone lab firewall and i took the other one out and now have zonelab firewall. he knows a lot about that so he said that if i dont have any viruses on my computer then i could let the stuff go through to the internet. i keep my avg anytivirus up to date every two weeks it asks for an update and downloads it for you.

i will keep you posted if there is any more help i need then i will ask you. i reviewed those guide about how to chat online safely and i will try to follow them. thank you.

How will he learn Kung Fu in that amount of time?

For my part, I'd go with Aikido... If you're not that strong :rolleyes: , it's one of the best martial art you can learn, imho.

But anyway, you shouldn't have to. I really doubt a guy will come all the way from where-ever he is, to simply try to kick your ass. But as pooh sun tzu said, if he keeps bothering you, go to the police. Don't let a low-life scum bag keep you up at night.
Alternatively, you may want to change isp... although the probability of him getting your real address is, I would say, pretty low.

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How will he learn Kung Fu in that amount of time?

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if Neo can do it so can he. :) in all seriousness if dont dont allready know how to defend yourself then now is not really the apropriate time to learn. Its a little late for that. Does this peckerhead supposedly live close to you? Most of the people i talk to arent even in the same country as me so this guy could be thousands of miles away. Take it as a lesson to be carefull what info you divulge. Come on your 17.18 years old you should know better but now that youve got yourself into trouble the only advise i can give you is to keep logs of all conversations/activity related to this dude. That way in the event you have to go to authourity you have some kind of proof even though its not going to be very credible because its easily spoofed. Its better than nothing though.

ohh... guys here are pretty helpful and tons of advise given~ try to learn & catch up what they mention~~ after all, u are kinda too soft.... have to be tough & rude sometimes, if force to....

For me, if people force me to go one mile, i will follow him two miles further~!!
that's how the way u survive~!!

all da best & take care.

add his name to the spam list, so that his rantings don't even get seen by you,

firewall is asking 'can this app go online' ? unless you know the app instantly (AV for live update etc) just deny for now until you can ask here,

other times the F/W will be informing you that someone ? is TRYING to access you, click on block, F/W will generally be set to block that address for the next hour or so automatically.

As for the threats, he seems to have a misunderstanding of the concept of 'social engineering' ? and IMHO sounds like he is just blowing off ??

He gave you his name ? a real name ? you know as much about him as he does about you.

try to replace your OS PDQ, as ME is not really designed ? with security first. try for W2K Pro, will be cheaper than XP Pro, and almost as secure ?

your IP if dynamically set should be different each time you log on ? albeit within the set parameters of your ISP,

As far as personal protection goes, self awareness helps ? by this I mean that you should have a good feeling about oneself, that you do not come over as a loser? if the worst were to happen and you could just stare him down, he would probably back down, ( this is the shortened version of Brit Force Psych when you are possibly on camera ? and you do not wish to make the NEWS AT TEN )

failing that a big dog,

I'm not one for the unarmed combat, and armed combat is a thing of the (distant) past for me

Finally: remember, while you feel like this, that tw*t has won, living your life as YOU want is the best answer.

sorry for the ramble, must go and take me medication?

i used to keep logs of all my stuff but i dont anymore because my hard drive had to be reformated and i lost everything when i reformated it. i guess that i will start keeping logs from now on if you think it will help. i dont know where the other guy lives or even if evan is is real name.

my brother said that if i have no viruses on my computer and something asks to access the internet for the next day then i should let it because it is probably not a virus or something. and foxylady, what does OS PDQ mean? i had windows xp but i gave it to my brother for his computer and now all i have is windows me that came with my computer. i didnt know that this would happen when i give out my information. i tell people where i live and stuff before and it never happened. i will try to be more careful in the future. ahh thank you a lot.

to wizard314 : OS = Operating System, PDQ = Pretty Damn Quick.
and calling me foxyLADY could end up with ME tracking you down :D
got my tag cause Loxley was taken on some sites I frequent?? so in a fit of madness 'poetry' kicked in? and now it's too late to change. with regard to the F/W and access, if you have NO virus and you don't recognise the app straight away, then deny, it won't harm, and here, better paranoid than sorry !! you GAVE your brother XP, put the HDD into your system as slave, then format C:\ and copy over XP ( others more au fait with this please feel free to shoot me down ? )

edit : wizard, subscribe to the thread that you started, will get you an Email reminder when any extra posts are added. : edit end ;)

I am new to this site and do not have much computer experence so i cant help u there but as for the physical portion of the question i would say that if u think he is extreamly intelligent then he could somehow already know where you live and classes in self defense would just be a waste of time because for them to really take effect you have to have had some training for several years. so my suggestion is to get a dog, a big mean dog that eats raw meat and if u do end up talking to this person again even tho its a good idea that u to ignor him, just let him know you have a bull mastive this might give him second thoughts.

I do apologize to all the vets on this site who have computer experence i wish i could help on a more technalogical level but as i said i am new.

Most everyone here is on the right track, ESPECIALLY pooh, who gave great advice. The main thing to do is contact, contact, contact, be as big a "snitch" as possible and take no shame in it. Indeed, he can't find you on IP alone, but if he knows your name and a city, it is possible to find you -- that is, if he's actually willing to put the time necessary into doing, because it would be quite time consuming in all likelihood.

Which brings me to an important point -- It's wise to balance paranoia and common sense. In all likelihood, your aggressor is just blowing smoke and will never lift a finger to come hunt you down. On the other hand, however, the "that will never happen" attitude is also foolish, as cyberstalking is very real and happens far more often than most are willing to admit.

Bottom line: report the incident to those with athority, protect your system as you have been so directed here, and use this as a lesson not to trust anyone you don't know (face-to-face) online to any degree. You'd be amazed at how many years an online "buddy" can maintain a dangerous ruse.

Don't be scared, but don't blow it off. Go through the right channels and you'll have your back covered.

ahh i didnt mean to call you foxylady. i see that you are foxyloxey from the fable with the chicken and the sky. i am sorry. i know that os means operating system but i didnt know what pdq means. my windows me works good because i keep it up to date a lot. wht does "you GAVE your brother XP, put the HDD into your system as slave, then format C:\ and copy over XP ( others more au fait with this please feel free to shoot me down ? )" mean? i dont check my email often because it takes a lot of time and when i do check it i get a lot of emails saying that there are updates and stuff. it is like spam i think. i come here everywhere day though so i can see this ok.

i have a dog and she is a beagle. my parents wont let me have another dog. all i can have are kittens now.

if he is not for real like you all say then i dont have to tell my parents. if i do tell my parents then they wont let my use the computer anymore. i play lots and lots of video games on the computer so i gotta use the computer. how do i know who to rust and stuff. and if someone asks me things should i lie to them? and what does "You'd be amazed at how many years an online "buddy" can maintain a dangerous ruse" mean? ok thank you.

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Originally posted here by Wizard314
if he is not for real like you all say then i dont have to tell my parents. if i do tell my parents then they wont let my use the computer anymore.

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I totally understand, hard to peel away once you've gotten glued to it. If you're that intent on not telling your parents, then at least tell somebody -- preferably someone with some authority. Report them to authorities wether you tell your parents or not.

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how do i know who to rust and stuff. and if someone asks me things should i lie to them?

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You don't. You'll notice one thing in common about those of us here on AntiOnline: we're very "paranoid" people. :) But seriously, how can you trust anyone when all you see from them is text? You can't be too cautious when it comes to the 'Net. Cyberpredators abound in many forms. As far as what to tell people, don't tell anything identifying. For instance, only give out your first name and never give out your full address (the city where you live at most, if you must). This doesn't mean you have to lie. Just be honest and tell them you don't give that information out, and if you don't want to sound like a wus, add the line "for security purposes" so you sound cool saying it. ;)

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and what does "You'd be amazed at how many years an online "buddy" can maintain a dangerous ruse" mean? ok thank you.

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I'm talking about friends you make over the Internet that you don't know in person. There are many predators out there who pretend to be other people to catch people just like you -- friendly people who don't have the experience to know the deceptions common to the online world. You won't run into them often, if ever, but if you do, they're very dangerous. A 40-year-old man can easily pretend to be a 17-year-old girl, and what I meant was you'd be amazed how long they'd be willing to keep up such a ruse just to get to someone. Like I said, good to be what many others consider "paranoid" when it comes to the online world.

And that's why I say don't be so paranoid you freak out at everything, but be cautious enough that you won't be the next sucker, or worse, victim.

Hope that helps clarify.

I must correct myself, I said something in error.

Actually, you can locate people on IP alone -- I had forgotten that it's possible (you just have to really know what you're doing). Actually, I've located folks on IP alone. Man, I'm an idiot to have forgotten that! :) There's software out there that will take an IP, pull up a map, then slap a crosshair on the very street the machine resides on. Cool stuff, if you're the good guy.

But I digress. Just go to the authorities with this stuff.

I was trying to say, you can BOTH have the XP. just attach his hard drive to your system as a slave. HDD = hard drive.

ME up to date ? W2K Pro will not be supported by M$ within the next couple of years / months ?? W9x not supported, as for ME, the days MUST be numbered, if indeed it still is supported, (before you ask, supported means that M$ will provide patches for problems found)

ME was designed simply ? as a home user stand alone games playing OS, IF you must keep it, start to reduce your reliance on the web ??

and about your Emails, any that say they contain updates !!!!! will almost certainly contain trouble !!

AngelicKnight has written a good post re:- imposters and the like. read it and inwardly digest.

And finally: TELL YOUR PARENTS, forget about online priveliges, let them know about your worries and the like, hiding things from those who care for you just builds up trouble for the future.

OK you guys............guess it is time for me to stand up for my (Cheshire) cheesy friend?

Foxy = Cunning
Loxley = Sir Robin of Loxley (Robin Hood......who NEVER had an American accent...Hollywood sucks)

"Foxy Lady".....a bitch who hires a divorce lawyer before the wedding ceremony?.....a vixen is a totally different creature :)

Answers: (I know there are those with questions)

1. Yes, twice
2. Mine, shouldn't have done it in the first place
3. Yes, "third time lucky" certainly worked for us ;)

For the man...............Ithaca Mod. 37 "deerslayer"............3"magnum single nought buckshot......11 rounds?...... you don't have to bother to aim?

or:
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/cybercrime/reporting.htm

try that, and send it to him.................he will need really big balls to ignore it?

Cheers ;)