I think I'm being hacked.

ATIorNvidia · 31 Mar 2008 at 05:41

Okay, to make the long story short, im just suspicious that i may be getting hacked, are there any programs that i could use to check this?, i've tried a rootkit scan with AVG and Kaspersky but nothing.

Smit · 31 Mar 2008 at 05:55

Virus Scanners
Spyware/Adware Cleaners

Other than that there isn't much left. What makes you think you are being Hacked?

ATIorNvidia · 1 Apr 2008 at 03:52

Well, i was threatened by somebody that had my IP address, and ever since my internet has been going all funny.

tonyf1971 · 1 Apr 2008 at 11:30

what OS are you using ?

what Firewall ?

does your OS have all the relevant updates

who uses the pc apart from yourself ?

you say your internet “is going all funny” in what way ?

Grimgoth · 1 Apr 2008 at 11:40

"threatened" is kinda ambigious.... how exactly?
Also, knowing someone's ip address isn't too difficult, however, it is illegal to knowingly break into someone's wireless network, with intention to cause malice. granted its pretty easy to do if you know how, but then, so is picking a lock. Are you in a network in the first place?
If you are networked wirelessly especially, the onus is on you to report any suspicious activity. It might help abit to change passwords, etc, but really, its a lost cause if someone is serious about hacking in.

SentineL-X · 1 Apr 2008 at 12:10

Are you on a static IP address?

If not, just turn the router off (Hard reset) to obtain a new IP address from your ISP.

Failing that, could you not check the logs of the firewall you have? If not, get a decent firewall

Burnsy2023 · 1 Apr 2008 at 13:42

You really are going to have to tell us the whole story before we can help you. It may not be anything malicious at all.

Burnsy

mdjmcnally · 1 Apr 2008 at 13:54

If Wireless is it even locked down. I just had to do my friends wireless box this weekend as it was completely unsecured. I generated him a random password not based on Dictionary Words, and whilst he bitched that would never remember it does make it slightly more awkward for someone to hack.

He believed that it was secured till I jumped straight on with my iPhone and laptop, no password or anything.