Rich Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Grr! As if I'm not in enough of a foul mood already! Some fool is trying to hack into my computer! Luckily Zone Alarm is blocking the attempts, but there's been 2 in the last half hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveUK Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Dam you busted me..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarby Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Not the first time eh Rich? I remember your msn account got hacked and a nasty message was put on your display status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarby Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 When you were on my buddy list thingy of course. Ya not now tho! Why?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 FFS! Another one just now! Who is doing this and why?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I get a couple of attempts every day bouncing off the firewall here - if you have a fixed IP it's almost inevitable that you'll get some attention from the Far East. Most of the attempts on my network have originated from China or Korea. Just make sure stuff's nailed down in terms of ports, keep your AV and anti-spyware up to date and make sure your firewall stays on. On the whole a lot of these attacks are automated from people looking for PCs to add to botnets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaks Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Well what with someone with your high profile I suppose there are hundreds of hackers wanting to hack your computer - they could make millions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 tbh rich, the majority of warnings on firewalls are general internet chatter, not hackers trying to pop a cap in yo ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuressenceUK Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 tbh rich, the majority of warnings on firewalls are general internet chatter, not hackers trying to pop a cap in yo ass What he said - it's 99.99999999999% likely to be nothing. You have Zone Alarm so why are you even worried? Unless your real name is David Lightman, your PC is hooked up to a WOPR computer in Cheyenne Mountain and you're worried about setting off WW3 with some rogue nukes............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heeleytastic Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I used to have hundreds of attempts an hour on the ZoneAlarm on my desktop before I installed my router; now I have none whatsoever. As melthebell says, it's mostly Internet 'noise' and random port scans and not someone specifically targeting you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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