Security - March 2007

A neighbour was putting up a cable right around the outside wall of his house the other day and i asked him what it was for. He said it was a makeshift antenna to pick up other peoples wireless internet.

I presume he meant he was hijacking our wireless internet connections - i know i can 'see' 3 other connection from my pc.

is there any way i can tell if my wireless connection is being hijacked?

i'm not happy about this doley freeloading off me when he is perfectly able to go out and work, he just chooses to sponge of the social.

2007-03-24 06:47:54 · 10 answers · asked by lick_my_decals_off_baby 2

oh onoooo! my computer has some kind of virus and i dont know how to fixi IM ONLY 13!!! it started yesterday when i was down loading screen savers and yahoo games! but i went to the controlpannel and took them off exept for one of them but i dont think that is the probelom.EVERYTHING WILL BE LOST (SIMS2 ,SIMS2 NIGHT LIFE, PETS,UNIVERSITY)(NARUTO SONGS!!!*(CRYING*) AND OTHER IMPORTING STUFF!!! I RAN A FREE SCAN AND THEY SAID THEY WONT BE ABLE TO REMOVE IT all of these thigs are poping up and thers nothing i can do about it!!! what do i do?, who do i contact?, and how do i take it off. if i cant how do i save my files to a disk and what kind?

2007-03-24 06:40:28 · 9 answers · asked by shelly 1

I'm using someone elses computer and now they can automatically access my yahoo email. How can I stop this from happening?

2007-03-24 06:39:02 · 4 answers · asked by need help 1

My McAfee virus scan found two suspicious programs:

C:\HP\BIN\KILLWIND.EXE

C:\SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION\_RESTORE{followed by a whole bunch of letters and numbers}.EXE

I removed the programs because I didn't recognize them. Are they spyware or malware? Or are they good programs that I should restore?

2007-03-24 06:19:49 · 4 answers · asked by skellington1313 2

Which Anti Virus Software, Anti-Spyware,Anti-malware, Firewall and Security Suite is the best? and which Anti-Virus Software,Anti-Spyware,Anti-malware, Firewall and Security Suite has the biggest market share and what percentage of market share does it have?

2007-03-24 06:19:19 · 14 answers · asked by Amitanshu G 1

we bought a laptop and it came free with a 3 month virus,when bt came to set up our broadband the man said that bt have given us a years nortan virus free and when we want to put it on we could,only problem is i cant remember what he told me to do to set it up

2007-03-24 05:57:22 · 8 answers · asked by HELEN K 1

I did a scan of my computer and it found a file it identified as "Win32:Trojan-gen. {Other}". The name of the file is called paticyoq.exe. I had my antivirus program move it to the virus chest, but I could find no mention of it on any of the search engines. Anyone heard of paticyoq.exe?

2007-03-24 05:52:33 · 3 answers · asked by worlds4got10boy 3

2007-03-24 05:48:49 · 12 answers · asked by Sayem 2

2007-03-24 05:19:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep seeing people asking about cookies, as I am new to pc`s please can someone tell me if I need cookies and if not how do I get rid of them. many thanks.

2007-03-24 05:16:22 · 6 answers · asked by smilley 2

I have been using PC Cillin 2007 but the other day I installed Spyware Doctor and it found a Key Logger! PC Cillin 2007 was meant to have an all in one system to protect me, but it failed big time! I have been reading about Zonealarm 7 and it sounds good. Should I just max-out my security levels on PC Cillin 2007 and use Spyware Doctor, or should I change over to Zonealarm 7? Many thanks.

2007-03-24 05:08:45 · 10 answers · asked by Charles London 2

I have installed AVG Antivirus Free Edition on my PC. Can you tell me if there is a Free Firewall program I can download also, that would be good protection, and go with AVG Free Edition? Also, is there any other kind of protection, I need, that you can recommend that I download to make my pc safer?

2007-03-24 04:08:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get many viruses when I check my quarantine for my anti-virus. Is it possible for someone to send you a virus directly to your IP address? If so, how do you change your IP address if your internet is part of a pack with the phone bill.

2007-03-24 04:00:52 · 2 answers · asked by LG05 2

i downloaded a software program from limewire. I have the payed version, if that makes a difference and i just dont want it to have a virus and mess up my computer.....

2007-03-24 03:32:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-24 03:11:09 · 1 answers · asked by GUMBY 2

when i got my computer i got it from circuit city and they put a ant-virus and shy sweeper thingy on it and when i got it home my computer ran really slow so i to it back and they gave me a new one because i didnt know what made it run slow. if i got a new ant-virus or put a spy sweeper on my computer will it make it run slower. i still have the spy sweeper but not the ant-virus. could i put the spy sweeper on my computer

2007-03-24 02:56:32 · 10 answers · asked by shane w 1

I recently ended up on the DriveCleaner website by mistake. It attempts to convince you that your computer needs scanning, which I know it doesn't. But what worried me is that its fake version of the My Computer window not only contained my IP address, but pinpointed me geographically to the city I am in! Is it guessing? If not, can I prevent online malware from knowing precisely where I am like this?

I am using Windows XP, connected via a LinkSys wireless router to BT Broadband connection. I am using Firefox and Norton Internet Security, and foolishly thought this would protect me. When I go to GRC ShieldsUP, all port tests come back stealth green... so... what gives?

2007-03-24 02:54:01 · 5 answers · asked by rissaofthesaiyajin 3

2007-03-24 02:46:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I leave my NON WIRELESS broadband online all the time, can someone enter my computer.
I mean, if the PC is on for say, 5 hours, on which I am only using it for 2, but for the remaining 3 hours I leave it connected, can someone access my documents becasue it's online?
Could I get a virus like this?

2007-03-24 01:41:27 · 10 answers · asked by BrilliantPomegranate 4

Now that Microsoft has come out with their now Windows Vista. I want to know if anyone, using Vista, has got any viruses ? If so what type virus ? Would also like to know if Vista is more open to Spyware & Malware ?

2007-03-24 00:45:09 · 6 answers · asked by madwizard56 2

recently, i downloaded windows messenger live....and i by mistake clicked an icon which said 'lock messenger'.....now i cannot open or access my msn messenger....plz sum1 help me ....by tellin' how 2 unlock my messenger.

2007-03-23 23:50:14 · 4 answers · asked by it's me 1

2007-03-23 23:35:03 · 19 answers · asked by asker 1

Please tell me about the harmful effect computer might cause on a person.As much as possible.If u give a lot and it is really the truth,I will give the best answer to u.And,give website please...

2007-03-23 22:54:01 · 2 answers · asked by Lazer222 2

Anytime I switch my pc on I get a popup from windows updates asking me to install some critical updates. I've done it several times and check my add and remove programs. It's installed but windows keeps nagging me to intall the same file again, infact I'm tired of it, can someone tell me why this is happening? I keep receiving this message about 2 minutes after I have install whatever updates I have been asked to install. Please help me I'm so mad about this updates.

2007-03-23 22:53:22 · 4 answers · asked by augustine3971 1

I heard that some people can get your email password when they are very far. I wonder if using public cyber cafes will protect me instead of using the same computer daily. How do they get to do this? is it possible?

2007-03-23 22:40:34 · 3 answers · asked by Ngonya W 1

I have the ip address of the attacker an I want to know where I can report him/her.

2007-03-23 22:31:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

plz don't post silly answers like i dont know or stuff like these or i'll report u

2007-03-23 22:22:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you protect your self through a webproxy (free) when surfing, is it safe to go through that proxy and login to yahoo. Will they be able to log my information and steal password?

2007-03-23 21:18:15 · 5 answers · asked by Kite 1

We sometimes hear it said that each of us is now leaving digital footprints as we go through our daily affairs, using our credit card here, our debit card there, our air miles card in this store, our point card in another.But is there any valid reason to be concerned?

2007-03-23 20:52:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am using Win XP and some one was disturbing my computer so i gave password by using user account in control panel but some icon or program from desktop was misplaced when use search option for getting these icon and program is showing that are in administrative account, when went user account it is only on account not other one. How can i get the missed icons or program from the desktop?

2007-03-23 20:41:38 · 5 answers · asked by Satendra 1