I did not turn off my firewall before I shut down my computer. When I turned my computer back on,a warning said that my firewall was not on and I could be at risk. Was I being hacked into?
2006-12-28 18:10:05 · 8 answers · asked by D.Y. 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Not likely. You just need to make sure that you start up your firewall every time you start up your computer and you should be safe. If you just left it off and had your Internet running in the background then that is when you would be at risk.
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2006-12-28 18:13:50 · answer #1 · answered by Momof3boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and No. No because it was only a warning to let you know you should turn on your firewall. Yes because anything could have happened between the time of the risk warning and the time you realised you had the alerting message. To be totally sure, scan your computer for viruses or trojans. And make sure your internet firewall is turned on BEFORE you get online. I know how mean viruses can be so better be safe than sorry.
2006-12-29 02:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by MyQute 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if your firewall was running when you shut your computer down then your most likely safe to say that no you did not get hacked into.your in danger of hackers when your system is running and you firewall is turned off
2006-12-29 02:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by Macgyver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Highyl unlikely that you were being attacked. You should reenable your firewall though. Since your computer was off, it's pretty much impossible to hack into, but once you turned it back on, and your firewall was off, it makes it a lot easier to break into. Just reenable your firewall, and you should be good to go. :)
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2006-12-29 03:53:25 · answer #4 · answered by Dalton C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it sometimes does happen. Just turn on your firewall. By the way, use a good firewall like ZoneAlarm or Comodo.
2006-12-29 02:21:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A firewall usly starts up with windows automatically. But it depends on the firewall your using, like the one that comes built into windows. You may have installed something that conflicted with it, and it disabled it.
2006-12-29 02:19:05 · answer #6 · answered by psycho_omega 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would keep your firewall on when you logg off/shut down your pc
and check that its loaded up when you restart your pc
most firewalls atart up but some you have to configure
2006-12-29 05:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you would have got a window that said" unknown entry ...." but it was off, so maybe....sorry
2006-12-29 02:12:38 · answer #8 · answered by dwill604 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋