I'm worried that some-body(I know) might be trying to tap into my computer, how can I tell?
2007-01-04 05:44:58 · 7 answers · asked by terrishideaway 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you are using a good Firewall, then it will notify you of any attacks, if you have configured it to provide notifications. My Panda Firewall has a notification option I can turn on or off, and all events regardless of type go into the log. You can check the log and see if any attempts to break in have been recorded. Please note that not all intrusions are intentional. If you have a wireless connection with a router your neighbors who also have wireless may unintentionally connect briefly with your wireless connection, if that is what you are using.
A good two way software firewall coupled with the hardware router firewall configured with WPA encryption is a pretty good solution to any hacking attacks. Nothing is 100% secure, but home and small office users can rest easy as they are not the usual types of computer networks targeted.
Good luck and have a great day.
P.S. Please use anything other than Symantic/Norton for a solution. This corperation does not use honest business practices and makes it very hard to remove if you want to.
2007-01-04 05:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by Serenity 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In addition to what other people have said about installing software firewalls such as Norton Internet Security, which is wonderful I might add, you can also install a physical firewall. I have detected and stopped a number of attacks on the network at my office through a physical firewall. Many routers now come with them built in which are great for personal use.
2007-01-04 05:52:07 · answer #2 · answered by ncpropes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have some software that detects attacks, like Norton Internet Security; I had this active, as well as setting my IE security settings to match with some Norton elements, and it told me that someone was coming in on my IP address, and wanted to run a dual Browser session, it gave me the option to lock the person out. Norton also detects UDP attacks. An IP Address attack is called "Spoofing", and a UDP attack is someone trying to use a web link to get through a port. You can set these to automatically stop the attacks, it also logs the events so you can do traces on the source of attacks.
2007-01-04 05:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 23:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by fernande 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would get a good spyware and adware removel program they even detect keyloggers. spybot search and destroy is perfect. try http://www.get-spybot.com/en/ to download. i would also have a good firewall turned on if you dont have one turn on windows default firewall. other than that you could go buy decent firewall software.
2007-01-04 05:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by ininjai 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your documents if anything has been erased or changed.
Have a scan online, it's free.
2007-01-04 05:47:33 · answer #6 · answered by xyndi 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he will start changing the backraoud and turning to get ur cirt card number
2007-01-04 05:48:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋