Someone logged into my computer/messenger from an undisclosed location which then logged me off. They went and sent a graphic link to all of my contacts. How do I prevent this? I believe to be the same guy is now threatening to crash my computer and my boyfriends, how do i report him to yahoo and is it worth it?
2007-07-01 04:32:56 · 13 answers · asked by dangerous d 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Reporting it to Yahoo won't go any good.
You need this persons ISP.
But for just this sort of hacking I doubt anyone will do anything
2007-07-01 04:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by Weatherman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Relax and change your password to a strong one . A strong password MUST have at least 8 characters (12 is best), using both upper and lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. Do not use any real words, especially easy-to- guess words like love, password, or the name of your husband!
Your secret question and answer must be something truly secret even if you must make up a nonsense answer. Too many people know the name of your first school or the name of your pet!
Never tell anybody, even your best friend, what your password is. Friends don't last forever. Todays "friend" can be tomorrows enemy!
Never type your password when someone is looking over your shoulder. Would you enter your PIN # into an ATM with somebody watching?
And never write your password down and use a "Stick-It" to attach it on your monitor. Don't laugh, people do this all the time!
Use different passwords for each service you use. Your password to start your computer must be different from your Hotmail password which should be different from your Yahoo password etc. And change them all every few months.
2007-07-01 04:44:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way someone can crash your pc is if you have a Trojan on it meaning this guy has found out your ip address and hacked into it then installed the Trojan without your knowledge. The only way this can happen is if you have an unprotected pc, a protected pc needs the following, firewall, anti-virus,anti-spyware, anti Trojan programme. A lot of people confuse trojans as viruses but there two different things, a trojan is a programme that possibly allows a hacker to get into your pc and obtain personal info, a virus just runs programmes in the background like key loggers which are a serious threat. I say you get all of this protection if you haven't and run a full scan on everything. Now about reporting him, I would say defiantly report him, what he is doing is a crime and he is in breach of the messenger rules, yahoo needs to get his ip hence his location so they can get the cops onto him.
2007-07-01 04:49:26 · answer #3 · answered by npleck 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, Im not sure, I would first change your password and I would report it to yahoo too. Maybe your not the first person that this person has attempted to do this to. Just look around for it and watch for odd activities on it. Also I would see if it is possible to install a bloch or firewall on it. Hope this helps and I hope yahoo catches this guy.
2007-07-01 04:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
change your password to both windows logon and your messenger program....
complicated... the better...
also,
working in a college environment,
i found out from time to time the person doing things like this, knows you and took your passwords...
usually a joke or other...
for now hide all info from people....
if he's logging on your computer (not messenger) let us know and then we go more aggressive in fixing up security...
2007-07-01 04:56:47 · answer #5 · answered by mxnakano 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you report this to Yahoo, and what would you expect them to do about it? It's your computer, not Yahoo's. Change your password and don't be so free about giving out details on your account. If necessary, close messenger.
2007-07-01 04:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ip handle is controlled via your cable/dsl/dialup modem and your ISP. in the adventure that your IP handle is and continuously has been the comparable, it is going to proceed to be the comparable. some ISP's have static IP addresses for all purchasers, some you will be able to desire to pay greater for static IP's and with some it isn't any longer a probability to have purely static IP addresses. while you're at the back of a firewall/router, your pc is probable set for DHCP, and if so, it particularly is probable to get a distinctive IP handle while linked to the router than the previous one had, using fact maximum DHCP servers attempt to order an IP handle to furnish it back to the comparable pc while it reconnects.
2016-11-07 20:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hit "Report Abuse" next to his question/answer. YA will take him off the site. Turn off your computer and restart it. Change your password. And from now on, make sure you're on a secure site. Do you subscribe to a firewall and spam killer? Send all his messages to spam.
2007-07-01 04:37:39 · answer #8 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The very fact that this is a possibility means that your
operating system is defective.
I recommend replacing it with one of:
http://fedora.redhat.com
http://www.opensuse.org
http://www.debian.org
http://www.ubuntu.org
http://www.slackware.org
http://www.freebsd.org
http://www.opensolaris.org
Any of these will be more reliable, less susceptible to
viri, uses your hardware more efficiently, and they're
all free.
All of these operating systems ... EVERY FRIGGIN ONE OF 'EM ...
is better designed against VIRI and the sort of system attack you're
talking about.
2007-07-01 04:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by Elana 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
are you sure that someone sent those information out??
i think you got a trojan.. messenger has a lot of these stuffs...
i'd suggest that you don't ever click those unknown links even from friends unless they tell you what is it...
2007-07-01 04:36:58 · answer #10 · answered by Worried D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋