Okay.. Lots of booters and hackers.. that NEVER leave me alone.. i have had accounts stolen,computer viruses...and continuously keep getting booted,becuase i wont flash them or do something along those lines..... what can i do about this? it's turned into an everyday thing. any help would be good
2007-09-23 14:58:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
My computer I used to have (had to get rid of it after this) shut down completely because a dude had hacked it becuase i wouldnt give him my picture.
2007-09-23 14:59:46 · update #1
I'm a girl btw. that's the thing,lots of people on yahoo do this. ..i simply want to know if theres a good way i can have this stopped..being as its costing me and I havent done anything wrong to anyone,nor tried to make anyone angry.
2007-09-23 15:11:38 · update #2
Most attacks are blind. Im guessing that you are letting them into your computer. There are many things you can do to "harden" it (thats the security term).
Im guessing you are using Windows? Thats the biggest target. Do you have it patched as far as it will go?
If you do not know how to use security on your machine then you should also not use the most common windows targets. Windows Explorer as a browser, Outlook as an email program, Word, Excel. Get alternatives off of the net and use those.
See if there is a small locally owned computer store nearby that can harden your machine for you with firewall and such. Check for a local computer user group. Or a service such as "Geek Squad". Or even check with the local high school and talk to the computer teacher. Maybe they can send someone over.
Most people who get attacked as much as you seem to have bad habits which are letting the people into their machine. Grabbing and clicking on any old thing you find on the net is often the culprit.
2007-09-24 06:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by Gandalf Parker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This all sounds very strange to me. If people, guys girls whoever wont leave you alone, then where are you going????
I have been online for 10 years and nobody has hacked into my computer, or demanded a picture from me.
So I ask again, where the heck you going???
Turn on your firewall, get behind a router, run your antivirus, and run your spyware stuff and stop "putting yourself" out there. If you play with fire you will eventually get burnt. How many times do you need to get burnt to get it...
now be a good boy and stop. ;-)
2007-09-23 22:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
god...what did you do to the hacker community? = ) If they are targeting you that much then the only way to be safe would be to just stay off the net for a little bit until everyone gets bored of looking for you.
oh yeah...if you don't want to get off the net then get behind some proxies.
2007-09-23 22:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by geeksquad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋