my girlfriends ex-husband is somehow able to access her Instant Messages, any ideas how to stop this? he had access to her computer not so long ago.
2007-10-20 16:56:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
kick his fkn teeth in
2007-10-20 17:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by Drunk n Broke 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if her ex has a good knowledge of pc's he could have gained access...one way it can be done is thru a file he may have sent to her pc, maybe just a picture of something but that file may bring with it a bug or something which enables him to gain access.
it can be stopped and the worst case scenario is reformatting the pc.sorry but dont know exactly what u need to do tho.you can call out a specialist to check ur machine for bugs oranything that is allowing an outside user access to the pc.theycharge about £20 to come out look at it.
2007-10-20 17:10:22 · answer #2 · answered by snafu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
install a firewall ( if you dont already have one and set it to maximum and dis allow everything and then go through the programs list and only allow what you use for example Internet explorer , any messengers such as msn, yahoo or w/e and also delete any message history and disable your messengers from keeping any history.
Also do a virus and spyware scan in safe mode and ensure that you have updated all the defintions before running it. If you need suggestions with regards to anti virus or spyware let me know.
2007-10-20 20:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by gecko_au2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may have had a keylogger intalled. This will send emails to a specified address with details of every thing she has done on the computer. Take it to a pro and let them check.
2007-10-20 17:03:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Change the password, scan the computer for keyloggers. Also do NOT store her IM password in the computer
2007-10-20 17:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
turn off remote assistance, to do it ( im assuming u have windows xp ) right click on the "my computer" icon on ur desktop and click properties. go to the box that says remote, uncheck the box under that. then hit ok
2007-10-20 18:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by Me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've recently switched to free AEROADMIN and it looks good.
You may want to do the same as soon as you try.
Hope this helps
2016-12-27 08:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell her to delete the account she has now and set up a new one and dnt give anyone the password
2007-10-20 17:36:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
add a good sturdy anti-virus/anti-spam/firewall i recommend system mechanic 7 professional. That should resolve your problem.
2007-10-20 17:03:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
wow!! its not surprising ..but its kinda freaky !!
tell him that you know he s been snooping around and that if he tries this time ..tell him you will kick him and he will never forget it as long as he lives ...hahaha !!
Good luck...
2007-10-20 17:13:07 · answer #10 · answered by Elizabeth N 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋