Re: Hacked?

From: Lik Mai Sak (cuddlybear101@yahoo.com)
Date: 03/25/02 

From: Lik Mai Sak <cuddlybear101@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 07:09:44 +1100

Hans Verschoor wrote:

> I am real newbie to computer sec. so bear with me here.
> I am running WinXP on my laptop. I had discovered some spyware and
> scumware on my 'puter and had used Lavasoft to rid myself of that nasty
> stuff and also has a run in with a virus call js.exploit which my antivirus
> caught before it got a chance to load itself.
> Now come the question. My computer scans clean with all the newest
> updates and yet under Admin/computer mangmant/security/ I am finding
> anonymous logons to my computer.
> I removed all file/printer sharing and yet I am finding the log ons are
> continuing.
> I have no firewall other than the one provided by XP and that is
> enabled.
>
> This there anyway to find out where, how, and if I am being hacked and how
> to prevent this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Hans

XP firewall is inadequate.
I suggest you get a firewall (zonealarm or outpost) and install it.
It sounds as if you may have a trojan. - try the cleaner from moosoft.com
Run netstat -an from a cmd prompt to see what ports are listening.
Check out the ports at www.onctek.com

You should also be able to check what the event log entries mean using the
weblink feature. 

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