Re: Am I Being Hacked ?

From: bensmyth (noreply_at_test.com)
Date: 12/27/04

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    > I have noticed the following files on my laptop:
    >
    > C:\svg.4 3,213,957KB
    > C:\svg.5 3,213,957KB
    > C:\s2as.6 3,275,157KB
    > C:\s2as.7 3,275,157KB
    >
    > These all have a 'Date Modified' stamp of 28/11/2004 and were not on
    > my computer last time I did a check. I run Windows XP Professional
    > with Zone Alarm Pro and Norton AV.

    You do not say when these files appear?? Are they being created every boot,
    at random..... ??

    You could always disable all network connections, and see if they still
    appear.

    They are probably temporary files of some application......

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