Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else
From: Phil Weldon (notdisclosed_at_example.com)
Date: 05/18/04
- Next message: taurarian: "I cant remove this program"
- Previous message: Confedential Report: "HĂcKe®§"
- In reply to: Jason Wade: "Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else"
- Next in thread: Jason Wade: "Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else"
- Reply: Jason Wade: "Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 03:10:28 GMT
Wow, a new way to increase your exposure to malware... install TWO
operating systems!
-- Phil Weldon, pweldonatmindjumpdotcom For communication, replace "at" with the 'at sign' replace "mindjump" with "mindspring." replace "dot" with "." "Jason Wade" <savon1414_050404+to.nospam@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:pan.2004.05.18.00.24.51.327771.283@earthlink.net... > On Mon, 17 May 2004 11:14:11 -0500, JL wrote: > > > I'm running Win XP home edition and using Norton A/V. The computer > > appears to be controlled by someone else. Random things happen, > > programs open and close, the mouse moves on its own. Frankly, very > > creepy. When I run a full scan with Norton, it indicates that I have no > > viruses. > > > > I have three questions I'd appreciate any direction on. > > > > 1)What might I do to identify the problem and to rid my computer of > > this? > > Do some online scans: > http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php > http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ > http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/ > > The malware you're facing might not be a virus, but a spybot or trojan > instead: > http://www.safer-networking.org/ > http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ > http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ > > > > 2) if I were to reformat the hard drive and reinstall Win XP should I > > expect that it would solve the problem, or is there a chance that the > > problem would remain even if I reformat? > > If you go online without a firewall, and if you don't get your OS patched, > yes, the problems will recur. > > If you do decide to reinstall xp, enable the firewall (icf) first, then > download all the updates. Read these: > > http://www.sans.org/rr/papers/index.php?id=1298 > http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html > > I suggest installing linux alongside windows just in case windows gets > jammed up for some reason. This would require that you partition your > drive. > > > > 3) Do these symptoms mean that someone is actively controlling the > > computer, or might these things be happening randomly given that a > > virus/trojan is resident on my computer? > > > > > There are probably 100,000 trojanized, zombied windows computers on the > Internet. Yours could be one. > > > Thanks for any help you might provide. > > You're welcome. > > -- > Need a safer, more secure and stable operating system? > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ > http://www.debian.org/ > http://www.slackware.com/ >
- Next message: taurarian: "I cant remove this program"
- Previous message: Confedential Report: "HĂcKe®§"
- In reply to: Jason Wade: "Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else"
- Next in thread: Jason Wade: "Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else"
- Reply: Jason Wade: "Re: Computer appears to be controlled by someone else"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] [ attachment ]
Relevant Pages
|
