Re: Problems with an Outside Threat who is accessing my computer I

From: Matt Gibson (mattg_at_blueedgetech.ca)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:22:27 -0800

So, when you finally connected the computer to the internet, did you have a
firewall running?

When you're installing software, is it all from retail media? There are no
burned copies?

Do you have wireless anywhere in the house?

If this is indeed true, and not an elaborate troll, this is intresting.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

"Sidney" <Sidney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B11F39D-166E-4351-9E1F-8602619DA4E8@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I know that I sound like a broken record, singing the same old songs:
>
> I followed the advice and technical information that was given and a new
> hard drive was installed on 02/15/05 and I had to enable internet access
> in
> order to install the mcafee security center programs.
>
> Because of the many computer problems that I am facing, I formatted the
> hard
> drive and I am still faced with the same computer problems:
>
> I installed a KL-Detector and this program reports that I have a KEYLOGGER
> on my computer system:
>
> C:\Windows\system32\wbem\logs\webmess.log was modified
>
> C:\Windows\system32\wbem\logs was modified
>
> C:\PROGRA~1\SPYWAR~3\common.ini was modified
>
> C:\Windows\Prefetch was modified
>
> Formatting the hard drive, Reinstalling the Operating System, Clean
> Installs, System Restores, Changing my Passwords Frequently, Clearing the
> Start up Lists, Config StartUp Programs and various others troubleshooting
> steps are not removing and preventing this Outside Threat from Accessing
> this
> computer system.
>
> Thank You,
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" wrote:
>
>> "Sidney" <Sidney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:87EAA5BB-0A73-4E9B-A0F5-CAE6A328354E@microsoft.com...
>> > Do you know of a good tracking software to find the IP address of this
>> > outside threat?
>>
>> There is no such thing because it can not be done.
>>
>> > Because the firewall is not providing an accurate reading of
>> > his IP address,
>>
>> Firewall don't provide IP addresses, they just report what they are told.
>>
>> > because he is using a different zip code for his IP address,
>> > so that he can remain uncatchable.
>>
>> IP address have nothing to do with Zip Codes.
>>
>> Perhaps if the Post Office used IP addresse I could stop my junk postal
>> mail
>> with a firewall. But would the Mailman be "statefull"? Hmmm.....
>>
>> --
>>
>> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>> www.wandtv.com
>>
>>
>>

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