Re: Someone Hacking into my PC? Please help.

From: Raydo99 (Raydo99_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/20/05 

Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 07:18:02 -0700

Thanks for the reply. I'm sure my front door is wide open. I'm quite the
novice when it comes to security. Here is my setup as best I can describe it.

I have a Wireless Linksys Router model number BEFW11S4-VN.

I have a total of three PC's that share the DSL connection. Two are
hardwired and one is wireless. The PC that I am having the problem with is
hardwired. I also have a network printer that is hardwired to the router.

The only sharing things that need to be shared are the internet connection
and the network printer. There is not need for the PC's to be talking to
each other. To the best of my knowledge, I do not have sharing set up on my
PC. Frankly, I'm not 100% certain.

I am thinking that the wireless portion of my network is not the problem. I
live in a rather rural area. It seems unlikely that anyone is jumping on my
network.

SSID broadcasting is disabled. I'm not sure about WEP or WPA security.

Is there an easy way to disable sharing on my PC?

Thanks again for the help. Please let me know if I need to provide more info.

"N. Miller" wrote:

> In article <DF9DFCA7-690A-4A7E-B849-991B72CACC0F@microsoft.com>, =?Utf-8?B?
> UmF5ZG85OQ==?= says...
>
> > When I go to shut down my PC, I get a message box titled SHARING that states
> > "The following users are logged onto your PC. \\USDBTLBCA1NB4EC Shutting
> > down will disconnct them. Do you wish to continue?"
>
> > Does this mean that someone has hacked into my system? The message shows up
> > about half the times I attempt to shut down.
>
> > I am using Windows ME and Norton Internet Security 2005. I have a DSL
> > connection routed through a Linksys router.
>
> > I have called Norton technical assistance twice to no avail.
>
> > Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Hacked is, possibly, too strong a word. It could well be that you left the
> front door unlocked, so to speak. Entry through open shares isn't much of a
> hack.
>
> I once used a Linksys router. Than an SMC router. Now a Netgear router. What
> can you tell me about my LAN from that? Not a whole lot, really.
>
> What model is your Linksys? Do you have more than one computer? If the
> Linksys is wireless, what security measures did you use? Disabling SSID
> broadcast and MAC address filtering are no more secure than locking the
> sliding screen door to your house is secure.
>
> You need to tell us, at a minimum, is computer to router link wireless? Did
> you set up anything at all like WEP security (can be cracked in three
> minutes), or, better, WPA security?
>
> Also, if you only have the one computer, you not only don't need sharing,
> you don't really want sharing. Or, you need VPN, if you really do need
> sharing.
>
> --
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