Re: Please help I have been hacked!!

From: Alec (alec34us@yahoo.com)
Date: 09/15/02 

From: "Alec" <alec34us@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:01:26 -0700

I just started this IT job on an entry level position.
The department has a lot of computers and I don't know if
they are infected too. This happened on and old ladies
computer. Is there any software available that I can
purchase to scan the other computers?

Thanks!!

>-----Original Message-----
>
>"alec" <alec34us@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1161501c25c4d$653451c0$37ef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA13...
>> Dear Newsgroup,
>>
>> I have just realized that my computer at work had been
>> hacked. It is Windows 2000. Someone has hacked into it
>> and made it a file server for "Star War" movies. It
has a
>> trojen on it. My question is how? Or more important is
>> there any third party software that I can scan our other
>> office computers for this. How can I check. I had no
>> idea this was going on in my computer. I am scared!
>>
>> Thanks for any help!!
>
>
>First of all, if you don't have anti-virus software, get
some. If you do
>but it doesn't detect it, get Norton Antivirus or
something that you
>actually pay for.
>Second, get a firewall. Any firewall. Delete the movies.
>But are you sure you were hacked? What if it's your
friend or son or wife?
>
>
>.
>

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