Re: Please help I have been hacked!!

From: Jeff Cochran (jcochran)
Date: 09/16/02 

From: jcochran at naplesgov dot com (Jeff Cochran)
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:49:55 GMT

>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!

Two questions:

1) When you locked the firewall down so outside users had no access
to internal resources, did this cause any problems for your users?

2) When is the best time to download "Attack of the clones" without
overloading your system...? :)

Jeff

PS: In case the hint was too subtle, get, configure and use a
firewall.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Peer-to-peer port
    ... Windows XP firewall does not filter outgoing requests, ... So if you turn on ICF and try and browse to Windows ... > 2000 computer acting as file server. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: Guide to secure installtion of IIS 5
    ... don't forget a well-configured firewall. ... Do not put the computer onto the network or the Internet until after the ... Follow the instructions for hardening Windows and IIS at ... Install all service packs and security fixes from Microsoft and otherwise ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security)
  • Re: Is secedit.exe left by a hacker?
    ... > tested on port 445. ... > I have a Linksys router that I use as a firewall to my ... Secedit.exe is the name of a legitimate Windows file, ... investigate the files on your computer - antivirus with the latest updates ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: Is secedit.exe left by a hacker?
    ... >> tested on port 445. ... >> I have a Linksys router that I use as a firewall to my ... >investigate the files on your computer - antivirus with ... >windows and everything else. ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.security)
  • Re: How to Maintain an IIS Server?
    ... > server running on a Windows 2000 server. ... before a firewall and antivirus have been installed]. ... open ports; however, this will not identify which program is using the port. ...
    (microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.security)