F**kin' hackers!
From: ray (grasso79@lycos.com)
Date: 01/20/03
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From: "ray" <grasso79@lycos.com> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 02:22:35 -0800
>-----Original Message-----
>First off ... I much appreciate all the advice I have
been reading in this
>newsgroup. You have helped me (and many others I presume)
immensely!
>I realize that I am posting this message using my actual
IP address and am
>possibly inviting hackers to my computer but ... oh
well ... I'm only one
>computer.
>
>Okay, I'm feeling pretty secure about my defenses but my
system has recently
>been scanned by a 'maybe' hacker. The following scans
have successfully
>penetrated my firewall (i.e., it didn't block or stealth
any response from
>my computer); NMAP OS fingerprint, TCP ACK ping ... these
are pretty neat
>ideas to get around any stealthing capabilities of
firewalls but that is
>beyond this discussion.
>
>The hacker probably found out my OS and maybe my firewall
program. The
>question is ... should I be concerned about this?
>
>
>I habitually login under the admin user but I use the ol'
ctrl+alt+del
>method and my admin pwd is really good (BTW: reading
newsgroup messages
>about this really helped me eliminate possibilities of
people 'resetting' my
>admin pwd ... e.g., deleting the login.scr ... thanks for
that).
>
>Now, I'm just an average user who is a little paranoid
about security (okay,
>I get off on defending my system) but, my god! I can now
imagine how easy it
>is to hack into the 'everyday user's' computer!
>
>BTW: I'm withholding my firewall and OS info (hopefully)
for security
>purposes.
>
>ny help is mucho appreciated. THIS PERSON IS A MAJOR PAIN
IN THE ASS! HE/SHE
>IS CONTINUOUSLY PROBING MY SYSTEM (along with many others
I presume) AND IS
>A DIAL-IN USER (i.e., has different IP addresses every
single damn time!).
>
>Again, you people rock!
>
>Gord
>
>
>.
>
In my experience with computers, there are two kinds of
hackers: people who want to learn about technology and
people who just want to destroy peoples data because they
think that it's cool.
There are a few different ways that you can go about
protecting yourself. This depends on how important you
believe your data to be. If your data is very important I
would recommend, highly recommend, that you purchase a
Cisco router. The best Cisco router that I have seen for
quality and price is a 1721 Modular access router. It
runs for about $900. I wouldn't recommend setting up a
Cisco router unless you know about there OS. If you think
that it's just some punk trying to get to you, I would
suggest consulting company that specializes in catching
hackers. That way you can catch the person and any of
his/her friends that would be going after you.
I would first suggest buying a router like a Dlink Di-604
or a Linksys Befsr41, something more affordable.
Either way, if you are computer securtiy savey, expect to
spend some money on your security. But always make sure
that you have someone who is experienced in network
security!
I hope that this bit of info will help put you on the
right direction into protecting yourself.
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