I do not know how?...Someone is trying to connect with my computer

I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and the
risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that means.
But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person by
e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could of
known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is doing
this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
help?????
--
bajaboozie

Change all of your passwords

That's the first thing to do when you have an intruder.

The second thing to do is notify the police and keep track of that IP
address and do some serious virus scans. Perhaps take the computer offline
for a couple days or use a different one if you can. Also have your ISP
reassign you a new IP address.

That can help for a start.

"bajaboozie" <> wrote in message
news:63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC-...
> I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and
> the
> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that
> means.
> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person
> by
> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could of
> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is
> doing
> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
> help?????
> --
> bajaboozie

In article <63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC->,
says...
> I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and the
> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that means.
> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person by
> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could of
> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is doing
> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
> help?????

If you send an email, and the contents are not encrypted, then anyone in
the world can obtain it.

Fact is that if you or your friend had a weak password that anyone could
get into their email account. Fact is that if your friend shares their
computer, well, you know. Same with you, if you share your computer then
you could have given it away.

Yes, you could have spyware or other on your computers, and it's very
likely, but that someone would want that specific document is slim -
better chance that you or the receiver has a weak password or it was
intercepted.

--

Leythos
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
(remove 999 for proper email address)

a tip i learned here - always create seperate user for installing
progs/changing settings, etc - 'install/whatever' = administrator +
'Yourname' = std user

for day-2-day - use 'Yourname' and as a std user your computer is virtually
bomb proof because you simply don't have permission to do it harm - neither
does any malware, virus, trojan this is knocking at your door whilst you are
logged in/surfing, etc

for the occasions when you need to install something (bit of a p.i.t.a. at
first but not that often once you all set up) - login as
'install'/administrator - install it - then log back in an 'your name'

this method is still even safer than vistas user account control


"bajaboozie" <> wrote in message
news:63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC-...
>I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and
>the
> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that
> means.
> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person
> by
> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could of
> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is
> doing
> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
> help?????
> --
> bajaboozie

that is a good tip for protection Jethro!


"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:uNl$...
>a tip i learned here - always create seperate user for installing
>progs/changing settings, etc - 'install/whatever' = administrator +
>'Yourname' = std user
>
> for day-2-day - use 'Yourname' and as a std user your computer is
> virtually bomb proof because you simply don't have permission to do it
> harm - neither does any malware, virus, trojan this is knocking at your
> door whilst you are logged in/surfing, etc
>
> for the occasions when you need to install something (bit of a p.i.t.a. at
> first but not that often once you all set up) - login as
> 'install'/administrator - install it - then log back in an 'your name'
>
> this method is still even safer than vistas user account control
>
>
> "bajaboozie" <> wrote in message
> news:63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC-...
>>I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and
>>the
>> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that
>> means.
>> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person
>> by
>> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could
>> of
>> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is
>> doing
>> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
>> help?????
>> --
>> bajaboozie
>

Actually it's terrible advice.

By default all accounts in Vista are User accounts, even if they proclaim to be admin account.

So if you create a separate account in the User category you're not changing anything. You can still install programs if you know the username/password of the original users account, and you can still carry out attacks just as easily.
"Thai Berry (U.S.)" <> wrote in message news:470767e7$...
that is a good tip for protection Jethro!


"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:uNl$...
>a tip i learned here - always create seperate user for installing
>progs/changing settings, etc - 'install/whatever' = administrator +
>'Yourname' = std user
>
> for day-2-day - use 'Yourname' and as a std user your computer is
> virtually bomb proof because you simply don't have permission to do it
> harm - neither does any malware, virus, trojan this is knocking at your
> door whilst you are logged in/surfing, etc
>
> for the occasions when you need to install something (bit of a p.i.t.a. at
> first but not that often once you all set up) - login as
> 'install'/administrator - install it - then log back in an 'your name'
>
> this method is still even safer than vistas user account control
>
>
> "bajaboozie" <> wrote in message
> news:63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC-...
>>I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and
>>the
>> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that
>> means.
>> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person
>> by
>> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could
>> of
>> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is
>> doing
>> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
>> help?????
>> --
>> bajaboozie
>

Wrong. That is actually good advice, but needs a little tweaking. It's a
bad idea to do your day to day computing using the Administrator account.
You are correct in that by default THE Administrator account is disabled.
Therefore, you should enable it, and password protect it. Then turn all
other accounts into standard user accounts. The only way to make system
wide changes at this point will be to know THE Administrator password. When
UAC pops up, you won't be able to simply click 'Okay', but you'll also have
to enter the new Administrator password.

As for enabling THE Administrator account, a quick search through these
forums or Google will give you a few alternatives for doing that. The
simplest way is to click Start, type cmd into the search pane, right-click
the cmd.exe item at the top, and choose Run as administrator. Type net user
administrator /active:yes and enter, then log off. The Administrator account
now shows up on the welcome screen.


"Shane Nokes" <> wrote in message
news:F3F011FC-39F5-4C97-94D0-...
Actually it's terrible advice.

By default all accounts in Vista are User accounts, even if they proclaim to
be admin account.

So if you create a separate account in the User category you're not changing
anything. You can still install programs if you know the username/password
of the original users account, and you can still carry out attacks just as
easily.
"Thai Berry (U.S.)" <> wrote in message
news:470767e7$...
that is a good tip for protection Jethro!


"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:uNl$...
>a tip i learned here - always create seperate user for installing
>progs/changing settings, etc - 'install/whatever' = administrator +
>'Yourname' = std user
>
> for day-2-day - use 'Yourname' and as a std user your computer is
> virtually bomb proof because you simply don't have permission to do it
> harm - neither does any malware, virus, trojan this is knocking at your
> door whilst you are logged in/surfing, etc
>
> for the occasions when you need to install something (bit of a p.i.t.a. at
> first but not that often once you all set up) - login as
> 'install'/administrator - install it - then log back in an 'your name'
>
> this method is still even safer than vistas user account control
>
>
> "bajaboozie" <> wrote in message
> news:63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC-...
>>I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and
>>the
>> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that
>> means.
>> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person
>> by
>> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could
>> of
>> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is
>> doing
>> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
>> help?????
>> --
>> bajaboozie
>

change the passwords,tell your friend to change his.do a spyware,,you might
have a malware thing,comeing in to your computer..can you do a restore.to an
earlier time..people can break in to your life and home though your
computer..i cant beleive our goverment does not pass some laws..to stop these
people..they are criminals of the worst kind

"JCS" wrote:

> Wrong. That is actually good advice, but needs a little tweaking. It's a
> bad idea to do your day to day computing using the Administrator account.
> You are correct in that by default THE Administrator account is disabled.
> Therefore, you should enable it, and password protect it. Then turn all
> other accounts into standard user accounts. The only way to make system
> wide changes at this point will be to know THE Administrator password. When
> UAC pops up, you won't be able to simply click 'Okay', but you'll also have
> to enter the new Administrator password.
>
> As for enabling THE Administrator account, a quick search through these
> forums or Google will give you a few alternatives for doing that. The
> simplest way is to click Start, type cmd into the search pane, right-click
> the cmd.exe item at the top, and choose Run as administrator. Type net user
> administrator /active:yes and enter, then log off. The Administrator account
> now shows up on the welcome screen.
>
>
> "Shane Nokes" <> wrote in message
> news:F3F011FC-39F5-4C97-94D0-...
> Actually it's terrible advice.
>
> By default all accounts in Vista are User accounts, even if they proclaim to
> be admin account.
>
> So if you create a separate account in the User category you're not changing
> anything. You can still install programs if you know the username/password
> of the original users account, and you can still carry out attacks just as
> easily.
> "Thai Berry (U.S.)" <> wrote in message
> news:470767e7$...
> that is a good tip for protection Jethro!
>
>
> "JethroUK" <> wrote in message
> news:uNl$...
> >a tip i learned here - always create seperate user for installing
> >progs/changing settings, etc - 'install/whatever' = administrator +
> >'Yourname' = std user
> >
> > for day-2-day - use 'Yourname' and as a std user your computer is
> > virtually bomb proof because you simply don't have permission to do it
> > harm - neither does any malware, virus, trojan this is knocking at your
> > door whilst you are logged in/surfing, etc
> >
> > for the occasions when you need to install something (bit of a p.i.t.a. at
> > first but not that often once you all set up) - login as
> > 'install'/administrator - install it - then log back in an 'your name'
> >
> > this method is still even safer than vistas user account control
> >
> >
> > "bajaboozie" <> wrote in message
> > news:63538B1E-43C7-488D-B5FC-...
> >>I have the attacking computer #, which I believe is the I.P. address, and
> >>the
> >> risk name. and the traffic description. Not that I know what all that
> >> means.
> >> But recently someone got a hold of information I only wrote to one person
> >> by
> >> e-mail. They new everything...A property deal, the only way they could
> >> of
> >> known was to some how tap into my computer. How can I find out who is
> >> doing
> >> this to me? I have an idea of who...but need to know....Anyone who can
> >> help?????
> >> --
> >> bajaboozie
> >

"Shane Nokes" <> wrote in message
news:F3F011FC-39F5-4C97-94D0-
> Actually it's terrible advice.


NO, it is best practice, and if everybody did that in the first place, we
would not have been lumped with UAC.

The fact that Run As has disappeared from the context menus now makes this
harder to implement, which is annoying. I have been doing that for years,
and that is why I never got any malware that a lot of people were
complaining about with XP.

ss.

"Synapse Syndrome" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Shane Nokes" <> wrote in message
> news:F3F011FC-39F5-4C97-94D0-
>> Actually it's terrible advice.
>
>
> NO, it is best practice, and if everybody did that in the first place, we
> would not have been lumped with UAC.
>
> The fact that Run As has disappeared from the context menus now makes this
> harder to implement, which is annoying. I have been doing that for years,
> and that is why I never got any malware that a lot of people were
> complaining about with XP.
>
> ss.
>


If a person wants to run Windows relatively securely, pretty much all the
tools - save the virus scanner - are there in the Windows box. It's a matter
of will (and a bit of learning and implementation).

Saucy