Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I suspect that my comp was hacked and someone has control over it. How can I tell for sure?

dell XPS 400 not even a month old yet. and the dang thing acts up from time to time.IP add doesn't update and the curser doesn't respond correctly a lot of the time.I suspect that my comp was hacked and someone has control over it. How can I tell for sure?
If you have updated AV, Anti-Spyware, etc and dont have risky surfin' habits you are probably OK. If you surf dangerous sites you might be in trouble.





Because it is a new machine, especially an XPS, get ALL the newest drivers, especially your network drivers and video card drivers. Many drivers that ship with new machines can be flaky. If this does not cure your issues, you might be hacked.I suspect that my comp was hacked and someone has control over it. How can I tell for sure?
1. Scan for virus and remove (free online scan) with BitDefender





http://www.bitdefender.com/site/home/





2. Scan for trojans and remove (free online scan) with Ewido





http://www.ewido.net/en/





3. Scan for ad/spyware and remove (free download) with Spybot Search %26amp; Destroy





http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybo鈥?/a>
it will say gotcha!
If you have a firewall setup they usually have a log you can look through!


If ya need more help e-mail me at porschebk85@fastmail.fm
I go for ';Panda Software'; first rather than any other sites because on line automatic scans:





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Worms and Trojans.





Must have site I would add to your favorites list ';On line scans';.

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