Thats the problem with people. They believe everything they see on TV!! ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Fronk To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:46 PM Subject: RE: Kind of OT: Home PC Hacking
I am very familiar with CS. I run CSE on our network. I told them I would look at it for them if they wanted to bring it to me. They were just concerned it was someone with a grudge trying to hack. I felt it very unlikely myself, but figured I would ask on the list. The TV and movies make it appear that hacking is a lot easier than they think. The guy on NCIS can get into any computer in seconds... Bob Fronk From: Alex Eckelberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Kind of OT: Home PC Hacking That's a good suggestion, but it won't necessarily catch rootkits. A free program like Spybot is absolutely not going to find the really bad things (rootkits, etc.). Bluntly, it is not nearly what it was several years ago. I would do Joe's suggestion, along with the following: - Full scan with a free product like CounterSpy Trial or Spyware Doctor Special Edition (both will actually remove stuff, as opposed to push you to buy something) - Optionally, a full scan at antivirus.com - Optionally, run a free rootkit scan with the free F-Secure Blacklight - Install a free 2-way firewall, like ours (Sunbelt Personal Firewall) or Zone Alarm and see what's going on. All free solutions, all very effective. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Louis, Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Kind of OT: Home PC Hacking I always tell people to redirect a netstat to a text file from a fresh reboot netstat -ano (winxp prof) netstat -an (xp home) Download, install (using only defaults) and run ccleaner (using only defaults). download and run, HiJackThis and review the log. Those are your best chances of trying to see what the problem w/o having to spend a great deal of time with it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Kind of OT: Home PC Hacking I have an employee who believes that someone may be maliciously "hacking" into their home computer (not company owned). The PC is Windows XP SP2 with all updates. I am not sure if XP firewall on or not, but they are behind a Linksys router. (Not wireless) It is also running AV but I think is just a free version of AVG. I told them I felt like Malware and Spyware was more of a threat than someone actually hacking their PC. There is no actual proof beyond a PC that "crashed". It sounded to me like it was full of malware or maybe a worm virus as it "Slowed down" considerably before the crash. What is the likelihood of a "hack"? What would be some of the things to look for? Bob Fronk This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the Davis H. Elliot Company . Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
