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DeanMann
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Posts: 587
Location: Fayetteville Arkansas - AND WHERE EVER THERE IS LIVE MUSIC
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 4:07 pm |
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MANY MANY thanks to those of you who gave input on the home page problem I was having. I got the spyware and a couple of new "tools" (in my best Bevus & Butthead voice "uhhh hhuuu hhhuuuu hhhhhuuuu.......he said tool.........) that seems to have fixed the problem.
SO NOW I HAVE A NEW QUESTION...... while talking about this issue with some of the folks here in the arena, someone said it sounded like my computer had been hacked & I needed to beware of something called a "dialer"??  Uhhhhh what's that all about? Anyone????
And again, THANKS for your input.... |
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BLOYD
Joined: 29 Nov 2003
Posts: 2132
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 4:56 pm |
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Typically, a hacker will try and setup an FTP account on your computer, ...store large files hidden away in a remote directory...etc, basically use your computer to his/her benefit. |
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DeanMann
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Posts: 587
Location: Fayetteville Arkansas - AND WHERE EVER THERE IS LIVE MUSIC
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 6:19 pm |
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PresidentDave
Joined: 29 Nov 2003
Posts: 303
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 6:22 pm |
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| That is a "DIALER"?? |
someone who dials........(duh!!) |
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DeanMann
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Posts: 587
Location: Fayetteville Arkansas - AND WHERE EVER THERE IS LIVE MUSIC
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Wed Dec 31, 2003 6:27 pm |
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Oh, now that's funny.............
Original too!!!!!!! |
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liipotin
Joined: 30 Nov 2003
Posts: 1088
Location: Espoo, Finland
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Thu Jan 01, 2004 3:32 am |
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Dialer is a program that makes connection to other computers and moves files between them or sends a bunch(thousands) of emails thru your computer.
Always use a firewall and viruscheck when your computer is connected to internet. www.zonealarm.com has a good free firewall. It blocks effencietly the attack/hack attempts and show you the statistic how many blocks it has made. I installed it to my friend about 4 months a go and checked yesterday how many blocks it has made. +96000.
Running the Ad-aware weekly helps out too.
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Mike9
Joined: 30 Nov 2003
Posts: 4406
Location: Hostile Territory
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Fri Jan 02, 2004 9:45 am |
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When we were on dial up I used the free zone alarm and it was stopping probes left and right. Not having that problem with DSL, but I still use Zone Alarm Pro. |
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Dim3
Joined: 29 Nov 2003
Posts: 4381
Location: Vaasa, Finland
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Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:21 am |
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I have a built in firewall in my modem... |
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liipotin
Joined: 30 Nov 2003
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Location: Espoo, Finland
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Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:31 am |
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Here's a great site to test your firewall.
go to www.grc.com and select Shields Up!, click it again and run the first 3 tests. It tells you if you have some critical ports open.
Also remember to disable File and Printer Sharing from your network settings.
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Dim3
Joined: 29 Nov 2003
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Location: Vaasa, Finland
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Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:38 am |
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I have a extremley safe computer it said, that i had some port that allmost never was closed but mine was!  |
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