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annabella · 06-01-2009, 02:39 PM

I believe someone I know is hacking into my pc. How can I find out? could a local computer company be able to check my pc for me? any advice would be gratefully received

Ghostman 1 · 06-01-2009, 09:43 AM

Are you running an Anti virus and firewall ? how do you connect to the web ? DSL or dialup?
One way to stop all intruders is with a router....

annabella · 06-01-2009, 09:48 AM

yes I have antivirus and firewall on. i dial up. just seems like my ex seems to know what Im doing on my pc?

annabella · 06-01-2009, 09:50 AM

its dials up, but I have a modem and am on broadband

Ghostman 1 · 06-01-2009, 11:40 AM

What make you think you are being hacked ?Is your Ex an Computer tech? The only way is by using a keylogger.... But He would have to know what he is doing.. Another way would be Wireless hack.. But since you are on dial up.. i don't think you can be hacked..

annabella · 06-01-2009, 01:04 PM

ok, hopefully its ok, then. he told me had a 'mate' who did that kind of thing. i ran spybot and nothing came up, so hopefully ok. thanks for the helpl

thomas234 · 06-01-2009, 01:17 PM

If you get a screenshot of the process list, then I can look through and see if there is anything suspicious. To get the process list, press Ctrl-Alt-Delete and click the processes tab at the top.

You can find out what each process does by typing it's name into Google.

DaRuSsIaMaN · 06-01-2009, 04:55 PM

wait, do you have dial-up or broadband? Also, do you connect to the modem wirelessly? Any wireless connections in your house at all?

And also spybot wouldn't really protect against hacking, or not necessarily, it's mostly for adware.

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DaRuSsIaMaN Geek Comrade Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 23 Male Posts: 882 Times Helpful: 14 Status: Offline My Computer	wait, do you have dial-up or broadband? Also, do you connect to the modem wirelessly? Any wireless connections in your house at all? And also spybot wouldn't really protect against hacking, or not necessarily, it's mostly for adware. __________________ Not all those who wander are lost. -J. R. R. Tolkien

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Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 961 Times Helpful: 43 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	Are you running an Anti virus and firewall ? how do you connect to the web ? DSL or dialup? One way to stop all intruders is with a router....

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annabella Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Status: Offline	yes I have antivirus and firewall on. i dial up. just seems like my ex seems to know what Im doing on my pc?

06-01-2009, 09:50 AM	# 4 (permalink) Top
annabella Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Status: Offline	its dials up, but I have a modem and am on broadband

06-01-2009, 11:40 AM	# 5 (permalink) Top
Ghostman 1 Ultra Geek Join Date: May 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 961 Times Helpful: 43 My Mood: Mellow Status: Offline	What make you think you are being hacked ?Is your Ex an Computer tech? The only way is by using a keylogger.... But He would have to know what he is doing.. Another way would be Wireless hack.. But since you are on dial up.. i don't think you can be hacked..

06-01-2009, 01:04 PM	# 6 (permalink) Top
annabella Geek Trainee Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4 Status: Offline	ok, hopefully its ok, then. he told me had a 'mate' who did that kind of thing. i ran spybot and nothing came up, so hopefully ok. thanks for the helpl

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