Yes, it happend to me. Never thought it would, but now I am starting to get pissed off. Ever since I got cable internet I also received a unique IP adress. This is more or less a curse. Now if somebody gets a hold of it, hackers can simply practice their skills on my undefended computer.

All this has changed when everithing got worse. I started to get disconnected from the internet after just 2-3 minutes of traffic. I had to either restart my computer or disconnect my network, wait 1 minute to get it to restart, then hope for another 2-3 minutes of "smooth" traffic. Annoyed? Who wouldn't be?

Then I decided to invest some money and actually buy a firewall protection program. It worked like a dream.

Did any of you have similar problems, and if so, how did you deal with them?


This is the ammount of hacking I get on a regular basis...

Hacking sucks! I work at an IT dept and the amount of intrusion that goes on is quite amazing...wish I knew how to hack, though...;)

I got hacked by my friend for fun once, he made numerous porn sites pop-up on my screen at random :lol: my mom didn't know what was going on :p
Then he taught me how to hack, too bad i forgot ;)

I wouldn't know if i was being hacked unless it became very obvious. I have to unplug my cable modem and the router about every 8 hours and plug it in a minute later but i think that's because of a weak signal that i get. How exactly could someone target my computer?

I thought it was a weak signal too, untill I got the firewall. If any of you know of a site that keeps track of such things (perhaps give him a taste of his own medicine)? I have the bastrad's IP adress.

Yeah, I've never been hacked myself because I've always tried to keep myself aware of my surroundings on the internet and what sites I visit (let alone who I talk to online and whatnot.) One way I've helped to protect my computers and network is by enabling the NAT firewall on my router in conjunction with ZoneAlarm Pro. This helps me block all unwanted traffic and activities that I do not know about.

I used to get hacked before... then i got a router.

listen to the security system i have, it catches anyone who tries to access my computer, and it can track them down to the region and country that they're hacking from, great stuff

I use a linux box as a firewall, never had anything get past it

I have ZoneAlarm (just the basic one, it's free :) ) and i was shocked by the amount of stuff that gets blocked. probably most is not genuine hacks, but it blocks all manner of stuff (including civ3 MP :) ). At least it makes me feel safe.

I have quite some security installed... firstly, Linux, and nothing can even hope to get into that, unless a targeted attack. Then, I also have a router in front of me, just in case, and a decent firewall for which I've spent some serious time in configurations.

Mostly even a simple firewall is enough, because most of these "hacks" look for unprotected comps.

Aphex_Twin, send your log files with the offender's IP and a description of your experiences to your ISP and the offender's ISP.

You can call your ISP to get the correct e-mail address but it is generally abuse@domain. i.e. abuse@earthlink.net or whatever ISP you use.

Yes, I have. Indirectly, my credit card #, e-mail address, and address were stolen from an online health food vendor, and fraudulent charges were posted to my account.

As far as firewalls go, ZoneAlarm frequently reports "high-level" intrusions. As far as I know, my personal system has not been hacked, but it is possible....

Can you get hacked having a dialup?

If so, what do people "do" when they hack a computer?

What would they want with one like mine?

Newbie questions, but I'm interested.

I have ZoneAlarm, never get hacked, but makes you feel safe.

Originally posted by covok48
Can you get hacked having a dialup?

If so, what do people "do" when they hack a computer?

What would they want with one like mine?

Newbie questions, but I'm interested.

Dialup is an open connection, just like having broadband. Slower, of course, but still an open connection.

I never worry about being hacked when I'm on dialup. Not good, I know, but I also look at the fact that I'm not on as much with dialup, as opposed to an always on broadband connection. I'm sure that one could be hacked while on dialup, I just never worry about it.

As for what they would want, they could look around your computer for any information that can be used, like credit card nuimbers, checking accounts, financial information. It could be pure malice, and just try and destroy stuff on your hard drive. they could set up programs to run, causing DoS attacks on websites (Denial of Service, when a server gets overloaded and can't process requests). . . any number of things.

Best bet is to get some kind of protection. Zonealarm, or another s/w firewall package. Get a router, or a h/w firewall. Or just stay offline. But that wouldn't be fun!

I got a worm once, on my Linux system which was horridly out-of-date. Since then I've put a firewall which blocks just about everything.

However I recently asked a colleague at work, who is well-known for his cracking skills to crack into it. I was amazed when he managed it.

He figured that I accessed my home machine from work from time to time, using secure shell, which I did. So, he got the source code to secure shell, made his own custom version which would write the password to a file on the harddrive every time it is typed in, and then accessed my work machine (he was a work colleague after all), and replaced my copy of ssh with the bogus one he had compiled.

Bingo, next time I used ssh to log into my machine at home, he had my password.

Of course, as he said, he kinda 'cheated', but when you're in, you're in.

-Sirp.

I had ZoneAlarm on my old computer, only it kinda slowed down my surfing. So, I don't have it on my new computer.

Who keeps their credit card number on their computer? Where?

my big brother used to hack people back that used to attempt to hack us :) he's moved out now though...

I too have the Zonealarm Firewall, and i kinda fell like im naked if i take it down :mischief:

...and to answer the question, probably. Lots of dodgey things happen on this computer, and hackers are probably the cause. I dont really mind so much now though, cause ive got a newer, better pc :D

Some weeks ago my friend got his e-mail hacked..then the hacker ALMOST hacked me.
my friend wa so pissed....i dunno why people do it..is it for fun? :confused:

No, but my brother did.

i have a router with a firewall but i put it in DMZ mode and now I cant get it back out. I prefer using proxies to firewalls just can't beat free protection.

Last year I had a massive attack via cable modem...

Had an old firewall (Personal Free) but it still took 30 seocnds to bypass it...

Maybe 30 seconds later my root directory was history and I had to reformat.

Since then, have dialup and ZoneAlarm (will get Pro when I can afford). Dialup means slower downloads... AND slower uploads to your machine.

The majority of hackers are grossly overweight, and have unwashed beards with chunks of food in them. Otherwise, the hacker is just an idiot who is not allowed (by his parents) to go outside all day because he might get struck by a comet, or abducted by an alien. I used to have zone-alarm on my old computer, although I do not have it on my newer comp, I have not had any trouble.

I have an ADSL internet connection with a dynamic ip.

My computer is also behind a hardware firewall (doubles up as a modem/router). The firewall is very nice, does a good job of protecting my pc and I always keep the settings as tight as possible. If I ever want to access something that isn't usually allowed I'll change the settings but only temporarily, I'll put them right back once I'm finished. I also try to keep away from DMZ when possible.

I also (though not always) use proxy servers and occasionally further software protection (like software firewalls).

Shouldn't you contact the FBI or something if you get hacked?

The only reason I posted in this thread was to congratulate Spike on his name. :thumbsup: Get 300 posts and make him your avatar!

EDIT: Oh yeah, I was never hacked but I've gotten a terrible virus once.

I have never had my computer hacked, but I have seen a few try before. Of course, you can never be sure you have NOT been hacked. A really good hacker would be able to get in, do their thing, and get out without you ever knowing. Unless of course his motive was for you to know.

I actually have done some light hacking myself, though never to any computer I did not have permission on which to do it. And most hackers are what are called "script kiddies". They really do not understand what is going on, but find some program on the internet a real hacker wrote. They run the program, push a button, and feel all powerful that they are a "l337 hAx0r". Sad, very sad. The upside is these script kiddies make it easy for firewalls to be updated by the manufacture, as it makes it easier to spot how the original hacker did it. Just like viruses, the more a virus is used, the easier it is to spot.

Originally posted by SpikeSpiegelJKD
Shouldn't you contact the FBI or something if you get hacked?

Wouldn't it be great if they actually have a clue? Seriously, if you get hacked, depending on the severity of the lapse, you should immediately disconnect yourself from everything, back up irreplaceable data elsewhere, reformat, and then scan the data before you copy it back.

Yes, script kiddies are bad guys. The bad part is that they don't learn comps - bad stuff.

I do, however, still dislike how the word hacker is used for these guys who break into comps. They're crackers, damnit. hackers are excellent people who work with open-source software, sepnd hours upon hours staring at code and programming...

I don't know to what extent all the information I receive from ZoneAlarm & VisualZone is true, but here are a few screen shots :

And this version of ZoneAlarm was installed on July 29 !

The other screenshot shows that the hacker seems to be in Netherlands (and when this picture was taken, I was in Angola)Location

I once had a friend who claimed he was a 'l33t hAx0r'. He tried to disable my keyboard.
Apparantly he did it while I told him (typing, btw) on MSN that he hadn't disabled a thing... :rolleyes:

Just last week the webserver for our company was hacked we didn't lose anything but the damn a-holes sent a bunch of spam through our server.

The wonders of linux save us from hacking attempts.

People have tried to hack our home computers before (ADSL connection) but were blocked by a linux firewall. It actually told us everyone accessing us, what they were sending. They actually sent a string to hack the microsoft server systems, so it wouldn't have done anything anyway.

But my Dad teaches these networking students who know an awful lot more than he does, so he has a thing about security. Now we have IPCop setup (smoothwall). It requires it's own box, but is very good, would rip ZoneAlarm any day. Plus, it even lets you set up VPNs, which are as good as impossible to hack. It is also a proxy server, and it has a cache set up (except it is no cheap cache - about 1.5GB). DMZ, the lot. It would require much dedication to hack.

Originally posted by Gingerbread Man
The wonders of linux save us from hacking attempts.

Don't be too cocky just because you use Linux. The only reason its not done more on Linux, is that not as many people use Linux. One Linux server my friend had got hacked and used as a platform for a DoS attack.

Originally posted by CrackedCrystal
Don't be too cocky just because you use Linux. The only reason its not done more on Linux, is that not as many people use Linux. One Linux server my friend had got hacked and used as a platform for a DoS attack.

Believe you me, I'm far from it. I barely know a thing about it, I'm a new convert. But it indeed can do some things that windows cant, and most probably will never.

I dont actually use linux for desktop (yet), rather a very good security system. And the reason why Windows could never do it, is because it is it's own dedicated box, with minimal things to make it hack-able. Though I'm sure it could be done, the effort to hack it would not be worth it. You'd sound so much better if you hacked a big business security system, then going around bragging about the 'advanced' home network you just brought down.

*Drags cursor down to tray icons, sets zone alarm to highest security*:crazyeye: