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Oldlady55
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 How to determine if desktop has been hacked?
Desktop security, Email security, Enterprise Desktop, Hacked
How can I find out for sure that my computer is being hacked into? I have very good reason to believe that is what is happening. Some people who have no axcess to my e-mail know things that only the person I sent it to should know. I suspect someone who might have a motive?

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ASKED: June 16, 2009  4:02 AM
UPDATED: June 9, 2012  1:53 AM
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Install ZoneAlarm Firewall and it will show you all connections with ports to and from your computer. Good way to find out quickly. **************** Keep in mind also that the person you sent the email to may have given others delegate rights to view their mailbox. You would have no knowledge they had done so and you have no control as to whether they do this or not. ***************** As well as the person you sent the e-mail, there is the whole gambit of any administrators of systems such as e-mail and workstations who could potentially obtain your message. You should encrypt sensitive information to lesson the chances of disclosure. If you have an real need to manage information disclosure, you could implement some type of rights management to manage information dissemination (understand that this is a complex and ongoing task done correctly).
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Other things to tip you off are slowness, unresponsiveness, hard drive and network lights on constantly, and other erratic behavior.

Kevin Beaver
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Do not understand it at all

Theslowlotus
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It may not be your computer, but the person you sent it to. You weren’t specific on the information that’s being passed around, but keep in mind that there is alot of information out there already on most everybody. Just do a Google search on yourself and see what comes up. It can really be enlightening at times. Pjb0222 is right on the other targets. At a minimum you should have Windows Firewall turned on and Windows patches up to date, as well as an up-to-date anti-virus package.

Lord Voldemort
 810 pts.
 

Can ur video chat on google be viewed if somebody knows ur IP, n how do i know if ppl around me have place a bug in my laptop to view my screen or hack my system… i have a room mate working at Microsoft who borrows my system, just doubt if something is fishy..

Can u help me clearing a bug in my brain, not comfortable with this disturbed tots… if its true i wana fuck m legally.

lemme know if there is a way.

Antihacking1
 10 pts.
 

I nee to know how you can tell if my computer has been tampered with by a friend of my daughter

Thank you,

Mskathy
 10 pts.