Hacker question

sweetaysone822 · 08-24-2007, 04:54 PM

I've been having problems with my computer where today I found a website that I'm 99% sure I didn't open but had mentioned to someone in an AIM conversation about an hour before. Is it possible that I have a hacker who read my conversation and opened a site? Can hackers read all conversations and see all files on my computer? Also, I keep running spybot because I thought that could get rid of hackers but sometimes it says user abort and the scan stops. I have gotten the scan to run through the whole way and gotten rid of the few files that were on it multiple times since then. Another issue is that my webcam seems to have stopped working today. Can you tell me if I have a hacker or a virus?? I have zonealarm for a firewall, avg for viruses, and spybot for spy ware. Oh also, I attempted to download ad-aware se personal but it wouldn't let me finish the download, saying that specific file wasn't part of the win32 or something like that.. Thanks for your help!

sweetaysone822 · 08-24-2007, 05:08 PM

I also wanted to add that twice in the past few days I have looked on my desktop and there were blank spaces in between my icons which made it seem like icons had been deleted which I hadn't done. I hope someone can help me or give me some advice!

08-28-2007, 08:57 AM

Hi and welcome to TSF

It seems to me that it could be either a virus or a hacker at this point. I can just give you information on these topics as I am not a security analyst and I can not help in this area. Now to answer that it could really either be a virus or a hacker. Yes a hacker can have full control on your system and read, write, and change files. As precautions you should disconnect from the internet until an analyst can get you some HJT help. If you disconnect then atliest if it is a hacker he can not access your computer anymore. If it is a virus I would recommend a antivirus scan but you must wait for an analyst.

sweetaysone822 · 08-28-2007, 02:36 PM

Thank you for your response. I'm still using internet on my computer just so that I can figure out what's going on. I ran a Norton Antivirus computer scan last night and it didn't find anything. I also just downloaded hijackthis and ran it and have the log. Would you be able to look at it? Thanks again for your help. What do you think I should do?

**Glaswegian** · 08-28-2007, 02:43 PM

Hi

If you want us to have a look over your log, then create a new thread here

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...this-log-help/

Remember to add as much information as you can. Please note that the HJT Forum is always busy, so I would ask that you be patient and we will get to you.

**Ariesjill** · 08-28-2007, 05:19 PM

Do wut Glas suggests. Please.

Do U have a firewall? Is yr systejm fully patched re MS Critical Updates?

08-24-2007, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
sweetaysone822 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Vista	Hacker question I've been having problems with my computer where today I found a website that I'm 99% sure I didn't open but had mentioned to someone in an AIM conversation about an hour before. Is it possible that I have a hacker who read my conversation and opened a site? Can hackers read all conversations and see all files on my computer? Also, I keep running spybot because I thought that could get rid of hackers but sometimes it says user abort and the scan stops. I have gotten the scan to run through the whole way and gotten rid of the few files that were on it multiple times since then. Another issue is that my webcam seems to have stopped working today. Can you tell me if I have a hacker or a virus?? I have zonealarm for a firewall, avg for viruses, and spybot for spy ware. Oh also, I attempted to download ad-aware se personal but it wouldn't let me finish the download, saying that specific file wasn't part of the win32 or something like that.. Thanks for your help!

08-24-2007, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
sweetaysone822 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Vista	Re: Hacker question I also wanted to add that twice in the past few days I have looked on my desktop and there were blank spaces in between my icons which made it seem like icons had been deleted which I hadn't done. I hope someone can help me or give me some advice!

08-28-2007, 08:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
techpro5238 Guest Posts: n/a OS:	Re: Hacker question Hi and welcome to TSF It seems to me that it could be either a virus or a hacker at this point. I can just give you information on these topics as I am not a security analyst and I can not help in this area. Now to answer that it could really either be a virus or a hacker. Yes a hacker can have full control on your system and read, write, and change files. As precautions you should disconnect from the internet until an analyst can get you some HJT help. If you disconnect then atliest if it is a hacker he can not access your computer anymore. If it is a virus I would recommend a antivirus scan but you must wait for an analyst.

08-28-2007, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
sweetaysone822 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6 OS: Vista	Re: Hacker question Thank you for your response. I'm still using internet on my computer just so that I can figure out what's going on. I ran a Norton Antivirus computer scan last night and it didn't find anything. I also just downloaded hijackthis and ran it and have the log. Would you be able to look at it? Thanks again for your help. What do you think I should do?

08-28-2007, 02:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Glaswegian Moderator/ Rangemaster TSF Academy; Analyst, Security Team; Oor Wullie; TSF Surgeon and Resident Comic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 25,503 OS: Win XP Pro SP3 / Win 7 Pro My System Blog Entries: 10	Re: Hacker question Hi If you want us to have a look over your log, then create a new thread here http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...this-log-help/ Remember to add as much information as you can. Please note that the HJT Forum is always busy, so I would ask that you be patient and we will get to you. __________________ Iain - Defender of the Haggis and all things Scottish. I don't help by PM - post in the Forums. PC Safety & Security::PC running a bit slow?::Donate::Photographers Corner

08-28-2007, 05:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ariesjill Human Individual Join Date: May 2006 Location: Manhattan Posts: 2,837 OS: WXP Home, WXP Pro	Re: Hacker question Do wut Glas suggests. Please. Do U have a firewall? Is yr systejm fully patched re MS Critical Updates? __________________ The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust *It ain't where you go, it's where you're coming from.* Jill