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Answer» First I will say that I know very little about computers and understand very little that is discussed here. After a year long relationship with a software designer I was told that he had been reading my email for a month. He gave me quotes. He read back a year because I don't delete things. He had not had access to my computer so he must have done this remotely. Is this possible?! How is this possible? I have changed my password but I don't know that this isn't still going on.Change all passwords you are currently using. Do not use NAMES or numbers only. Use a combination of letters, numbers and reading marks. No I don't work with him. Why? Becuase is he has a higher rank than you in the same job, then he may be entitled to see them. [glb]Flame[/glb] Quote Yahoo. No I haven't contacted them. How would he be able to do this? Can he do it again if I change my password? It will at least eliminate the chance of him knowing your password. What else does he know about your computer or E-mail accounts? Do you want an entirely NEW E-mail adress? Yahoo is not trustworthy, anyway.He knew my two accounts adresses and then apparently passwords. He helped me set up the first one on his laptop. The second one I opened after we were broken up and he shouldn't even have known it existed.Could be a keylogger. Virus scanners AVG Free -- Anti virus scanner Trend Micro Housecall -- Online anti virus scanner. Anti spy/malware Microsoft Antispyware -- Anti spyware scanner. Windows XP Home and Professional only. Spybot Search & Destroy -- Anti spyware scanner Adaware SE Personal -- Anti spyware scanner Firewalls Use both a hardware and software firewall. Be advised as dual software firewalls may cause problems ZoneAlarm Free -- Free firewall - more user friendly Sygate Personal -- Free firewall - more configuration options Removal tools The following files are not substitutes for the ones described above. They are either diagnostic tools or removal tools for malware of a certain kind HijackThis -- Manual malware remover. Post the HijackThis log generated only if requested! McAfee Stinger -- Virus removal tool. No substitute for a fully functional virus scanner! CWshredder -- CoolWebSearch removal tool. Widely known and persistant Hijacker. So does this mean that he can read anything that I type on my computer and therefore read my passords also? How would he get this on my computer? When he started this he didn't have access to my computer. I never noticed anything. Quote So does this mean that he can read anything that I type on my computer and therefore read my passords also? How would he get this on my computer? When he started this he didn't have access to my computer. I never noticed anything. One does not need physical access. He may have see you type your password or perhaps guessed it. (Some people seem to think that their pets names make good passwords..) He may be connecting to your PC through remote desktop or something similiar. However, knowing your password is most likely the issue here. This is the second time you have ignored the list I posted. If you ignore it once more, I will RETREAT myself from your issue.Sorry. I didn't mean to ignore the list. I have since reading that, changed my passwords again and am checking out the list to try to figure some of it out.You will want to:
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:11:36 PM, on 9/25/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\tp4mon.exe C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 6\AudioCentral\RxMon.exe C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 6\AudioCentral\Playlist.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Documents and Settings\bmmw\Local Settings\Temp\Temporary Directory 1 for hijackthis[1].zip\HijackThis.exe R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://www.yahoo.com/ R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://www.washington.edu R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Window Title = Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Patient Care Services IS O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar2.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TrackPointSrv] tp4mon.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AGRSMMSG] AGRSMMSG.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [IgfxTray] C:\WINDOWS\System32\igfxtray.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HotKeysCmds] C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NeroCheck] C:\WINDOWS\System32\NeroCheck.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ShStatEXE] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE" /STANDALONE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxioEngineUtility] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\System\EngUtil.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RoxioAudioCentral] "C:\Program Files\Roxio\Easy CD Creator 6\AudioCentral\RxMon.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Free People Search Agent] C:\Documents and Settings\bmmw\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\D0KVXDOP\FreePeopleSearchAgent_v1[1].exe O4 - Global Startup: Microsoft Office.lnk = C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\OSA.EXE O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000 O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://www.washington.edu O17 - HKLM\System\CS1\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: SearchList = u.washington.edu,washington.edu,mcis.washington.edu O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\Parameters: SearchList = u.washington.edu,washington.edu,mcis.washington.edu O20 - Winlogon Notify: EFS - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\sclgntfy.dll O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxsrvc.dll O23 - Service: IBM PM Service (IBMPMSVC) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\System32\ibmpmsvc.exe O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe O23 - Service: Network Associates McShield (McShield) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\Mcshield.exe O23 - Service: Network Associates Task Manager (McTaskManager) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\VsTskMgr.exe |
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