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Could I be hacked?

  • 23-04-2008 07:40AM
    #1
    shakeydude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Some strange things have been happening lately. My gmail account (which I run through outlook at home) has sent out emails to everyone in my address book advertising some electronics appliances. I have since changed my password, but last night I swore I could hear someone striking keys as if my computer was being accessed remotely. I cut my internet connection and it stopped. Am I just getting paranoid now?

    I use the AVG free software with Spybot to protect machine and the results came back that there were no abnormalities.

    I was thinking of posting this on conspiracy theories due to parnoia, but said I would start here. Any advise or experience from anyone else is appreciated.

    Shakeydude


Comments

  • #2
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    alot of worms will go through your address book.

    get a tool called Hijackthis and post the log here.


  • #3
    shakeydude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭shakeydude


    Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
    Scan saved at 18:11:21, on 23/04/2008
    Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904)
    MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16643)
    Boot mode: Normal

    Running processes:
    C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe
    C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\QuickPlay\QPService.exe
    C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Quick Launch Buttons\QLBCTRL.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\HPWAMain.exe
    C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Wireless Assistant\WiFiMsg.exe
    C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuSchd2.exe
    C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\GrooveMonitor.exe
    C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe
    C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe
    C:\Windows\ehome\ehtray.exe
    C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
    C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe
    C:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\TeaTimer.exe
    C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe
    C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\HpqToaster.exe
    C:\Windows\ehome\ehmsas.exe
    C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE
    C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_HiJackThis.zip\HijackThis.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe
    C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe


    These are my results from hijackthis. Any pointers?


  • #4
    tricky D
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,698 ✭✭✭tricky D


    better to post on Tech > Computers > Virus & Malware Removal

    ActorSeeksJob does a brilliant job fixing this stuff. Follow his instructions


  • #5
    shakeydude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 207 ✭✭shakeydude


    thanks, ill try that


  • #6
    FruitLover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭FruitLover


    shakeydude wrote: »
    I swore I could hear someone striking keys as if my computer was being accessed remotely. I cut my internet connection and it stopped. Am I just getting paranoid now?

    I can't think of any possible reason why someone breaking into your computer would make key-clicking noises. Sounds like an overactive imagination!


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