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	Re: I'm sorry for being such a newbie, but... Posted by bitserve on 02/14/2002 @ 15:48:03 PST In Reply to: I'm sorry for being such a newbie, but... posted by Sergio on 02/13/2002 @ 12:24:05 PST [Follow Ups] [Post Followup] [Message Index] It's possible that they also installed a trojan horse program on your computer. You should use a reputable virus scanner with the latest virus database to check your machine for known trojans. Of course the only way to be absolutely sure is to reinstall Windows. You really only need to turn off Windows filesharing if your running Windows 95/98/ME to secure your machine from Internet attacks, unless you're running some kind of third party network service program on your computer. If you're running NT or 2000, just be sure that you haven't installed IIS or any of the network services and you should be secure. You'll also want to apply the upgrades from Microsoft's web site to protect yourself against infecting yourself through visiting web sites and email as easily. You should read the FAQ on this web site about security. Good luck. : Well, I saw this page and i downloaded netbrute and all... : I got (as they said) 'owned' and they deleted things in my : computer , 2 days ago... I think they got into my computer : trough the shared C: ... I took c: off the sharing, still : i'm afraid this can happen again... what can I do : to 'secure' my computer from this kind of people? :\| : Please help me. Follow Ups: Post a Followup Username: Password: Subject: Comments: : It's possible that they also installed a trojan horse program : on your computer. You should use a reputable virus scanner : with the latest virus database to check your machine for : known trojans. Of course the only way to be absolutely sure : is to reinstall Windows. : You really only need to turn off Windows filesharing if your : running Windows 95/98/ME to secure your machine from Internet : attacks, unless you're running some kind of third party : network service program on your computer. If you're running : NT or 2000, just be sure that you haven't installed IIS or : any of the network services and you should be secure. : You'll also want to apply the upgrades from Microsoft's web : site to protect yourself against infecting yourself through : visiting web sites and email as easily. You should read the : FAQ on this web site about security. : Good luck. : : Well, I saw this page and i downloaded netbrute and all... : : I got (as they said) 'owned' and they deleted things in my : : computer , 2 days ago... I think they got into my computer : : trough the shared C: ... I took c: off the sharing, still : : i'm afraid this can happen again... what can I do : : to 'secure' my computer from this kind of people? :\| : : Please help me. Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Don't have an account yet? Click here. If you have forgotten your password, click here.