RE: Someone hacked into my computer... by Pandaman
Pandaman
Sun Nov 12 12:03:01 CST 2006
"mdawgmike" wrote:
> I'm under the impression that my computer has been hacked into. It seems
> whoever it was took a special likeing to my school files (mainly papers I've
> written over time), as that folder is now empty. Fortunately windows
> recorded the last date and time the contents of that folder were "modified".
> My question is is there some way I can see who was in my computer at that
> time? This happened somewhat recently I'm guessing (about 2 days ago
> according to windows). Seeing as I was on the computer at the time
> specified, I know it wasn't anyone I live with. Thanks to anyone that can
> help.
>
First we (and you) cannot be sure what eactly has happended , it might be
something else , not exactly hacker .
Said simply , NO . You can't understand who might have accessed your
computer nor you can find his/hers tracks .
Generally , if a hacker has wound your PC , I suggest you format the hard
drive and reinstall Windows because you can never be sure what exactly the
hacker has touched/modified/deleted/installed and so on .
If you don't want to reinstall Windows , you can use a back-up to restore
the files . You can also try to use file recovery software to restore the
files . You should make sure your computer is completely malware free and to
protect it against future accidents
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Panda_man
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