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Originally Posted by Kamloops  Not sure what I should do with this info, wish I could figure out how I got into the root to get those files as there was so much more there as well. Maybe enought to nail these guys! |
Phone register.com tonight and tell them they need to protect the individuals account right away. Give them the files too, they may need to protect themselves and domainers names.
I wouldnt give those files to anyone outside of the ones involved.
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Originally Posted by pcproffenno One more thing that you should frequently do to make sure you haven't got any sh*t installed on your computer, is to check all running processes (CTRL+ALT+DEL WinXP/Vista). Look up every process (google them) that you are not sure what is. If you see any weird process names, it might be spyware and you should consider getting it removed.  |
I do this all the time. It's a method I give all my family and friends. Back in windows 95 and 98 I knew all the system files, and their sizes for the most part. Anytime I saw a change I investigated. In a dozen years I've run scans maybe 10 times, with adaware but only recently with this winxp. Too many files in the new OS to memorize like I used to. Nobody is allowed to mess with my business machine. I never allow activeX and never accept anything unknown. No free taskbars, I use my own proxies unless I'm here or other trusted places. Spyware can be good I'm sure, but they are only as good as what they've found. New stuff is developped all the time and unless you understad your machine your at risk.
One thing that sets alarms are slow speeds, cpu or connection. I do run a clean machine so if I get a suspisious hicup or lag, I do a quick check.
As for registrar account emails and accounts... Be unique with the pw, each registrar, forum, email has its own pvt pw. As well, your account on your login to manage domains should not be the same email in your whois. I feel very secure at moniker.com, I also know if anyone moves a pile from my account I will be notified. Moniker looks out for domainers.
as for keylogging in internet cafes and such.. i travel alot but am forced to login here and there. Its laborous but what I do for logins is open any page with alot of text, and i copy a group of letters/numbers and backspace leaving the character needed to complete my password entry. Its a real pain but it works. Also, if you know you wont need to login until you return to a safe machine, some places let you reset the pw on the fly. they send to your account email.
Good luck all, keep an open eye.
i wrote above, but cant edit: "Spyware can be good I'm sure" I meant Spyware Protection
