Giving away accounts

[n3xus]

avo, thanks for trying to help teot.??it was a pretty detailed list.??but there were several things u failed to mention such as antivirus, etc.??

there's several different possibilities out there.??i'll just talk about a few.??there's pdf exploits and all u gotta do is open a pdf file.??granted this requires user intervention, but it's real EASY to trick someone to open a pdf file if he's someone u know, as in her case.??(btw, adobe patched this with their latest version).??how about the flash exploits???u go to any sites like myspace or any other pages that allow flash on there???No intervention except going to the website.??there's tons of tools out there.??even point-and-click exploits that your average run-of-the-mill script kiddie can use against unpatched systems.??there were even .avi exploits a couple of years ago. there goes downloading clips off the internet if you're unpatched =/

And honestly, judging by the sounds of her problem and the stuff this guy's doing, he's not.??I don't know many people capable of doing things like that who are so immature.??And even on the unlikely chance that he IS doing that, that's why you buy a hardware firewall and run nothing as administrator.

from what she posted, i can see why u think that.??i did at first also.??but she gave me more details that gave me different opinions.??it's pretty hard to stop a determined hacker.??especially if u're a regular home user and not someone who is into security.??i use both a hardware firewall and a software firewall and still see things get through. for example, if things line up correctly, a normal website link can possibly reset your router's password if they were left at default rofl. then take it a step further and give yourself access and boom, hardware firewall is down.

i'm just saying they are out there and it's not as hard as u make it out to be.??doesn't matter if it's not run as administrator.??all the hacker needs is an initial point of entry and then use point-and-click tools to try and escalate privileges to admin.??

i am a career security professional.??i've even had to track down evidence against hackers before.??and the only thing i've learned is that the internet is a scary place if u piss off the wrong people lol.??makes me even more paranoid.??for the most part, your suggestions are great.??they're just lacking a few extra things, especially if u've been targeted. hackers that know what they're doing usually don't go after individuals. there's no real motivation (or money xD) unless u make them angry.