[HM] Re: computer invasion

[Brian Olesky]

Could they have opened when you were trying to open that .swf file?


On 12/8/05 1:18 PM, "Jane Sprando" <janesprando at comcast.net> wrote:

> It wasn't running anything. I just noticed that Explorer, QuickTime and
> another application were open, and I don't remember opening them.
> 
> Jane
> 
> 
>> From: Lists <lists at tntluoma.com>
>> Reply-To: "A place to discuss Macintosh Computers in the home."
>> <homemac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:49:06 -0500
>> To: "A place to discuss Macintosh Computers in the home."
>> <homemac at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>> Subject: [HM] Re: computer invasion
>> 
>> 
>> On Dec 7, 2005, at 7:10 PM, Jane Sprando wrote:
>> 
>>> How can you tell if your computer has been invaded or hacked into?
>> 
>> Is it running Windows?  That's a good first sign.
>> 
>> OS X has a firewall built in and defaults to on.  The likelihood of
>> it having been invaded by an outsider is small.
>> 
>> Greater threat is someone who sits down in front of it and finds it w/
>> o a password.
>> 
>>