[HM] Re: computer invasion

[Jane Sprando]

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

No, the .swf file happened later.

Jane





> 
> 
> 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.
>>> 
>>> 
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