[HM] computer invasion

[Jane Sprando]

> Jane,
> 
> If you leave your computer on all the time and connected to the internet thru
> a phone line, than a friend can check your computer address while at your
> home.
> They can then connect to your computer from a remote site.
> This happened to my neighbor just after I sold him a used Mac.
> He blamed it on the Mac instead of his so-called friend who screwed his system
> up.
> I had to fix it twice before he finally stopped his friend from using Mac.
> 
> Gil

Gil, I use a cable modem. My Mac is on all the time, but not connected to
the net.

Jane
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On Dec 7, 2005, at 18:10, Jane Sprando wrote:

How can you tell if your computer has been invaded or hacked into?

Jane




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