I just went to register a GMail account using FireFox and in the drop down boxes you get when filling the forms in is someone elses details Johannes (Joe) van Raamt and his normal e mail address and some other details Very bad form that, shall I tell him or GMail ? -- <--ROT13 it Spam Trap in Header Freedom isn't FREE GS850 Trike GHPOTHUF#69 GPSTWIT#1 http://borg.no-ip.com
Now that is weird. -- <--ROT13 it Spam Trap in Header Freedom isn't FREE GS850 Trike GHPOTHUF#69 GPSTWIT#1 http://borg.no-ip.com
Sorry to disillusion you, but those drop downs are provided and populated by Firefox. Google doesn't populate them.
well explain then why someone from Canada has their details on my computer ? I can't -- <--ROT13 it Spam Trap in Header Freedom isn't FREE GS850 Trike GHPOTHUF#69 GPSTWIT#1 http://borg.no-ip.com
Maybe someone has put a back door into Borgs PC, and is using it to send emails? If it's on broadband, and Windows, and without a plethora of additional support programs and utilities.... it may be compromised. It may be compromised anyway, even with all the usual stuff that's reasonable to keep a PC in good health. Or Borg may have more than one person in his head.
It was for registering a F Mail account after an invite. That's quite possible -- <--ROT13 it Spam Trap in Header Freedom isn't FREE GS850 Trike GHPOTHUF#69 GPSTWIT#1 http://borg.no-ip.com
muck@_TEETH_rulex.net (Muck) wrote in http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/products/housecall_launch.php Is about the best available I think
That's only a virus scanner, I find it's usually a good thing to actually test the ports for stange services too.
muck@_TEETH_rulex.net (Muck) wrote in muck@_TEETH_rulex.net: Ah, well for that you need to let someone with a linux box run nscan aginst the ip address.
well if someone with these skills and machines would like to contact me I would be interested in the results. -- <--ROT13 it Spam Trap in Header Freedom isn't FREE GS850 Trike GHPOTHUF#69 GPSTWIT#1 http://borg.no-ip.com
you need to find out your ip address. If you are on a dynamically allocated address (most prople are) you can get your current address at this site: http://www.whatismyip.com/ Then one of the *nixisti can assist. My box is stripped for upgrade atm.
I can get that from my router, just waiting for someone to offer the service. Thanks -- <--ROT13 it Spam Trap in Header Freedom isn't FREE GS850 Trike GHPOTHUF#69 GPSTWIT#1 http://borg.no-ip.com
Just be a little cautious and run the scan in stealth mode at a slow rate. There are some isp's out there who will block your ip and note the mac address of your gateway if they detect a portscan originating from it.
