ConorOberst<3
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Hey everyone
Ok basically I am totally new here, and I just have an important question and I need some feedback from people who know what they're talking about. Sorry if its a dumb question.
Ok so I was in an AIM chat room last night with my two friends and this jerk who was being evil to one of them. The jerk then did some funky thing and said he got our IPs. I guess he was ticked off cause we were sticking up for our friend.
Later that night one of my friends who was in the chat said that he got a few freaky popups and Norton was giving him some notice, so the jerk wasn't kidding about getting our IPs.
So heres my question(s):
Is it a fairly easy thing for someone to get your IP through IM? I am just wondering this because I want to figure out how hardcore this kid is, if hes just like some wannabe hacker or if he actually knows what hes doing.
I have Norton, will that block intruders? I have windows firewall, but I checked to see if it was on this morning and it wasn't (I don't know why, my dad probobly turned it off). I turned it back on now, but I am worried that he got into my computer last night without me knowing.
I am currently running a virus scan, but I am more worried that he would have been looking at some private information. Is there any way to tell if someone has accessed your computer?
I am a little freaked out because I really don't know what this guy is capable of doing... the good news is that my friend knows exactly who he is... at least I think thats a good thing.... so coincidentally, how does one report something like this?
I would really really really appreciate it if you guys could give me some feedback on this whole thing, whether it be to answer my questions or to just tell me what you think of the whole situation.
Sorry for the bit of teenage drama involved, I just felt the need to give some backstory
Thank you
Ok basically I am totally new here, and I just have an important question and I need some feedback from people who know what they're talking about. Sorry if its a dumb question.
Ok so I was in an AIM chat room last night with my two friends and this jerk who was being evil to one of them. The jerk then did some funky thing and said he got our IPs. I guess he was ticked off cause we were sticking up for our friend.
Later that night one of my friends who was in the chat said that he got a few freaky popups and Norton was giving him some notice, so the jerk wasn't kidding about getting our IPs.
So heres my question(s):
Is it a fairly easy thing for someone to get your IP through IM? I am just wondering this because I want to figure out how hardcore this kid is, if hes just like some wannabe hacker or if he actually knows what hes doing.
I have Norton, will that block intruders? I have windows firewall, but I checked to see if it was on this morning and it wasn't (I don't know why, my dad probobly turned it off). I turned it back on now, but I am worried that he got into my computer last night without me knowing.
I am currently running a virus scan, but I am more worried that he would have been looking at some private information. Is there any way to tell if someone has accessed your computer?
I am a little freaked out because I really don't know what this guy is capable of doing... the good news is that my friend knows exactly who he is... at least I think thats a good thing.... so coincidentally, how does one report something like this?
I would really really really appreciate it if you guys could give me some feedback on this whole thing, whether it be to answer my questions or to just tell me what you think of the whole situation.
Sorry for the bit of teenage drama involved, I just felt the need to give some backstory
Thank you