ZA Alert......is it someone trying to hack me?

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yurij_14
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ZA Alert......is it someone trying to hack me?

Post by yurij_14 »

This is the message that popped up:

The firewall has blocked Internet access to your computer (NetBIOS Name) from 63.78.42.114 (NetBIOS Name).

Time: 2/8/2001 18:13:20

Is that possibly someone up to no good?
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Post by Croc »

I would suggest that if the "attack" was repetitive and from the same IP and trying to access different ports then yes you have a hack attempt.
To settle who it is click on the "More Information button in the popup. That will give you the option of clicking of the IP in the left of screen to find out who it was. The one right of screen is your IP so don't worry about that.
To understand a bit more about firewalls go to This RobertGraham site for a good read and this Davidov site for the reasons in detail for using a firewall.
Hope this helps.
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yurij_14
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Post by yurij_14 »

Thanks
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