Subj : Ghosts in the Machine
To   : TODD HENSON
From : CONSTANCE RAWLEY
Date : Tue Oct 31 2000 03:09 pm

 
 Hello Todd,
 
 CR> You too? Did you see the recent posts in the Fidonews Echo about
 CR> hackers invading someone's computer and installing a directory
 CR> above the root directory? I didn't even think that was possible!
 CR> They don't have to be collecting information on you, Todd. They
 CR> might just want to use your computer to launch attacks on other
 CR> computers.
 
 TH> Hmmm....I never heard of installing a directory above the root.
 TH> I wouldn't even know what means.
 
 I don't know how they do it. The report I read said that the directory
 was installed above the root and it was hidden. And this was done by
 someone who had accessed the computer from a remote site.
 
 TH> But I guess you're right about how others might want to use the
 TH> computers of others.
 
 I've read that these types of hacker attacks are occurring more
 frequently due to a combination of service providers and modems that
 allow computers to stay connected to the Internet 24 / 7.
 
 Computers that are online all of the time give hackers plenty of
 opportunity to carry out their exploits.
 
 
 TH> So, how are you today, Constance?
 
 It's nothing that can't be cured, though the remedies that some suggest
 sound a little extreme. :-)  Speaking of remedies, why did you leave 
 Holysmoke, yet continue to participate here? What is it that you're 
 seeking or trying to accomplish? 

 
 Constance

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