Re: This bugs me....

On 45khz Polychromic shrieked:
Ashikaga wrote:
On 12khz Polychromic shrieked:
Ashikaga wrote:

I think I must have heard some faint error ding sound several times when I
run in Windows. Is this a possible breach of security?

It could be some kind of notification. Look in the Event Viewer in
Administrative Tools in the Control Panel and see what it shows.

Nothing particular strange.... Bunch of gibberish I don't understand. If

You want to look for any red errors or yellow warnings. If you find any
around the time of the event in question, you can dbl click them to see
the details. Click the little clipboard button to copy that event to the
clipboard so you can post it here if you have a question about it. It's
good to get rid of warnings, but only the red errors are of immediate
concern.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7009
Date: 4/17/2007
Time: 8:22:11 PM
User: N/A
Computer: LOUIECOMP
Description:
Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the CAILI service to connect.

For
more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Service Control Manager
Event Category: None
Event ID: 7000
Date: 4/17/2007
Time: 8:22:11 PM
User: N/A
Computer: LOUIECOMP
Description:
The CAILI service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely
fashion.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

I don't believe both of these instances caused the trouble. These seem to
be bootup procedure problems.

Let me tried to explain my problem again in more detail. It's just some
very faint ding sound, which is the error message sound except in muffled
level low volume. No error message window popped up. It happened when I
was submitting some resume info and was typing, so no apparent application
conflict reason.

The ding sound also plays when one changes the volumn. That caused my
suspicion. If it were a virus or trojan horse (or logic bomb maybe), it's
trying to hide the error message it would incur by not letting the error
message window nor error sound to bring the attention of the user.

Another conspiracy theory. Perhaps the organization was doing some
background check? (it's an organization that requires high-level security
clearance, though the job I was applying was an internship, so the
clearance requirement was low). If that's the case, I am less concerned.
I have little to hide from them except my privacy and confidential
information (but if they want to do it, there is nothing I could do about
it).

it's a security breach, it may have been someone trying to piggyback on me.
I've been reading a lot about computer fraud in the textbook. It doesn't
help me feeling more secure! I am paranoid knowing all the possible stuff
that could have been abusive behaviors. Ignorance is a bliss.

What makes you think you've had a "security breach" anyhow? You're behind
a router with a firewall and have sp2 so you have that software firewall
too, right?

Keep in mind I am in a somewhat paranoid state. Any detailized description
of my computer system is going to make me feel insecure. Though I think
you are just doing a guess, since there are probably a million computers
out there that fit the description.

There is nothing that's hacker proof, let's face it. We are using
commercial products that's available for everyone of the general public,
which has to be affordable. The downside is, it's generic with an
acceptable level of security. Since it's generic, it's only a matter of
time for someone who really is determined to do whatever they want. We
have to rely on their moral conscious and hacker ethics to not to violate
our rights. We live in an honor system.

I downloaded Hijack This you mentioned earlier but not yet have a chance to
test it out. Probably need to learn how to hack. Not for hacking someone,

Running a piece of software is not hacking.

I mean I really need to learn hacking. Should have seperate the two
sentences so they don't have that lead-in effect.

but knowing their techniques can help defending myself and track down who
was doing the deed.

You sound like some of the old crones I've dealt with. They think when
the screensaver comes on, interrupting their games of Solitaire, that
they're being hacked.

I sometimes feel I am older than you on mental state, though I know it
probably isn't true because you confuse me sometimes with mix messages.
You can be very wise sometimes and yet at another time, like a kid. Which
I suppose it's a sign of aging and more experienced with life.

Anyways, back on the main topic.... Keep in mind I am studying internal
control and fraud. We usually learn stuff that's more theoretic in
textbooks (and rely on teachers to provide the practical insights), but
this book's author is 180-degree the opposite. He probably is an "old
crone", skeptical about technology (which sometimes I have that feeling
too, to keep a check & balance between its benefits & what we'd give-in in
return). He always has that "trust no one" undertone.

My instructor is the same way (that's why she picked the book, right?).
She would say it's sad that we cannot trust people sometimes. I am just
the other way. I'd prefer to trust people than let my own brain plays a
game on me. There IS a cost associated with it, yes, but it's a matter of
how we judge whether it's worth it or not.

With that said, I am not the kind of person who would just blabbering about
a security breach just because I found some little glitch. I use Windows!
There is always some little glitch. I will only mention it because it
really bothers me. A mentioning of security breach is one of those things
it's better not telling anyone. It takes some serious pondering from
detection to actually decide to confide in you and tell you the whole
story. Please don't tell me it's just a paranoia (though I think it
probably is...), because it's not helping me feel safer (and it makes me
feel stupid).

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Ashikaga - a28 4/17/2007 8:35:44 PM
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