Re: OT: I've been hacked

Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Oh FOAK,

I appear to have been hacked sometime in the last few days.

I run VNC (rather daftly using unencrypted passwords[1]). I assume
that's how the buggers got in, I can't think of any other routes (PC
sits behind a firewall in the router that passes traffic to the PC on
port 5900).

The first clue was that I couldn't get in using my password, I got an
authentication failure. Got home tonight to discover that something
called "Psotnic" had been installed.

I've removed it, and cleaned the registry, so I think I'm OK. I'm now
having fun changing loads of password.

Anyone got experience of this fucking thing?

[1] Yes, yes, lesson learned.

Do an erase patition / format and start again from scratch. Apply
patches, install applications again. Firstly remembering to use another
machine, or a linux live CD to change all your online passwords.

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<insert coin to play>
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