Hacked or Trojaned

Hi

Yes, it is possible for someone to hack into a computer and get passwords to accounts.

The only to be sure, if you want help here at MajorGeeks, is to follow the instructions given to you by TimW in your thread in the Welcome Forum:

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=1342888#post1342888


A firewall does not prevent malware, btw.

 

If they get your passwords and hack into your email account, the email will be sent from your email client (ie. Yahoo) with the IP address of the sender in the heading.

IP addresses are issued by your internet service provider. Generally, they have a pool of IP addresses that they issue to their customers because of the shortage of numbers. For the most part, it is very very hard to ID someone (other than their general geographical location) using an IP address because most people's are dynamic (they change and are temporarily assigned a number from that pool of numbers their ISP uses).

 

IPs can basically tell you a limited amount. Sometimes, depending on what email service you use, it can tell you what the originating computer was. Mostly all it will tell you is the town you live in and your Internet Service provider.

Are you saying that in your header, you see the name of your computer listed? I use Yahoo (with a verizon email address). If I send an email to myself either through Yahoo or Outlook, it only gives an IP address. Yahoo doesn't provide my computer name or locations.

If someone hacked into your account and had your password to your Yahoo email and then sent an email from their computer, it would give their IP address.

Do you have a static IP address (one that remains the same)? Who is your ISP? I highly doubt your provider gives their customers a static IP. In other words, your IP address would change frequently.

I really can't give you much more info. I'm sure you could call your provider and they may be able to tell you more.

Here is a link you also might find useful. It has a lot of info on IPs. It will also tell you what your IP address is at the moment.

http://www.whatismyip.com/


Btw, I'm not saying there's no chance, but the likelihood of your computer being controlled by someone really isn't that high. It is much more plausible that you were infected with a keylogger and someone got your passwords. Again, I'm not saying it can't happen at all, just that the other scenario is more likely.

 

Unfortunately, I really can't give you any other info.

I can look up the IP addresses that are in your header, but you could (and probably have already done) do that too.

Someone else may be able to give you the answers you're looking for.

Again, do you know if your IP address is static? I may be wrong, but unless, the person (even an expert) brought criminal charges against you and your internet provider gave them the info, there really isn't a way to say that the emails came from your exact computer. I am by no means an expert, but I'm not seeing anything in the header other than the fact that the email was sent from your email address and possibly the town (assuming you live in CA) you live in.

Again, maybe someone else will come along that can better read the header...

In the meantime, try the link I gave you to see if you can get some answers. They also have a forum there where you might find info. (http://forum.whatismyip.com/f4/ )