How did husband get into my email?

My husband and I have been separated for over a year, but up until 3 months ago his office was still on our property, yet separate from the house. My computer in the house was networked with those in his office. The house computer uses windows xp and each person has their own "folder."

If I changed the password to my folder, how was he able to get access to my email?

 

Hi, and welcome to Major Geeks!

In answer to your question, it isn't that hard to do what you described! Who set the network up and who was designated as the administrator? Is the network ran through a server? I know that these questions may seem irrelevelant to your problem, but if your husband did both, then he wouldn't have had any problem.

Basically, any folder that can be seen, can be imported to any computer seeing it. After that, it usually isn't that much trouble to crack any password associated with it. Hope this helps!

 

Novice,

He set up the network, was the admn. and yes I believe he had a server in his office for all the computers in the network.

So basically, he would have had to run a program that cracked my password? I also found a removeable hard drive that had a file containing information he had on me. One of the folders in that file was a copy of Outlook.

Did he have to get my password and then copy Outlook so he could look through my email at his leisure?

What about getting into my email from another state? He was away with my children at a family reunion. I emailed someone about hacking into his computer to check for internet drug purchases. The very weekend he arrived back in NC, he moved his office from our property to his townhouse, saying it was to prepare for the sale of our house. I found it awfully coincidental, and I became suspicious (this was before I found the removeable drive).

As an aside, I also found on that drive evidence of his recording my telephone calls and a GPS tracker using a Nextel phone that he monitored through the software company's website. Is there a way to get his user name and password so I can see if he's still tracking me? I have not been able to locate the phone the few times I looked for it.

Thanks for the help!!

 

This was why I asked the questions that I did in my initial reply. If there was a server involved and your husband was the admin., then the answer is "no', in that he wouldn't have needed a password cracker to access your folder. All files coming into and exiting a network controlled by a server are easily viewed by the administrator. As for the out of state issue that you mentioned, it shouldn't have been a problem either, as he probably set up remote access through dialup or other means.

Sorry that I can't be of more help, but the extent of my knowledge has been reached!

 

Novice,

Thank you for your help. I appreciate it!

 

There are many ways.. he could have a keylogger that emails him your info. If he has physical access to your PC - he could have a keycather attached or boot up a cd and copy any files/folder he wants. You mentioned a 'server' if it is a 'domain' situation he could use his account to log on and manage your PC. Basically - your owned!
Have you scanned your PC for trojans & keyloggers?
Go all Spy vs Spy on him and put a monitoring program on your own pc and see if someone is using it when your not there....

 

i am not enough of a geek to be able to advise you on your computer, however as far as messy breakups go, I'm an expert. ditch your puter and get a new one. ditto cell phone if you think he's tracking it. do not 'play this game' with him. get legal advise. are there family or friends you could stay with for a few weeks? try not to think about him and what he might be doing, instead think about how much better your life is gonna be without him. make plans. enjoy your day. (be warned, NO reaction can be just as inflametary as any counter-action.)