Something very strange happened this morning...
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I logged on to PH and my email as per usual and then left my computer for about an hour.
When I came back I had 2 "draft" emails open on my screen. Both to the same address (not one of my contacts or indeed anyone I recognise at all), but with nothing on them. I have checked my outbox and sent items and nothing has gone from my Outlook at least.
It is my home computer and no one else was in the house at the time.
Is it possible that someone may somehow have accessed my computer remotely for some nefarious reason or does anyone have any possible ideas for what could have happened?
Cheers from a very confused Phil
When I came back I had 2 "draft" emails open on my screen. Both to the same address (not one of my contacts or indeed anyone I recognise at all), but with nothing on them. I have checked my outbox and sent items and nothing has gone from my Outlook at least.
It is my home computer and no one else was in the house at the time.
Is it possible that someone may somehow have accessed my computer remotely for some nefarious reason or does anyone have any possible ideas for what could have happened?
Cheers from a very confused Phil
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Make sure all your virus definitions are are to date - to check run "Live Update". Then run a full system scan just to be sure.
Your virus program is only as good as the virus definitions you have installed so it is paramount to do this as often as possible. I am using Norton antivirus corporate edition and this has the facility to automate updates, so I set it to check for new virus definitions daily at 5am (my PC is always left on).
Finally if it was a virus (or a trojan - more likely) then Norton should find it as it is a "real-time" program and it just sits running in the background.
If you have broadband (or don't mind waiting for ages on a dial-up) and you have Kazaa installed you could do a search for Norton antivirus corporate edition v7.6 and download it for a trial.
Your virus program is only as good as the virus definitions you have installed so it is paramount to do this as often as possible. I am using Norton antivirus corporate edition and this has the facility to automate updates, so I set it to check for new virus definitions daily at 5am (my PC is always left on).
Finally if it was a virus (or a trojan - more likely) then Norton should find it as it is a "real-time" program and it just sits running in the background.
If you have broadband (or don't mind waiting for ages on a dial-up) and you have Kazaa installed you could do a search for Norton antivirus corporate edition v7.6 and download it for a trial.
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