everything2fear Just Arrived
Joined: 10 Mar 2010 Posts: 0
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:36 pm Post subject: possibility of remote monitoring on my computer. |
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i've recently come to believe it's possible someone is monitoring my computer remotely. as of today, my internet cut out for a decent amount of time, without reason, or any fix in sight. i cycled my modem's power, unhooked it, rehooked it, switched from my wireless to network cable. this did not provoke a fix. i know that it's a bit paranoid to think this, for something as simple as internet cutting out, but i have reasons to believe this possibility.
would your internet cutting out, as it did for me, be a sign of someone attempting to access data/setup a monitoring program? say, if my provider felt the need to set up a sniffer program, would they need to disconnect my internet to set up such a program? if so, how would i know if my internet provider, a hacker, or whoever, is monitoring my data stream.
I apologize in advance if some of my questions might seem simple.
also, it may be unrelated, my phone disconnected as well. it may have been at a similar time, but i didn't realize it until after my internet cut out, but now that it's back, the phone line is still down. could this be a sign of anything else? if you feel it's unrelated, please voice your opinion.
EDIT: this problem began about 3 hours ago... and as of now, my internet cut out at least one more time for about five minutes and my phone line is still nonexistent. i called my internet/phone provider, and they assured me that my phone line was turned back on. it's not. should this be cause for concern at all?
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