Questions for THEWATCHER

[Kari Lynn]

Originally Posted by no caste

Hi Kari Lynn

The commercial one I posted is installed on a computer. But, if targeted, I'm pretty sure it can be installed remotely. Heck, when my computer crashes, often I just turn it off. Via the internet, it's turned back on. (Is that a normal Microsoft thing?) To have it just stay off now, I pull the USB connector out as it powers off. (I use wires.) It's likely easier to hack in to a system, if people use wireless internet connections? For a hacker, both probably are easy-peezey.

My sis-in-law used to work for city hall/tresurer in a little town down south. Because of it being so remote, they set her up with wireless (wifi?) at her house. Then they had to make her home system secure, as anyone could sit outside her driveway get internet through her wifi system, and I guess even hack into her city hall documents and such.
So yeah, I think it does make it easier unless secutities are set up in place.

I had a friend that was actually typing a post on the internet, and a hacker got in under her user name, and started typing. Freaked her right out! Her screen is showing what she is typing as she's typing, but she wasn't doing it!!! She finally typed, "Get out!" and they left. Evidently they were looking for a way in, and thought she wasn't on line, but had forgotten to log out. Wrong! lol.
If it were to happen to me, I'd probably bust up laughing! Say Hi and start a conversation! lol. Course that's as long as they don't do any damage to my machine. (any more than I already have. lol)
Course could you imagine what a post like that would look like? lol
"Geez, Karilynn's lost it, she's talking to herself and answering her own questions!" lol.
Course I do that now sometimes! ROFL.