hacking

yesterday I received a phone call from a guy claiming to work for Microsoft,he went on to say my system was in danger of crashing, and that they would fix it for me no problem, before allowing him to remote access, he had me access some files and directories which showed numerous errors, after...

Last week it was on a few news sites and I saw it on CCN that russians hacked many big sites, but none where named, Apparently there were major companies hit. I have in the last few weeks had a big increase on numerous of my emails getting spammed so I can see a few must of got hit. I got an...

The forum rules are sometimes a little hard to find for some folk so I'm just going to post a copy here.

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Hey guys new here. Anyways I want to find a way (if possible) to pin folders with shortcuts in them to some application i use frequently but just want to pin the folder to the menu not each individual app. I noticed how some shortcuts on the startmenu show an arrow. then when you click the arrow...

I had created a home wifi with my wifi router software,signal is very strong. I don't want my neighbor or others to hack into my wifi,how?Do you have any good tips?

I dont know how else to explain it.... other than I think my computer is in HEAT ! For the past two weeks, Ive been experiencing a problem with what sounds like the same sound you get from when you unplug a USB device- that sorta like a “ding dong” sound that happens in Windows 7. Sometimes...

I have recently purchased a new laptop with windows 8.When I go to internet explorer and open a website, I am often seeing a small UFO flying across the screen. It makes a sound similar to the old space invaders arcade game. Has my laptop been hacked and can I stop this? It does not occur one...

I got a history of being hacked by the router of my family which is not owned by me and get harassed by my brothers. I got suspicions about an account in my windows in which I didn't create and is not available in C:\Users. I activated the account Administrator and I am in total control of...

Not sure this is where this should be posted. If one has Norton Security Suite and Avast,on their Laptop and you connect to a site that is unsecured like McDonalds are you vulnerable to being hacked? Or is it as if you do not have any security at all? Right now we are out of state and...

Someone must have really like my username here and took over my account twice within only about a month. Thanks to the admins for helping me retrieve my account back specially to Bassfisher6522 who has been very helpful and patient with me. More power to Windows Forum! Cheers!

Researcher uses big Facebook vulnerability to post on Mark Zuckerberg’s wall The user submitted the exploit to the Bug Bounty Program, which, apparently, refused to acknowledge it, and the user then demonstrated the exploit on Mr. Zuckerberg's Facebook profile page. Link Removed To add...

I was checking the net for some repair parts for my truck .....Ok, stop laughing, its the truth..:angel: A message popped up from Windows Defender saying malware had been detected and it was taking action. It seems Windows Defender did quarantine 2 instances of the same Trojan and both have...

I just got an email apparently from from Google, saying that someone had tried to use an application of some kind to access my account, and that they had stopped it. They gave the IP address and a location in Morocco of where the attempt came from, and advised if it were not me, to click a link...

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The principal engineer for Nokia's WP7 and WP8 devices has demonstrated, in rather frank detail, how to pirate Windows 8 Metro apps, how to bypass in-app purchases, and how to remove in-game ads. These hacks aren't exactly easy, but more worryingly they're not exactly hard either. Source...

I turned-off the anti-virus and firewall, and no program is running, run as admin, format my laptop, 2-3x. run in compatibility mode.... when I click start game, it says game hack has been detected. the game name is "SEAL" sorry for my bad english

Hello, Everyone knows you get what you pay for and this not a direct criticism on Windows Firewall, but recent studies have shown free paid products such AVG Antivirus and Windows Firewall have been hacked more often then other. My setup: * Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit * Norton Internet...

Hello everyone! I would really appreciate the help if someone could help give me a cheat/hack to get expert on the training in America's Army where you have the M16 rifle with iron sight. I can't get 36/40! It's frickin impossible! Please help me!!!!!!!!! -Alias D

It took Redmond 1 day to kill a threat that allowed users with a Firefox add-on (Tamper Data) to remotely reset the password of a Hotmail account and allowing them to access the outgoing HTTP request, then modify the data. Microsoft was notified April 20, 2012, applied the fix April 21...