xr3-keith

Can anyone please help me, Im not to smart with computers ...lol

This has happend a few times now, I come home from work and it looks like someone been looking at my PC via some chat thing

For example, today I get back in to find a box which looks like a chat thing

within the box which has percy606 - chat as it name is this

Connection established
Remote user is browsing your library
Connection closed by remote peer

i have added a picture, any help please

neal666

tis the FBI!

Hide!

G2RSR

100% correct

what have you done mate ?

Twellsie

iTrader: (1)

have you got any file saring software on there? limewire etc?

biglee

Mi5 mate.. serious problem you have there.. you really should be carefull when sharing folders. lol

Lee Ivatt

iTrader: (1)

You cant be that computer illeterate, i dont have a clue how to post a pic of the screen like u have done

I take it no one else has acces to ur pc at home?

If not then someones on to you

whosyadaddy

it's from ares mate if you leave it running while you're away other ares users can view you're ares files!

BM08

Do you have an anti virus and firewall on the pc? does the pc run fine?



I would go into your options and change ares so others cant view

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Only way to get rid of it 100% is a format and re-install of xp. In future if something looks even 1% dodgy, don't download it or view it or anything.

BM08

Another one that didnt realise its ares file sharing programme

ballin

iTrader: (1)

BM08 you are such an elitest mong

t31ryt

iTrader: (1)

id look in your proceses and look for sommat spurious and right click kill.....be sommat like netmeeting

5t1g

i wanna reformat and install xp on my machine but don't have a disk, can i still buy xp or is anyone willing to sell my an xp disk?

st3v3

blimey reformat seems a bit extreme

xr3-keith

Thanks all for the fast replys

I belive that my PC does have a virus, just some tracking cookie what ever that is but norton fixes it everyday.

Mi5, FBI lol,

The picture was something i remebered from school, took a while to do but got there lol

So it Ares, as that is the only file sharing I have, so am i right someone else is just looking through my music, or should I be worried.

biglee

IF you can post a pic like that, YOU can get rid of it all your self...EASY matey

ballin

iTrader: (1)

its the whole point of the program, its the concept of "sharing".
if you disable it, then you might as well uninstall the application. Every time you download using Ares you are looking at someone elses computer somewhere in the world, and they are seeing that message.

Nought to worry about, design of the program, difference is that one tells you....normally it is done quietly in the background.

xr3-keith

to post the pic all i did iirc was

hit the print scrn key, then open pain, Ctrl V then save as lol

how can i spot area from starting when i boot up btw

rik-rs

easy way mate is to press the "printscreen" key on keyboard then open windows paint and simply press ctrl and v....

simple...

BM08

Another one that didnt realise its ares file sharing programme



In other words, I (yes thats me) didnt realise the chat box was from some pier 2 pier software.

My questions are still relevant anyhow, down to checking out if he can turn off the sharing option.

Just because you have a sharing programme does not mean you have to share the content of your pc.


Keith if your that worried uninstall the programme and install limewire, ill tell you exactly how you can turn off sharing with other users, you dont get none of that crap

Ad4m RST

Screw limewire. Get frostwire, limewire turbocharged without paying shite

BM08

Never had a problem with limewire, always finds what i want, and is always fast.................


It helps if you know what not to download aswell

Ad4m RST

I used limewire for years, frostwire is MUCH quicker, whether you're in the know or not.

boy_in_blue_x

complete fail.... .torrent and related software ftw!!

Jim Galbally

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony

Ad4m RST

This is getting too lite for me

Frostwire/limewire one and the same? or a keyboard basher thinking he's the only one on earth who uses torrents?

Thrush

iTrader: (1)

Limewire? No crap? Are you shitting me? Limewire is riddled with more holes than swiss cheese, and allows more spyware and crap in than even the dodgiest porn sites I wouldn't have Limewire on any of my machines if you paid me

SS1

iTrader: (3)

oh dear ..

this may help you

http://www.eset.com/download/free_tr...wnload_int.php

its worth a try before you fry the pcs HD "format time"

and its free