baron8000 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Ok, so I'm surfing happily and then about 5 times in the space of 15 minutes this pops up. Now the IP on there is not that vastly different from mine on the uni network (I'm pretty sure this is from within college) - should I be worried here? I've noted it down obviously and am tempted to go and speak to the IT guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgelemmons Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 You're lucky you had a firewall. It was probally just some prankster, but it might've been worse. Once the guy knows he can't get in once, there's a good chance he won't waste time trying to again. You never know tho.. :anxious: Thanks to Uno for the awsome sig <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon_7 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I can't say I've seen anything like it. I'm not sure why someone (or something) would need or want to access your computer. You should probably talk to the IT guy if you can, better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgelemmons Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Love your avatar You're right. I would definetly go and see the IT guy, he could give you some tips on what to do to keep your computer safe and what you should do if it happens again. Thanks to Uno for the awsome sig <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam_ross0 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'd go talk to the IT guy. And by no means until then should you turn off your firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade995 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 It's probably just a computer scanning IPs trying to find an unpatched computer to exploit, it happens all of the time and is usually nothing to worry about if you keep your Windows patched, have a virus scanner and a firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 It's an Oxford IP address (http://whois.domaintools.com/163.1.99.91) so it's most likely just a network appliance checking for any vulnerable machines or some other application that has to do with the university network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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