Today I'm going to show you how to find out whether you are being hacked or spied. This is a common fear among people who don't have Anti-virus installed in their computer. We can use CMD to check whether you are being hacked or spied.
Step 1. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories. Right-click on CMD and and click "Run as
Administrator."
Step 2. Type this: netstat -an
and press Enter.
The first column tells you the type of connection, the second shows you the local address, the third the foreign address, and the final column shows the status of the connection.
Step 3. Take a look at the port numbers. The port numbers follow the ip address or server address in the following pattern - IP address/server address:xxxxx
Ports between 0 to 1023 - Safe
Ports between 1024 to 49151 - Relatively Safe
Ports between 49152 to 65535 - Suspicious
Some peer to peer (like torrents etc.) applications use the final port range. So, it is better to close any P2P (peer to peer) applications and try again.
Step 4. If you find any suspicious IPs, take a look at the third column i.e. foreign address. Foreign address refers to the location of the IP.
Step 5. If you strongly believe that you are being hacked for being spied, the best is to install an anti-virus and scanning your computer.
Step 1. Go to Start > All Programs > Accessories. Right-click on CMD and and click "Run as
Administrator."
Step 2. Type this: netstat -an
and press Enter.
The first column tells you the type of connection, the second shows you the local address, the third the foreign address, and the final column shows the status of the connection.
Step 3. Take a look at the port numbers. The port numbers follow the ip address or server address in the following pattern - IP address/server address:xxxxx
Ports between 0 to 1023 - Safe
Ports between 1024 to 49151 - Relatively Safe
Ports between 49152 to 65535 - Suspicious
Some peer to peer (like torrents etc.) applications use the final port range. So, it is better to close any P2P (peer to peer) applications and try again.
Step 4. If you find any suspicious IPs, take a look at the third column i.e. foreign address. Foreign address refers to the location of the IP.
Step 5. If you strongly believe that you are being hacked for being spied, the best is to install an anti-virus and scanning your computer.
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