Tracing IP address help!

[freddy]

I need to make a more detailed webpage on this stuff some time.

Your IP: It's needed, you can't make requests for thing without it, otherwise how does the server you are sending the request to know how to return the data to you? You send a letter to a company for a job, if you dont put your address in it, how can they reply?

Blocking IP is therefore not possible unless you go do your tasks through a remote server, such as a proxy server. You send your request through a proxy, so that the server actually sees the IP of the proxy server. It then knows to return the data back to you, and as long as its stated as an anonymous proxy, it wont insert your IP address in any way.

Johnson is right, people randomly send data/pings to random IP addresses. A good firewall will not respond to such data, making the potential hacker thinking you are not there, some basic firewalls just stop access, they respond to the packet making it clear you are there.

You said he used your IP address to access your PC. If this is true, then you have a trojan horse installed, which is allowing him to remotely control your PC. You need to then scan your PC to find and remove this Trojan Horse, if you do have one, http://www.simplysup.com is free for 30 days. You can uninstall after 30 days without payment. If it's clean, chances are he never accessed your pc.

Dial Up users get a new IP each time they reconnect. Cable and DSL users is not always so, but you can usually ask your ISP to assign you a new one. My ISP gives DSL users a new IP every logoff, or every 72 hours. If you are using DSL, you should look into using a good firewall, not necessary one you need to pay for.

[sweet_teen_chick]

Ok this is a stupid question but I dont know much about computers just the basics. So like if you have an antivirus protection program can it like find if any trojans are installed on your computer because some time back I had my whole computer scanned for viruses for the first time and I found a Trojan Horse on it and I thought it was a virus I didnt really know it was like a tracking device so I deleted the file. When you delete it, what happenes??

[freddy]

As long as it didn't spread to anything else, it should be ok.

Some anti virus programs detect and remove trojans, but you can get special trojan scanners, like in my post above.

Trojan Horses act as servers, and let a user remotely do things on your pc.

I'm running ZoneAlarm firewall and Norton Antivirus, and that seems to keep me pretty safe from intrusion attempts. From all that I've heard about online security, I've gathered that even if someone has your IP address, they really can't harm you unless they can access your ports.

But lately I've gotten alot of spyware on this machine. I've installed an application called Ad-aware that scans my hard drives and registry for spyware and removes it, and it's really helped to get rid of alot of excess pop-ups that I've been getting recently.

I think the next step I'm going to take in insuring my security online is to get a proxy server to hide my IP address. I've checked out this machine on ShieldsUp and some other security testing sites, and except for my IP address, this computer is pretty secure.

[coolguyj2]

well for tracing IP on Y! you need to be in direct connection with the user...i.e. either any1 on a webcam or file xfer...
o/w tracing IP merely with chat is not possible unless a trojan has been installed in your system ehich continuously broadcasts your secret info on the net... so metalgurl and sweet chick did u these any of the 2???
it is also possible that you clicked on a link given by the chatter and he had a counter installed on his site. The counter saves the info like IP, Operating System, etc and tells the counter owner about it when he accesses the info. So you might have done this .... scan your HDD for trojans (as already said), install a gud firewall or a good anti virus(a/v), keep your A/V updated and also when u dont wanna surf the net but require your PC to be switched on, then disable the internet (if on DSL), dont leave it connected....
I hope it helps you guys

Most of the time when people tell you they know your IP address, you never know whether it's just a prankster or someone who actually would like to cause harm to your computer. In most cases, it's best to just ignore them.

People who harrass people feed off of your responses. They get their kicks by seeing you react to what they're doing, so if you ignore them, sometimes they'll just give up and go away after awhile.

I've tested my computer and found out that it's fairly secure, but I don't have a proxy server to hide my IP address yet. I'm going to get one in the near future. I have a really good firewall that totally blocks my ports from being seen, but I know that it does not hide my IP address from anyone who might want to get it.

I've also heard that with dial-up your IP changes everytime you use it. How do you program your cable modem to change your IP periodically?

I think another good idea is to limit the amount of personal information you include in your profiles and on your home page and other web sites. I've recently removed my last name from all my web pages including the keywords and description meta tags in my code.

I never display my email address or zip code on anything public either.

Now, photos are something else altogether. I always like to put a face with a name of someone I'm chatting with, and I have photos included in my profile and briefcase. It's not an issue for me, but there's always the possibility that someone could steal your pics and alter them into something you may not like.

By trojan scanner, do you mean something similar to a spyware scanner?

So I need to call my ISP and ask them if I can get a new IP?

[clownshoes]

Ok with the worry about IP tracing. If you have Ytunnel there is an option to hide ur IP number. you can get ytunnel fron the Ytunnel site. Only problem is that Ytunnel the new generation of Boot programs that dissconnect you from the yahoo servers never getting as far as your ytunnel or messenger.:O
<div align="right">{EDIT: Reference to obtaining illegal copies of Ytunnel removed - Please don't encourage piracy here}</div id="right">

[AK26]

well..my friend got booted from yahoo games for 7 months just for using ytunnel & just 2 days before he got unbanned...

about getting Ip there some programs & some websites for it..like WhereIsIP, IP Grabber or if u r moderator or administrator on any forum they get to see all our IP's (unless we use IP Hider, they cant see us)

[Underdog]

If a person knows your e-mail he or she can do a simple search that will reveal your IP. Yahoo even tells you they have your IP if you post on a message board. Unless you have a firewall and are aware of it... You would be suprised how many times your puter gets pinged while you are in a public chat.

[mdnky]

YTunnel will not hide an IP. There are many ways around the flawed implementation Ytunnel uses. All YTunnel is good for is filtering out the bots in chat rooms, the super iggy, and some other small nice features.

ZoneAlarm, McAfee Firewall, BlackIce Defender, etc...all SOFTWARE based firewalls, are not worth a dime. They will do very little to protect your computer, it's really a marketing ploy. A hardware based firewall is the best method. Many of the routers sold today by companies such as Linksys and iLink include these. You could also setup a seperate computer on a free OS like Linux and do it that way, but that's not a job for an average user. Run the hardware firewall AND Zonealarm together if you're really paranoid, or switch from a Windows platform to a more secure one. And yes, there are other platforms out there with usability, Mac for instance.

Most of the problems with the people termed "hackers" is a disgust of Microsoft, and anyone who uses their products. Not to mention Microsoft's inability to create a secure product is also a major problem fueling them.