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by absolutely
"Can someone hack into your computer, and the sites they visited, is on your history?"
No, but depending on [b]your[/b] firewall settings, maybe someone can hack into [b]yours![/b]
]:)
by laurika007
by absolutely
To find out who did it, you would check your log files, if you're keeping them. If you don't already know how to monitor & record the traffic on your network, this is a good time to start. There are lots of articles about security on TR. You'll have to decide which ones are applicable to your setup, but below are a couple of my favorites.
http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=173960
http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=172521
http://downloads.techrepublic.com.com/5138-6240-5583093.html
by laurika007
by absolutely
You'll have to Google it yourself.
:D
If you download an executable explicitly, and then run it. You are down to trusting the source of the file.
If your security is poor, an explicit action on your part may not be necessary.
The best defense web wise you have is to run your browser as a low rights user, or to turn off all client side scripting. The latter however will damage your browsing experience as even reputable sites like this one rely on that mechanism to provide functionality.
by delbertpgh
by neon samurai
If someone's got into your machine and opened a remote desktop, they could use your browser and thus, have a list of websites they visited mixed in with your own browsing history.
(edit: "our browser" meant to be "your browser")
(note: this edit feature is kinda cool)
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