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I just got a message along those lines on FTP. It gave me an option to either sign off or deny the other person, so I obviously denied and changed my password.
My password is saved on this computer (I never type it in manually), so it couldn't have been keylogged. The only other computer I have logged into FTP on was my roommates, but I used the keyboard map to type it in from there so I couldn't have been keylogged there either. Is there anything else I should do? Is this common and I'm overreacting? |
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I used to get this on Party all the time when the internet would hiccup. Is it possible the internet lagged and there wa a conflict when you reconnected?
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I suppose it is possible, it definitely didn't go show the reconnecting process on my screen though.
I guess I could have just reconnected like the same second as it showed me DCing. I wasn't at a table so I prolly wouldn't have noticed that I was lagging. |
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It could be what it is though. A password change was definitely a good idea. I remember logging on to Party on my laptop, forgetting to log off, then try logging on to
my home computer thus getting this message. |
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A password change was definitely a good idea. [/ QUOTE ] Can't be too careful, here. |
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what the hell a good friend of mine got the same message about 4 days ago
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You might change your password from a different computer to ensure that if you did have a keylogger/trojan, that they also don't have your new password. Also, check out SnoopFree to ensure you don't have any keyloggers.
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How strong is/was your password? If you have any kind of notoriety on FTP (i.e., people think you have a lot of money in your account), it's possible that somebody was launching a "dictionary attack" on your screenname--effectively trying every combination of letters until they happened to stumble across your actual password. In theory, FTP should also be on the alert for this sort of thing--too many failed attempts to log into an account should trigger some action on their part, at least sending you an email asking if there's a problem, perhaps temporarily suspending the account pending notification from you, etc.
Good passwords should include some combination of upper and lower case letters (NOT full English words), numerals, and punctuation. |
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Good passwords should include some combination of upper and lower case letters (NOT full English words), numerals, and punctuation. [/ QUOTE ] QFT. People, please heed the above advice. I used to work in software design, and I was horrified at the percentage of end users who would try to set passwords to things such as their birthday, daughter's name, etc. This totally defeats the purpose of having a password in the first place. |
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[ QUOTE ] Good passwords should include some combination of upper and lower case letters (NOT full English words), numerals, and punctuation. [/ QUOTE ] QFT. People, please heed the above advice. I used to work in software design, and I was horrified at the percentage of end users who would try to set passwords to things such as their birthday, daughter's name, etc. This totally defeats the purpose of having a password in the first place. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah that is stupid - I use 1234. Damn I have to change it now I told you. Mmmmm 2345. Damn again. 3456 Damn. Ok I have a new one but I wont tell you |
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