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Hi, I'm not a programmer, I'm ok with computers though and have taken a couple security classes and other types of classes (originally I was a computer support major), but I was wondering if someone could explain something to me. Recently my computer got hacked by a guy I know and he was doing some things to change the appearance of webpages. For example on instagram, he made it look like some people posted pictures they they actually never posted.
I asked around on some other forums and one person who told me he had a job in computer security said what I explained wasn't possible because the URL was a legitimate URL. Nobody seemed that interested on the hacking and security forums I asked on. Anyway, I hope to get some help here. Also if there's anyway I could turn the pages back to their original form that would be nice to.
Now the guy who hacked me I thought said something about the DNS being changed? Is that what is going on or something more complicated or completely different?
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Clear your DNS cache (LMGTFY) ?
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As Duncan said, perhaps clear your DNS cache. Otherwise it might be some JavaScript injection going on, honestly though seems like a lot of effort to go through for that.
I'm assuming asking said guy/prankster what he did is out of the question?
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Nah, he's not someone I should be talking after everything he did, and I wouldn't expect him to be honest about what he did either way. Pretty pointless. I tried all the stuff here. The sites show up the same on all of my devices at home as far as I can tell. I guess he is sending that stuff to people I know too. I went to my sister's house and connected to her neighbors open wifi and only half of the pictures on those IGs stuff showed up so I knew he sent it everywhere before then.
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Look at the hosts file
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
something like that anyway. See if there is an entry for instragram and if so remove it.
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A DNS is - really dull bit coming up - the web service that converts a URL domain like codeproject.com to it's IP address: 76.74.234.210. Since the internet basically runs on IP addresses, you enter a domain into your address bar and your system uses it's internal cache to try and find the IP address related to that. If it can't find it locally, it uses a DNS online to get the current IP address for the site. This means that when you move a site from one web host to another the DNS gets updated and your visitors are redirected to the "new site location" without even knowing it has been moved.
So as suggested, clear your DNS cache: that will make things a little slower - briefly - because all your sites will have to be looked up at the DNS until your cache is refilled.
But before you do that, check your current DNS - it's probably Google (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) but you can look here: How to change DNS settings on a Windows 10 PC | Windows Central[^] and it'll show you how to find out.
TBH: it's unlikely to be a DNS change that did this, I'd look at Extensions in your browser first and see if there are any you didn't add, and run a virus / malware scan to check for nasties that way as well.
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OriginalGriff wrote: BH: it's unlikely to be a DNS change that did this, I'd look at Extensions in your browser first and see if there are any you didn't add, and run a virus / malware scan to check for nasties that way as well.
I concur. Also, check to see if your browser was set to use a proxy server where it wasn't before. That could the hacker to filter every legitimate URL access you do even without corrupting DNS or adding a browser extension.
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Or he could have tweaked your network configuration to use his own (or any other non-legit) DNS server, with a patch to route Instagram through some other server. Check your network configuration: for the network connection(s) you use, go to Adapter Settings; right-click and choose Properties; scroll down to TCP/IP, select and click Properties; and check that the "Use following DNS server address" is not set (or not your ISP's own DNS server). (Assuming you're on Windows of some variety).
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If you've performed regular backups, then I recommend re-imaging your operating system. That is about the only sure fire way to ensure all of the traps have been removed. You'll loose a day of work and several weeks of wondering if you got it all.
Hogan
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Not sure what is going on and I really didn't go into too much detail of everything about what this guy did to my computer for reasons but I've done that twice and it doesn't work for some reason. Some guy who claimed to have a job in security on another forum I was on was trying really hard to tell me I was crazy and nobody was in my computer but then he messaged me and told me "sorry, I really do believe you, I just didn't want to sound crazy for what I'm about you:" Then he told me sounded like a really bad guy and wanted to a dark web background check on to see if he was famous in the community
But honestly the stuff he did to my computer is sort of unbelievable and nothing like an average hacker could or would do. Anyway I can't go into detail about it anymore than I did because it's possible I'm seeing this stuff because some group of hackers are trying to shut me or something and they've already given me too many problems.
Also my screenshot key is all of a sudden broken too. I tried to take a screenshot of that conversation and just ended up printing it out instead. I don't really believe it's a "normal glitch" like that same guy said and that's just really suspicious imo. Anyway I've been taking screenshots of stuff that happened and posting them around different sites trying to get help so I thought maybe they, or he, whoever, are trying to get me to stop. But at least I know that guy I used to live with is involved.
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Dang, that sounds horrible.
Hogan
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If you still can't figure it out, have GeekSquad or someone look into it.
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Chief whip is an expert on call (10)
RINGMASTER
Anyone want to give the solution?
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Call = Ring
Expert = Master
Chief Whip ( as in circus ) Ringmaster
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Spot on!
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sigh... my punishment for not getting it is to explain it, though I'm sure most of you can see it already (now):
RINGMASTER, as in a circus, is the chief whip (look out, lions)
MASTER is an expert
on call = RING (the telephone)
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I could ask the same question regarding "global warming" or the even more encompassing term, "climate change" (a natural process made to appear evil by the Agenda 21 advocates because global warming was proven to be fake news).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I'm still waiting for a retraction for the claim that the Himalayan peaks were supposed to be completely melted by 2007.
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Well, the Star... wants to make an astronomical impact.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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When a thread is moved to the soapbox, but there's no one there to hear it, does it still make a sound?
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why do we allow people who know sod-all about science (or even "how to do research") to publish anything vaguely scientific?
You can replace the words 'science' and 'scientific' with the subject of your choice: health, computers, school policy, etc.
I understand your point; much of what is written is a thinly veiled opinion piece that hardly rises to the level of 'journalism'.
The other day, in my home town, a 'reporter' wrote an opinion piece about students lying to their parents when snow days were declared. By implication in the article, she said "all students" are saying there is no teaching, just kids sitting around playing with electronics. Her 'visit' to the school revealed teachers willing to work with students. She also said the students should all be at school - but ignored the fact the buses couldn't run because of icy roads and not all families have the means to drive their children to school. Oh.. and, if it is too icy to drive, why would we tell the children to walk?
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OriginalGriff wrote: Why do we allow people who know sod-all about science (or even "how to do research") to publish anything vaguely scientific?
Freedom of speech?
Just look at all the other trash they publish. If it's not at least yet another doomsday, it's not good enough for them to publish. Or at least a few aliens with sinister plans. That's the kind of stuff they make their money with, not serious journalism.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Completely OT but...OriginalGriff wrote: mine are all muted by default
I didn't even know this was an option (Chrome pre-build 64 it wasn't unless you had an add-on) Thank you!  Also, would an OT type icon be too much?
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Handy, isn't it? And you can right click a tab and "Unmute site" to get rid of the icon for CP, and hear Youtube without problems later. But new sites (and their Elephanting adverts?) - blessed silence.
I discovered this after hearing that "Brit method" pop-up scam shouting at me for the n-th time...
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