Gaming Is my computer hacked?

[test84]

I was downloading with IDM, borwsing the web with FF3, working with Flash, opened an PDF at Library that I suddenly saw an .doc file with a strange filename like "24qwar3r13t5" on my desktop,so I opened and contained strange characters (like opening binary files with notepad).

Is my computer hacked or something? I have ZoneAlarm and its updated 1 week ago but its not "genuine" as you know.

any comments or site that I can check my PC?

tnx.

 

[FaRReR]

Was it hidden? If so, just delete the file and scan your computer with AVG 8, which is free.

 

[SavageWaffle]

coulda been some file. You can try decoding it, finding out what it says, but just delete it. But, it might be some sorta "patch" on a game. Do what you want.

 

[Deleted member 76381]

What did you use to open the PDF? I know that Word and the like tend to create temporary strangely-titled files in the same directory as the file being opened. Try to open the PDF again and see if it pops up again.

 

[Vulpes Abnocto]

If you can provide the exact filename we might be able to help you better

 

[kobykaan]

I was downloading with IDM, borwsing the web with FF3, working with Flash, opened an PDF at Library that I suddenly saw an .doc file with a strange filename like "24qwar3r13t5" on my desktop,so I opened and contained strange characters (like opening binary files with notepad).

Is my computer hacked or something? I have ZoneAlarm and its updated 1 week ago but its not "genuine" as you know.

any comments or site that I can check my PC?

tnx.

ZONE ALARM is pretty rubbish for spyware removal its more of a software firewall than anything!

read my advice here its general advice for spyware removal but will help find anything lurking if there is anything

remember to scan with a good antivirus afterwards to get rid of anything the programs advised in my link may of slipped by

my choice of ANTI VIRUS program is AVG FREEWARE 8 which also has anti spyware built in

I still use the other programs listed in my other post though as a backup precation for checking for nasties

it could be a malicious script thats making the doc files appear from anywhere usually from dubious webpages .. that could of been accessed by the person before you

 

[vmkstar99]

I'll bet that you have 'Show hidden files and folders' enabled, hmm?
It's normal for MS Word to make weird files like that when you open up a document.
But they're only visible if you have the 'Show hidden files and folders' option enabled.

 

[Social0]

has nothing to do with being hacked, it's just a Microsoft Word Temp file while you're working on a document and sometimes it gets left behind.