| Ever wondered how hackers function and what you | | | | One way of how to trace hackers is to use a tool |
| can do to find someone that is hacking into your | | | | referred to as the NETSTAT tool. Using this tool you |
| system. Read through the following article for some | | | | will be able to see who is connected to you. On your |
| answers. | | | | PC go to start, click programs, choose MSDOS |
| If you want to know how to trace hackers then you | | | | prompt and then type in "netstat -a". There must be a |
| will find some answers in the following paragraphs. The | | | | between the last t and the a'. The screen will then |
| first thing that they need, to be able to get into your | | | | display a list of active connections. It will show a local |
| system is your IP address. One way that can get your | | | | address, that is the address of your PC and the ones |
| IP address is from the header information from emails | | | | that they say foreign address are the ones that are |
| that you send. Included in header information is the IP | | | | connected to you. |
| address of where the email is being sent from and | | | | There are various NETSTAT commands that will help |
| once they have this they can access you. | | | | you understand the workings of your network better. If |
| Since there are now two kinds of IP addresses, the | | | | you want to know how to trace hackers, I |
| static and dynamic, hackers are generally able to | | | | recommend that you learn as many of these |
| access people with static IP addresses or using DSL | | | | commands as you can. Once you know them, then |
| lines. So if you are operating with dynamic IP | | | | you are set. |
| addresses hackers are of little concern to you. | | | | |