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mitchy ([personal profile] mitchy) wrote2007-05-05 01:47 pm
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Techie help (again)

Saw something weird this morning, makes me think someone's trying to hack my internet connection in some fashion. The following is a log from Turnpike, which is my email and news collection programme.

Sat, 5 May 2007 13:40:37 Collecting mail from POP3 server pop3.demon.co.uk
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:40:37 Finished collecting mail from POP3 server pop3.demon.co.uk, 0 messages accepted, 0 rejected
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:40:37 0 messages deleted from POP3 server, 0 messages remain
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:40:39 Collecting Usenet News from news.individual.net
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:40:39 News connection to news.individual.net closed - filing continues
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:40:39 News from news.individual.net completed, 0 articles fetched, 0 posted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:23 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:33 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:34 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:35 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:35 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:35 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:36 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:37 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:37 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:40 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:40 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:40 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:40 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:40 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:40 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:42 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:42 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:42 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:43 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:43 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:43 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:43 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:43 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:43 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:44 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:44 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:44 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:44 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:44 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:44 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:45 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Write error
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection reset
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 Error on closing
-- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:46 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:47 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:47 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:47 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:47 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:48 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:48 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:48 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:49 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:49 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:49 Servicing a POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57]
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:49 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:49 POP3 connection from [66.131.181.57] is now closed
Sat, 5 May 2007 13:42:52 Disconnected!


I shut Turnpike down immediately I spotted this, and then noticed my internet connection was still very, very active so shut that down too. Can anyone advise if I'm right to be worried and, if yes, what I should do about it?

Thanks folks!
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