I Got Hacked...maybe

So a couple of days ago I started digging through my laptop looking for anything I needed to transfer to my new desktop computer. As I searched through my files I found a strange file in the folder path C:\Windows_Files\Secret\Zekes_Zecret\I_Meant_Secret\Yea_y0\You_Are_Pwned\But_Heres_The_Damn_File\File" the file was a text file that contained the following text:

BAHAHAHa .. §up ya nut .. Just letting you know that I was here .. (AGAIN) But you know how this shit goez. .. get hacked .. get jacked blah ! Hit me up when you find this .. U'll churn when you figure out the REAL secret ! HAHAHA ..

-Zeké

Looking over the message it seems to be too generalized to be legitimate. Like it was placed there by a program I downloaded or something, and not by anyone hacking my system. Meaning it doesn't really seem to say anything that couldn't apply to anyone else. If I'd hacked someone I would have dragged some personal information out of the computer so they'd know I really hacked them.

The question I have is…what is an appropriate course of action for me to take now? I figured I'd copy my important files to some disks and wipe that hard drive a couple of times. I'm not sure if this is overkill for something.

NEVER throw away a hardrive. no matter how many times you format it etc. ALWAYS send it to hardware shredding.

as for course of action there isn't really much to do because you dont really know what you're looking for. "the real secret" can be nothing, another text, a virus/worm/trojan/spyware, a backdoor or again, nothing at all…

Well yes that is overkill And judging by your drive letter your on windows so good luck securing it… EVER!!!

Folk Theory wrote: NEVER throw away a hardrive. no matter how many times you format it etc. ALWAYS send it to hardware shredding.

you could always wap out the drill… tahts wat i did to my old one :-)

have you pmed zeke tah freke about it? cos thats him :)

mr noob wrote: have you pmed zeke tah freke about it? cos thats him :)

I didn't realize. Are you sure it's him? I'll PM him about it and find out.

NEVER throw away a hardrive. no matter how many times you format it etc. ALWAYS send it to hardware shredding.

This I know. I would never throw my drive away. I was just going to format it and then reinstall everything. I understand computer forensics enough that I know throwing the drive out is a horrible idea.

And judging by your drive letter your on windows so good luck securing it… EVER!!!

Yeah I know. That's my windows machine. Mostly for internet and games…my linux box is what I get my work done on.

Thanks for the replies guys. I appreciate the help here.

Folk Theory wrote: he real secret" can be nothing, another text, a virus/worm/trojan/spyware, a backdoor or again, nothing at all…

I imagined nothing at all, but I've never been a good judge of when to ignore something and when to spazz out about it.

1. that zeke person is registered on hbh so i will give them 80% warn level for distrbuting malisous programs.
2. check registry
3. check running programs
4. turn on your firewall to stop trojans.

there, problem solved, no need for wiping hte HD or anything.

hey anyone thing this has to do with him coding root3 but if it is ok, and nice job on rooting3

o shit.

EDIT: people cracked the .exe file already, they didnt see any of this text so i wouldnt worry too much about the root3.

mr cheese, have you asked zeke if it was him? if not then you can't jump to conclusions that it was him…more than one people use the same username on the web. i had to register as end3_r instead of end3r because someone already had end3r. so giving him 80% without proof is wrong. not saying he'd tell you it was him…unless he wanted status or something. but that's the same as innocent until proven guilty.

who do you know called zeke'? lol :P

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I agree with mr_cheese no need wiping the hard drive check ur background programs, check your registries, scan you hard drive for malware, turn on your firewall and you'll be good. And i you don't trust ur firewall, GET A BETTER ONE. Oh, and yeah, the window's thing could definately have something to do with it. If you need some tips on how to secure your windows machine just contact me, i got two of em that i cross platform with my linux box.