Is it possible to track a computer connected to the internet?
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yes it is possible to track a computer if this computer makes a request. when you visit yahoo.com for example, you send your details to yahoo so that they can send you back a webpage. with networking tools and databases, it is possible to know in which country, which city and which block you live. That is fast and can be automated. It maybe even possible to know where you live precisely, though that needs more ressources and more people. Organisations can send a subpoena to your internet provider for example, and in that case, they will give out your phone, name and adress.\n\nif this computer is connected but does nothing, then it is impossible to track this computer.\n\nHowever, you can use proxies to hide your computer so that companies, governements, or organisations cannot know where you are. this proxy modifies your request. People in Iran, Saudi Arabia or China use this to access governement-forbidden websites.\n\nnote: if you are using your computer in a university lab, an office or a wifi hotspot where there are other people using the internet with other computers, all computers on this network may have the same adress and it is harder to find out what you are.
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Trying to solve a mystery? Wondering what others in the household may have been up to on the computer?\nThere are programs that track what people are looking at on their computers and you can see what others in the family have been doing on the computer.\nGo to www.cnet.com and look at downloads. There may be one there. Used very commonly in companies where employees work on computers, to see if they are goofing off.
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Not unless you installed something.\nYou could for example do that with a local proxy server.\nBut if you just want to check. No there's no such log.\nIf you think it's full of spyware and viruses run a virus\nand spyware checker.
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You can use parantal control software which restricts the internet access and browsing.\nMostly keyloggers are used to capture the keyboard input. It records all the key hits in your computer and send them as a log file to your email address. This is a spyware programme and i am not sure whether this is legal or not.
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u can use spybot...\nit's good\n\nhttp://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
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If they know their static IP or happen to know what their dynamically allocated IP is(highly unlikely), they can use the 'ping' command from the command line editor of Windows.  \n\nMost firewalls drop ping requests, so if you're behind one, it's not likely that they would know if you're online.  If you aren't, however, and they know the IP, they would get a positive response and discover you are online.
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Sure, there are tons of network statistic monitors out there. Go to majorgeeks or tucows to find freeware/shareware ones.
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Spy Log will do it.\n\n20 bucks.   You should be able to download it somewhere.
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Well on our ISA server there is a directory called C:&#92;Program Files&#92;Microsoft ISA Server&#92;ISALogs that holds all the traffic it has seen passing through and details IP, Destination url/IP, date/time, type of browser etc etc.\n\nCheers
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Use "netstat" command. Can show what ip's are conneceted, what ports are listening, etc.
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Assuming they don't give themselves away by telling someone they did it? Nigh impossible. You would have to find out what ip it was sent from, then hack the isp to find out who was using that ip. Not an easy task for even an expert hacker, and highly illegal. And that would only tell you who pays for the internet service. If they sent it from say, a library, you would then have to somehow find out exactly who was sitting at that pc at that exact time. Basically it would take more time, effort, and skill than anyone is willing to put into it, just to find someone calling them names.
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Yes, there is. Install an application like nagios (freeware) or Look@Lan (freeware). Have that monitor the IP address of your router.\nBut it's usually not easy to understand all traffic that is going on in your network.
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If you are using a router it should have a log capability.  Log onto the router and check the log.\n\nIn addition the previous answer mentioned keyloggers and goggling.  However I suspect they would be detected by an antivirus.\n\nI would also suggest that you look for any thing spying on your machine.  Kids are pretty smart.
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Ahhh....you've asked the "who" question.  You can dissect the system logs and install keyloggers and other system recorders all you want, but none of those things will tell you "who" was on your computer.  All you'll know for sure is that someone was using your computer and possibly where they went online.  Those programs are only useful when you already know who is using the computer and you want to monitor their usage.  To determine the answer to the "who" question, you would need to use some sort of two-factor authentication (password plus maybe a biometric ID or something), or you would need physical surveillance such as a little video camera.  The cameras are quite popular and would definitely answer the "who" question for you.
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Find yourself a port scanner.  You can get one that will allow you to scan the PC, find out what it's called (host name/netbios name) and even give you the username of anyone logged in to it.\n\nI just did a quick search and found one called Angry IP Scanner.  It will do all the above.  Should be enough to provide you with the clues you need.  http://www.angryziber.com/ipscan/
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If you use any good antispyware program will find any type of tracking device.\n\nAdaware SE Personal or Spybot S & D.\n\nrun online scan at ewido.net It is one of the best.\n\nget windows defenders.\n\nDavid
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Yes, SpyBot is good and here is a link: http://www.safer-networking.org/