From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: April 25, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: RE: Ask Leo Question
>
> Leo,
> 1- I use a cellular as a modem to connect to the Internet=20
> from my pc. My pc have one known Antivirus software so it\'s=20
> supposed to protect me the best, =BFno? Yes, I know... OK. I=20
> am connected; I see the little bars on the cellular screen=20
> moving up and down and vice versa... OK, not problem... but,=20
> suddenly the cell. Is roaming and the dark screen turn on at=20
> red color saying something like NO ID CALLER or PRIVATE=20
> NUMBER or something like this. Ok, in that circumstance I am=20
> alerted because I have the cellular on front of me and I can=20
> perceive it quickly and disconnect it from the pc. Of course=20
> it=92s a hacker, =BFno? but my firewall does not log or register=20
> it; in other way, there is not data about the intruder, why?
>=20
> Second, happens the same, but sometimes the cell doesn=92t=20
> roaming or make the =91noise=92, the hacker is silently, why?
>=20
> 2- How can I identify him/her/state or country/etceteras? =20
I don't understand why you think it's a hacker. It's just a
phone call you happen to be receiving, where the caller happens
to have an unlisted or private number.
Put another way, an incoming phone call will NOT connect the
caller to your computer.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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