Am I being HACKED?

Hi All,

I have had a funny feeling for a couple of weeks, ever since Google completely de-indexed one of my sites, that I was being hacked.

Call me paranoid but 30 minutes ago I was in FileZilla attempting to change attributes on some of my server files when low and behold the thing freezes. It gave about 5 of those annoying beeps and wouldn't open the folders I needed.

So I just sat there waiting patiently when wouldn't you know it the cursor starts moving from folder to folder on its own . Not just any folder either - very systematic and fast. Moving within the same website that I was in, but totally different folders - this is a huge site.

Anyone offer any ideas on what I should do now? I contacted the web host - suspect they will claim it is my end. I have a wireless connection but I am in small town surburbia here. (can't see that being the prob, have a wep code anyway)

Thanks
Lotus

sounds like aliens again,

damn those pesky aliens!

Na man i'm really not sure about that

sounds pretty freaky though.

Get yourself a good firewall, as it sounds like you have a trojan or bot installed on your PC. Be sure to block any suspicious connection attempts. If you aren't sure of the process asking for permission to access the web, do a search on the process/file name. Also, get a good antivirus and antispyware program as well.

Here's my personal recommendations:

Firewall: Look 'n' Stop or Zone Alarm (free)
Antivirus: Kaspersky or Eset NOD32
Antispyware: SUPERAntiSpyware, SpyBot, AdAware, and to be honest, the Yahoo! Spyware program that comes with the Yahoo! Toolbar (by Norton) isn't half bad either.

Probably a trojan (RAT-type)!
Get some decent trojan-basher and some antivirus (i like kaspersky) and do a full system scan!
Hope that helps

Thanks heaps for the info. I used to have zone alarm until about a month ago when it just packed up and blocked my access to the internet completely. After researching I chose (I am ashamed to say) windows defender because several respectable forums were recommending it.

I use Avast Anti Virus is this any good?

Also do trojans behave so openly? It looked like someone was accessing my computer remotely. I thought trojans were invisible. (please excuse dumb statements I am new...)