Comments on: Oh noes, I’ve been haxxored http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/ Just a bit off the norm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:47:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Renton http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/#comment-18 Renton Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:55:30 +0000 http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/#comment-18 Just an idea; use non-standard ports. :) 5900 is very generic for vnc...use something stupid crazy like 25902 or something...and change your password, silly. Just an idea; use non-standard ports. :)

5900 is very generic for vnc…use something stupid crazy like 25902 or something…and change your password, silly.

]]> By: Stan http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/#comment-16 Stan Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:16:25 +0000 http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/#comment-16 Just to add to the technical details: The VNC service was, of course, password protected. I do have a router setup and forward VNC port to that machine. Without port forwarding, how would I get VNC to work for that one computer? Just to add to the technical details: The VNC service was, of course, password protected. I do have a router setup and forward VNC port to that machine. Without port forwarding, how would I get VNC to work for that one computer?

]]> By: SynaptiX http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/#comment-15 SynaptiX Fri, 23 Jun 2006 06:14:22 +0000 http://www.standarddeviant.net/2006/06/22/oh-noes-ive-been-hacked/#comment-15 Tunneling your VNC through SSH is exactly what you should do. OpenSSH for Windows/PuTTy/TightVNC work well together, but if you follow the tutorial that you linked to, that should work as well. Another excellent idea just for general security is to put a router between you and the Internet (although this won't protect you if you forward the VNC port--which you shouldn't do anyway). Tunneling your VNC through SSH is exactly what you should do. OpenSSH for Windows/PuTTy/TightVNC work well together, but if you follow the tutorial that you linked to, that should work as well. Another excellent idea just for general security is to put a router between you and the Internet (although this won’t protect you if you forward the VNC port–which you shouldn’t do anyway).

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