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What is NetWatcher

How Does Not Watcher Work

How Do I know if NetWatcher is Working?

Menu Options Available

What is a Warning Dialog

What is Auto-Startup at Boot

What is Emergency ShutDown

Sound Alarm

View Log File

Clear Log File

What is Whois

What is Trace Route

Test NetWatcher

Scan For Security Hazards

How to Report an Attack

How Do I register NetWatcher 2000

About MoonLight Software

NetWatcher 2000 (C)opyright MoonLight Software Inc. 1999


What is NetWatcher

Everytime you browse on the Internet, send e-mail, or submit any private information to a web site, you broadcast your computer's unique IP Address.  With this IP address, someone can begin hacking into your computer without you even knowing about it. Until now, there has been no way of telling if this has happened to you or any way of stopping it. NetWatcher 2000  enables you to protect your PC and everything on it from unwanted intruders! Nobody accesses your data without your knowledge or permission!

NetWatcher 2000 is more than just protection against Internet Intruders, it allows you to track down your Intruder's ISP contact information and report the attack. This allows you to contact the Intruder's ISP and make them aware that someone on their network has tried to attack your computer.  In most cases, they have the power to find out who the Intruder is and prevent any future attacks. With Netwatcher 2000's  built in 'Attack Log', you can view the date, time, IP Address, and Port Number used by the Intruder in the attack.


How Does NetWatcher Work

NetWatcher monitors certain ports on your system waiting for

intruders who use scanning tools to see if they can access

your system without your knowledge.


How Do I know if NetWatcher is Working?

You will notice a little eye icon in the lower right hand corner of your screen. The eye icon lets you know that NetWatcher is active and working.


What is Logging


What is a Warning Dialog

If this option is turned off the Dialog Box above will not be displayed.

It is recommended that this option be always enabled.


What is Auto-Startup

If auto-Startup is enabled NetWatcher will always boot up

and run when your computer reboots.


logging


What is Emergency ShutDown

If an intruder is detected NetWatcher will shut down the system

immediately if this option is enabled.


Sound Alarm

If an intruder is detected an alarm will sound. This option can be turned on or off.


View Log File

NetWatcher's Log File shows you the date and time of an intrusion, the intruder's IP address, the port(s) attacked on your computer, and the host name of the Internet Service Provider the intruder called through.


Clear Log File

This will clear the log file.


What is Whois

Using the host name proivded in NetWatcher's log file, the program performs a "Whois" which provides you with all of the information you need to contact the intruder's Internet Service Provider.


What is Trace Route

This option will allow you to trace the number of paths from the intruder's computer to yours.


Test NetWatcher

NetWatcher 2000 will simulate an attack to make sure everything

is working properly. If you don't see a Dialog Box with different information like the one above then NetWatcher is not working.


Scan For Security Hazards

This option will scan your entire system looking for any attached programs that are waiting on different ports for a client.


How to register NetWatcher 2000

By email to:

   moonsoft@home.com

*Please include Serial number, found at the startup of Netwatcher or in the About box*

Or through our web site:

      http://www.moonlight-software.com


    About MoonLight Software

For more information on MoonLight Software, please visit our Web Site at:

http://www.moonlight-software.com

Or E-mail us at:

moonsoft@home.com


How to Report an Attack

Step 1.  Look at the Whois report generated by Netwatcher, to find the address of your attacker.

Step 2.  Get the administrative and technical contact email addresses if available.

Step 3.  If the Whois report didn't offer any help you should email your log to root@isp

Step 5  Copy the relevant entries from the log file into the body of the email message.

Step 7  Be sure to sign the message with your real name and a phone number where the administrator at the originating host can contact you.