I own a home http server, and, sometimes several times a day, I get weird incoming connections. I trace all of the IP addresses to foreign lands, like China and Mexico, and Taiwan. They are all connections made from some big industry, like one was from a meteorology institute or similar. All of the connections made try to use the same login name "Administrator". Is it an accident? Is there some sort of story behind this?

Hackers trying to break in. Just make sure your security settings are configured correctly and don't run your machine with an Administrator log on. Stuart

Since hackers know that the administrator account gives them access to the family jewels...if they get the password... I suggest you change the name of the administrator account...you can make it anything you want...this is considered by most security folks to be normal part of "hardening" the security... I suspect they are looking for "easy" web servers to put their virus/spyware crap on...

But why is it always some sort of large company? Thanks for the tips.

I had this same issue at work, and its the same company usually Bejing Telecom something something... because in China... there is only one internet company =)

One or two of the attacks were from telecom. What is up with that???

point you are missing RAM is hackers use compromized machines. Doesn't matter where those machines are found. Could be your pc or one in the White House. You don't get hacked directly because its a crime to hack/steal from someone. You wouldn't want the law to track you to your house would you? Same with hackers. Imagine the power of knowing how to internet search http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachin...