Recently I purchased Nortons Internet security. Previously I was using another firewall.

Today I was surfing the net and I decided to open another IE window. When I did Norton detected some unknown program trying to access the internet. Luckily I had Norton's firewall setup to prompt me before allowing anything to access the internet.

I was really confused because the icon listed was very strange and it was a program I didnt recognize. I didnt allow it to access the net and immediately ran virus scan. There were no viruses on my system.

I guess my question/point is that I get the feeling Ive been hacked. I have a broad band connection and I usually leave my system on all day. The other day I came home and there were 700+ attacks on my system. I constantly get backdoor subseven trojan horse warnings!

Am I overracting or is there a possibility something is up?

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Asus A7V
1GHz T-Bird
256MB PC133 Crucial Ram
21" Sony Trinitron E500
Enlight 7237 ATX case
64MB Leadtek GF2 Ultra
Sound Blaster Live5.1
Aiwa Stereo Speakers up front w/jbl pro's in the rear. Dual Sub woofers
TDK Velocd 12X 10X 32X
6X DVD
30GB MaxtorATA100/7200rpm
19GB Quantum Bigfoot
3Com External Cable modem
Saitek P750
Gravis Game Pad pro
Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro
ActLabs Force RS (with shifter)
And one very unhappy wife