New accounts appeared?

Wilier · May 17, 2008, 02:33 PM

Turned my machine on the other day to ind that somehow, 5 new user accounts have been created on my system, all named Internet User.
I deleted the accounts, restarted the machine and blow me, there they are again.

Have I been hacked, cought a virus or am I just stoopid?

**kris23** · May 17, 2008, 02:40 PM

definitely not normal, if you allowed other systems to connect to yours remotely then something like this would happen, but i doubt that

IEMC · May 17, 2008, 04:42 PM

Log in through the admin name / safe mode, then try deleting them, then add a password onto the admin account if you don't already have one.

May 17, 2008, 02:33 PM	#1
Wilier DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lincs UK Posts: 46 Rep Power: 0	New accounts appeared? Turned my machine on the other day to ind that somehow, 5 new user accounts have been created on my system, all named Internet User. I deleted the accounts, restarted the machine and blow me, there they are again. Have I been hacked, cought a virus or am I just stoopid?

May 17, 2008, 02:40 PM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,229 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	definitely not normal, if you allowed other systems to connect to yours remotely then something like this would happen, but i doubt that __________________ Driverheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (9/4/09) New i5 systems with more to come! Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

May 17, 2008, 04:42 PM	#3
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 710 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Log in through the admin name / safe mode, then try deleting them, then add a password onto the admin account if you don't already have one. __________________

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