Security , different locale changed?,

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.. First thnx. I seen that someone using my pc over a month long
vacationchanged the locale Russia and was somehow using another IP address
etc, as well as MSusers.com . and another UPnP appeared? as well as all these
Managed network Passwords (Passport) in user accounts, and used my PC
remotely at time s, . anyway He's gone Now i changed my locale , my IP is
right , the questions are. Is firewall going to keep someone out ? How can i
make sure someone isnt getting in my PC remotely? , are work groups like
msusers.com a way to get in my pc? are these passports accounts in my user
accounts a way to get in ?simply how would I know? windows defender is
installed and I run it every day i have Iolo' system mecahnic, but somehow
quick has appeared listed in my control panel last night , I already have it
in Program files.and I cant delete something in Control panel.
 
DAPPLE said:
. First thnx. I seen that someone using my pc over a month long
vacationchanged the locale Russia and was somehow using another IP
address etc, as well as MSusers.com . and another UPnP appeared? as
well as all these Managed network Passwords (Passport) in user
accounts, and used my PC remotely at time s, . anyway He's gone
Now i changed my locale , my IP is right , the questions are. Is
firewall going to keep someone out ? How can i make sure someone isnt
getting in my PC remotely? , are work groups like msusers.com a way
to get in my pc? are these passports accounts in my user accounts a
way to get in ?simply how would I know? windows defender is
installed and I run it every day i have Iolo' system mecahnic, but
somehow quick has appeared listed in my control panel last night , I
already have it in Program files.and I cant delete something in
Control panel.
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Disconnect your computer from the network immediately & don't reconnect it
until it's known to be clean.

I suggest you install a good hardware firewall appliance between your
computer/network & the internet modem/router you use....this should block
*all* traffic from the internet to your computer/network. Don't rely only on
Windows software firewall apps to protect you.

It's hard to say what happened to your computer & what's on it now, and you
may be able to clean it ....but honestly, the safest course of action is to
flatten & reinstall it from scratch (make sure you do regular backups of
your data files) - patch it with *all* critical updates, and keep it that
way. Once you know that your computer has been compromised it's very
difficult to be able to trust its configuration.

Try posting in microsoft.public.security.homeusers for more help.
 
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