I Think I've Been Hacked, Need Some Advice From the Pros!, page 2

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reply posted on 20-2-2013 @ 11:43 AM by PhoenixOD

My roommate is pretty computer savvy and says that I've most likely been hacked and have a key-logger. He won't have time to work on my computer until this weekend, and was kind enough to lend me his spare laptop in the meantime (I would go stark raving mad going more than a day or two without computer access). He says if he can't get into the Bios to turn off or change the password, he will have to completely wipe and reinstall it.

I guessing you have not ever bothered to make a password reset disk..

Your room mate might claim to be computer savvy but if he says that getting into the bios has anything to do with changing the windows password he does not know what hes talking about.

The chances of a hacker getting into your computer and changing your password are very , very remote. There's no motive for a start, what would be the point?

Most of the time this is caused by the caps lock being on or even a dodgy keyboard.

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reply posted on 20-2-2013 @ 11:44 AM by Kr0nZ

Here are 12 ways to reset the Windows administrator password on Windows 7, Vista and Windows XP. Rest assured, one way will work for you.

4sysops.com...

A hacker is likely to steal and change your website passwords, not your windows passwords.

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reply posted on 20-2-2013 @ 12:21 PM by zedVSzardoz

there are tons of USB based or CD based, and totally free password rests tools. Just get on another PC, down load any one of them and follow their instructions.

I dont think you got hacked....

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reply posted on 20-2-2013 @ 04:25 PM by 1yearning2bfree

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Thanks everyone for your input and suggestions (except for the one about putting my cat to sleep...lol) I'm copying this thread to show my roommate and he will hopefully get me back up and running soon. I will post later once the issue is resolved and let you know how I made out. Thanks again, fellow ATSers!

reply posted on 20-2-2013 @ 09:20 PM by Superhans

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I see others have pointed you in the right direction as far as getting the password thing sorted out.
But I would highly suggest only using one AV program at a time, using more than one is counter productive. Each AV product quarantines and handles things differently so having more that one may just end up moving your problem around your HD and not really handling it.
As far as what to pick I would recommend sticking with security essentials, nothing wrong with the other one but its just my recommendation. You visit any AV forum and you will see than none are perfect, common sense is the best AV out there and honestly if you want a clean computer don't use it to look at porn.

reply posted on 27-2-2013 @ 08:03 PM by blahxd67

The most user-friendly versions of Linux that I know of are Ubuntu and Zorin OS. If you wanna try out Ubuntu without actually installing it, you can try out something called Wubi. It's an application that allows you to install Ubuntu as a program rather than an operating system. Once you've installed it, you'll be asked to reboot. You should get boot options of either Windows or Ubuntu. And of course choose Ubuntu. If you ever decide Ubuntu isn't for you, just boot into Windows and remove it in Control Panel.

Link to Wubi:
Wubi page

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