Re: Why I have an unknown user accout automatically?

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/30/02 

From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 12:14:22 -0600

Enable your firewall or install a firewall.
Run an updated virus scan.
If you are being hacked, consider a clean install unless you can
determine EXACTLY and to what extent changes have been done. 

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"Edward" <whq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OD0gbmKaCHA.1556@tkmsftngp08...
> Today I found an unknown user account in Control Panel ->User
Accounts. This
> is my second time for discovering an unknown user account.  The
first time I
> deleted the account.
>
> Is somebody hacking my computer? How can I prevent it from happening
again?
>
> Thanks
>
> Edward

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