Windows 10: Hacked! How to prevent or respond 2023

1 You can determine for sure if you're being hacked or prevent it by reading and following these best articles: https://preyproject.com/blog/en/have-i-been-hacked/ https://www.windowscentral.com/signs-pc-hacked https://www.csoonline.com/article/2457873/signs-youve-been-hacked-and-how-to-fight-back.html The most important steps to take first are to change all of your passwords to much tougher passwords, enable two factor authentication to sign into Windows or your MS Account and your financial accounts: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-set-two-step-verification-microsoft-accounts. Next

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Windows Updated(16299.309).KB4088776 Restart is required to complete.

Hi dalchina. Good news, I followed your suggestion and reinstalled the update and now it appears as "installed correctly" *Biggrin Maybe it was not necessary to run the Windows Update Troubleshooter or maybe if necessary. But using it I do not think it could have worsened something. The installation was very fast, unlike the first time it showed step 1 and step 2 completed.

Thanks for the suggestions and for the time to respond Best regards.


And thanks for the tip of that program, I'll have it on my list.

 

Microsoft Edge update will disable Internet Explorer February 14, 2023

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• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...ge-center#2985
• https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...q/ba-p/2366549

 

Email Hacked

Hello Greg

thank you for your response and the great information you provided.

I use two step authentication for my email account and all important web sites. I also use the full version of Malwarebytes to protect my computer.

But I will do the scans you suggested AdwCleaner and Limewire.com and let you know the results.

I am worried though that the webcam installed on my laptop could have been hacked. I never use it and forgot about it, so never disabled it.

Any suggestions as to find if it was actually hacked?

thank you

mike