Windows 10: Repeatedly having my Windows 10 Account Passwords Hacked.

Wondering if anyone here knows high-security ways to secure the Windows SAM (Security Accounts Manager) file from being hacked via remote network access or physical access to an unattended machine.

Have already informed the police (though they don't do anything) that a neighbour or local burglar enters the property when I'm out and copies written passwords. They may also install malware on the computer or perhaps all hacking is done remotely via installed malware.

Regardless, the local area constantly give me the impression that my computer activity is closely watched.

Can anyone answer the questions in the first paragraph or give me advice on how to maximise security and the privacy of my computer and its usage?

:)

 

Windows Live Account

My account was hacked in the past and I went through microsoft to move my account to another because they could not recover my hacked account. I have Windows 10 and when I go to the Store it asks for my password for my previous hacked account.... I cannot
change the email to my new account...

Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Windows settings

 

Windows 10 login password

My husband died in 2012. I took his laptop in to a computer person (in 2013) to have his password hacked and changed. The computer guy said he couldn't hack the password, but created an administrator account and put my husband's account in a folder on
the desktop. Fast forward to yesterday when I downloaded Windows 10. Once again my husband's account is the only one on the start up screen--no administrator option. I tried going into F2 and changing passwords, but that didn't affect anything. I don't
know what to do. It seems that once again I have a computer that I can't use.

 

Make sure the system is not compromised, enable SysKey password, use it to store SAM on a USB drive, and enable Bitlocker encryption on the hard drive? Of course, if the USB drive ever went bad or was lost, you'd be SOL. Honestly, what kind of neighbors do you have? I would think if someone broke into your house, they would just take the computer. Why do you think someone is watching your computer activity?

 

Thelps, think about installing a security system and or a video surveillance system to protect you home. You can either do or yourself or hire a professional.

 

What makes you think it's your neighbor? Your system may be compromised. Do you have backups of your data stored off line? If it was my computer and my passwords and who knows what else was being stolen I would do a clean install of Windows and start over. I would also change all my passwords. Do this after you know your system is clean.

 

I can only assume that my internet use is being actively monitored by an individual or group of individuals (rather than by an automated system designed to prevent crime or security breaches).

If anyone has some expert knowledge as to how to identify hacking attempts / malware infestation on the local hardware and how to obfuscate internet use across the ISP and wider internet - that would be ideal.

 

Thelps,

By any chance, I am not any sort of expert, however, there is something rather simple that comes to mind for monitoring your outgoing traffic:

Type cmd in the Ask me anything area to launch the Command Prompt
At the C:\Users\(Your Username)
Type: netstat
Press: Enter

The netstat command generates a list of all outgoing data transmissions, and works best when you have as few applications opened as possible.

Copy/paste the list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that your computer is sending information to, then, launch a Web browser.
Enter each IP address into your browser's address bar to locate where information is being sent.

 

None of the above provides a solution as to who is observing my usage of the internet and the contents of my computer. Also, so far in this thread, all of the advice is the type of stuff I'm already aware of, and the answers provided don't give me any useful way of preventing someone who is violating my right to privacy from continuing to do so, either knowingly or unknowingly.

Has anyone on this forum ever been interested in securing their computer's contents and absolute privacy of their internet usage in order to allow them to work privately, and by themselves? If so, and they were successful at that goal, could they please inform me as to how they achieved this objective as confidentially as possible.

I was always under the impression that the vast majority of people valued their privacy immensely.

 

Perhaps, if you would have listed all the things you are already aware of in your first post, they wouldn't have been suggested, and would have saved you and us some time.

 

Do you have real, concrete evidence that someone has broken into your home and hacked your computer? I find it quite strange that police does nothing if you can clearly show that someone has entered your home illegally.

Not the way police works here.

 

You appear somewhat neurotic, no input given other than that dreamt up by your imagination.
If it causes you health problems stop using a computer

 

@ Kari:

I have clear evidence but evidence that is only evident to myself. Consequently it cannot be used as proof and law enforcement are not interested in giving me the benefit of the doubt. This is a clear case of guilty until proven innocent.

@ Dencal:

Doing almost anything causes health problems.

Back to the main topic and further requests for information:

If anyone can provide me with a totally effective way of keeping my computer's contents private and a similarly effective way of using the internet privately that would represent a serious step towards me getting started at work.

 

Please believe me, I want the following to be taken in the same very sincere way I mean it: I think you need help with this, but I am not sure authorities or increased computer security are able to offer help you need.

 

Over the years, from various websites, I’ve compiled this list of some things that can be checked:

1. First of all check if any rogue programs are running. Start Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc then on the Startup Tab, right-click and Disable any entries that are unknown to you. Repeat this for the Services Tab, where you can check an entry online. If you disable anything restart the computer.
2. It’s probably not relevant these days but this only takes a few seconds to check. Open a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type cmd and press Enter. Now type system.ini and press Enter. If under [drivers] there is an entry user=user.drv, you may have been hacked, so restart the computer and check again. An entry of timer=timer.drv is safe.
3. Now check the net statistics:
3A. Open a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type cmd and press Enter. Now type netstat -ano and press Enter. If ‘Established’ is in the State column, make a note of the PID and the Addresses alongside it, as someone may be hacking you. If the IP Address begins with 192.168, you are safe as it’s part of your home network.
3B. To check if you are being hacked, open Task Manager by hitting Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Go to the Details Tab.
3C. If the PID that you noted in 3A appears and it is not a name that you recognise, right-click it and End the task. You can click the word PID at the top to sequence the numbers to make it easier to find. Restart the computer and check again.
3D. If you didn’t find the PID, restart the computer and rerun the netstat –ano command. Open Google in a browser window and type the IP Address into the search box. If it’s a suspicious site, restart the computer and check again.
4. Lastly, run your ‘anti’ programs, which you should be doing on a regular basis anyway.