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| Thread ID: 129199 | 2013-02-09 08:10:00 | Windows 7 Creating Users By Itself | Caleb Watson (16566) | Press F1 |
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| 1327213 | 2013-02-09 08:10:00 | Hello, I'm starting to get concerned as my Windows 7 PC, just over one year old is creating user accounts by itself. I'm attaching two photos, one of the users list and another of the C:\Users index. Thanks for any help, Caleb Watson FOR YOUR REFERENCE: 47664767 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (fully up-to-date) Security Suite: ESET Smart Security 6 - Paid - Regular scans Maintenance: Regular scans, defragmentation, registy cleanup and disk cleanup |
Caleb Watson (16566) | ||
| 1327214 | 2013-02-09 09:24:00 | Looks like its has something to do with Nvidia (answers.microsoft.com) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1327215 | 2013-02-09 09:36:00 | Yep its to do with NVidia update service, apparently first appeared with version 270.61 , which now is old. What it is and how to remove it (nvidia.custhelp.com) - read that page linked. When installing any Nvidia updates use the custom install NOT the default one that's recommended, that way you can untick the options. The second one -- No idea what that is - can you remove the user? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1327216 | 2013-02-09 20:23:00 | I can delete the random letters user, but it comes back within a day or two. I'll use those links to remove the Nvidia, thanks! |
Caleb Watson (16566) | ||
| 1327217 | 2013-02-10 01:26:00 | Security Suite: ESET Smart Security 6 - Paid - Regular scans Maintenance: Regular scans, defragmentation, registy cleanup and disk cleanup NOD is great, but I don't see you using any anti-spyware at all. Registry cleanup? Careful, a lot of those are bullshit programs. You should install SPybot (update before scanning, weekly) and MalwareBytes or SUperantispyware. For extra inspection, Hijackthis is good, but it won't tell you if something is good bad or neutral, just give you a list of processes and things running on startup and so on....but you can post the log here for inspection and diagnosis. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1327218 | 2013-02-10 01:33:00 | Thanks, I'll install them now and run scans overnight | Caleb Watson (16566) | ||
| 1327219 | 2013-02-11 04:27:00 | The scans all turned up nothing | Caleb Watson (16566) | ||
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