How to know if someone is accessing my computer?

Question

Every day, there are some files deleted, some added, adds come in relation to place i dont belong to. Computer is working slow.
i find that someone is having an access to my PC from their computer. How to detect it? Should i file a cyber complaint?

Answer 1

Are you talking about your computer at home? Are you talking about someone in your household using your computer without permission? Here are a few things you can do:



(1) Do you have a wireless network at home? If so, the first thing you need to do is to setup the security on your router. VERY IMPORTANT!



(2) Run a full virus scan of your computer. Viruses could be the culprit behind this problem. Use the virus program you already have, and also download "Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (Free Edition)" to run a second scan. This will pick up anthing that the other may have missed. It doesn't have real-time protection (i.e., will not be running in the background), so don't worry about interference with your current virus program. Make sure to update it before running a system scan. This will most likely solve the issue. If you are looking for a good, free virus program, download "Microsoft Security Essentials". This could be your main one, and MBAM could be your secondary. If you want to purchase a virus program, I recommend "Eset Nod32 Antivirus 4". "Eset Smart Security 4" is their internet security suite. VERY IMPORTANT!



(3) You should also disable "remote assistance". To do this (In Windows 7): Right-click on "Computer" on the desktop and click on "Properties". Click on "Remote settings". Make sure, "Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer" is not checked. Under "Remote Desktop", click on "Don't allow connections to this computer". Now, click "OK". It's very similar in Windows Vista and XP.



(4) Personally, I would format my computer to get rid of any viruses that has been installed on your computer to start with a clean slate. If you decide to do this, make sure to backup all your documents, pictures, music and videos onto an external HDD or USB stick. I would run a full system scan before backing them up, because you don't want to transfer anything over to your external HDD. Once you have formatted your computer, make sure to do step 3, and install a virus or internet security program.



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Since it's family and friends, I guess you could rule that out. Never the less, I think it's best to setup a password for your account. You can allow your friends to use a "Guest" account. Anyways, I would say virus is the culprit.

Answer 2

from your start menu, click on computer, then right click over your hard drive and choose properties. check your sharing set up for the drive(should be a tab called sharing).



also not sure exactly how to use all the info that comes from this but go to your command prompt or dos(access from start menu, programs, accessories). after opening up the dos/command prompt type in "netstat -a" no quotes then enter. or instead of -a try -n or -s or -e or -f or -r or -o and with one of those you should be able to just see with your own eyes how many connections are being made to your computer. when all done with netstat just type in exit then hit your return

Answer 3

If you think someone is accessing you computer then use good firewall. This may also be a problem due to virus or malware. Use some good Internet Security tool like, Norton and Kaspersky.

Answer 4

if say its more likely a virus/malware type of thing then someone accessing your computer. download some free AV like Avast(good all around) or Avira(highest detection rating, but not as many features and not as nice of an interface), and maybe even some extra protection like malwarebytes. run scans and hopefully it can delete it. You may have to reinstall windows.

Answer 5

i don't understand how a newborn in secondary college manages in the event that they have not got a working laptop or pc at homestead! a number of my daughter's homework can not be stored far off from get right of entry to to a working laptop or pc. they might use college desktops at lunchtime or after college yet then they are actually not getting time to eat or have a ruin - which they want and besides, different little ones are on them enjoying video games and so on. and the greater youthful little ones (ys 7 &8)dont get a seem in! while my pc became into out of action for some days, i ended up having to bypass as much as the school to describe the project. There advice - stay late after college - in a rural area this is very seculuded after 4pm and that i don't tension! That became into not suited so particular preparations had to be made for her to have get right of entry to to a working laptop or pc. it is insanity. It additionally concerns me that i'm having to coach her the thank you to apply a e book to discover advice at present. maximum of her classification do not even understand what an index is for! those little ones are going to bypass away college with super A. levels and be in for a marvel at college while they might desire to have the capacity to apply books for their analyze!!

Answer 6

not going into deep , there are two ways u can stop accessing ur pc by some one , first set administrator password strong and then enable this , by this whoever accessing ur pc will require password to enter , this makes security strong ,and other one was use any third party locker application in order to protect ur file and folders , also if possible i highly recommend you to use folder locker application , it is trusted world wide , i too used that before , its excellent app to secure your files and folders . also my advice is whenever you finished working in pc , log off it before u move on , because by doing that other person cant access your pc without entering password

Answer 7

GET EMONITER .BY THIS IF SOMEONE IS HACKING UR COMPUTER