My Windows 7 has a very active hacker who is busy changing everything - including taking adm. privileges away from me. I've already done a System Recovery, had a nice clean machine from about an hour. Now I can't even recover the drive - the program won't run. Any suggestions (Yes, I know who my hacker is... usless person with nothing but time)

Hacker uses the "Network" to control your computer, so disable all of your network connection first. When starting up computer, before the Windows Booting logo screen, Press F8 and Select "Repair your computer." There, you can use System Restore or any other tools."Everything we do is dictated by motive."

Hi, Actually, the officially recommended method is still to format and re-install the compromised computer from a known good build (i.e. operating system CD + all security patches while disconnected from the network). For more information on hacking, please see these links: Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do? http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0504.mspx Help: I Got Hacked. Now What Do I Do? Part II http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm0704.mspx How A Criminal Might Infiltrate Your Network http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/01/AnatomyofaHack/default.aspx Malicious Software Removal Tool http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx The Day After: Your First Reponse To A Security Breach http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2005/01/IncidentResponse You can also contact your antivirus vendor for assistance with identifying or removing virus or worm infections. If you need more help with virus-related issues, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For support within the United States and Canada, call toll-free (866) PCSAFETY (727-2338). For support outside the United States and Canada, visit the Product Support Services Web page (http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=SecurityHome). I hope this helps. Thank you for your time and cooperation! (Please note that the newsgroups are staffed weekdays by Microsoft Support professionals to answer your non-urgent, break/fix systems and applications questions. Our goal is to provide 24 hour response to all questions. If this response time does not meet your needs, please contact Customer Service and Support (CSS) for more immediate assistance. For more information on available CSS services, please click here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;OfferProPhone#faq607.) In order to get the answer effectively, it is recommended to submit a new question in Windows 7 Forum for further discussion in the future. The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding. Regards, Sabrina This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.