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This is a quick tip for anyone using a Windows pc. My computer got hacked last week and if I had known it then I'd be richer.
I know this is probably common knowledge among tech types but I did not know it until too late.
1) Log into your Windows pc.
2) Create a second user without admin privileges.
3) restart.
4) Log into your regular account.
5) Look at the start button in the lower left.
6) Go to Switch User and go to your non admin account.
7) Log out of the non admin account.
Log back into the main account.
9) Without moving the mouse or anything else, if you notice something different in the start button you should be worried.
I'm sure this belongs in a different section, so move it. Also sure it is well known, but as I said before I did not know it.
Briefly the hack.
1) Someone emptied the 3 bitcoin I had at Blockchain into the wallet 1GFXKAYNo1Urm3HeaxgoWBPSG9MFUkWFDX
2) Then they emptied a litecoin wallet that I had lost the password for and had stored on my computer.
3) etc etc
In my initial paranoia I though adobe flash was used. Apparently it was not.
My suspicion also focused on Fireball who I have criticized a lot. But although he runs a crooked exchange he honestly does not seem to be the type to steal in this way.
It does seem likely the hacking is related to other altcoins. I've been on the internet since the 90s and was never hacked. Then I downloaded a bunch of weird coin wallets and within weeks got hit.
The hacker used ip address 109.120.153.223
I know this is probably common knowledge among tech types but I did not know it until too late.
1) Log into your Windows pc.
2) Create a second user without admin privileges.
3) restart.
4) Log into your regular account.
5) Look at the start button in the lower left.
6) Go to Switch User and go to your non admin account.
7) Log out of the non admin account.
Log back into the main account.9) Without moving the mouse or anything else, if you notice something different in the start button you should be worried.
I'm sure this belongs in a different section, so move it. Also sure it is well known, but as I said before I did not know it.
Briefly the hack.
1) Someone emptied the 3 bitcoin I had at Blockchain into the wallet 1GFXKAYNo1Urm3HeaxgoWBPSG9MFUkWFDX
2) Then they emptied a litecoin wallet that I had lost the password for and had stored on my computer.
3) etc etc
In my initial paranoia I though adobe flash was used. Apparently it was not.
My suspicion also focused on Fireball who I have criticized a lot. But although he runs a crooked exchange he honestly does not seem to be the type to steal in this way.
It does seem likely the hacking is related to other altcoins. I've been on the internet since the 90s and was never hacked. Then I downloaded a bunch of weird coin wallets and within weeks got hit.
The hacker used ip address 109.120.153.223
What the hell are you talking about !?
Sorry, but I've been an IT for more than 15years and this make no sense at all...
