New User appeared on my pc

Gilla_2
Gilla_2 Posts: 13,228 Forumite
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I noticed today that a new user has appeared on my pc and I'm worried.

It normally just says GILL-HP but an extra one has appeared saying USER-TOSH.

It asks for a password and username, and there is an option for remote access, which worries me.

I can't work out how to remove it.

Can anyone help, please.
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  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    Toshiba PC?

    Have you had any remote support from Toshiba?

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Delete-a-user-account (for Windows 7. I'm sure there'll be a Windows 10 equivalent if that's what your OS is).
  • Gilla_2
    Gilla_2 Posts: 13,228 Forumite
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    edited 3 February 2017 at 5:31PM
    No. I don't have toshiba at all.

    I'm still Windows 7 - for as long as I can be!
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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,853 Forumite
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    Goto user accounts and disable it?
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Does this better describe the problem?

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/suddenly-get-enter-your-password-to-connect-to/6cfb4875-7382-449b-a8e0-74b8cc059ca1


    You description has us assuming this is at the login screen, but your actually not very clear when/how this appears.
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  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Has anyone with a Toshiba laptop connected to your wireless network recently?

    I wonder if the user has been added from the Toshiba laptop to allow file sharing between your PC and the laptop...?
  • Gilla_2
    Gilla_2 Posts: 13,228 Forumite
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    It appears on my user network - where I can see all the devices attached to the pc. It appeared as a network user, which I didn't like at all.

    However I followed the link in DoaM's post and found a Malicious Software Removal Tool from Microsoft, which took about 3 and a half hours to run through and said it hadn't found anything.

    After running it, though, the USER-TOSH went, so it seems to have removed it.

    Thanks to everyone for your help and support. I was very worried when I found this as it seemed a link from the internet to my pc.
    42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot
    :hello: Good Luck everyone !:hello:
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    Gilla wrote: »
    After running it, though, the USER-TOSH went, so it seems to have removed it.

    Thanks to everyone for your help and support. I was very worried when I found this as it seemed a link from the internet to my pc.

    There's a hidden admin account on your PC, can you see that? No

    Open a command prompt and type in "net users" to get a list of the user accounts on the machine. It's the only way to know for sure!
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  • Gilla_2
    Gilla_2 Posts: 13,228 Forumite
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    edited 4 February 2017 at 12:08PM
    How do I get a command prompt, please.

    It had gone last night, but is back again this morning when I switched the pc on.

    When I open windows explorer it's in the Network part.

    I did a screenshop, but can't work out how to get it on here.
    42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot
    :hello: Good Luck everyone !:hello:
  • Shimrod
    Shimrod Posts: 1,132 Forumite
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    It sounds like you are seeing a device on your network rather than a user on your PC. Do you have anything else connecting to your network? A phone, blu-ray player or TV for example?
  • Strider590
    Strider590 Posts: 11,874 Forumite
    ^^ This, as your in Windows already then I suspect it's another machine on your network.

    Command prompt btw
    Go to the start menu and in "search programs and files" type "cmd" and hit enter.
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