ran net view and random pc found


  1. paul2011
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    ran net view and random pc found


    i ran net view in cmd to try and fix previous problem (which is now fixed thanks to all of you who helped) and it came up with a random pc



    my laptop is AOA150
    my PC is paul-pc
    i dont know what or who windows-xp is
    what can i do?
    do i have a hacker or what?
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  3. anta
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    windows 7 enterprise 32bit
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    have you got an unsecure wifi ?
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  4. DustSailor
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    anta said:
    have you got an unsecure wifi ?
    Recommend to always have a password protected wifi, or neighbors can begin to think that its theirs lol.
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  6. paul2011
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    yes it is secure. this morining i ran net view again and there was only the pc i was on that was showing up
    so u think its ok now
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  7. anta
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    I would change the ssid and password.
    might also be an idea to reset the admin password on the router whilst you're there
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  8. paul2011
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    just found out that it was xpmode i think it was running in the background

    thanks for your help anyway
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