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Question

Windows 7 Unknown User Account Automatically Gets Created

Mar 7, 2016 6:22PM PST

Although I can still logon normally to my laptop using Windows 7 I find that every time I check the list of user accounts under the Windows Control Panel, an unknown user account is somehow automatically created. The following are the details.

User name ywohchbjww
Full Name ywohchbjww
Comment
User's comment
Country code 000 (System Default)
Account active Yes
Account expires Never

Password last set 12/26/2015 8:33:14 PM
Password expires Never
Password changeable 12/26/2015 8:33:14 PM
Password required Yes
User may change password No

Workstations allowed All
Logon script
User profile
Home directory
Last logon Never

Logon hours allowed All

Local Group Memberships *Users
Global Group memberships *None
The command completed successfully.

I have tried to delete this account and it just keeps showing up or somehow creates itself. I have performed several scans using ESET Smart Security 8 anti-virus software and Spyhunter 4 which had not detected any malicious virus related to this account.

Any help would be appreciated.

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Spyhunter is a rogue.
Mar 7, 2016 6:31PM PST
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Use KIS anti-virus
Mar 7, 2016 7:22PM PST

Can you buy KIS anti-virus to scan your laptop?