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Strange windows user account 'tsinternetus6r' in Windows Vista !?

It seems that a new user account named 'tsinternetus6r' is created automatically in my Windows Vista Laptop!
When I checked User accounts, It has 'Administrator' previlages, also password protected.
Note the user name's last word 'us6r' - looks like 'user' !! (e ~ 6)

I tried googling...
http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&q=tsinternetus6r&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

I really wonder how this account created. Only my brother was sharing this laptop. He also not done this.

Any idea or anyone faced similar issue ?

Any help would be highly appreciated
Raj

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Bryon H

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Rajkumar Gs

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Thanks great Byron for your immediate response (shocking response).

Just to test whether I can delete its password, I already deleted it's password before posting this question. So I can't test login with the password you specified. :(

I was using 'Bitdefender Internet Security' last year (3 year license genuine version).
Now I am using 'Kaspersky Internet Security 2010'. Both seems to have good firewall protection.

Remote Assistance was enabled in my system. I just disabled that option.
When I checked for that user's documents (normally that should with the same username), it is not found.

I am really shocked to realize that some hacking attempt happened to my computer. I mostly take utmost care to use good security software in my system.

Raj

Rajkumar Gs

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I think better not to login to that account. delete it ?

Raj

Rajkumar Gs

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Another one dangerous thing is that there was no password for Administrator for some months.
Raj

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Rajkumar Gs

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I verified Windows Log. But it has log starting may of this year. This account was created before that.
I have deleted that account.

Thanks for your time and support, Bryon
Raj

Rajkumar Gs

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I read your profile - excellent man!

My wishes.
Raj

Bryon H

well thanks :) you were one question away from me getting 1,000,000 points too - the next accepted answer is it :)

odd that your hacker account was there for so long though - it wouldn't be a bad idea to check up on things every month or so just in case

but it looks like there was no unauthorized access this time, so all is well