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⚠️ When things behave unexpectedly, many people assume their computer has been compromised by remote hackers. Most of those people are wrong.
⚠️ Someone is in my computer!
By far the most common situation is that your computer is not being remotely controlled and you’re not being spied on. Much more common is that software, accounts, or equipment are not behaving as expected for more mundane reasons. The same basic security you should already be following still applies. If you do determine that you are being spied on, then locating trustworthy help for diagnosis and repair is critical.
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Chapters
0:00 Someone is controlling my computer
0:45 Getting help
1:14 False alarms
1:42 Other possibilities
4:51 What spies really want
5:23 How to stay safe
7"00 How to recover
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⚠️ When things behave unexpectedly, many people assume their computer has been compromised by remote hackers. Most of those people are wrong.
⚠️ Someone is in my computer!
By far the most common situation is that your computer is not being remotely controlled and you’re not being spied on. Much more common is that software, accounts, or equipment are not behaving as expected for more mundane reasons. The same basic security you should already be following still applies. If you do determine that you are being spied on, then locating trustworthy help for diagnosis and repair is critical.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/142596
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ What Security Software Do You Recommend? ▶ youtu.be/kZ_5zALDHh0
Chapters
0:00 Someone is controlling my computer
0:45 Getting help
1:14 False alarms
1:42 Other possibilities
4:51 What spies really want
5:23 How to stay safe
7"00 How to recover
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
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