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tansie
11 months agoNew member | Level 2
.Dropbox file appeared in my Dropbox folder after data hack
My computer was hacked and data stolen. After this I noticed a cache file and .dropbox file became visible to me in my list of folders and files. In opening properties the .dropbox file security ta...
- 11 months ago
Rich. Thank you so much. I absolutely don't understand any of it. Am thinking the guy that checked out my computer for nasties loaded by the hacker enabled them in his search. Never occurred to look at other files' properties as am in uncharted territory with stolen data. Jumping at everything that goes bump in the night.
Rich
Super User II
tansie wrote:
... I'm more concerned about the listed entities other than myself that are present. Can you explain SYSTEM and administrators to me and why they are listed?
Those entries are from your operating system and are completely normal. SYSTEM is an account used by Windows for system tasks, and Administrators is the default admin group for your computer. Look at the properties of almost any folder and you'll see the same thing.
I would advise that you don't remove those entries unless you understand Windows permissions and know what you're doing.
tansie
11 months agoNew member | Level 2
Rich. Thank you so much. I absolutely don't understand any of it. Am thinking the guy that checked out my computer for nasties loaded by the hacker enabled them in his search. Never occurred to look at other files' properties as am in uncharted territory with stolen data. Jumping at everything that goes bump in the night.
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