Lately, I've been dealing with a serious problem: all my accounts are being hacked. I've noticed this issue for about a week, and I've tried changing my passwords, but they just keep showing up in new apps. So far, my Instagram, Discord, and Roblox accounts have been affected. I suspect there might be a keylogger on my PC, but I have no clue how to check for one. I really need some advice on how to handle this situation.
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First things first, make sure to back up any important data. If things are really messy, a clean install of your operating system might be the way to go. Basically, you’d want to wipe everything and start fresh. And definitely change your passwords and enable two-factor authentication wherever you can to add an extra layer of security.
You could have gotten hacked in a few different ways. Here are some pointers:
1. On your PC: If you clicked on a malicious link, that could have injected malware. This kind of stuff tracks everything you do. Try running a full antivirus scan—if that fails, formatting your hard drive and reinstalling Windows might be necessary.
2. On your phone: Similar issues can arise there if you’ve installed a suspicious app or clicked on a bad link. Go through your apps and get rid of anything that looks sketchy.
3. Through your network: If someone got access to your Wi-Fi, they could exploit that too. Changing your Wi-Fi password is crucial—only share it with trusted folks!
It sounds like there might be an info stealer on your device. If that's the case, just changing passwords won’t help because they can still grab your session information as you log in. It’s crucial to find and remove the malware before it can keep causing problems.
For the malware issue, do I need to physically do something to my PC to fix it? Would just a hard reset do the trick, or is there more involved?
And about the network access, if no one else in my family has experienced this, does that still rule out a network issue?