Repeatedly having my Windows 10 Account Passwords Hacked.

Wondering if anyone here knows high-security ways to secure the Windows SAM (Security Accounts Manager) file from being hacked via remote network access or physical access to an unattended machine.

Have already informed the police (though they don't do anything) that a neighbour or local burglar enters the property when I'm out and copies written passwords. They may also install malware on the computer or perhaps all hacking is done remotely via installed malware.

Regardless, the local area constantly give me the impression that my computer activity is closely watched.

Can anyone answer the questions in the first paragraph or give me advice on how to maximise security and the privacy of my computer and its usage?

Thelps, think about installing a security system and or a video surveillance system to protect you home. You can either do or yourself or hire a professional.

What makes you think it's your neighbor? Your system may be compromised. Do you have backups of your data stored off line? If it was my computer and my passwords and who knows what else was being stolen I would do a clean install of Windows and start over. I would also change all my passwords. Do this after you know your system is clean.

Winuser said:

What makes you think it's your neighbor? Your system may be compromised. Do you have backups of your data stored off line? If it was my computer and my passwords and who knows what else was being stolen I would do a clean install of Windows and start over. I would also change all my passwords. Do this after you know your system is clean.

I can only assume that my internet use is being actively monitored by an individual or group of individuals (rather than by an automated system designed to prevent crime or security breaches).

If anyone has some expert knowledge as to how to identify hacking attempts / malware infestation on the local hardware and how to obfuscate internet use across the ISP and wider internet - that would be ideal.

cottonball said:

By any chance, I am not any sort of expert, however, there is something rather simple that comes to mind for monitoring your outgoing traffic:

Type cmd in the Ask me anything area to launch the Command Prompt
At the C:\Users\(Your Username)
Type: netstat
Press: Enter

The netstat command generates a list of all outgoing data transmissions, and works best when you have as few applications opened as possible.

Copy/paste the list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that your computer is sending information to, then, launch a Web browser.
Enter each IP address into your browser's address bar to locate where information is being sent.

None of the above provides a solution as to who is observing my usage of the internet and the contents of my computer. Also, so far in this thread, all of the advice is the type of stuff I'm already aware of, and the answers provided don't give me any useful way of preventing someone who is violating my right to privacy from continuing to do so, either knowingly or unknowingly.

Has anyone on this forum ever been interested in securing their computer's contents and absolute privacy of their internet usage in order to allow them to work privately, and by themselves? If so, and they were successful at that goal, could they please inform me as to how they achieved this objective as confidentially as possible.

I was always under the impression that the vast majority of people valued their privacy immensely.