Back door?? Help!

Question

I need help dealing with a teenager that knows more about computers than I.  I would like to keep him out of the 'administrative' usage but each time I change his access type he just goes thru a 'back door' and reverts it.  What is this back door?  Is there any way to keep him on 'limited' account type?  Any information would be greatly appreciated!  He is loading my business computer with all kinds of junk. Thank you in advance!!

msgale · Answer

Do you have an administrator password?

simpswr · Answer

Do you have a baseball bat?

rallen_home · Answer

Change the Administrative password for the Administrator account and deleting all accounts except administrator; your son will not get in. Disabling the Guest account will also insure security. A alphanumeric password of at least 8 characters combined with caps can make it more difficult to achieve entry. I would also check my computer for more than installations; if this is a company owned work based computer, no telling what sites your son has gone to on it. Save your files to a backup, FDISK and reload your OS and software. Try Adware for malware on the computer and run your anti-virus asap.

VBdotNet · Answer

@rallen_home wrote:
Change the Administrative password for the Administrator account and deleting all accounts except administrator; your son will not get in. Disabling the Guest account will also insure security. A alphanumeric password of at least 8 characters combined with caps can make it more difficult to achieve entry. I would also check my computer for more than installations; if this is a company owned work based computer, no telling what sites your son has gone to on it. Save your files to a backup, FDISK and reload your OS and software. Try Adware for malware on the computer and run your anti-virus asap.

I agree. Many companies install monitoring software on their PCs. If your employer did this and decides to audit your laptop and determines that the company's computer and/or internet policies have been violated then you are in trouble, not your son. I would deny your son all access to the laptop. As a preemptive CYA, you may want to consider telling your boss that your kid got into your laptop and installed software that shouldn't be on the laptop and changed settings - and you'd like the I.T. tech staff to copy off your business files and reimage the hard drive. If your laptop is the only PC in the house then spend the $399 to $599 for a low-end desktop PC.

After everything is done to your satisfaction, consider enabling the BIOS password. The laptop will not even boot until the BIOS password is entered. This is another tool you can use to frustrate your son's access to your laptop.

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