Dear DamianUK

For extra security, I purchased an external hard drive and placed my shared folder on there that way my "C" drive will not be compromised.

It is also possible that your PC may have some hidden spyware on it, I found the following on my PC after I let my teenage son loose on it:

ipscan.exe (a port scanner, looks for vulnerable PCs)
KBrowser.exe (browser, not sure if it's for the internet or my PC)
kazupernodes.exe (gives control of your PC to someone else )
http.exe (Internet communication)
eexplorer.exe (establishes regular internet connections)

All spyware/viruses, all designed to take control of your PC and hand it to someone else.

However, as luck would have it, I decided to look at my C:\Windows directory and found these five pieces of crapware and, after verifying that they were rubbish, deleted them.

Anyway, my point is that if someone unknown can access your PC above and beyond the access you have given via LW then there must be something else giving out unrestricted access.

I suggest you start by looking in your windows directory.



UK Bob

PS. Do you have AV and firewall software?