HACKING

Question

Having discovered a connection to a remote computer in Windows 7 Credential Manager ("virtual app/didlogical") I enquired and was informed that this link is a credential that is stored on the computer and is used by Windows Live applications, such as Messenger or Live Mail, among others.  If you remove the virtualapp/didlogical file it will be retrieved from the net and re-installed by these programs.  Because I don't use any of these programs, I installed a shortcut to Credential Manager on my desktop so that I could easily remove the virtualapp/didlogical link each time it re-appeared.  Shortly afterwards, my Credential Manager shortcut disappeared from my desktop - it had been removed to the recycle bin!  (No other person had access to my computer.)   I suspected someone somewhere was gaining access to my computer via the link.  The same thing happened again after I'd replaced the shortcut onto desktop, except it had been transferred to a Control Panel file.  I again returned it to Desktop, but soon afterwards, this shortcut had disappeared completely from my computer,   Also, the 'Credential Manager' program had somehow been altered and now refused to allow me to set a new shortcut to be set up. As I was expecting something like this, I had kept a copy of the shortcut in a Word file.  I decided I would now insert TEN shortcuts to Credential Manager on my Desktop - just to see what would happen. By 1.30 pm on the same day, these had all been completely removed!  Next, I inserted a shortcut to Credential Manager but renamed it "Find this if you can!" - to check if  the person removing the shortcuts could still identify it.  Sure enough, by the next day, even that shortcut had been removed!   If the link to virtualapp/didlogical allows someone to amend programs, and identify and delete shortcuts from desktop, it would seem they could more or less do what they liked with the computer. After this, I disabled Credit Manager itself and have had no further problems.  My question is this: surely this action has not been authorised by Microsoft?

Answer 1

Canadiantech:  Thanks again, but Microsoft state "virtualapp/didlogical "should not be a threat.   Why haven't they stated "IS NOT A THREAT?"  I'm looking for denial (or proof) that this programme does not allow indiscriminate access to computers on which this credential is installed.  Only then might I accept that my computer could be hacked.   The events I've described happened in July - having disabled Credential Manager I've had no further problems with hacking since.  Re-installing Windows cannot provide the evidence I'm looking for.  If someone with Windows 7 and virtualapp/didlogical installed inserts a shortcut to Credential Manager on Desktop and reports nothing untoward happening in the following 24 hours it might prove things one way or the other!

"Trojanwin32help is here" writes on 9 Oct, and has inserted a link to their reply - which does not work.   I reproduce it here:

Hi GREATOREXJOHN, I recon you really are having worrys.

What you shouldn't do- You shouldn't install anything like RegCleanPro, or any remote desktop apps from INTERNET websites.

What you could do- Disable remote desktop under "Control Panel" --> System And Security --> Allow remote access and their pour is dirt.

My reply:   Sorry, Trojanwin - there are no "worrys!"  The problem of interference with my desktop shortcuts disappeared completely in July, after I had disabled "credential manager" which stopped "virtualapp/didlogical" allowing access to my computer.  Despite my detailed explanations above, no one has yet realised that I'm trying to find out if, and why, or a denial, that the programme allows remote access to the computers on which it is installed.

Answer 2

Thanks, canadiantech, but I do not need help sorting a problem.   I do not have Windows Live Essentials on my computer - and there is no problem with my Windows installation.   I think I deserve an explanation as to how and why the remote computer operator linked through "virtualappdidlogical" was able to amend programmes and delete shortcuts from my desktop,  and whether such action has been authorised by Microsoft.  Since disabling Credential Manager (as I do not use programs such as Live Messenger) - thus removing the link to virtualappdidlogical quite some time ago, there have been no further instances of unauthorised  interference with programmes and shortcuts on my computer,  indicating that the remote computer operator had full access.

Answer 3

Try uninstalling Windows Live Essentials. 

If that does not change this behavior, I would see no other choice but a clean re-install of Windows.

Answer 4

I think you must assume that your computer is hacked.  That is a very dangerous situation.

The only choice you have is to re-install Windows 7.

Who do you think is responsible for giving you an explanation?  Really!