Title: Backup administrative user?
Last modified: September 22, 2017

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# Backup administrative user?

 *  Resolved [dijares](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dijares/)
 * (@dijares)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-administrative-user/)
 * Hi there, I have the latest version of UpdraftPlus Backup/Restor, and just noticed
   there is a new administrative user called ‘backup’ within my users list. Is this
   associated with this backup program?
 * I tried to search for this, but didn’t find it. Sorry if I’m a little paranoid.
   I keep having people trying to reset passwords, so I want to make sure this is
   legit.
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [8 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-administrative-user/#post-9522396)
 * Hi,
 * That’s got nothing to do with UpdraftPlus, which does not create any users, and
   based on what you’ve said, I would be concerned. It sounds like there’s a good
   chance that a hacker has got in and created a user that he hopes you won’t spot
   and will think that it must be something to do with an installed component. But
   I can’t think of any reason for any legitimate plugin to do that – in WP, there’s
   no such thing as a system account; the only users are people.
 * David

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