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Gmail been hijacked, possible

DCFC79
DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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It might not be a problem but ive just received 2 email address which before opening them looked like i had sent them but they had been returned due to the address being wrong, so i had a look and 1 of the addresses it tried to send a mail to is an address i have sent an email to in the past and the other address is one thats logged in my gmail account. Im running avira now and ill run malware bytes and super anti spyware, also a hijack, anything else i could do

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  • thomas01155
    thomas01155 Posts: 2,382 Forumite
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    Change you password on a clean computer make sure its long and contains UPPER CASE,lower case, *££*$£"!!)~@> and numbers. Do you mean you got a email saying it couldn't be delivered?
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    Do you mean you got a email saying it couldn't be delivered?

    yes sorry,they both said the email couldnt delivered like if you enter the address wrong
  • ch3tzy
    ch3tzy Posts: 27 Forumite
    right at the bottom of you gmail account (logged in) you have
    Last account activity: 1 minute ago at this IP (00.933.22.4.2.). Details

    Click on details, and check the ip addresses...
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    ch3tzy wrote: »
    right at the bottom of you gmail account (logged in) you have
    Last account activity: 1 minute ago at this IP (00.933.22.4.2.). Details

    Click on details, and check the ip addresses...

    i would have done that except i logged into my gmail last night via the laptop, i think i sorted it last night though as malware bytes found alot of adware and stuff
  • Reggie_Rebel
    Reggie_Rebel Posts: 5,036 Forumite
    Google have an issue that they won't can't address.

    I have a gmail account firstname.surname@gmail.com, recently someone with the same name as me (which is strange because my surname is unusual) registered firstnamesurname@googlemail.com.

    I get all his email.

    Could you be suffering the same?
    It's taken me years of experience to get this cynical
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