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Email Hijacked problem

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  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    Ok. Thanks for that info jbreck & Jayme.

    I have now changed that pasword and will do the same for any linked services.

    I assume that nothing turned up in those logs, then?
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  • rizla01
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    assume you are using Windows live mail or outlook express??

    HI Browntoa,

    Yes I use Hotmail AND Yahoo. Have changed passwod on the hotmail account.

    Is Yahoo also as vulnerable? It is the Hotmail Ac that was being abused.
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  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    mr-mr wrote: »
    1. Need more info about your email set up.
    2. Get http://www.prevx.com/safebook.asp for your PC, it is free.
    3. Get, update and run MBAM: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php

    Once sure PC is clear, change your email password.


    I have now installed Prevx on my system.

    Having changed that password now I will reboot.
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  • Browntoa
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    rizla01 wrote: »
    HI Browntoa,

    Yes I use Hotmail AND Yahoo. Have changed passwod on the hotmail account.

    Is Yahoo also as vulnerable? It is the Hotmail Ac that was being abused.

    seems unlikely that your emails been hacked as they are both web based email , if they were hacked then the hacker would change the passwords
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  • rizla01
    rizla01 Posts: 7,260 Forumite
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    Well I guess it was time to change the passwords anyway and this time I will make them different and unique.

    Something was sending out Emails from my address book in Hotmail.

    I don't understand the different uses of the two Email adresses. They are both only used online AFAIK. I.e. I need to load the webpage before accessing them.
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  • POPPYOSCAR
    POPPYOSCAR Posts: 14,902 Forumite
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    The same thing has happened to me today. I have two email accounts but it has only happened on the aol one. My computer is a mac.

    Help please!!! What should I do?
  • jayme1
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    POPPYOSCAR wrote: »
    The same thing has happened to me today. I have two email accounts but it has only happened on the aol one. My computer is a mac.

    Help please!!! What should I do?

    change the password, and dont type in you password on every site that you click through to that asks you for it, (if you only check it on the web) only go to the proper AOL site and click webmail to access your email
  • hubert_cumberdale
    hubert_cumberdale Posts: 828 Forumite
    its not a person that gets the passwords its a network of computers called a bot net

    i would get rid of robo form as well
  • POPPYOSCAR
    POPPYOSCAR Posts: 14,902 Forumite
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    hubert_cumberdale wrote: »
    its not a person that gets the passwords its a network of computers called a bot net

    i would get rid of robo form as well

    How do I do that?
  • suziewuzie
    suziewuzie Posts: 727 Forumite
    I have had the same with my hotmail account it is sending out e-mails to people. Also I keep getting them from people no longer in my address book :S what do I do I don't understand? I do not want to download programmes as don't know if they are safe or not! I do not want to delete my e-mail account!
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