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Locked out of Facebook, email and passwords been change, now I have no access.
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roosterpotatoes
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Hi everyone.
I am hoping someone can help me please.
About two weeks ago I started having login problems where I was having to reset my password every time I tried accessing Facebook. I changed my email address on Facebook itself because I though perhaps they were logging in through my email.
I have changed all of my passwords to all of my email accounts so thought everything would return back to normal.
Three days ago I tried to login to Facebook and it was telling me that there was no account associated with any of my email addresses (I have three) When I asked my mum to have a look at the details on my profile she told me an email address which is definitely not mine.
I have tried all of the Facebook "help" which is basic and not helping me.
I cant answer using my secret question as its been wiped off and all Facebook are telling me is that because of the email address which of course, I don't have access to, I cant prove I am who I say I am.
Please can someone offer me any advise on what I can do to recover my account.
Many thanks for reading this very long post but im desperate now as Its got photos of my children and a lot of personal information eg. my birthday and place of birth, Im a bit sensitive about identity fraud
I am hoping someone can help me please.
About two weeks ago I started having login problems where I was having to reset my password every time I tried accessing Facebook. I changed my email address on Facebook itself because I though perhaps they were logging in through my email.
I have changed all of my passwords to all of my email accounts so thought everything would return back to normal.
Three days ago I tried to login to Facebook and it was telling me that there was no account associated with any of my email addresses (I have three) When I asked my mum to have a look at the details on my profile she told me an email address which is definitely not mine.
I have tried all of the Facebook "help" which is basic and not helping me.
I cant answer using my secret question as its been wiped off and all Facebook are telling me is that because of the email address which of course, I don't have access to, I cant prove I am who I say I am.
Please can someone offer me any advise on what I can do to recover my account.
Many thanks for reading this very long post but im desperate now as Its got photos of my children and a lot of personal information eg. my birthday and place of birth, Im a bit sensitive about identity fraud

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Sounds bad, have you tried this:
http://www.facebook.com/hacked/
That will go through some steps to try to get your account back.0 -
Since after changing passwords and associated emails you still got hacked, then the commonality may be your computer. It might be a good idea to first check your computer for malware.
For starters, run Malwarebytes, update it, run a Quick scan and clean anything it finds, post a log:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam-download.php
Then save Hijackthis to the desktop. Hold LEFT SHIFT and RIGHT CLICK on it, Run As Administrator or Current User (and uncheck the 'protect' bit)
http://www.trendmicro.com/ftp/products/hijackthis/beta/HijackThis.exe
Do a system scan and save a log, then post the log here please0 -
Thanks for taking the time to reply
I think I must of asked it to do a complete scan.
I started again and pressed quick scan
Here is the report
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.0.1200
https://www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 6847
Windows 6.1.7600
Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385
13/06/2011 14:17:21
mbam-log-2011-06-13 (14-17-21).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 1
Time elapsed: 18 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
I dont use Internet Explorer, I use google chrome. Does this matter?0 -
That doesn't look right, 18 seconds and 1 object scanned? Try it again, and let it run through. It'll take anywhere from 3 minutes to an hour for the quick scan to finish.
It doesn't matter that you use Chrome, it's just checking Windows and IE versions.0 -
Thanks for all of your help, Ill try the scan again after the superantispyware scan has finished, just doing a quick scan to post here too.
Thanks for your patience0 -
On superantispyware it found 156 adware.tracking cookies, none were harmful
Ill do the malware one now0 -
You probably won't find anything through the anti-virus software, unless perhaps you've been key-logged and if so, I'd be very careful of any online bank accounts and other sensitive information you'ver accessed on your computer. I don't use FB but it sounds to me like someone else has had access to your account and changed your e-mail address so you're unable to recover your password. Do you remember giving your password out to anyone you know? Maybe a friend or relative?0
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.51.0.1200
https://www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 6847
Windows 6.1.7600
Internet Explorer 8.0.7600.16385
13/06/2011 15:03:18
mbam-log-2011-06-13 (15-03-17).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 142842
Time elapsed: 6 minute(s), 10 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)0 -
A keylogger is exactly what we're trying to find, but if there was one you'd expect to find some other associated malware scanning with SAS/MBAM even if the keylogger itself was harder to find.
Can try these quick scans:
http://public.avast.com/~gmerek/aswMBR.htm (common rootkits, don't post a log, use the guide on the webpage)
http://support.kaspersky.com/downloads/utils/tdsskiller.exe (TDSS/TDL rootkits, don't post a log just say result)
HitmanPro http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro (don't bother cleaning cookies)
Wouldn't hurt to run Combofix just in case there is difficult rootkit or keylogger. It's up to you.0 -
Blimey, it sounds complicated. I have Norton security and it shows nothing. Ill try the two you have suggested and will post up the results
Thank you once again0
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