My Computer Has a Worm
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Several friends have called me asking if I sent them any emails. I had not, in fact I rarely use email. So now what to do? One friend opened his and he said it was spam. Now I need one of you puter jeanyusus to give me some advice. 
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(12-18-2015, 11:15 AM)cletus1 Wrote: Several friends have called me asking if I sent them any emails. I had not, in fact I rarely use email. So now what to do? One friend opened his and he said it was spam. Now I need one of you puter jeanyusus to give me some advice. 

I think all you can do is change your password. If you used the same password for some other sites you should change those too. 
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(12-18-2015, 11:18 AM)Valuesize Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:15 AM)cletus1 Wrote: Several friends have called me asking if I sent them any emails. I had not, in fact I rarely use email. So now what to do? One friend opened his and he said it was spam. Now I need one of you puter jeanyusus to give me some advice. 

I think all you can do is change your password. If you used the same password for some other sites you should change those too. 

Really? I don't think they need my password to send emails. 
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(12-18-2015, 11:23 AM)cletus1 Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:18 AM)Valuesize Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:15 AM)cletus1 Wrote: Several friends have called me asking if I sent them any emails. I had not, in fact I rarely use email. So now what to do? One friend opened his and he said it was spam. Now I need one of you puter jeanyusus to give me some advice. 

I think all you can do is change your password. If you used the same password for some other sites you should change those too. 

Really? I don't think they need my password to send emails. 

They need your password to get in to your account beevis Razz
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#5
Here's what I have to say about it. I even used bold font for the important stuff. No I didn't Google this these are my words coming from me and not from Google.








When your email account is hacked, here are several steps you need to take:

  1. Check your computer’s security.Most hackers collect passwords using malware that has been installed on your computer (or mobile phone if you have a smartphone). No matter which operating system you use, be sure your anti-virus and anti-malware programs are up to date. Choose the setting that will automatically update your computer when new security fixes are available. If you cannot afford security software, choose one of the free security suites available. To find these, type ’best free security software reviews’ into your search engine.
    Look to see that all operating system updates are also installed. To find these, type ’(the name of your operating system) and updates’ into your search engine. Set your computer to update automatically so that you get protection from new attacks as soon as possible.
  2. Change your password and make it stronger. Do this after your anti-virus and anti-malware programsare updated or the hackers may collect your new password as well.
    • Strong passwords do not have to be hard to remember, they just have to be hard to guess.
    • Make your password at least 10 characters long, and use capital letters, lower case letters, numbers and symbols.
    • Do not use information about yourself or someone close to you (including your dog or cat!) like name, age, or city.
    • Do not use words that can be found in a dictionary, these are easy for hackers to break, even if you spell them backwards.
    • Text messaging shortcuts can help make strong memorable password creation easier. For example L8rL8rNot2Day! translates to later, later, not today.
  3. Send an email to your contacts saying you were hacked. When an email comes from someone you know you are more likely to open it and click on links within it - even if the subject is weird. Help stop the spread of the malware by warning those in your contact list to be cautious of any email sent by you that doesn’t seem right, and to not click on the links.
  4. Smarten up about Spam phishing, and scams.Spam comes at us from all angles; in the mailbox in front of your home (junk mail) in your email inbox, via IM, social networking sites, chats, forums, websites, and sadly, now also on your phone.
    • You do not have a rich uncle you’ve never heard of in some foreign country trying to send you money. You have not won the lottery. No stranger is going to give you money for any reason. No hot babe is lonely and waiting for your response. The only things you’ll get via an unsolicited pharmacy offer is ripped off or an infection (on your computer or phone). If there really was a miracle weight loss cure, it would be front page news and on every TV station.
  5. No reputable bank or company is ever going to ask you to ’authenticate’ information online. And if you get an email with a link to one of these sites, don’t use it; instead, use your search engine to find the site yourself, and then log in. If the message was legitimate, the message will be waiting for you in your account.
  6. Validate the legitimacy of any program/game/app/video/song before downloading it. According to a study released in June 2011 by Microsoft, 1 out of every 14 programs downloaded by users is later shown to be malware, or having malware attached to it. If content is pirated, free, or comes to you anonymously, assume it has malware. Only download content that you have read good reviews about from sites you can trust.
If you are a Hotmail user, there is a feature that can help you, or others you know who have had their email account hijacked. Called "my friend’s been hacked" and found under the "Mark as" dropdown, a simple click allows friends to report compromised accounts directly to Hotmail.
When you click that button, a report is sent to Hotmail where that report is combined with other information to determine if the account in question was in fact hijacked.
Once the account has marked as compromised, two steps are taken:
  • The account can no longer be used by the spammer
  • You (or your compromised friend) are put through an account recovery flow that helps you take back control of your account.
If you are a Hotmail user but your hacked friend uses a different email service, the alert will be sent to their email provider. For example, the alert could be sent to Yahoo! or Gmail so these companies can take action.
 
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#6
^^^^

What he said. Smiling Malwarebytes
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#7
(12-18-2015, 11:51 AM)Valuesize Wrote: Malwarebytes

Really? He should buy something to fix an email account he says he rarely uses?

If he rarely uses it he can always open another account.
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(12-18-2015, 11:53 AM)tvguy Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:51 AM)Valuesize Wrote: Malwarebytes

Really? He should buy something to fix an email account he says he rarely uses?

If he rarely uses it he can always open another account.

It won't fix the email, it will find a remove the malware. There's a free version, I use it. Only difference from the pay one is it takes longer to run it's scan and you need to update it yourself rather than it being automatic. If you want the convenience, $25. a year is cheap. 

This is free also. https://www.malwarebytes.org/antiexploit/
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#9
(12-18-2015, 12:00 PM)Valuesize Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:53 AM)tvguy Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:51 AM)Valuesize Wrote: Malwarebytes

Really? He should buy something to fix an email account he says he rarely uses?

If he rarely uses it he can always open another account.

It won't fix the email, it will find a remove the malware. There's a free version, I use it. Only difference from the pay one is it takes longer to run it's scan and you need to update it yourself rather than it being automatic. If you want the convenience, $25. a year is cheap. 

This is free also. https://www.malwarebytes.org/antiexploit/
I already have malwarebytes installed. I checked for updates and clicked to install. Anyway, I now have the premium installed for 13 free days. I had the free version, but it did not protect me. I will now start changing my passwords. Nogoot Mofo sumbch Rotn basrd. 
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#10
(12-18-2015, 12:00 PM)Valuesize Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:53 AM)tvguy Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 11:51 AM)Valuesize Wrote: Malwarebytes

Really? He should buy something to fix an email account he says he rarely uses?

If he rarely uses it he can always open another account.

It won't fix the email, it will find a remove the malware. There's a free version, I use it. Only difference from the pay one is it takes longer to run it's scan and you need to update it yourself rather than it being automatic. If you want the convenience, $25. a year is cheap. 

This is free also. https://www.malwarebytes.org/antiexploit/

OK but the one you posted before wasn't free. It said "BUY"

 
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#11
I am watching the scan right now. 6 objects detected so far. What if someone else's computer was infected and they got my address from their address book and are using my address to just send? Is my computer still diseased.  Smiling
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#12
(12-18-2015, 12:45 PM)cletus1 Wrote: I am watching the scan right now. 6 objects detected so far. What if someone else's computer was infected and they got my address from their address book and are using my address to just send? Is my computer still diseased.  Smiling

If so someone else's computer would have to have your password.

I think your only problem is your email ( like VS said)


I'm not saying this won't fix your email but you can get these free scans and use them and they will find objects detected on the worlds safest computer.
A lot of it is total bullshit and you can accomplish the same thing by deleting history cookies caches files bla bla bla
 
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(12-18-2015, 01:02 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 12:45 PM)cletus1 Wrote: I am watching the scan right now. 6 objects detected so far. What if someone else's computer was infected and they got my address from their address book and are using my address to just send? Is my computer still diseased.  Smiling

If so someone else's computer would have to have your password.

I think your only problem is your email ( like VS said)


I'm not saying this won't fix your email but you can get these free scans and use them and they will find objects detected on the worlds safest computer.
A lot of it is total bullshit and you can accomplish the same thing by deleting history cookies caches files bla bla bla
 
So then, you would not buy the premium malwarebytes anti malware program? I might because I don't alway pay attention to my email. A total of 24 items were detected and removed. I will see what happens.
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(12-18-2015, 01:02 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 12:45 PM)cletus1 Wrote: I am watching the scan right now. 6 objects detected so far. What if someone else's computer was infected and they got my address from their address book and are using my address to just send? Is my computer still diseased.  Smiling

If so someone else's computer would have to have your password.

I think your only problem is your email ( like VS said)


I'm not saying this won't fix your email but you can get these free scans and use them and they will find objects detected on the worlds safest computer.
A lot of it is total bullshit and you can accomplish the same thing by deleting history cookies caches files bla bla r
 
 
Correct again.  It's part of many things you should be doing.  In addition to the things you mentioned,  Windows updates are also vital. 
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#16
Mine was hacked a few years back. I just closed the account entirely. Not just the password. But recently I has a minuscule fraudulent charge on a credit card. I changed all my internet passwords after that.  Changing passwords frequently is supposed to be a good thing.  Annoying. I don't do it nearly enough.
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(12-18-2015, 12:45 PM)cletus1 Wrote: I am watching the scan right now. 6 objects detected so far. What if someone else's computer was infected and they got my address from their address book and are using my address to just send? Is my computer still diseased.  Smiling

Digital scum.
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#18
You might want to check out LASTPASS.COM 
I use it and like it's many features. A free version but I pay for the cheap version...12 bucks a year.

You best hope you don't really have "a worm". Malicious software hacks that allows email to be send from you IP address are bad enough but a worm just sits there hidden waiting for instructions. A worm allows the bad guys to take total control of your machine. The only real fix if it's really a worm is to have someone with a really hefty "virus" program download your data, wipe everything thing from your hard drive, and reset everything to zeros. Then reinstall everything. 
Hope that's not really a worm. 

Good luck. 
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(12-18-2015, 07:55 PM)Wonky3 Wrote: You might want to check out LASTPASS.COM 
I use it and like it's many features. A free version but I pay for the cheap version...12 bucks a year.

You best hope you don't really have "a worm". Malicious software hacks that allows email to be send from you IP address are bad enough but a worm just sits there hidden waiting for instructions. A worm allows the bad guys to take total control of your machine. The only real fix if it's really a worm is to have someone with a really hefty "virus" program download your data, wipe everything thing from your hard drive, and reset everything to zeros. Then reinstall everything. 
Hope that's not really a worm. 

Good luck. 
Sounds like puberty
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#20
(12-18-2015, 01:24 PM)cletus1 Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 01:02 PM)tvguy Wrote:
(12-18-2015, 12:45 PM)cletus1 Wrote: I am watching the scan right now. 6 objects detected so far. What if someone else's computer was infected and they got my address from their address book and are using my address to just send? Is my computer still diseased.  Smiling

If so someone else's computer would have to have your password.

I think your only problem is your email ( like VS said)


I'm not saying this won't fix your email but you can get these free scans and use them and they will find objects detected on the worlds safest computer.
A lot of it is total bullshit and you can accomplish the same thing by deleting history cookies caches files bla bla bla
 
So then, you would not buy the premium malwarebytes anti malware program? I might because I don't alway pay attention to my email. A total of 24 items were detected and removed. I will see what happens.

I never "BUY" anything.. You could take Mother Teresa's computer... That was brand new... and never used.... and try one of those free sample sites to check for worms malware viruses or whatever they call the crap that all about the samething..

 And it would show "A total of 24 items were detected and removed'.. they are full of shit.
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