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Ray
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Date Posted: 22:22:17 01/11/12 Wed
Author Host/IP: r220-101-162-163.cpe.unwired.net.au/220.101.162.163
In reply to:
NBH
's message, "Re: Robbed in UK" on 21:41:22 01/11/12 Wed
>>Ray, I consult my friend over this. He commented the
>>spyware could be in yours, this MB or others, though
>>there's no doubt he had hacked in my yahoo mail A/C.
>>Frankly I have hardly any private information in my
>>mail, unless he wished to read my Forum and Poetry!
>
>Doc,
>
>I am afraid your friend is wrong. The fact that the
>hacker could correspond with Ray is proof enough that
>he has commandeered your email account.
>
>You think you do not have vital information in your
>mail. But, amongst other things, the hacker is
>interested in your contacts. This puts all your
>friends at risk.
>
>Make sure you don't do any online banking transactions
>or make online purchases using your credit card.
>
>Best is to discard your email account. Go back to
>Yahoo and check whether or not it is possible to bar
>your account completely. Otherwise the hacker may make
>use of your yahoo email account for transactions which
>you may be held responsible. Can anyone advise on this
>?
Sorry I can't advise on this - but if Doc hasn't got his bank, credit card info or any financial transactions in his computer, then there should be no problem for him. You are right though about everyone on Doc's email listing being at risk.
During the past 4 hours, I contacted McAfee (24 hours online) which is my Security Centre for my computer and we installed all the latest Windows 8 updates, then uninstalled my present Security Centre (for anti-virus, spyware, anti-phishing, etc) and reinstalled the latest Security Centre.
This took 3 3/4 hours from 10:05pm till 1:45am.
We did detect spyware hidden in the incoming email tray - but the Security stopped the spyware from entering the system.
However, after receiving and getting replies of emails from the Doc (who wasn't sending them), I was alarmed enough to redo & debug my whole security system all over again.
It took a few hours, but it will be worth it.
My advice still is to avoid using yahoo, hotmail and public domain email hosting sites.
The whole bloody lot has been compromised.
If Yahoo was doing their jobs properly, a hacker should not be able to hijack and commandeer someone ele's email account.
My god - they were controlling the Doc's emails and replies which eventually flowed through to him.
This sends shivers down my back.
Apeks.......go subscribe to a good security system for your computer!! The freeware is NOT adequate against spyware and phishing (extraction of info from your files including knowing your keystrokes to learn what you are typing).
These hackers and fraudsters are getting too smart.
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