Email got hacked what to do?

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 12:17 AM

So my email got hacked on my computer and im not sure what to do, i already started running Avast on my computer, but does this mean i should change my password to my email?

What about my bank login information, what can i do to see what was effected?

erocker · Jan 8, 2012, 12:19 AM

Change all of your passwords.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 12:20 AM

should i do the password changing on another computer like the mac ?

erocker · Jan 8, 2012, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepsi71ocean

should i do the password changing on another computer like the mac ?

Sure. Or just wait until you're sure your PC is virus/trojan/rootkit/keylogger/malware free. Doing it on the Mac is a good option.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 12:23 AM

im trying to figure out how this happened, the only thing i can think of is craigslist, i never go on that place and i was job searching wtf.

do you have any other suggestions besides avast?

Icetruck · Jan 8, 2012, 12:35 AM

microsoft security essentials

a number of people claim that the free anti-spyware is really just spyware

Solaris17 · Jan 8, 2012, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Icetruck

microsoft security essentials

a number of people claim that the free anti-spyware is really just spyware

avast is in no way shape or form spyware. not to mention while MSE may also be good installing 2 programs like that is very counter productive.

i personally recommend avast and malwarebytes.

Radical_Edward · Jan 8, 2012, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Solaris17

avast is in no way shape or form spyware. not to mention while MSE may also be good installing 2 programs like that is very counter productive.

i personally recommend avast and malwarebytes.

+1 to this, I have avast and malwarebytes on all of my computers.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 12:41 AM

I went onto the Mac and it told me the Hotmail website was not safe

Is it. Safe to assume the wireless internet box was compromised

qubit · Jan 8, 2012, 12:43 AM

Definitely change all of your passwords using another computer and the sooner the better.

As your computer got nailed with malware, the only advice I give in such situations is to format and start over with a clean install, as it's the only way you can be 100% sure of having a malware-free PC.

Of course, make sure that you have at least two copies of all your data before you do this.

A Cheese Danish · Jan 8, 2012, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsi71ocean

I went onto the Mac and it told me the Hotmail website was not safe

Is it. Safe to assume the wireless internet box was compromised

Sounds like the "Hotmail" site on your browser is linked to a different site possibly. Your box could have been compromised.

Change passwords to everything on a different computer that is not infected.

silkstone · Jan 8, 2012, 01:38 AM

I've been using Kaspersky for a few years and haven't had a virus in all that time **touch wood** you might want to consider that once you have the viruses/malware cleared out. Sometimes it is worth paying for something decent to protect your computer.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 01:38 AM

i changed my email password twice, and i will work on changing all of my other passwords.

is my email safe to use or should i get a new one

qubit · Jan 8, 2012, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by silkstone

I've been using Kaspersky for a few years and haven't had a virus in all that time **touch wood** you might want to consider that once you have the viruses/malware cleared out. Sometimes it is worth paying for something decent to protect your computer.

+1. Kaspersky's excellent and is the one I use.

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Originally Posted by pepsi71ocean

i changed my email password twice, and i will work on changing all of my other passwords.

is my email safe to use or should i get a new one

Your email account itself is safe, as they won't have hacked Hotmail's servers. Make sure that the password isn't too obviously guessable for any of your accounts.

Solaris17 · Jan 8, 2012, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by qubit

+1. Kaspersky's excellent and is the one I use.

Your email account itself is safe, as they won't have hacked Hotmail's servers. Make sure that the password isn't too obviously guessable for any of your accounts.

also make sure that your passwords arent THE SAME biggest issue i have when people come knocking and are like omg heres money help. morons. make sure avast is updated too. IV never gotten anything with any of the machines i put it on. its also within your best interest to adjust it. heuristics level, actions etc. and i have no sympathy if your one of "those" people that "know" a sites safe and take the shields offline. infact iv never come across a reson to take the sheilds down or use the gaming mode.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 01:51 AM

should i change forum passwords?

Solaris17 · Jan 8, 2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pepsi71ocean

should i change forum passwords?

are they the same? or similar?

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Solaris17

are they the same? or similar?

they are different from my email, they are however uniform to their own, ie the computer forums are the same password, and the gun forums are the same but different from the computer ones.

Solaris17 · Jan 8, 2012, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Change all of your passwords.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepsi71ocean

they are different from my email, they are however uniform to their own, ie the computer forums are the same password, and the gun forums are the same but different from the computer ones.

all in a days work.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Solaris17

all in a days work.

so that is a yes change them all,

Solaris17 · Jan 8, 2012, 02:47 AM

yes infact our naighborhood kreij has made it easy.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...&postcount=240

it even generates them.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 8, 2012, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solaris17

yes infact our naighborhood kreij has made it easy.

http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/sh...&postcount=240

it even generates them.

what exactly does it do? im not sure.

ctrain · Jan 18, 2012, 01:57 PM

Look into using something like gmail, it has a security feature where it won't let a different computer log into your account. Instead it will text you (or call if you want) a code to confirm it's really you.

edit: oops, 10 days old post.

pepsi71ocean · Jan 18, 2012, 02:08 PM

its cool im still doing the research into how this happened.

good info to know.

DanTheBanjoman · Jan 18, 2012, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Solaris17

IV never gotten anything with any of the machines i put it on.

How would you know?

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