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Title: MSN/Hotmail problem
Post by: Longy on November 20, 2008, 09:00:58 PM
I have just checked my hotmail account and have had something send a message to a lot of my contacts, some spam entitled re:friend. When i logged onto my msn account all my contacts have been delted from msn and hotmail.

This is obv slightly concerning what is my course of action?

fwiw i don't remember downloading anything dodgy and all my poker accounts are attached to a different email addy.


Title: Re: MSN/Hotmail problem
Post by: StuartHopkin on November 21, 2008, 12:13:01 PM
Very strange longy
Theres loads of stuff that mucks about in your outlook/email programs but ive not heard of anything affecting web-based mail and msn.

Id be emailing their support asap

Dont hold your breath though, their reponses are about as useful as a chocolate teapot, but not as tasty obv.


Title: Re: MSN/Hotmail problem
Post by: Longy on November 21, 2008, 12:59:29 PM
Very strange longy
Theres loads of stuff that mucks about in your outlook/email programs but ive not heard of anything affecting web-based mail and msn.

Id be emailing their support asap

Dont hold your breath though, their reponses are about as useful as a chocolate teapot, but not as tasty obv.

Yeah done that and had a google search for the problem

It is a trojan horse and have managed to install spybot search and destroy to get rid of it. Bloody annoying nevertheless.


Title: Re: MSN/Hotmail problem
Post by: Bongo on November 21, 2008, 06:26:06 PM
Where did it come from?

Have you reassessed if your security is adequate?