hey, i just checked my older hotmail account and found about 100 notices that sends were unsuccessful. none of the target addresses are in my address book, and apparently my mom got some spam from me. i changed my password on the account a while ago, but now its happening again. is there any way to tell microsoft? or is the account pretty much dead?
Bubba,
It happened to me so I closed the account and contacted MS.
Then moved to g-mail and yahoo. First I copied all contacts and saved them.
Contact the hotmail team. they are actually very helpful (or they were years ago when mine was hacked). They can tell were the email was sent from and turn it over to the proper authorities if it is sent from a country with internet laws.
Hi, Bubbayoshi.
Since you did not indicate you are having problems with other e-mail accounts or your computer, it is likely isolated to the old Hotmail account, although a full system scan of your A/V and/or anti-malware software wouldn't hurt. I agree that you should most definitely change your password. In addition, see the instructions for Hotmail Security to Protect and Recover Your Account.
alright changed my password. i run a nightly flash scan with mbam and a weekly full with it and mcafee (it's what my computer came with). neither of them have found anything lately
Good move, Bubbayoshi. If you haven't already, it would be wise to follow through with the other account verification steps.
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