Topic: Security Warning for Hotmail users - read it says Riz

[Mr Rizla]

Hi, Now had several bogus emails sent to me from a website claiming to check for you who has blocked you on msn, trust me, this is a spyware site and if you have visited it and entered your details you realy need to change your password.
 
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_change_my_windows_live_hotmail_password.html
 
Will try and get more details in the next day or so, so far WeeJan has had it and, bless, my son just sent it to me... shall be having words with him
 
B carefull out there, nasty people enjoy fuging with you

[Darkmonster]

I checked my old hotmail account the other day, there were 1200+ messages in my sent box for spam type stuff to many people who I have never heard of...plus 1000+ in the inbox that were all spam too...

I don't use the account anymore, hell, haven't even looked at it for a year...so I deleted it!

[Mr Rizla]

more info for the email virus that sends out virused picures...
most important the subject will start something like...

Fotos (then a date after it)

hotmail suggest the following
http://windowslivehelp.com/community/t/68193.aspx

This is what Tino had sent to him by a dodgy Australian dude..

also review
http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/archive/2009/04/29/recent-reports-of-account-hijacks.aspx

I know this is all a pain in the arse but trust me when i say its important, or like Tino face having to rebuild your pc and spend a lot of time just to get it all back up like you had, that is if you have all the software you installed in the 1st place..