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entwisi

04-01-2009 19:39

surreal - yahoo-AOL IM warning

I have a yahoo account for a couple of people I talk to on IM. I'm used to getting the odd weird Spam through it for women offering me naked pictures etc but tonight I had a real weird one....

It was from "Rindy" which I thought a little strange as our good old Garinda is on MSN on my IM buddy list. Obviously on Linux I could happily click it in no fear, it was a spam link but I found it interesting or a weird co-incidence that it 'linked' me and "rindy" which is how I usually refer to Garinda on accyweb.

So, this is a little more than your usual " Bank email" etc, this is either a real random co-incidence or someone tracking references from Accyweb onto IM.

Be careful!

Less	04-01-2009 19:51

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Or, Rindy is fed up having all his links to specialised footwear removed as spam from accyweb and is now going through his address book and hoping the direct approach will win him a little sympathy and maybe he'll finally be able to get rid of that container full of seventies 'glam' boots he bought for a snip on e-bay.

Having said that, guess whose msn has just sent me a link?

I'm not going to open it, I think Rindy may have been hijacked!

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Neil	04-01-2009 20:00

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I pm'd him tonight to change his MSN password as I have been getting dodgy links sent to me from his MSN account for a couple of days - you sure it was not from his MSN account?

Changing his password will stop this. I have seen it several times - my account was compromised a while back as well.

Anyone wanting to change their MSN password has to do it using the link below as their is no way to do it in the MSN client program itself.

Change MSN (and Windows Live) Password

buttonsmum

04-01-2009 20:10

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pretty sure it was Yahoo/AOL but as I use a single client I may be wrong.....

<just doing soem stuff on Julies PC hence it showing as her :o)

Neil	04-01-2009 20:33

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Thats why I was asking you. I think it will have been MSN. One of Sam's friends just sent him a link and she is not online either. It is a common MSN problem

BERNADETTE

04-01-2009 20:38

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It is a virus on MSN, I got two sent from Jen who got it sent from Rindy.

SPUGGIE J

04-01-2009 20:41

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Its happening too often and a few I know have been hit as well. Ruddy thing!!! Getting fed up with it and all the crap that MS has had run through it lately. :mad:

entwisi

04-01-2009 20:43

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*Cough*

LINUX

*cough*

come on, you lot, this is getting silly!!!!!

derekgas

04-01-2009 20:45

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As you are all people who are not on my msn list, and I havnt had any, sounds like a problem with rindy's msn!

shillelagh

04-01-2009 20:46

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Now Spuggie is back we are talking on msn a lot ........ and it keeps coming up a message from rindy .... with a link on it ...... now i dont click on it ... and when that happens rindy is offline...... but also it comes up that im signed in on another computer ... and kicks me off msn and then goes to spuggie ... Have changed my password for msn, running a virus check as well and once thats done i'll run spybot.

SPUGGIE J

04-01-2009 21:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 666098)

*Cough*

LINUX

*cough*

come on, you lot, this is getting silly!!!!!

When I convert my daughter it will be easier but I think its time for a dual boot set up with XP n Ubuntu.

Less	04-01-2009 21:08

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Never had this problem with my Atari 800xl, hmmm, now what were the guys that built that called and which superb machine did they go on to create?

Neil	04-01-2009 21:13

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Do not click links from people unles you chat with them and they tell you what it is.

BERNADETTE

04-01-2009 22:09

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I hope nobody thinks that is how my PC got problems. I'm not very PC literate but I do know not to open links like this one:)

garinda

05-01-2009 10:57

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Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi (Post 666074)

I've only just seen this thread thanks to Neil, as I'm so un-techie I don't normally look in here.

Last Friday I received a messag eon MSN from someoe known to me. It said 'check out my photos from New Year's Eve. To see the photos you had to re-enter your name and MSN password, which because I was stil half asleep l foolishly did.

I never open mail from people I don't know, but was taken in by this because it appeared to be from someone I know and trust, and seemed fairly plausible...well it did whilst I was still so dozy.

Beware, and I apologise to people who thought I'd got a job peddling porn.:D

garinda

05-01-2009 10:58

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P.S. Thanks to Neil for alerting me about this, and for telling me how to reset my password.

garinda

05-01-2009 11:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 666115)

Do not click links from people unles you chat with them and they tell you what it is.

This was from someone I know and trust, that's why I was taken in, though it turns out they didn't know anything about it.

Should have found that out first though...before stupidly typing in my password.:o

Neil	13-01-2009 13:27

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I have just sent one of Sams friends an MSN message telling him how to change is password as his MSN just sent the link Sam.

This is the second time I have warned friends on his list in a couple of weeks :)

BERNADETTE

15-02-2009 14:33

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Just want to apologise to anybody who has been getting a link sent via my MSN. Cleared system so hopefully all sorted now:) Thanks to Emmamum and Mick for letting me know about it:)

Neil	15-02-2009 17:22

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 680490)

Just want to apologise to anybody who has been getting a link sent via my MSN. Cleared system so hopefully all sorted now:) Thanks to Emmamum and Mick for letting me know about it:)

Have you changed your MSN password now?
Do you understand how your password was stolen so it wont happen again? If not ask and I will explain.

BERNADETTE

15-02-2009 20:52

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 680527)

Have you changed your MSN password now?
Do you understand how your password was stolen so it wont happen again? If not ask and I will explain.

No I have no idea how my password was stolen or how to change it so any advice would be welcome. Just one thing I don't know my original password either:o

Bonnyboy

15-02-2009 20:59

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 680490)

Just want to apologise to anybody who has been getting a link sent via my MSN. Cleared system so hopefully all sorted now:) Thanks to Emmamum and Mick for letting me know about it:)

Your messenger has sent me 4 links in the last 20min or so, roughly at 5 min intervals so it’s still playing up I’m afraid.

BERNADETTE

15-02-2009 21:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonnyboy (Post 680637)

Your messenger has sent me 4 links in the last 20min or so, roughly at 5 min intervals so it’s still playing up I’m afraid.

Ok sorry about that will run another scan:o

Bonnyboy

15-02-2009 21:06

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 680639)

Ok sorry about that will run another scan:o

It's OK I blocked you for the time being, it got a tad irritating :D:D

Neil	15-02-2009 21:27

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BERNADETTE (Post 680639)

Ok sorry about that will run another scan:o

A scan will not stop it. You don't have a virus. Your have given your password away.

Never type your MSN password into any link that comes as a message from a friend. You will have got a message from a friend saying look at my pictures. You clicked it and it asked you for your password. Bingo you gave your password away so now your account can send the same message to all your friends.

You must change your password now to stop it happening.

Use this link to change it https://accountservices.passport.net...?lc=2057&id=10

Let me know if it does not work for you.

emamum

15-02-2009 21:29

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im not gunna click on the link she keeps sending but i thought it was the one that gives you a virus when you open the link

BERNADETTE

15-02-2009 21:56

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Thanks Neil have changed my password. Don't know how it happened as haven't opened any links from anybody.:confused:

Neil	15-02-2009 22:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by emamum (Post 680655)

im not gunna click on the link she keeps sending but i thought it was the one that gives you a virus when you open the link

If its the one that invites you to look at her photos it is not a virus. It asks for your password so you can see them.

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