| Author | Message | ||
     Mr_grumpy |
I don't know if this has happened to any of you, but both my gmail accounts have been hacked & an ad for a Chinese computer firm sent to the entire address books. (If you've received one from me, my apologies but I'm not responsible) My aol, yahoo, & hotmail accounts haven't been touched, Win Defender says no problem found, which leads me to think it's a problem with gmail not my computer. Any & all help appreciated. | ||
| Swordsman |
Whoa! Didn't know Gmail could be hacked. Could it be that spyware on your PC recorded your login? ~SM | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Defender & Avast both say I'm clean, no messages in the sent mail folders of either account. It's weird. | ||
| Zane |
Go to download.com and get the free version of AVG. It found a ton of malware on my machine that was completely missed my MacAfee’s. (By the way, MacAfee’s is worthless; don’t bother wasting disk space on it.) Anyway AVG is a solid product that works well without much overhead. I’ve also had good luck with Disk Doctor. Don’t forget to change your password, just in case. | ||
| Hdbobwithabuell |
Any good deals on those Chinese computers? | ||
| F_skinner |
Here is the DHS report on that subject: Flaw turns Gmail into spamming machine. A serious security flaw in Gmail turns Google’s e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. INSERT (the Information Security Research Team), has created a proof of concept that exploits the trust hierarchy that exists between mail service providers. By exploiting a flaw in the way Google forwards messages, a spammer can send thousands of bulk e-mails through Google’s SMTP service, avoiding Google’s 500-address bulk e-mail limit and identity fraud protections. The report notes that with the rising volume of spam, e-mail providers have turned to whitelists and blacklists to help root out IP addresses of known spammers. Because Gmail falls into the trusted-whitelist category, messages are allowed carte blanche to bypass spam filtering. INSERT’s report notes that no extraordinary Internet expertise is required to exploit the flaw. Google has offered no official comment on the report. | ||
| Nautique4life |
http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products/ Find Housecall. Free scan. IMO, they are they last line of D. | ||
| Reepicheep |
It probably had nothing to do with your local system... unless you have a keystroke logger and they just stole your ID and Password then used it. | ||
| Corporatemonkey |
Before we start panicking over the fear of key-loggers and viruses a question. Do you have a secure password??? Something that is not easily figured out. Something that is lengthy with a mix of Alpa numeric characters + symbols. If not then that is most likely your problem. Any dictionary tool will take mere moments to access your account. | ||
| Mikej |
passwd978 (Message edited by mikej on May 21, 2008) |
