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Topic: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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DeanJan 15, 2012
 

 

 
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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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Don JudgeJan 15, 2012
 

 

 
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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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Espen KrømkeJan 15, 2012
 

 
It's no real person who does this, it's a virus.

Paul, there's no use in changing passwords etc. You need to clean your PC with a virus killer, or if that doesn't work I'm afraid you'll need to do a clean reinstall of the system.

If you are a Windows user Microsoft has a decent virus killer called "Microsoft Security Essentials". It's free, just Google it and you'll get a link to a download in your language.

On 15. jan. 2012 10:13, Don Judge wrote:  

I suspect it's not actually Paul, 'they' just used his email account...

 

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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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bikerdoncyclistJan 15, 2012
 

 
I agree an anti-virus scan is a good idea but there is a fair chance your AV program of choice will find nothing, it is a good idea to try more than one, but not at the same time. MSE is well regarded these days but it may not do the trick.

Viruses are only one of several ways to hack email accounts.

> there's no use in changing passwords etc.

I think you'll find that is a recommended course of action to take in such cases

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Espen Krømke" <espen.kromke@...> wrote:
>
> It's no real person who does this, it's a virus.
>
> Paul, there's no use in changing passwords etc. You need to clean your
> PC with a virus killer, or if that doesn't work I'm afraid you'll need
> to do a clean reinstall of the system.
>
> If you are a Windows user Microsoft has a decent virus killer called
> "Microsoft Security Essentials". It's free, just Google it and you'll
> get a link to a download in your language.
>
>

 
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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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PaulJan 15, 2012
 

 
Hi All,

I just thought I should update you all on the situation. I'll keep it brief.

As you may notice this is coming from a different email address. I have
closed down the whole Yahoo account that caused yesterday mornings problems.
That means email and groups account. From what I can gather there can be no
further emails from that account that can cause harm.

I have scanned my PC with Norton's Anti Virus twice and on Epsen and Don's
suggestions have tried out MSE (which I actually quite like.) I have run a
quick scan with MSE and that came up clean and another Full scan is planned
for over night. Spybot has been running the whole time.

I am pretty sure that it was a web based problem as I checked out Yahoo's
handy Account Information tool and at 8.56 Sunday morning my account was
accessed allegedly by someone in India using Yahoo Mobile.

Anyway. I think I have done as much as I can for today. Thanks to almost
everyone for the advice. I shall now await the exam result through the door
after, hopefully passing this exam.

All The Best

Paul

Oh yeah.. News Quiz coming up tomorrow evening.

----- Original Message -----
From: "bikerdoncyclist" <don@...>
To: <just-a-minute@...>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2012 11:38 PM
Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul
Hurwood's post


I agree an anti-virus scan is a good idea but there is a fair chance your AV
program of choice will find nothing, it is a good idea to try more than one,
but not at the same time. MSE is well regarded these days but it may not do
the trick.

Viruses are only one of several ways to hack email accounts.

> there's no use in changing passwords etc.
I think you'll find that is a recommended course of action to take in such
cases


--- In just-a-minute@..., "Espen Krømke" <espen.kromke@...>
wrote:
>
> It's no real person who does this, it's a virus.
>
> Paul, there's no use in changing passwords etc. You need to clean your
> PC with a virus killer, or if that doesn't work I'm afraid you'll need
> to do a clean reinstall of the system.
>
> If you are a Windows user Microsoft has a decent virus killer called
> "Microsoft Security Essentials". It's free, just Google it and you'll
> get a link to a download in your language.
>
>

 
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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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kj.naughtonJan 16, 2012
 

 
Hi Paul,

I empathise. A friend of mine had similar problems with spam emails (and worse) being sent apparently from her Yahoo account. In her case simply changing the password seemed to sort it out - fortunate as she used it for her business email too. She now has her own domain name so she can switch email suppliers and keep her address. In her case I virus scanned and spyware scanned her PC to the ends of the earth and found nothing - we put it down to a simple account hijacking.

Yours is only the second time I've seen this sort of thing happen and both involved Yahoo emails. I draw no conclusions on such a low sample size but it does make you wonder...

Anyway, just to say thanks for your captures - much appreciated in this corner.

Cheers

kJ

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Paul" <paulhurwood2012@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I just thought I should update you all on the situation. I'll keep it brief.
>
> As you may notice this is coming from a different email address. I have
> closed down the whole Yahoo account that caused yesterday mornings problems.
> That means email and groups account. From what I can gather there can be no
> further emails from that account that can cause harm.
>
> I have scanned my PC with Norton's Anti Virus twice and on Epsen and Don's
> suggestions have tried out MSE (which I actually quite like.) I have run a
> quick scan with MSE and that came up clean and another Full scan is planned
> for over night. Spybot has been running the whole time.
>
> I am pretty sure that it was a web based problem as I checked out Yahoo's
> handy Account Information tool and at 8.56 Sunday morning my account was
> accessed allegedly by someone in India using Yahoo Mobile.
>
> Anyway. I think I have done as much as I can for today. Thanks to almost
> everyone for the advice. I shall now await the exam result through the door
> after, hopefully passing this exam.
>
> All The Best
>
> Paul
>
> Oh yeah.. News Quiz coming up tomorrow evening.

 
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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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Don JudgeJan 16, 2012
 

 

 
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Topic: Re: urgent... please read - possible virus in Paul Hurwood's post

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delmelzaJan 16, 2012
 

 
I have received spam from Known email addresses from friends as well.
I even received them from a Dead person!- it Can happen

--- In just-a-minute@..., Don Judge <don@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you for that Paul & kJ, that supports what I have been saying.
>
> Yahoo seems to be a target for these scumof late.
> I have noticed an increase in spam in my Yahoo Inbox and Spam trap over the past couple of months.
>
> As I have said before, make your password STRONG - not a real word, a random mix of upper case, lower case, numeric and non-alphanumeric characters.
> I know it's harder to remember but you will regret it one day if you don't.
>
> Also, never use the same username/password for different services/platforms.
> It has been known for successful password cracks to be used elsewhere.
>
>
> I have worked for a large UK IT Service provider for many years, some of them in network Security, so have some idea of what I am talking about.
>
> As I said before, another thing to remember is that no Malware protection software will protect against everything despite their adverts.
> Just because your A-V of choice finds nothing, it doesn't mean there is nothing there so don't get too complacent over a clear scan.
>
> Here endeth the Internet Security lesson...
>
>  
> --
> Cheers
>
> Don   __o
>       \<,
> .....O/ O
>
>
>
> >
>