It's very possible. As BK suggested, make your password for your accounts
tougher to crack, as in putting in the non-alpha and non-numeric characters,
like !@#$, etc. You could ALSO insert something like © as well (alt+0169 on
the NUMERIC keypad). It will make password cracking your account very hard.
Don't forget, too, viruses are not the only way to hack accounts...you may
need to scan for malware as well. Give Malwarebytes a whirl, it's free...as
is Spybot Search & Destroy. Both high;y recommended programs. An online
scanner which is also good is http://housecall.trendmicro.com .
But as you are thinking, it could simply be a case where someone hacked
Hotmail's site, and came across your account, totally outside your system.
Anything is possible.
Good luck on finding the nasties :)
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Deb Booth" <debs_b_@hotmail.com>
To: "artshow photo group" <artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:24 AM
Subject: RE: [artshow_photo] Apology to Group
>
> Well, actually I didn't throw ANY money Norton's way... I'm a Comcast
> customer, and it's one of the 'extras' they give you as part of your
> membership. So it may be an awful program, but (she grinned) at least
> it's free....
> Thanks for the suggestion, honestly. I will look into other programs, for
> sure.
> Since the 'snag' came through hotmail, though, I'm not altogether sure
> (which is why I wrote the group and asked for input - thanks again for
> sharing that info with me!) if there is a virus on my system or whether
> someone just barged into my email account (not that that is a whole lot
> better - just a different scenario, is all).
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> Light and laughter,
> Deb Booth
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> Different Light Studio - Your World in a Different Light
> http://www.differentlightstudio.com
> Catch my work on FaceBook:
> facebook.com/DifferentLightStudioStoreSubscribe to my free newsletter:
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> Your world... in a 'Different Light' - 4 Videos on YouTube -
> Meditation/Relaxation/Calgon-Take-Me-Away
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwdEp8m7TPY
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iSyQcnbDaY
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxQT1wEnePg
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgVL4Hh2MI
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> To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
> From: MarkM1_Erie@hotmail.com
> Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 21:46:28 -0400
> Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Apology to Group
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> I had a laptop at work a few years back that kept insisting there "MAY" be
> a problem, and to scan it with Norton AV (the problem message was from the
> AV program itself). Even with updated definition files, it found
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> on another machine in the office, and scanned the laptop over the office
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> much better, since the early 2000s. Three are a lot better ones out there,
> for a LOT lower price...and even some free ones, like AVG Free.
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: Deb Booth
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> To: artshow photo group
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> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 6:52 PM
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> Subject: [artshow_photo] Apology to Group
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> Hi there - I am writing to apologize for the no-subject, spam hyperlink
> email that got sent from my hotmail account to the group (and everyone in
> my contacts list) on Friday night. It was NOT from me... and oddly enough,
> I was sitting AT my computer when it happened. I looked up from printing
> notecards and saw I had 54 undeliverable mail notifications. I hadn't sent
> ANY email that evening, so I was more than a bit taken aback.
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> And then I was angry and embarrassed. I changed my hotmail password
> immediately. The hack job came thru hotmail, NOT thru my computer, as my
> Norton antivirus is up to date, and my anti-mal-ware program was working
> and indicated no issues.
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> Does anybody have any suggestions as to how to avoid such issues in the
> future? IS there any way to avoid it, other than regularly changing one's
> password, and maintaining an up-to-date virus protection program?
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> know it's happened to others on this forum, and I know it will happen
> again to some other unsuspecting, innocent soul - but you all have my
> sincere apologies for any inconvenience this instance may have caused you.
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> Light and laughter,
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> Deb Booth
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> Different Light Studio - Your World in a Different Light
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> http://www.differentlightstudio.com
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> Catch my work on FaceBook:
> facebook.com/DifferentLightStudioStoreSubscribe to my free newsletter:
> https://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/subscription.php?username=differentlightstudio&newsletter_id=1410766807
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> Your world... in a 'Different Light' - 4 Videos on YouTube -
> Meditation/Relaxation/Calgon-Take-Me-Away
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwdEp8m7TPY
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iSyQcnbDaY
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxQT1wEnePg
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