Tech Tip—Hacking, Virus Scans

March 23, 2010 by · Comments Off
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Last week, I received two emails from my husband with suspicious links, nothing else. I didn’t click on them, but the text told me that they might be porn.

I contacted my husband the heads-up. It was either a virus or a hack. Turns out that some scumbag hacked his Yahoo account. Later at work, I received another suspicious email from a client with the same MO and another Yahoo account.

The danger with these types of hacks is that the hacker can poke around in your saved and trash emails for clues: clues about where you bank, where you shop, and other sites you visit. As long as they have access, they can then go in and change password log on info.

I’m hoping that this hacker was just stupid. I mean, tipping your hand with the bogus emails ruins your chances of more info. Fortunately, my husband does not use his Yahoo account for such things.

In any case, after the hack was uncovered, a full virus scan followed. Any time you suspect a hack, follow this prescription.

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