http://www.techgeekandmore.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not Technology Explained for All Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:19:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-alpha-19719 http://www.techgeekandmore.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-80 Alex Novelo Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:09:47 +0000 http://techgeekandmore.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-80 The only thing you can do if you are using the web to get to your hotmail (or yahoo or Google or any other email you get via a website), is change your password and use a much stronger password.....a good password should look like this P@55w0rd1 (In this example the a = @, s = 5, o = 0 letter = number). And after that continue to monitor to see if your account still shows like you are sending things outside of your control. It probably will stop, however if it doesnt then Microsoft (since they run hotmail, or whomever runs the email service) would need to be notified. The only thing you can do if you are using the web to get to your hotmail (or yahoo or Google or any other email you get via a website), is change your password and use a much stronger password…..a good password should look like this P@55w0rd1 (In this example the a = @, s = 5, o = 0 letter = number). And after that continue to monitor to see if your account still shows like you are sending things outside of your control. It probably will stop, however if it doesnt then Microsoft (since they run hotmail, or whomever runs the email service) would need to be notified.

]]> http://www.techgeekandmore.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-79 Anna Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:58:06 +0000 http://techgeekandmore.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-79 If my hotmail account has sent out these messages, how do I stop it? Or is it just a one-time thing? If my hotmail account has sent out these messages, how do I stop it?
Or is it just a one-time thing?

]]> http://www.techgeekandmore.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-78 Luis Novelo Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:13:59 +0000 http://techgeekandmore.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-78 Hey cuz, I'm glad to see you posted what happened to me. Hopefully it won't happen to anyone else. After reading what you wrote I feel kind of silly for opening the email. I should have seen the signs that it was a bogus email. In any case, thanks for helping me out with that. Is there any way you can post the links that you gave me so that anyone who might fall for this trap can get rid of this "spyware" or whatever it is? Thanks, Luis N. Hey cuz, I’m glad to see you posted what happened to me. Hopefully it won’t happen to anyone else. After reading what you wrote I feel kind of silly for opening the email. I should have seen the signs that it was a bogus email. In any case, thanks for helping me out with that. Is there any way you can post the links that you gave me so that anyone who might fall for this trap can get rid of this “spyware” or whatever it is?
Thanks,
Luis N.

]]> http://www.techgeekandmore.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-77 Software: What every Windows pc user should have installed to secure their pc – Part 1 Anti-Virus « TechGeekandMore Blog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:11:14 +0000 http://techgeekandmore.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/alert-hiya-email-just-another-attempt-to-get-you-to-click-on-a-link-that-you-really-should-not/#comment-77 [...] 1. Don’t open email attachments or click on links from emails; even if the email is from someone you know because there is a good chance that attachment and email was not actually sent by the person or the person who sent you the email clicked on a link they shouldn’t have and that email was automatically triggered.  (Alert: Hiya:) Email – Just another attempt to get you to click on a link that you REALLY SHOULD NO...) [...] [...] 1. Don’t open email attachments or click on links from emails; even if the email is from someone you know because there is a good chance that attachment and email was not actually sent by the person or the person who sent you the email clicked on a link they shouldn’t have and that email was automatically triggered.  (Alert: Hiya:) Email – Just another attempt to get you to click on a link that you REALLY SHOULD NO…) [...]

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