Hotmail and other sending random email

I have had many reports of a Hotmail problem and now I
am seeing the same thing in Yahoo accounts.
This leads me to believe that the problem is not isolated and may be
happening to any web based email account.



The problem is that Hotmail is sending out apparently random emails to everyone
in your Hotmail address book or at least everyone that you have included in a
single mailing at one time. The one thing that I am seeing in common is that
the list seems to have been used at one time in the CC field. I say random
because of the timing of these email cannot be pinned to a time or day or even
to a time that the computer is turned on. This tells me that the problem is
most likely not in the computer but is a matter of a hijacked password at the
account level.



The emails only contain a link to one web site and although these sites do not
seem to be promoting any malware or virus, they are trying to sell products. So
far these have been the links that have been reported to me:



• healthwellnessnetwork.com

• pillsiterx.net

• greatwitcheryworld.com

• witcherysource.com

• pillsourcemedsguide.net/Colesburg

Solution:

So far the best solution to this problem is to change
your password. You will also have to change your secret question because
whoever stole the password most likely also got the answer to your question so
they can also get your new password if you do not change both. If the problem does not go away after this fix, please contact me and we can dig deeper. 260-349-3497

Prevent Future Problems:

In almost all cases this problem began after someone
sent out a mass mailing and placed all the names in the To: field or used the
CC: (Carbon Copy) field. If you send out any mass mailings be it a joke, an invitation
or anything else, please make it a habit to use the Bcc: (Blind Carbon Copy)
field for all but one name (you have to have something in the To: field). The
name and address to have in the To: field should be your own. This will not only protect you from this type
of attack but your friends name and address will not be spread around and if
they have privacy concerns they will be respected. Along these same lines, if
you ever forward any jokes or other email, please cut off the past recipients
addresses out of respect. Spammers love to collect names and addresses this
way.

I hope this helped and if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.

Mike Bodenhafer-Your
Computer Guy

PMCreation- Computer Repair and Sales

mailto:mike@pmcreation.us

www.PMCreation.us
260-349-3497