kingpinzs Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 So this is the first time I know someone that had there email actuely stolen. They said that they only been on 4 legit websites today and an hour later their addressbook was mass emailed about being in england and needing money so we called him and now he cant get into his rmail. How in the world could this happen if nobody had physical acsses to the box. I am not asking how to do it myself I am just trying to figure out if the people who got emailed if theres are going to be stolen also since I dont know how it happne in the first place and also when I go to his computer what should I look for to see how they did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 His computer could be infected with any thing. He could have used a open access point that steals every thing over it. <insert big list of other reasons> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpinzs Posted April 4, 2010 Author Share Posted April 4, 2010 His computer could be infected with any thing. He could have used a open access point that steals every thing over it. <insert big list of other reasons> The computer is in a house with no wirless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 (edited) The computer is in a house with no wirless. Like Sparda mentioned above, it could be infected with anything. He may have visited a web site that may have been tempered with malware. You never know, shit like that happens. Make sure the computer is fully patched and the antivirus currently updated and you have run a full system scan. Edited April 4, 2010 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 When in doubt, wipe the drive and then have him change all of his passwords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 When in doubt, wipe the drive and then have him change all of his passwords. That fixes all the problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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