My hotmail has started sending links to all my contacts. Advice plz.

pinkpotato · 5 Apr 2011 at 16:42

Hi, basically as the title says.
Its only just sent a wave off but i dont want it to happen again, so far ive:
Changed my password
Update microsoft security essentials and its now doing a full system scan on my computer and my laptop(will most likely be the laptop)

Is there anything else i should do?
Thanks

LiE · 5 Apr 2011 at 16:54

Switch to gmail

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Make sure your secret question isn't easily guessable?

eddyc · 5 Apr 2011 at 17:40

I had this. Once I changed my password it stopped.

3dcandy · 5 Apr 2011 at 20:18

LiE said:
Switch to gmail ...

Make sure your secret question isn't easily guessable?

Had people I know who's accounts have been hacked multiple times. Gmail *seems* to be much better in this repsect

AHarvey · 5 Apr 2011 at 20:27

yeah, mine was being used to spam people and they were bouncing back, changed password and it stopped.

No idea what was going on!

pinkpotato · 5 Apr 2011 at 22:11

Scans on my comp and laptop were clean, hopefully it was just the password :/

iamtheoneneo · 6 Apr 2011 at 10:53

change password, if it still happens ms will block your email. happened to me - couldnt stop it no matter what i did. email is now shutdown by ms.