Should I be worried?

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I’ve got Malwarebytes Premium on my PC. I received an email from them regarding digital footprint with a tool whereby I could enter my email addresses one by one and they would check if information had been leaked on the web. They then show a summary.

Only one of my emails showed any information had been leaked. Malwarebytes checking showed my home address which is quite worrying. I stopped using that email address but kept it open (Virginmedia) after receiving loads of spam messages. I was only using it for ebay and PayPal and after getting so many spam messages I stopped using it and created a new one. The new email address is clear.

Malwarebytes is obviously trying to get business by offering a paid for addition to their bog standard premium, the cost being £149.oo per annum.

If the damage has already been done, I can’t see what Malwarebytes would be able to do.

Should I be unduly worried that someone could connect my email address to my home address? Any other advice please.....
 
BowdonUK said:
Is it malwarebytes showing your home address?

I've never seen someone's home address on those types of sites. Its usually listing websites and the email address.
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Their tool did a search after I entered one email after another. Only one, the one I've NOT used for months, showed that my home address had been linked with it. I only used that particular email address for ebay and PayPall. I expect someone out there from whom I'd purchased items held my email address and he was hacked or he just gave it away. Although ebay ask for a contact number in profile, I just entered a spurious one and touch wood haven't received a multitude of phishing calls.

Thanks everyone for your helpful replies.

PS: With Windows Defender does it put items in quarantine the same as other AV software?
 
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