Lenny, I can understand how the Malware could do "typing" for him, but AFAIK, there is no way for a remote IM to make a post disappear on my IM screen (right?). That's why I believe that it was me who had been hacked.
Ben --- In [email protected], "LNVTM1 - Lenny Vasbinder" <lnv...@...> wrote: > > Oh yeah.. one other thing. Your friend likely has a virus or malware that > is sending out that malicious link to people on his/her friends list. I > have several of my "friends" that have this virus/malware right now. Both > you and your friend need to run a litany of malware scans on your computers > to clear up any malware on them. Besides your normal antivirus, also > download and run http://www.MalwareBytes.com and a-Squared Free > http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ ... both of them are free and very > good at finding things that your antivirus might miss. > > Pass this info on to your friend as well. > > Lenny Vasbinder > http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com > FREE and automatic online remote backup of your documents, photos and > files... https://mozy.com/?ref=SY4ZSI Check out how simple and secure it > can be to use the Mozy remote backup system. Mozy will back up your most > important files and folders every day/night while you aren't using your > computer. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Linda > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 3:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Y!M] Re: My messenger was hacked > > Mine was hacked a couple of years ago. I got a message from someone I knew > telling me they had a new site for their pictures and to check it out. I > clicked on it and I think the log in window for messenger came up, I logged > in...and that was all it took, GONE! > > I did get it back, but had to make phone calls to Yahoo. I had to send them > a copy of my driver's license, and describe what I had in my profile. It > took a while and a huge hassle, but got it back. > > BTW, I am the moderator, and I don't know what you meant about contacting > you at your email address. I mainly just approve members and messengers. > There are so many more people on this group who are much more knowledgable > than I am. > > Linda > > --- In [email protected], "Ben Kaufman" <benkaufman1@> > wrote: > > > > Urgent - my yahoo IM was hacked. > > Essentially, it appeared that a friend I was IMing with posted a link. > > I went to the link, resisted clicking on anything else, it looked weird, > so when I went back to his IM session window to ask him about it, the link > was gone and he denied typing it. > > I sent this msg, with more detail, to the main yahoo feedback link. I > include it here incase they do not see it for some time, and since this is > the yahoo IM tech group help group. > > > > Moderator, for further info, pls contact me at my email address registered > with this account. > > > > Thx. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Unsubscribe from Yahoo_Messenger > mailto:[email protected] > > Switch from Normal to Digest mail > mailto:[email protected] > > Switch from Normal to NoMail mail > mailto:[email protected] > > Switch from Digest or NoMail to Normal mail > mailto:[email protected] > > Write to the Moderators and Owner of the List: > mailto:[email protected] > > Suggestions for improvements to the List should be sent to the "owner" > address listed above.Yahoo! Groups Links >
