OK. Even if you didn't have to log into anything, more than likely this fake website was loaded with drive-by malware. In a reply I just sent a few minutes ago, I asked about which browser you are using. If an older version of any browser and especially if an older version of IE (either 6 or 7), the criminals have found ways to infect people just by them visiting a malicious website with one of these older browsers. Upgrade to IE8 and upgrade your computer security as set forth in my previous reply.
I still think your buddy was infected first and that is why you got the IM from him. He also needs to clean up his computer. I explained about these malicious IM's and websites in my previous reply. 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 Ben Kaufman Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 12:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Y!M] Re: My messenger was hacked Lenny, I was not tricked into signing in. It was a website made to loook like a newspaper from Los Angelos but the article was about a bizzare work at home scheme and various links to get more info about it. The really bizzare thing was how they got it to look like a post from the buddy I was IMing with. Ben --- In [email protected], "LNVTM1 - Lenny Vasbinder" <lnv...@...> wrote: > > Ben, > > Like Linda says, just because you visited a malicious site does not > mean you lost your ID. Did you do like Linda did and got tricked into > signing in with your Yahoo ID and password? If so, then yes, they > have your info but maybe they haven't done anything with it yet so try > changing your password right away and if you can, then you saved it. > If you can't sign in with your current password, then you will have to > do like Linda did. Here is all of Yahoo's numbers and info for the > USA. Let me know if you are in another country. > > Yahoo! Inc. > 701 First Avenue > Sunnyvale, > California > 94089 > Phone (408) 349-3300 > Fax (408) 349-3301 > Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PS > > Yahoo! US contact information is: > Customer Support: > (408) 349-3300 > (866) 562-7219 > (408)-349-1572 > > 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.
