SUPER STRANGE!! All my passwords got changed! E-mail, system, router, etc...
Hi All,
I'm really terrified by this:
1. Two of my frequently checked email accounts suddenly told me my password was incorrect. I was able to recover the Yahoo! one, but I failed to recover the hotmail one;
2. Although I suspected one person might know my password and most likely has changed it, my other passwords also got changed! Especially my WINDOWS LOGIN PASSWORD!! He wouldn't be able to know my windows password - even he knows, he cannot change it!
3. I updated my virus definition, did a full scan with Norton Antivirus 2005, it found nothing.
What's going on??!! HELP PLEASE!!!!! I'LL BUY YOU A DINNER IF YOU WANT!
So can anybody tell me how to reset my windows password? If possible, could you plz give me a direct web address to download the software needed?
Thanks a million!
Bruce
I'm really terrified by this:
1. Two of my frequently checked email accounts suddenly told me my password was incorrect. I was able to recover the Yahoo! one, but I failed to recover the hotmail one;
2. Although I suspected one person might know my password and most likely has changed it, my other passwords also got changed! Especially my WINDOWS LOGIN PASSWORD!! He wouldn't be able to know my windows password - even he knows, he cannot change it!
3. I updated my virus definition, did a full scan with Norton Antivirus 2005, it found nothing.
What's going on??!! HELP PLEASE!!!!! I'LL BUY YOU A DINNER IF YOU WANT!
So can anybody tell me how to reset my windows password? If possible, could you plz give me a direct web address to download the software needed?
Thanks a million!
Bruce
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RF
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InteractiveMind, thanks for telling me how to reset system password.
The rootkit revealer did not find anything that's hiding.
Spysweeper found 1 adware and 4 cookies, which I think they are only used to remember my preference settings. I don't
know...
I'm using Windows firewall and everything is up-to-date with Microsoft Online Update.
What do I do now?
The rootkit revealer did not find anything that's hiding.
Spysweeper found 1 adware and 4 cookies, which I think they are only used to remember my preference settings. I don't
know...
I'm using Windows firewall and everything is up-to-date with Microsoft Online Update.
What do I do now?
ASKER
Oh by the way, as I tried to create a new password on hotmail, the information (zip code) I entered was incorrect. I think that person somehow changed it. Anybody knows how to get that back?
Thank all of you who helped and tried to help. I appreciate it.
Bruce
Thank all of you who helped and tried to help. I appreciate it.
Bruce
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Sorry, but I have to nitpick one word in your post... "sure"
Your suggestion is definately an excellent one and should certainly be done....but running them won't make you "sure" there is no rootkit....it'll just make sure you *most likely* haven't been rootkitted ;)
There is no such thing as 100% secure...and no such thing as being 100% sure a compromised box has been 100% cleaned up. I'm sure you already know that and I know I'm just being anal...I don't mean this as an insult or personal attack by any means...but therms like sure, certain, always, never, complete, etc throw up a red flag in my brain that I haven't matured enough to just let slide without pointing them out.
Typically, the more scared a user is, the more cautious they tend to be going forward...which often results in more security-conscious users which is good for everyone on the internet (except for the script-kiddies). Right or wrong, that is how I justify being such a nitpicker propogating my intense paranoia to the casual users that just had their first wake-up call haha (referring to the original poster, not RF).
Cheers!