Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!!

sushantvirdi · 12-16-2006, 09:28 AM

Hotmail user/s logged into their account this week to find that scammers had deleted all their e-mails except for one, which was from a hacker demanding cash in exchange for restoring the lost information, according to Websense. Websense said this scam is a variant of ransomware, which is a malicious program that encrypts documents on the victim's computer and asks for a payment in order to decrypt the files.

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/securit...9272681,00.htm

rick · 12-18-2006, 03:19 PM

Never used Hotmail. Isn't that mainly for MSN people.

ayucrazy · 12-19-2006, 02:29 AM

never happened to me :o but that's a bit shocking.

Katey · 12-19-2006, 02:34 AM

Hi there,

Seems there are a few scams going on through e-mail at the minute, here is a thread I posted about a scammer who tried to con me, but I just ain't that darn stupid or vulnerable

. URL: http://talk.iwebtool.com/thread6352.html.

Take care people, once they get you they get you bad!!!

Regards,
Kieran Taylor.

jacobs8 · 12-19-2006, 06:16 AM

Go with gmail!

Indigo · 12-23-2006, 11:54 PM

No problems with our account - conduct all our sales through it actually!

hoteltrentino · 12-24-2006, 12:32 AM

Hotmail is completely useless: they delete sent mails after some time... I still have sent items from years ago on my Yahoo accounts.

simple · 12-24-2006, 12:33 AM

I have always used Gmail. Hotmail pretty much sucks.

mani · 12-24-2006, 12:37 AM

I have had no problems with my account, it is shocking when that happens to someone

Jase · 12-28-2006, 03:35 AM

Wow thats a bit scary. I only use my hotmail account for junk now though. I havent checked it for months.

Not looking forward to opening it and having to delete thousands of spammy emails!

rmgr · 12-28-2006, 03:10 PM

Gmail is becoming way more reliable and useful than hotmail and yahoo.

giovannicosta · 12-28-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rmgr

Gmail is becoming way more reliable and useful than hotmail and yahoo.

No really read this: http://www.gmail-is-too-creepy.com/

Privacy: Not enough, and too much!

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While there's no privacy for non-Gmail users who receive mail from a Gmail account and might want to reply, there is too much privacy for those who use Gmail to send spammy, abusive, or threatening messages. Unlike Hotmail, Yahoo mail, and most other web mail services, browser-based Gmail does not show the originating IP address in the header. This means that system administrators who are trying to stop abuse cannot identify a Gmail abuser without asking Google for assistance. And normal users, assuming they can read headers, cannot check the identity of someone sending from Gmail. (With an IP address, you can at least do a quick check on the country or city of origin by looking it up at dnsstuff.com or some similiar service.) Since Google always seems to be too busy making billions to bother with complaints, many decide it's easier to just say "no" to all Gmail.

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Google offers more storage for your email than other Internet service providers that we know about. The powerful searching encourages account holders to never delete anything. It's easier to just leave it in the inbox and let the powerful searching keep track of it. Google admits that deleted messages will remain on their system, and may be accessible internally at Google, for an indefinite period of time.

12-16-2006, 09:28 AM	#1
sushantvirdi Newcomer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 28	Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! Hotmail user/s logged into their account this week to find that scammers had deleted all their e-mails except for one, which was from a hacker demanding cash in exchange for restoring the lost information, according to Websense. Websense said this scam is a variant of ransomware, which is a malicious program that encrypts documents on the victim's computer and asks for a payment in order to decrypt the files. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/securit...9272681,00.htm

12-18-2006, 03:19 PM	#2
rick Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas Posts: 117	Re: Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! Never used Hotmail. Isn't that mainly for MSN people.

12-19-2006, 02:29 AM	#3
ayucrazy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16	Re: Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! never happened to me :o but that's a bit shocking.

12-19-2006, 02:34 AM	#4
Katey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hull, United Kingdom. Posts: 317	Re: Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! Hi there, Seems there are a few scams going on through e-mail at the minute, here is a thread I posted about a scammer who tried to con me, but I just ain't that darn stupid or vulnerable . URL: http://talk.iwebtool.com/thread6352.html. Take care people, once they get you they get you bad!!! Regards, Kieran Taylor.

12-19-2006, 06:16 AM	#5
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12-23-2006, 11:54 PM	#6
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12-24-2006, 12:32 AM	#7
hoteltrentino Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 63	Re: Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! Hotmail is completely useless: they delete sent mails after some time... I still have sent items from years ago on my Yahoo accounts.

12-24-2006, 12:33 AM	#8
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12-28-2006, 03:35 AM	#10
Jase Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 23	Re: Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! Wow thats a bit scary. I only use my hotmail account for junk now though. I havent checked it for months. Not looking forward to opening it and having to delete thousands of spammy emails!

12-28-2006, 03:10 PM	#11
rmgr Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 16	Re: Hope ur hotmail mail is safe !!! Gmail is becoming way more reliable and useful than hotmail and yahoo.

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