Legitimate question of phishing, clicked on a link in an unknown e-mail that led me to the site.

OT: Question of Phishing.

So I see messages similar to this, but they are all a little different from mine. I received this email from the team Microsoft account saying there was a possible security problem and I had to change my password. I clicked on the link, because it's been a long week and I'm a fool. I realized immediately after it WAS weird and he looked up and found stories about the phishing scam.

But the thing is the link took me to the microsoft Web site. I changed my password. They send me a verification code. I went back on the Google site and it looked exactly the same. I logged in using the new password and it worked.

I was at least smart enough to use a password that I don't use for anything else. But I panicked a bit because I clicked on a link in a bizarre e-mail that led me to the legitimate site. Any suggestions on what I should do?

Hello and welcome!

Make sure that your antivirus didn't pick up any new virus or malware on your system. The system may have brought you to a Microsoft Web site, but installed a keylogger.

Using a PC clean and safe, change your password of Microsoft to stay safe. Use a program like Windows Security Essentials and Malwarebytes to scan your PC.

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