someone has hacked into my Inbox and sent emails on my behalf.

I discovered this when I received mail non-delivery failure notice. Why security was broken in my hotmail Inbox? The email sent was advertising med good viagra market that can be ordered online. Friends notified me that they have received this e-mail and were offended by this. Then why or how someone go into my Inbox and get your hands on my contacts list and then have been able to send this email.

(1) change and choose a strong password.

Why a strong (or weak) password?

A password:

  • Is at least eight characters long.

  • Does not contain your user name, her real name, or company name.

  • Does not contain a complete word.

  • Is significantly different from previous passwords.

  • Contains characters from each of the following four categories:

    Characters category

    Examples

    Uppercase letters

    A, B, C

    Lowercase letters

    a, b, c

    Numbers of

    0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

    Symbols on the keyboard (all keyboard characters not defined as letters or numbers) and spaces

    ` ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { } [ ] \ | : ; " ' <> , . ? /

(2) run the spyware and virus-checker software regularly

(3) good advice from Google on how to steer clear of pitfalls of phising.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-to-avoid-getting-hooked.html

(4) you can also take a look at http://windowslivehelp.com/searchresults.aspx?query=recent%20reports%20of%20account%20hijacks

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