11-12-2011, 09:48 PM
Yesterday I received a very suspicious e-mail from a friend, the subject was just not her style.
Instead of opening it, I phoned her. She had not sent it, and on looking at her 'Sent' folder, it was apparent that her account had been hacked.
She then sent a warning e-mail to everyone in her address list.
I have two questions for the more up to date people out there:-
1) Is there any way of cleansing the account, or should it be closed after retrieving addresses and any important e-mails saved elsewhere?
2) Is there a chance that the computer has been compromised in any other fashion?
Instead of opening it, I phoned her. She had not sent it, and on looking at her 'Sent' folder, it was apparent that her account had been hacked.
She then sent a warning e-mail to everyone in her address list.
I have two questions for the more up to date people out there:-
1) Is there any way of cleansing the account, or should it be closed after retrieving addresses and any important e-mails saved elsewhere?
2) Is there a chance that the computer has been compromised in any other fashion?