calling Mr Zigazaga
calling Mr Zigazaga
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FactHunt

Original Poster:

9,298 posts

220 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Hi mate, I reckon you need to change your hotmail password, I have just had a phishing type email from you.

marcus1875

1,512 posts

172 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Me to. i opened it as well, so probably all my contacts page will receive the same.

pwd95

8,459 posts

268 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Another one here. hehe

FactHunt

Original Poster:

9,298 posts

220 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Yup I opened it too.
Doh!

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Sunday 5th January 2014
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Bloody hell....I thought viruses didn't get on to Mac's...Crap...Sorry peeps i will try to sort it....Thanks for letting me know....Ziga

RCK974X

2,521 posts

179 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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A bit late now, but I got one too - when you look at the link provided, it does look rather dodgy !!

ElvisWedgely

2,715 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Thanks for the warning lads. I got one too, but I didn't open it. I got rid of it instead.

Tony. TCB.

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Sorry chaps..It seems like i can't download an anti-virus as i somehow have Mcafee which i cannot uninstall to install an anti-virus...Poxy iMac..More like Mac-crap...Looks like I'm going to be up till god knows what time...Ziga

taz turbo

685 posts

280 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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mrzigazaga said:
Sorry chaps..It seems like i can't download an anti-virus as i somehow have Mcafee which i cannot uninstall to install an anti-virus...Poxy iMac..More like Mac-crap...Looks like I'm going to be up till god knows what time...Ziga
Mark,

Think you will find your mail account has been hacked, and that it's not actually a virus. I had a similar thing mid last year, improve your password, (allot) more characters and not just letters/numbers. Also can be worth deleting all your contacts and saving them elsewhere, so if the same happens again 'you' don't send random crap to everyone. Annoying!

Chris.

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Again all i can do is apologise...Im trying to recover the account as its my main one with all my contacts in, Hopefully i should get it resolved soon...Thanks...Ziga

matt-man

2,667 posts

249 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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I got it too...

dont panic zig, its just a password hack.

ive had this before. Just change your password for something totally different. Also, i would change the password on other things (ebay, Facebook, photo bucket etc) as if ones been copied, chances are others will too.

pain but worth doing

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Cheers Matt...Im trying to recover my email address but Microsoft won't allow it as they have recognised that someone else is using it..I have filled in a recovery form but they are asking info that i can't remember so its very frustrating at the moment...I will change all my others also...Cheers...Ziga

wooly350i

2,248 posts

238 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Yup me too, something about buddyclick, unopened and deleted, have you slept Zig? I'm afraid this sort of shiit comes with fame mate.

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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wooly350i said:
Yup me too, something about buddyclick, unopened and deleted, have you slept Zig? I'm afraid this sort of shiit comes with fame mate.
Buddybks!....Sorry mate..I have only had 3 hours kip and nearly put a hammer thorough the iMac ..I have managed to recover my email account so hopefully the crap will stop...Im in the process of changing all my passwords.....Cheers...Ziga

ElvisWedgely

2,715 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Who ever is doing this is reading this forum, because I just received another with subject 'this is safe' so that it would be opened. I deleted it and reported it, and who ever is doing it is wasting their time as I don't open emails that I don't recognise or have no relevance.

Tony. TCB.

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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ElvisWedgely said:
Who ever is doing this is reading this forum, because I just received another with subject 'this is safe' so that it would be opened. I deleted it and reported it, and who ever is doing it is wasting their time as I don't open emails that I don't recognise or have no relevance.

Tony. TCB.
Hi Tony..That one was me...Thanks for reporting it...Hopefully all is well again...Ziga

ElvisWedgely

2,715 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Oh! Sorry Mark but we can't take chances when there are dodgy emails going about. We'll have to give you a code to use until it's sorted.

Tony. TCB.

Transmitter Man

4,253 posts

254 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Mark,

I received your mail.

Make sure your Kaspersky is up to date!

Phil
420 SEAC

mrzigazaga

18,814 posts

195 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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Hi Phil...At the minute i cannot remove the remnants of a badly installed Mcafee internet security software that i accidentally said yes to when i upgraded my broadband..I have spoken to apple...BT...Mcafee but to no avail...Until i can remove this i cannot install another...Hopefully the hacking low life's have gone and i will sort it somehow....Cheers...Ziga

V8 GRF

7,299 posts

240 months

Monday 6th January 2014
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mrzigazaga said:
Hi Phil...At the minute i cannot remove the remnants of a badly installed Mcafee internet security software that i accidentally said yes to when i upgraded my broadband..I have spoken to apple...BT...Mcafee but to no avail...Until i can remove this i cannot install another...Hopefully the hacking low life's have gone and i will sort it somehow....Cheers...Ziga
There's a tool for removing McAfee have you tried that?

CLICKY

ETA Here's the one for a Mac CLICKY

Edited by V8 GRF on Monday 6th January 19:10