Help - hijacked hotmail account!?

I believe someone has hacked into my Hotmail account to send spam messages. At the moment I'm getting about 400 messages a week returning messages supposedly sent from my account (spam detectors, or holiday absence mails.) I don't use my Hotmail account for anything important, but would like to keep it going and stop this nuisance to others. How is it happening and what can I do to stop it?
Help - hijacked hotmail account!?
From what you say it sounds more like you are getting e-mail returns from ones sent from your account. Changing spam settings will not do anything, as your account is the one doing the spamming. For every return you get there is prob. the same or more which do hit a valid e-mail at the other end.





As suggested, get your password changed, and run Spybot on your PC, as there is always the possibility that your machine is acting as a mule system, now that you know that you have accessed a dodgy site. Spammers tend to package different tools together rather than just reply on one option.





Have you noticed if you PC seems slower recently, or takes longer to download?
Reply:Although it is a wise precaution to change your account password, spammers never send emails from the account they seem to have come from. They have got hold of your email address and are using it to lay a false trail.





I think you may have to stop using your hotmail account.
Reply:Change your password and use your spam filter
Reply:get a new accout





save all your addies by contacts save...





go on your new account and go contact import





write in the name of your old (hacked in one) this is my new addie.. so people no 2 accept or add u





on your new password add sympols like*$% on the end as well as numbers123





it should make ur password come up as hard and stop it appening again it might be a good idea to get fire wal or some other anti spam to help your computor





close down your old account (im not quite sure how ) or just change the password and u wont even no





on your new account send a emaill appolagising about whats happend and all shoudl be fine
Reply:Maybe some spoof site fooled you in to giving your password away. Happens to thousands of people every day..... emails asking you to please validate your account (link provided), or sign-in for security check, or sign-in to collect prize..... all leading to fake but real looking mimic websites.





That's how you might stop it happening again... be careful of spoof emails or fake websites. Keep your passwords secret and do not disclose them to anyone... unless you are sure you are on the correct URL. Also though... people can send emails from your name/email account without having access to the account itself... it's easy to make an email look like it originated from a specific email address.
Reply:change your Password and secret question answer and spam all emails whatever you receive. remember, do no open those email which you don't recognize or suspicious ones.





Good luck!
Reply:write abuse@hotmail.com
Reply:the chances are you've registered for a site that has given away your email address to spammers. Simply change your password and turn up the junk control settings on hotmail, and you should have your problem fixed.


If that doesnt fix it, you may have to register a new hotmail account.
Reply:I think you should change your password and use your spam filter to increase security