Change your hotmail password for one, sometimes they brute force it and then just email crap.
Also, try not to login on a non https site when using an unknown or shared wifi network. The common ones drilled into everyones head are that someone either sniffed a network you were on when you logged in, someone brute forced your pass and didn't change it, or you unwittingly mistyped hotmail, got a phishing site, and they got your pass. The other possibility is that someone was sending carefully crafted email messages to an open smtp server, and spoofing your email address. You can see if that was the case by having someone send you the full headers from the email messsage, and seeing what server it was sent from. I think the latter is the case, but I'd still change your pass to be safe. Walt On Sep 3, 2010 10:29 PM, "Rick Knoble" <[email protected]> wrote: Hi All, My email got an infection some how. If you got an email from me with no subject, DO NOT open it. I have a question for the computer savy among you. I run Linux, Ubuntu specifically. I also use an iPhone. I do not use an email client, I use Hotmail, web based through my web browser. Apparently this virus, worm or whatever got my contacts and did a mass emailing. Two questions. How did this happen using Linux? Is it a MS problem or an iPhone problem or a Linux problem? How do I get rid of it? Especially if it is on the Windows Live server and neither of my computers or iPhone? Help! Rick _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
