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Topic: Another Reason Why I Don't Use Hotmail Anymore - page 2. (Read 2474 times)

member
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Merit: 10
I prefer gmail and yahoo mail so I don't use hotmail.
newbie
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i am not used to use hotmail and it is not friendly user. i prefer gmail and ymail.
hero member
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Merit: 501
Changing the password was a very good thing to do, but I'd also recommend running a full antimalware and antivirus scan to make sure they didn't lift the credentials off of your computer. I'd recommend Malwarebytes Free and SuperAntiSpyware Free for this.

Yeah I did a full scan while in dos and then in safe mode all was clear.

Also added 2fa just to see if anyone else is going to try and access the account again.

I use a few virus and malware scanners including Malwarebytes, I learned long ago not all are created or dated equally the same.
sr. member
Activity: 364
Merit: 250
Changing the password was a very good thing to do, but I'd also recommend running a full antimalware and antivirus scan to make sure they didn't lift the credentials off of your computer. I'd recommend Malwarebytes Free and SuperAntiSpyware Free for this.
hero member
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You are really popular! hacked about 8 times? (You don't use proxies,right? ) , don't blame it all on them though and you better scan/change similar passwords as I doubt this is a hotmail vulnerability.

Someone logged in 8 times this month from different locations. Could be because they're using Tor. No need for me to worry, that password is out dated and no other accounts share it.

Like I previously stated that email was forwarded over a year ago,  haven't logged in since. MS is at fault since their 2FA failed to protect the account.

My computer is scanned daily and clean,  programs I don't trust are run through sand box after being scanned.
hero member
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I stopped using Hotmail since Gmail introduced 2FA.

Not a fan of their scanning all emails though ...

Neither am I, which is why I've stuck with hotmail/outlook.  I assume though that all the emails are scanned no matter who you use.

I used gmail for a while but found it to be a pain in the ass, I also had my account suspended. Couldn't be bothered to get the account back after that.
legendary
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The lapse in security was almost certainly on your end.


Well Hotmail was not secure and it's probably still not secure as gmail.
Check temper data exploit, several thousand accounts got hacked that time.

http://www.securitytube.net/video/5125
http://samehsabry.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/8-steps-to-compromise-any-hotmail-account/
That exploit was back in 2012. Don't think that's relevant anymore.
Hotmail was not vulnerable to the heartbleed bug btw. Gmail was.

Yeah Because Windows/IIS doesn't use SSL.

sr. member
Activity: 294
Merit: 250
The lapse in security was almost certainly on your end.


Well Hotmail was not secure and it's probably still not secure as gmail.
Check temper data exploit, several thousand accounts got hacked that time.

http://www.securitytube.net/video/5125
http://samehsabry.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/8-steps-to-compromise-any-hotmail-account/
That exploit was back in 2012. Don't think that's relevant anymore.
Hotmail was not vulnerable to the heartbleed bug btw. Gmail was.
hero member
Activity: 770
Merit: 500
The lapse in security was almost certainly on your end.


Well Hotmail was not secure and it's probably still not secure as gmail.
Check temper data exploit, several thousand accounts got hacked that time.

http://www.securitytube.net/video/5125
http://samehsabry.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/8-steps-to-compromise-any-hotmail-account/

that hack was widely exploited by the underground communities before it became known to public .
legendary
Activity: 1274
Merit: 1004
The lapse in security was almost certainly on your end.


Well Hotmail was not secure and it's probably still not secure as gmail.
Check temper data exploit, several thousand accounts got hacked that time.

http://www.securitytube.net/video/5125
http://samehsabry.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/8-steps-to-compromise-any-hotmail-account/
sr. member
Activity: 350
Merit: 250
It's not bad compares to mine where I had several fan art pictures of Runescape and screenshot and then blocking out your friend's names there.........../////////
sr. member
Activity: 462
Merit: 250
Too easily hack able, poor features, primitive social integration, in short useless
legendary
Activity: 1274
Merit: 1004
I used yahoo in 2000-2004, after that I started using gmail in early 2005,(I hacked someone's email,and invited myself) Tongue, since then I made alot accounts and I'm still using gmail.


full member
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Oh shit I hit 1000 posts? What's my reward LOL... (and actually how did you even know that? All i see is 'activity level' under users' names, I don't see a post count.)
hero member
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Wait a second when you people say "hotmail" are you really talking about the relatively new Microsoft Outlook webmail? I have been experimenting with that and like it just fine.

Yes hotmail is not outlook but everybody still calls it hotmail. Works fine for me too.

Did you mean hotmail is now outlook?

Yeah lol I'll change it now. (congrats on your 1000 post BTW).
full member
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Wait a second when you people say "hotmail" are you really talking about the relatively new Microsoft Outlook webmail? I have been experimenting with that and like it just fine.

Yes hotmail is not outlook but everybody still calls it hotmail. Works fine for me too.

Did you mean hotmail is now outlook?
full member
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You are really popular! hacked about 8 times? (You don't use proxies,right? ) , don't blame it all on them though and you better scan/change similar passwords as I doubt this is a hotmail vulnerability.
hero member
Activity: 756
Merit: 500
Wait a second when you people say "hotmail" are you really talking about the relatively new Microsoft Outlook webmail? I have been experimenting with that and like it just fine.

Yes hotmail is now outlook but everybody still calls it hotmail. Works fine for me too.
full member
Activity: 182
Merit: 100
Wait a second when you people say "hotmail" are you really talking about the relatively new Microsoft Outlook webmail? I have been experimenting with that and like it just fine.
member
Activity: 71
Merit: 10
I find hotmail aka outlook to be the best. Never had any issues with them, and I love the sweeping feature.

Here I proclaim you No_Outlook_Problems the First!
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