yep. And everyone that clicked on the link from their browser on a PC got hacked the same way. This relies on a technique called cross-site scripting to grab the credentials needed to login to your web mail, it then goes through the address book and mails everyone you correspond with, relying on the personal relationship to spread the worm.<div>
<br></div><div>IF you clicked on it, do the following:</div><div>0. Change your e-mail password immediately</div><div>1. Scan for viruses & other malware on your system using antivirus software you trust</div><div>2. Consider checking for web-specific malware with software like Ad-aware from Lavasoft</div>
<div>3. Check into whether your e-mail provider offers "3rd factor authentication" this usually means that when you login they'll send you a verification code via SMS to your cell phone or similar physical mechanisms that are hard to steal in cyberspace to complete your login after you've put in your username and password. It can also be identification of a picture that is yours from a random selection of pictures, etc. 2-factor auth is just not good enough for e-mail these days. G-mail is free and offers 3 factor authentication. Yes, it can be a hassle, but if it helps to avoid nonsense like this, it's worth it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Peter+<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Anthony Abdullah <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aabdu@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">aabdu@sbcglobal.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:12pt"><div>My email was hacked, I did NOT send this out. Someone I know and trust sent it to me so I clicked the link, next thing I know it is sending itself out to everyone in my address book. UHG, don't these people have anything better to do?</div>
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<div>My apologies</div>
<div>Anthony<br></div>
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</div><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Sent:</span></b> Fri, May 25, 2012 10:30:37 AM<br><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] hi<br></font><div><div class="h5"><br>I live in Summerville. Never heard of her..<br>
<br>Jay Marshall<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org" target="_blank">nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org</a>] On Behalf Of Anthony<br>
Abdullah<br>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 8:02 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:curlmart@texturemediainc.com" target="_blank">curlmart@texturemediainc.com</a><br>Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] hi<br><br><br>this is interesting <a href="http://www.inews15ny.net/jobs/?read=6939817" target="_blank">http://www.inews15ny.net/jobs/?read=6939817</a><br>
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