How to Rescue a Hijacked Hotmail Account?
By Bryan on May 27, 2010 | Computer Security, Hotmail, Microsoft, hijack, account, security
Hotmail accounts are vulnerable and are often used by hackers to spread spam, phishing messages and malware to everybody in the user's account. Recently Microsoft released an article about Hotmail account hijackings and few tips of how you can protect your account.
The first thing offered is to change a password of the account. However, this password should be very strong made up of letters and numbers so it’s hard to guess. It is also highly recommended to ensure your computer security and that is why you should update security software and run a computer scan to check if any viruses or malware from the hijackers has infected your PC.
There are few optional sections to try for you to recover compromised Hotmail account and its security. Microsoft’s Windows Live Solution Center has an article contributed to account recovery. If you still will not be able to get back into your account try the Windows Live ID Account Recovery page.
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