Yesterday at about 7.25 GMT my hotmail address was used to send out 8 emails, each of them to the max number of addresses possible for a single email, covering between them every address in my address book.Each of the 8 emails had an attachment, which looked like a web hot link. Each of the 8 web links was different but all had the extension /feb.php . The people who actually opened the emails said the web pages didn't exist, but presumably the web link contained some malicious link.One of the addressees was my wife, and today her hotmail addres was used in the same way. In between whiles we had bought some Spybot software and had run it across the whole PC and got rid of suspicious data, so I am puzzled that this still happened to my wife. I have changed my hotmail password and she will shortly change hers, but will all our addressees have to do the same, or is it too late? 1 person needs an answerI do too

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This is an issue of e-mail accounthijack and spam emails sent to people in your contact list without your knowledge.Check Solution article:http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=1fe6ed3e-eef6-4c57-933f-f3c408f1c5c1http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316659 - -> Hotmail Issues and Support InformationSteps to take:Step 1: Report the incidentContact the following authorities:· Report to Yahoo Corp about the scam.· In the United States, the Federal Trade Commission. Report the circumstances to theFTC: National Resource for Identity Theft.· You can also report the phishing scam to the Anti-Phishing Working Group and to the FTC atEmail removed for privacy.Step 2: Change all your passwords· ReadStrong passwords: How to create and use them.· Start with passwords that are related to financial institutions or information.Step 3: Use the most up-to-date tools· Install the latest e-mail software with spam and anti-phishing capabilities like Microsoft Office Outlook or others to help identify and warn you about suspicious e-mails.· Use theSmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer 8 to help detect unsafe and potentially unsafe Web sites as you browse.Alternatively file a complaint toINTERNET CRIME COMPLAINT CENTERhttp://www.ic3.gov/complaint/Contact FBI (for more information visit the link below)http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm <If this post helps to resolve your issue, please click the "Propose as Answer" If you find it helpful , mark it as helpful by clicking on "Vote as Helpful" button at the top of this message. By marking a post as Answered, or Helpful you help others find the answer faster>Thameem