Can I get hacked by clicking on a malicious link? What can I do to protect myself if I clicked on a malicious link?
The answer is simple; yes! Clicking on a link is you telling the computer I accept whatever this is and will go wherever this link takes me. The result is that you could download malware, a virus, or rootkit into your machine that allows it to be taken over by a hacker. It becomes part of a bot or botnet. The result is that your computer and its contents belongs to someone else. They can use it and do to it whatever they want. You may never even know this is happening. Some malware is designed to run 'in the background.' Meaning its doing things silently and secretly. In some instances you may end up with ransomeware. This is a program that takes your computer over completely and forces you to pay a ransome to get it back. See CryptoLocker - Ramsomeware Rises to New Dangerous LevelsIf you should click on link you believe or discover has delivered malware on your system you need to do an immediate scan using your up-to-date anti-virus program. Then go to the next step and use a root kit scanner. I use the Malwarebytes Beta Rootkit scanner but you could also use Kaspersky Labs free root kit tool. Keep in mind that malware will sometimes reveal itself. If you are lucky. It may change your homepage, add a toolbar or change your default search engine. That's if you're lucky. Unlucky means your files get encrypted, your system goes crazy and won't work or you start getting angry messages from friends claiming you infected their computers. Viruses and malware can send themselves to all your contacts. Unlucky means your passwords have been recorded using a key-logger and a hacker empties your bank accounts and steal your identity.Never click on any link you are not absolutely certain of. Especially in unsolicited email. If you get an email from a friend with an attachment or link don't click on it. Call them and ask them what is it? Maybe its their system that's infected?
Do I need to upgrade my sbcglobal.net email?
On 15 Jan 2014 I received an email "Email verification ***final warning***" saying I had to upgrade my sbcglobal.net email. Is this for real, or a scam? Full email text is below. Your Classic version of Sbcglobal Yahoo! Mail is closing. You need to upgrade now Hello, The Classic version of Sbcglobal Yahoo! Mail will be replaced by our new version on 3 June 2013. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. When you upgrade your Sbcgloba Yahoo! Mail Your email service won't be affected and you'll keep all your old contacts, folders and messages. Plus you'll get: •faster email •the latest spam protection •unlimited email storage. How you upgrade Click on the link below and follow the instructions. You'll also need to agree to some new terms and conditions. Upgrade Sbcglobal Yahoo! Mail If your browser displays a message saying it won't support the new version of Sbcglobal Yahoo! Mail, you'll need to update your browser (it's easy and free) then you can go on to upgrade. If you don't upgrade now If you want to carry on getting your emails, you need to upgrade now, because the Classic version of Sbcglobal Yahoo! Mail will stop working after 3 June. Got a question? For more information, help or to get in touch, go to sbcglobal.net/help/newmail. Thanks for choosing Sbcglobal. Warren Buckley Signature Warren Buckley Managing Director, Customer Service
I received an email from yahoo stating the database update is holding up my email and I need to follow a link?
100% scam. That is a scammer trying to hi-jack your email address to spam all your contacts and then use the account to spam hundreds/thousands of others. Yahoo and all email companies, all banks and all companies in the entire world will NEVER ask for your password, pin or date of birth. No Exceptions Ever. Ignore and delete that email and any others demanding such information. If you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of needing your password, great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram. Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash. Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money, email address or identity to a scammer. If you google "yahoo email phishing scam", "email hijacked viagara porn spammer" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts of victims and near victims of this type of scam. In fact, if you check out the section here at Yahoo Answers entitled "Yahoo email, spam and bulk mail" you will find hundreds of questions from victims who have had their email address hi-jacked or spoofed by scammers sending out porn and viagra spam.
Did yahoo send out a service announcement email today?
It is all true and it is from Yahoo. There is nothing in it that would indicate any type of scam. It does not even contain any links. ₪ ʎəɿʞɹɐq ₪
I got a mail in my Yahoo account, saying your account has exceeded the storage limit, click to verify, is it scam?
I am not a Yahoo user, but I assume you’re referring to this:Yahoo cuts 'unlimited' email storage to 1 terabyte (1000GB)That’s an awful lot of storage unless your emails are heavy with photo/spreadsheet/document attachments. Apparently, as part of this change, the “storage meter” (telling you how much you were currently using) disappeared from Yahoo accounts.So here’s how to determine if you’re REALLY near/over your limit:Identify the percentage of Yahoo storage you’re usingYou are wise to be skeptical of emails (and follow your hunches), but since Yahoo’s business is based (partly) on providing online email services, it is much more likely that they would use legitimate email messages to communicate with their customers.Try the test above; if you are indeed near your limit, do what I do and spend 30 minutes or so dumping all the junk you’ve been accumulating without realizing it (if you dump something accidentally, Gmail lets you retrieve it for a period of time . . . don’t know about Yahoo). When I do that, Gmail flashes a message that says, “Why delete when you have so much storage?” - which I’ve always thought was a little strange . . .
I received email from Yahoo Info. Your mailbox is almost full. 1969MB current size, 2000MB Maximum size?
Hi, NO, it is not true. It is a Scam email, ignore it. We have 1TB of storage in Yahoo Mail. That is 1000 GBs, but not MBs. It can fit more than 50 million emails. You can check the available storage when you open "Accounts" in your email account. Please refer to this link: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?y=PROD&p... NOTE: An easy point to remember: If you receive a legitimate email from Yahoo, the Sender in the email (on your Inbox page) is ALWAYS preceded by the Yahoo emblem "A CAPITAL "Y" with PURPLE BACKGROUND (you can recognize it right now from your URL bar). Take Care. ** If needed, you can click on the PENCIL icon located below your Question to include ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
Got an email from yahoo saying my mailbox is full and my account will be deactivated if I do not upgrade!!!?
SCAM That's NOT from Yahoo, it's a phishing scam to hack your account 1 - ALL emails regarding your account will be from an @cc.yahoo-inc.com address, NEVER @yahoo.com or anything else 2 - ALL emails regarding your account will ALWAYS have a purple Y! logo to the left of the sender’s name in your Inbox and when you hover over the Y with your mouse it will say “This is a verified message from Yahoo!” 3 - ALL emails regarding your account will always address you by your name (i.e. Dear John, Dear Mary), never a generic greeting (Dear Customer, Dear Yahoo Account Holder, Dear Valid User, etc), your email address or no greeting at all 4 - Yahoo will NEVER ask for any personal details in an email and will never ask you to click on a link to ‘verify’ or ‘validate’ or ‘update’ or ‘upgrade’ your account. 5 - Yahoo mail has 1TB of storage space. If you were anywhere near the limit you would not be asked to validate your mail. You would be told to delete old mail to free up space. Yahoo has even said that NO user of Yahoo Mail has ever come close to the 1TB limit http://www.latimes.com/business/technolo... "The company said that no user of the free version of Yahoo Mail has ever filled up 1 terabyte of space." Mark as Spam > Report a Phishing Scam so it gets reported to Yahoo and they can shut down that account
Yahoo Service Announcement Mail from scammer ?
100% scam. That is a scammer trying to hi-jack your email address to spam all your contacts and then use the account to spam hundreds/thousands of others. Yahoo and all email companies, all banks and all companies in the entire world will NEVER ask for your password, pin or date of birth. No Exceptions Ever. Ignore and delete that email and any others demanding such information. If you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of needing your password, great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram. Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash. Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money, email address or identity to a scammer. If you google "yahoo email phishing scam", "email hijacked viagara porn spammer" or something similar you will find hundreds of posts of victims and near victims of this type of scam. In fact, if you check out the section here at Yahoo Answers entitled "Yahoo email, spam and bulk mail" you will find hundreds of questions from victims who have had their email address hi-jacked or spoofed by scammers sending out porn and viagra spam.
How do I reset my Gmail password when I don't remember my recovery information?
There must be something you remember about it, you just need to think of it while trying to reset, just go for login, enter email and tap next, click forgot password,option 1: enter any password that you remember from history of that account, you can get access after little time and security questions.option 2: try to use email or phone, the email that you added as a recovery to this email when you made this email, if you forgot what’s that email, just aswer any question like when did you create this email, it will ask you about sending pasword reset by recovery email and it will mention recovery email in ****p@gmail.com, like this.Option3: Enter any email you think may have associated with it, if it’s not you will be notified by email to that email, then try other email.Still Can’t Login? try to hack it, try to enter easy passwords, Read this post on how you create easy passwords, you may memorize what your password was by reading this;50 Passwords that will get you hacked
Is Yahoo email verification real?
SCAM That's NOT from Yahoo, it's a phishing scam to hack your account 1 - ALL emails regarding your account will be from an @cc.yahoo-inc.com address, NEVER @yahoo.com or anything else 2 - ALL emails regarding your account will ALWAYS have a purple Y! logo to the left of the message in your Inbox 3 - ALL emails regarding your account will always address you by your name (i.e. Dear John, Dear Mary), never a generic greeting (Dear Customer, Dear Yahoo Account Holder, Dear Valid User, etc), your email address or no greeting at all 4 - Yahoo will NEVER ask for any personal details in an email and will never ask you to click on a link to ‘verify’ your account. The ONLY time you are asked for personal info is when you first set up your account 5 – Yahoo Mail has UNLIMITED storage so there is no way to exceed its limit as Yahoo has NO limits 6 - Yahoo only closes accounts if there has been no activity on the account for more than 6 months. the fact you were able to open your mail means your account is active and will not be closed Mark as Spam so it gets reported to Yahoo and they can shut down that account