Hacked!

Keep a close watch on your computer's behavior--it sounds like your Yahoo acct may have been hacked--someone had to get hold of your contacts. I contacted Microsoft for advice but in my case it was the whole computer. Should your computer begin to deteriorate, take immediate action--Microsoft is a mixed bag--I got one excellent rep and one I could almost call a sabateur. Also if you get more strange messages. They have access to whatever you do--password protect everything (it's a good idea to change all your passwords too). Funny how they go for Yahoo first. And get anything important off the computer ASAP. I also avoided most sites. Much depends on the hackers skill level. Mine was so poor at making fake pages that it was easy to spot. But do not count on that.

I have to close all my accounts and change my identity unless I can get another computer (acc to Microsoft). Keep me posted--I will share what I learn. But don't close any accounts until you are sure. There is so much I could tell you, and if you see more evidence of same, I will. You know how to reach me, since acc to all the psychologists on this site, I am a liar. I don't need that and will be hesitant to come back for more. I lost so much and to have it all boil down to liar from someone who knows nothing is not worth my time. I know a lot of rotten things hackers can do, but begin to wonder if there is a limit. Remember the CAPS. I am willing to help as much as I can after what I went through and I am still learning.

Donna's advice is good too--definately follow it, but a lot can fly under the radar. I start a scan every night before bed but I have seen malicious sites allowed through, and am interested in finding the best possible protection.

It was the only screw up I had not yet made. At this point, as best I know, no one has remote access--the website I am working with now is trying to help me fix the damage. They are trained volunteers who talk you through the repair, ask you what/how you want, give repair instructions, I return with the results, and get more instructions based on those results. But without administrator privileges, I cannot download, and that is what we are working on now--getting my computer back into my hands, then we hope to strip it down and start from scratch (my choice--we are going to try to return it to factory default--it is about time I had a computer I could just use--this one drives me nuts.

In this town I have been robbed 19 times this year, but most of my belongings were stolen by a cancer non-profit and her 5 volunteers. When I called the sheriff he called her to make arrangements for her to return for the rest in 2 weeks! She actually called to make an appointment with me to take the rest. I live at one third of the poverty level. She has it all, all the way to the fancy Cadillac. I cannot get medical care here.

I thought that if I called all the churches, maybe I could get help after my computer was hacked and I could no longer log in (no one could, it was kaput). This couple volunteered. He rebuilt it. They say they had a shop, and do know a lot about computers, but not much about people. He got it so I could get back in, but
it had all kinds of problems. His wife works nearby and came by on occasion to work on it, but would also leave for a week at a time. First, she changed the spelling of my name to 3 different spellings, changed the name of the computer, added 2 new users, and I no longer have an account on my computer. She is the administrator, so I have a word processor. I don't see an acct for her either, but if I try to download it is her password I get prompted for.

I don't take kindly to that, so skipping more, I need to go back to that website, since nothing I did yesterday worked, and hopefully something will. We need to remove her password. I think the rest is all stuff I have done before. But I will not only keep you posted, but will keep in mind that you may be able to help too.

The site is Geeks to Go. They are all trained volunteers and gladly take donations but work for free if you don't have it. They also have a school where the price of admission is to help others after you graduate. Are you familiar with it?

My os is Windows 7, 64-bit if it matters. I do have a question you might be able to answer, though I am having a devilish time with this: If I can enable remote control (I haven't tried), will my computer be able to update itself (and install drivers)? Drivers, specifically were going to be her next job, but my other motive is to learn how to do these things myself. This is a case of please teach me to fish. If the fish flop around, then you can do it. ;-)