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Hello guys.. So, the thing is that i keep reseting my hotmail and facebook password cause it keeps telling me almost day by day that the password i type is wrong.. So i reset it.. I have done that about 10-15 times these days.
Does this mean my hotmail and facebook account are being hacked? or do i have somekind of virus..?
Btw i have that problem only in these two sites..
Also the day that this started in my facebook account in the application "Texas hold'em poker" someone took all my chips, about 2 mil.. And also during these days someone posted with my facebook account a comment in a friend's wall and he asked her what's her adress and postal code..
So i believe this all started with facebook..
The thing is how do they keep finding the new passwords?
It's a huge problem for me mostly for my hotmail account cause i own it for many many years.. :(
Anybody know what am i supposed to do?
I'll try anything so that i won't lose my mail account at least..

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This pattern (passwords suddenly failing, posts and in-game currency spent) is classic account takeover rather than a browser quirk. Immediate priorities are: regain control from a known-clean device, review and end any unknown sessions, and prevent further changes to recovery info. For Facebook use the dedicated recovery flow and the “Where you’re logged in” tools; for Hotmail/Outlook follow Microsoft’s compromised-account guidance and the sign-in helper. Facebook: Recover a hacked account. Microsoft: How to recover a hacked or compromised Microsoft account.

Device cleanup is the next critical step (echoing ). Run a full, up‑to‑date anti‑malware scan and a boot-time/offline scan before changing important passwords; use a second‑opinion scanner if the first finds nothing. Check the browser profile and extensions, remove any saved credentials (Windows Credential Manager), and inspect email rules/auto‑forwards and connected apps on each account. If a browser-specific problem is suspected, try logging in from another browser or a different machine as suggested. See Microsoft’s recovery guidance for the “scan before you change password” recommendation. Microsoft: How to recover a hacked or compromised Microsoft account.

Longer-term: enable two‑step verification on both services, replace reused passwords with long unique passphrases stored in a password manager, and check whether the email address has appeared in breaches (rotate any reused credentials). If the machine remains suspicious after multiple scans, a clean OS reinstall is the safest route. For reference on 2FA and password best practice see Microsoft’s two‑step guidance, Have I Been Pwned for breach checks, and NIST SP 800-63B for password/passphrase guidance. Microsoft: Two-step verification. Have I Been Pwned. NIST SP 800-63B password guidance.

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What browser are you using?
How strong are you setting your passwords????

Just need to do some process of elimination...

Cohen

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What browser are you using?
How strong are you setting your passwords????

Just need to do some process of elimination...

Cohen

The browser i use is Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7.
and the passwords are set as strong..

What do you think i can do?
Oh and btw i had the same issue again in both hotmail and facebook and seen AGAIN that they stole the chips from my facebook account... Very lame if that's what they're after..

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The browser i use is Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7.
and the passwords are set as strong..

What do you think i can do?
Oh and btw i had the same issue again in both hotmail and facebook and seen AGAIN that they stole the chips from my facebook account... Very lame if that's what they're after..

this is very weird... there could be many things doing this... i'm thinking that there could be a virus, and it's a typing tracker.....

otherwise i have NO idea what could be going on.....

Cohen

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this is very weird... there could be many things doing this... i'm thinking that there could be a virus, and it's a typing tracker.....

otherwise i have NO idea what could be going on.....

Cohen

I have SYMANTEC ANTIVIRUS CORPORATE EDITION v10.1.6.6000 , also from spyware programms i have Ad-aware 2007 and HijackThis v2.0.0.2. and ATF-Cleaner.. I had Search and Destroy Spybot too but i uninstalled it at some point..
Windows XP Professional v2002, Service pack 3..


I've heard it again about this kind of virus you said.. Is there any antivirus which could eliminate this problem? What would you suggest?

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I have SYMANTEC ANTIVIRUS CORPORATE EDITION v10.1.6.6000 , also from spyware programms i have Ad-aware 2007 and HijackThis v2.0.0.2. and ATF-Cleaner.. I had Search and Destroy Spybot too but i uninstalled it at some point..
Windows XP Professional v2002, Service pack 3..


I've heard it again about this kind of virus you said.. Is there any antivirus which could eliminate this problem? What would you suggest?

Try this.

Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware to your desktop.

  • Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  • At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to
    • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
    • and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • then click Finish.
  • If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
  • Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
  • When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
  • Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
  • When completed, a log will open in Notepad.

Good Luck,

Cohen

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before trying to log in using Firefox try IE. If it works then its a browser settings problem. If it deosnt then Ill be questioning the security settings in your account.

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