My email address book has been hacked, and friends are receiving false emails from me.What can I do?

How can I stop thisMy email address book has been hacked, and friends are receiving false emails from me.What can I do?
click on this Link and choose the browser


you use.





http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browse鈥?/a>





This will clean out all the stuff that slows your


browser and stops it from working properly





have a great day


Jes***My email address book has been hacked, and friends are receiving false emails from me.What can I do?
This will be a really long answer....





I would first check the ';Account Info...'; and see if there has been a secondary email address added-not yours - if there is - delete it and replace it with one of yours (you may have to shut down your computer for it to ';take';) - if there isn't one- create one.





Check your ';Sent'; folder, especially the last few items, and the same with your ';History'; Look at your desktop to see if there are any new ';icons'; (little pix), that you did not add -if so, drag them to the Trash.





Beef up your security - that includes creating a new, stronger password, with upper and lower case letters and a few numbers (a great one is the first letters of your favorite poem or song) Never allow pop-up windows, do not do the ';Remember Me'; or ';Auto-Complete';, allow cookies only from sites you have visited. Set History to 3 days maximum.





Now do a clean-up





';Delete Cookies';, ';Empty Cache';, and in History - ';Clear';


Shut down computer. Wait 30 seconds. Start ( not Restart - it is different)


Sign in anew





Hopefully, the problem was a one time thing and all of these steps will make it more difficult.





A few things to remember. Always email via BCC, do not remain signed in for long periods. Shut down your computer when not used for long periods. Do not use a wireless router. Do not share your password with anyone.





Good luck

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