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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 12:51 PM
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Password advice
I just got a notice that my My Space account was "phished" and I had to change my password.

Should I change ALL of my passwords now?

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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 12:52 PM
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1. Are you sure the "notice" wasn't a phish? n/t
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 12:53 PM
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2. No, it was when I tried to log in
It wasn't an e-mail message.
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 12:54 PM
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3. Hard to tell why it happened...
but I would change all of mine to be safe. It wouldn't hurt to do this as a matter of practice occasionally.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 12:58 PM
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4. You're right.
What a pain in the ass
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 01:02 PM
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6. It sure is...
some advice...pick some phrase, some weird phrase you will remember...and use the first letter of each word for the password.

"I like cold toilet seats in January" = ILCTSIJ.

The stranger the phrase, the better, because you will have a better chance of remembering it believe it or not.

(Oh shit....DU knows my passwords now)
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Akoto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 01:00 PM
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5. Just in case you don't know ...
Be certain to scan your computer with some anti-virus and anti-spyware programs.

Start with Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware. If you have the money, I'd suggest getting some McAffe security at the store. You don't want any keyloggers or other malicious programs lingering in your PC.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 01:08 PM
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8. Good idea
I've got McAfee. I'll run it right now
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Crazy Dave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-23-07 01:04 PM
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7. Myspace is always buggy
It's about 50/50 every time I try to log on.
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