• Log InLog In
  • Register
Liquid`
Team Liquid Liquipedia
EDT 16:14
CEST 22:14
KST 05:14
  • Home
  • Forum
  • Calendar
  • Streams
  • Liquipedia
  • Features
  • Store
  • EPT
  • TL+
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Smash
  • Heroes
  • Counter-Strike
  • Overwatch
  • Liquibet
  • Fantasy StarCraft
  • TLPD
  • StarCraft 2
  • Brood War
  • Blogs
Forum Sidebar
Events/Features
News
Featured News
Serral wins Maestros of the Game 213ByuL, and the Limitations of Standard Play3Team Liquid Map Contest #22: Results and Winners7Code S Season 2 (2026): RO4 and Finals Preview12TL.net Map Contest #22 - Voting & Ladder Map Selection7
Community News
MC vs IdrA, Boxer vs Nal_rA to be Legacy Matches @ BlizzCon315.0.16 Hotfix (June 30) - Balance + Bug Fixes35Weekly Cups (June 22-28): Zergs thrive in new patch5[TLMC] Summer 2026 Ladder Map Rotation05.0.16 patch for SC2 goes live (8 worker start)99
StarCraft 2
General
Serral wins Maestros of the Game 2 Weekly Cups (June 22-28): Zergs thrive in new patch MC vs IdrA, Boxer vs Nal_rA to be Legacy Matches @ BlizzCon 5.0.16 Hotfix (June 30) - Balance + Bug Fixes HomeStory Cup In Early July
Tourneys
HomeStory Cup 29 Douyu Cup 2026: $20,000 Legends Event (June 26-28) Vespene Cup #1 — $300+ USD, July 10 Crank Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League RSL Revival: Season 6 - Qualifiers and Main Event
Strategy
[G] Having the right mentality to improve
Custom Maps
New Map Maker - Looking for Advice - Love or Hate Work In Progress Melee Maps [D]RTS in all its shapes and glory <3
External Content
The PondCast: SC2 News & Results Mutation # 532 Nuclear Family Mutation # 531 Experimental Artillery Mutation # 530 One For All
Brood War
General
BW General Discussion Farewell Beloved Starcraft (Youtube Videos) BGH Auto Balance -> http://bghmmr.eu/ ASL 22 Proposed Map Pool Starcraft vs Retro Category on Twitch
Tourneys
Escore Tournament StarCraft Season 2 The Casual Games of the Week Thread [Megathread] Daily Proleagues [ASL21] Grand Finals
Strategy
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Creating a full chart of Zerg builds Relatively freeroll strategies Why doesn't anyone use restoration?
Other Games
General Games
Stormgate/Frost Giant Megathread Nintendo Switch Thread Dawn of War IV Summer Games Done Quick 2026! ZeroSpace at Steam NextFest - Last free demo
Dota 2
Looking for a Dota Mentor Official 'what is Dota anymore' discussion
League of Legends
Heroes of the Storm
Simple Questions, Simple Answers Heroes of the Storm 2.0
Hearthstone
Deck construction bug
TL Mafia
NeO.D_StephenKing vs This Guy From 1 Million Dance TL Mafia Community Thread TL Mafia Power Rank Vanilla Mini Mafia
Community
General
US Politics Mega-thread Russo-Ukrainian War Thread Canadian Politics Mega-thread The Games Industry And ATVI Men's Fashion Thread
Fan Clubs
The HerO Fan Club! The herO Fan Club!
Media & Entertainment
Movie Discussion! Series you have seen recently... [Req][Books] Good Fantasy/SciFi books [TV/BOOK] *SPOILERS* Game of Thrones Discussion
Sports
McBoner: A hockey love story Formula 1 Discussion 2024 - 2026 Football Thread TeamLiquid Health and Fitness Initiative For 2023 Cricket [SPORT]
World Cup 2022
Tech Support
How to clean a TTe Thermaltake keyboard? Computer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread
TL Community
The Automated Ban List
Blogs
Listen To The Coaches!
TrAiDoS
An Exploration of th…
waywardstrategy
I'm an arrogant trash talke…
FlaShFTW
Gauntlet SC2: A Retrospectiv…
Ctone23
ramps on octagon
StaticNine
Funny Nicknames
LUCKY_NOOB
Evil Gacha Games and the…
ffswowsucks
Customize Sidebar...

Website Feedback

Closed Threads



Active: 25994 users

I NEED HELP asap

Forum Index > General Forum
Post a Reply
Normal
Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
December 28 2008 05:16 GMT
#1
my bloody computer is under attack. Someone must have guessed my hotmail password and has currently changed it. I've already tried to change it to a very strong password (including caps, numebers and symbols) but it has already been taken again. My last hope is my secret question but i think it's compromised as well.

Anyone has any idea how to solve this problem? im thinking in mailing hotmail about my account, but i dont know what else to do. Any help is appreciated. I dont know if i might have a keylogger or trojan or something. It doesnt make sense, i've been very careful. I use firefox, have both avast and spybot installed... wtf?????
Teamliquidian townie
TheMango
Profile Joined April 2007
United States1967 Posts
December 28 2008 05:17 GMT
#2
probably keylogger/trojan on your PC. Maybe change your PW on a different PC, then go back and reformat asap :o
Moderator
Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
December 28 2008 05:19 GMT
#3
Use a different comp to fix your stuff.
BlueLaguna on West, msg for game.
il0seonpurpose
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Korea (South)5638 Posts
December 28 2008 05:22 GMT
#4
Have you tried making another account such as on gmail or yahoo?
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
December 28 2008 05:26 GMT
#5
upgrade to live mail.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
Cambium
Profile Blog Joined June 2004
United States16368 Posts
December 28 2008 05:59 GMT
#6
On December 28 2008 14:26 IzzyCraft wrote:
upgrade to live mail.


How does this solve the problem? I'm seriously curious.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
December 28 2008 06:09 GMT
#7
On December 28 2008 14:59 Cambium wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 28 2008 14:26 IzzyCraft wrote:
upgrade to live mail.


How does this solve the problem? I'm seriously curious.


Yeah, since they use the same service and passwords..

Anyways, change your password, since if they can get your pass so quick, is as one person said above, a Keylogger.

Change your password from another computer, and do not sign in in yours, format or try to get an antispyware or some good stuff.

Spybot (Search and Destroy) works charms.
CJ Entusman #6! · Strength is the basis of athletic ability. -Rippetoe /* http://j.mp/TL-App <- TL iPhone App 2.0! */
renegade_zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Korea (South)525 Posts
December 28 2008 06:15 GMT
#8
probably got ur pw with a keylogger from ur web browsers. This has been happening a lot lately with game id/password and emails. Thats why microsoft and firefox made new security updates
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-28 06:21:14
December 28 2008 06:19 GMT
#9
Hotmail has always been targeted for scams and spam. 123@live and 123@hotmail are strictly different accounts. In general i just meant to change your email without really changing much.

Hotmail carrys a stigma like Vista even if it works just fine now.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
mIsUZu
Profile Joined August 2008
New Zealand528 Posts
December 28 2008 07:35 GMT
#10
i'm quite certain its some kind of trojan that keeps sending your info (ie. passwords and other data) to whoever on the net.

clean format and reinstall is the way to go imo
Why So Serious?!
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
December 28 2008 07:37 GMT
#11
change to gmail

or if thats not an option, email or call up hotmail and try to get something done
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
fight_or_flight
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States3988 Posts
December 28 2008 07:43 GMT
#12
Download a bootable linux cd. Burn the cd. Boot from the cd. Change your password. Get rid of the spy software on your computer.
Do you really want chat rooms?
jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
December 28 2008 07:46 GMT
#13
yea,

worldofwarcraft has been warning users of this.

basically get all the new updates from the browser companies
run antivirus

restart computer, change all current passwords

that is the basic good start to this problem.. ><
Bill307
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
Canada9103 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-28 08:52:05
December 28 2008 08:49 GMT
#14
Are you connected to the 'net via an unsecured wireless connection? If there is no encryption on a wireless connection (excluding WEP, since it is broken and is probably next to useless), then literally anyone within wireless range can see everything you send and receive online, in plain text, including passwords (unless you're using SSL, i.e. https).

I personally think it is a keylogger as well, but a neighbour snooping on your wireless connection is another possibility.
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
December 28 2008 09:08 GMT
#15
On December 28 2008 15:09 funkie wrote:
Spybot (Search and Destroy) works charms.


Spybot doesn't really catch some of the more tough spyware, I'd recommend using SuperAntiSpyware instead.
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
December 28 2008 09:11 GMT
#16
quick do a barrel roll
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
December 28 2008 09:11 GMT
#17
i can't shake em
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
Yogurt
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States4258 Posts
December 28 2008 09:14 GMT
#18
there's a bogey on my tail
ok dont not so good something is something ok ok ok gogogo
anch
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States5457 Posts
December 28 2008 09:18 GMT
#19
something is wrong with the G-defuser
anch
Profile Blog Joined June 2006
United States5457 Posts
December 28 2008 09:19 GMT
#20
change the psw with different computer
mmgoose
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
769 Posts
December 28 2008 10:13 GMT
#21
it's possible that you have multiple identities. check with your psychiatrist. i know it's quite remote, but no harm in checking.
And you know if a grandmother had a penis she would be a grandfather.
Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
December 28 2008 17:12 GMT
#22
rofl @ above post.

i'll try the linux thing then if it fails i'll reformat. I am not on wireless though, and even if i were there's only a bunch of old ladies as my neighboors so i doubt it would be them.

Anyway, thanx for the help.
Mods may close this if they see it fit
Teamliquidian townie
zXk3
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
Mexico1178 Posts
December 28 2008 17:56 GMT
#23
WTF how did you changed your nick?!
GraphicsNo soy dominante, solo tengo mejores ideas...| Sorry Oshi, 4-1 shows that im better than you =D i wont do any more mistakes now
Malongo
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Chile3472 Posts
December 28 2008 18:28 GMT
#24
wut wheres the rts? btw you should try that program that shows your running process hijackthis is the name i think. If you have a trojan or keylogger installed then youll find the process very easily.
Help me! im still improving my English. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. M. G.
IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
December 29 2008 08:51 GMT
#25
On December 28 2008 17:49 Bill307 wrote:
Are you connected to the 'net via an unsecured wireless connection? If there is no encryption on a wireless connection (excluding WEP, since it is broken and is probably next to useless), then literally anyone within wireless range can see everything you send and receive online, in plain text, including passwords (unless you're using SSL, i.e. https).

I personally think it is a keylogger as well, but a neighbour snooping on your wireless connection is another possibility.

It's why you use WPA2, WEP can be cracked by just about anyone with a quick Internet search esp if they run mac or Linux wpa2 at least will take them much longer to crack not just 10 mins and a courisoity.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
EmeraldSparks
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States1451 Posts
December 29 2008 08:54 GMT
#26
You might want to email everybody you know that any email you send between yesterday and tomorrow could be infected / contain horse porn / etcetera.
But why?
Dead9
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States4725 Posts
December 29 2008 10:01 GMT
#27
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=67148
GearitUP
Profile Joined November 2008
United States337 Posts
December 29 2008 10:10 GMT
#28
(for l4d user)
GET ME A MEDPACK NOW! AH HELP THERES A SMOKER ON THE 6!
That sucks man, after reading your post I did all those virus checker things, turned out I had 8 trojans,,, Good thing i use ebay and such on my dads computer, Thx for alarming me
Own<Owned<Ownt<Pwn<Pwned<PwnT< YOU NEWB!
Amber[LighT]
Profile Blog Joined June 2005
United States5078 Posts
December 30 2008 06:12 GMT
#29
On December 28 2008 18:18 anch wrote:
something is wrong with the G-defuser


Use the boost to chase
"We have unfinished business, I and he."
Night[Mare
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Mexico4793 Posts
December 30 2008 06:49 GMT
#30
lol @ starfox posts
Teamliquidian townie
Normal
Please log in or register to reply.
Live Events Refresh
Next event in 3h 46m
[ Submit Event ]
Live Streams
Refresh
StarCraft 2
IndyStarCraft 253
Railgan 29
StarCraft: Brood War
Dewaltoss 99
Rock 14
Bale 13
Dota 2
Gorgc3802
LuMiX1
Counter-Strike
summit1g5535
fl0m1284
Super Smash Bros
hungrybox412
Mew2King53
Heroes of the Storm
Liquid`Hasu302
Other Games
Grubby3433
FrodaN1810
ToD253
C9.Mang0143
ArmadaUGS123
mouzStarbuck77
UpATreeSC50
KnowMe46
JuggernautJason20
Organizations
StarCraft 2
TaKeTV3230
Dota 2
PGL Dota 2 - Main Stream163
StarCraft 2
Blizzard YouTube
StarCraft: Brood War
BSLTrovo
[ Show 19 non-featured ]
StarCraft 2
• TaKeSeN 328
• Hupsaiya 50
• Adnapsc2 13
• LaughNgamezSOOP
• AfreecaTV YouTube
• sooper7s
• intothetv
• Migwel
• Kozan
• IndyKCrew
StarCraft: Brood War
• 80smullet 15
• FirePhoenix14
• STPLYoutube
• ZZZeroYoutube
• BSLYoutube
League of Legends
• TFBlade1027
Other Games
• imaqtpie1015
• Shiphtur410
• Scarra361
Upcoming Events
Replay Cast
3h 46m
HomeStory Cup
14h 46m
Replay Cast
1d 3h
HomeStory Cup
1d 14h
OSC
1d 16h
WardiTV Weekly
3 days
The PondCast
4 days
Replay Cast
5 days
CrankTV Team League
5 days
Replay Cast
6 days
[ Show More ]
CrankTV Team League
6 days
Liquipedia Results

Completed

YSL S3
Douyu Cup 2026
Murky Cup 2026

Ongoing

IPSL Spring 2026
Acropolis #4
CSL Season 21: Qualifier 2
SCTL 2026 Spring
HSC XXIX
XSE Pro League 2026
IEM Cologne Major 2026
Stake Ranked Episode 2
CS Asia Championships 2026
Asian Champions League 2026
IEM Atlanta 2026
PGL Astana 2026
BLAST Rivals Spring 2026

Upcoming

CSL 2026 Summer (S21)
Escore Tournament S3: W2
ASL Season 22:Wild Card Qualifier
CSLAN 4
Blizzard Classic Cup 2026
SC4ALL II: StarCraft II
Kung Fu Cup 2026 Grand Finals
RSL Revival: Season 6
CranK Gathers Season 4: BW vs SC2 Team League
Light Tournament 2026
Eternal Conflict S2 Finale
Eternal Conflict S2 E3
Eternal Conflict S2 E2
Heroes Pulsing #3
Eternal Conflict S2 E1
FISSURE Playground #5
BLAST Open Fall 2026
Esports World Cup 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer 2026
BLAST Bounty Summer Qual
Stake Ranked Episode 3
TLPD

1. ByuN
2. TY
3. Dark
4. Solar
5. Stats
6. Nerchio
7. sOs
8. soO
9. INnoVation
10. Elazer
1. Rain
2. Flash
3. EffOrt
4. Last
5. Bisu
6. Soulkey
7. Mini
8. Sharp
Sidebar Settings...

Advertising | Privacy Policy | Terms Of Use | Contact Us

Original banner artwork: Jim Warren
The contents of this webpage are copyright © 2026 TLnet. All Rights Reserved.