POSSIBLE MSN HACKING - BEWARE! (13)
good advice, i really hope people listern who have children 
this is a sad story of the world we live in,
my son uses msn he know all the rules and about keeping himself safe, same as when he is out without an adult,
i often ask him who he is chatting to and where he knows them from etc, but would never stop him from using the computer,
you can only teach your kids right from wrong and hope to god that nothing ever happens to them, you cannot wrap them it cotton wool or they will never survive in this awfull world we have bought them into.
i hope this gets sorted out for your friend,
my son uses msn he know all the rules and about keeping himself safe, same as when he is out without an adult,
i often ask him who he is chatting to and where he knows them from etc, but would never stop him from using the computer,
you can only teach your kids right from wrong and hope to god that nothing ever happens to them, you cannot wrap them it cotton wool or they will never survive in this awfull world we have bought them into.
i hope this gets sorted out for your friend,
Thanks. The thing is my daughters friend only chats to her friends - the police believe it is a man who is calling himself Paul who some how hacks into their conversations and silently reads what's going on and takes note of any details he feels important. Apparently it's possible - so I've told my kids never to give any personal details out on msn at all whether it's a friend, me or someone else - because you never know who's listening!!!
There meeting with the police again today so will keep you informed.
There meeting with the police again today so will keep you informed.
1 - It is almost impossible to relate the Tel. No. to MSN . If your PC at home is not secure then businesses and individuals from anywhere can access information held on your PC.
2 - It appears that your problem is local . A telephone number could be obtained from many sources . I guess that your number is on your friends and family's mobiles , forms etc. These are the most likely places where your No. may have gone stray . Think twice before leaving your phone number with people that you do not know that well .
2 - It appears that your problem is local . A telephone number could be obtained from many sources . I guess that your number is on your friends and family's mobiles , forms etc. These are the most likely places where your No. may have gone stray . Think twice before leaving your phone number with people that you do not know that well .
Do you have a firewall and any other security software on your pc Pauline?
It's quite like that my friends daughter gave her phone number out during a msn chat by the sounds of it. Their computer isn't protected against anything as they had it new a while ago from a catalogue or something so they installed windows and the printer and that was it - we've got a router with built in firewall, plus so much anti-virus, anti-adware, anti-spyware because of my books and my son's web-design stuff/server - so last night my son and I spent hours sending them the links to relevant programmes to download/purchase or install.
download.com is a good site for all kinds of programs 
oops not supposed to do the website on here sowwyyyyy 
That was my first port of call - I swear by lavasoft adware at the moment for virus and adware scans - it's great and when I installed it is was free! Even better!
The mind boggles Pauline. Why can't people like this put their brain cells to good use? rather than causing others missery and havoc 
There are a few good downloads available, AVG which is an anti virus and also McAfee ADVENT Stinger which isn't a full anti virus but does pick up certain things that other programs don't. Another one I found priceless is McAfee SiteAdvisor, there are lots of dodgy sites about and the advisor tests each site and tells if it is safe or to use with caution. Thes might be of use to your friend.
I hope things get sorted for them soon.
There are a few good downloads available, AVG which is an anti virus and also McAfee ADVENT Stinger which isn't a full anti virus but does pick up certain things that other programs don't. Another one I found priceless is McAfee SiteAdvisor, there are lots of dodgy sites about and the advisor tests each site and tells if it is safe or to use with caution. Thes might be of use to your friend.
I hope things get sorted for them soon.
Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this Morning direct From both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who Has access to the Internet.
You may receive an apparently Harmless email with a Power Point presentation "Life is beautiful."
If you Receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it ImmedIately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying:"It is too Late now, your life is no longer beautiful."
Subsequently YOU Will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain Access to your name, e-mail and password This is a new virus which started To Circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the Severity, And the antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it.
The virus Has been created by a ; hacker who calls himself "life owner."
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and ask them to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNET. On
entering the GSI, this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. In case of problems, please call your organisational IT Helpdesk. The MessageLabs Anti Virus Service is the first managed service to achieve the CSIA Claims Tested Mark (CCTM Certificate Number 2006/04/0007),
the UK Government quality mark initiative for information security products and services. For more information about this please visit
You may receive an apparently Harmless email with a Power Point presentation "Life is beautiful."
If you Receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it ImmedIately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying:"It is too Late now, your life is no longer beautiful."
Subsequently YOU Will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain Access to your name, e-mail and password This is a new virus which started To Circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the Severity, And the antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it.
The virus Has been created by a ; hacker who calls himself "life owner."
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS and ask them to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY.
PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INTERNET. On
entering the GSI, this email was scanned for viruses by the Government Secure Intranet (GSi) virus scanning service supplied exclusively by Cable & Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. In case of problems, please call your organisational IT Helpdesk. The MessageLabs Anti Virus Service is the first managed service to achieve the CSIA Claims Tested Mark (CCTM Certificate Number 2006/04/0007),
the UK Government quality mark initiative for information security products and services. For more information about this please visit
Hi England 
This one is a hoax so don't worry about it too much hun. It was launched in 2002 and every so often gets thrown circulation, like it has done again this month, it definitely is a hoax though sweet
This one is a hoax so don't worry about it too much hun. It was launched in 2002 and every so often gets thrown circulation, like it has done again this month, it definitely is a hoax though sweet
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