| Subject: unknown people adding me to contacts |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger |
| Date: 9/1/2008 7:50:01 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?cHV0aHA=?= [Email Address Protection] |
hi, in the last few weeks 5 or 6 very random email addresses have added me to their msn contacts list. obviously, i blocked them immediately and so did not add them to my contacts list. they tend to be unusual names, such as Maura, Stella, Wilda, the type you usually associate with spam... having said that, thankfully my hotmail account does not actually get any spam mail usually 1. can anyone tell me why this is happening? 2. if i was to accidentally add one of them in future, would that make it possible for them to send me viruses through Messenger? i did have the virtumonde virus a few weeks ago, but thats been cleaned up now thankyou |
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| Subject: Re: unknown people adding me to contacts |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger |
| Date: 9/1/2008 7:26:06 PM |
| From: "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" [Email Address Protection] |
"Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message news:#g1LcZFDJHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > To protect against all unwanted intrusion, open WLMessenger and click on Tools | Options | > Privacy. Then, tick the box marked "Only people on my Allow list can see my status and > send me messages". That won't stop people from adding you I'm afraid. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- |
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| Subject: Re: unknown people adding me to contacts |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.live.messenger |
| Date: 9/2/2008 2:25:17 AM |
| From: "Bob Lucas" [Email Address Protection] |
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message news:uBvsFNKDJHA.4884@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > "Bob Lucas" <bob@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:#g1LcZFDJHA.3268@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> To protect against all unwanted intrusion, open WLMessenger and click >> on Tools | Options | Privacy. Then, tick the box marked "Only people >> on my Allow list can see my status and send me messages". > > That won't stop people from adding you I'm afraid. > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this > signature or citation > -- > > > I agree entirely, although it does mean that the attempt to add my identity will be ineffective - because it prevents the "attacker" from seeing the user's status or sending messages from the outset. However, I am concerned about the motives behind these "attacks" - which always emanate from Live identities based upon Hotmail addresses. At the very minimum, Microsoft should provide an easy reporting mechanism - and should terminate the Live identities / Hotmail accounts of perpetrators. |
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