Was I Hacked?

[Dustin]

I've been having trouble with my home internet
connectivity for weeks; I often cannot surf or it is
extremely slow (using DSL). Internet Provider could not
find any problems. After switching providers (to
Broadband), I still have trouble logging on & the
technician had trouble too (he didn't know what was
wrong). I can go to some web sites, but the msn.com web
page said "if you see this message, your computer has
been hacked, go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com". I don't
know if that's legitimate or not. Plus, the internet
suddenly logged on while I was working on another
program. Nothing else has happened, but I'm concerned.

 

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I've been having trouble with my home internet
connectivity for weeks; I often cannot surf or it is
extremely slow (using DSL). Internet Provider could not
find any problems. After switching providers (to
Broadband), I still have trouble logging on & the
technician had trouble too (he didn't know what was
wrong). I can go to some web sites, but the msn.com web
page said "if you see this message, your computer has
been hacked, go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com". I don't
know if that's legitimate or not. Plus, the internet
suddenly logged on while I was working on another
program. Nothing else has happened, but I'm concerned.

You have been hacked. Run a full virus scan, spyware app, and install
the latest windows updates.

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-the small one

All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.

 

[Guest]

D'OH! Thanks.

-----Original Message-----


You have been hacked. Run a full virus scan, spyware app, and install
the latest windows updates.

--
-the small one

All postings carry no guarantee or warranty, expressed or implied.
Proceed at your own risk, and perform system and data backups prior to
making changes to your system, and on a regular basis, to protect your
system.

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