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2. Recognize a hacked AOL Mail account - AOL Help

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   Review your AOL Mail settings. Hackers may change the settings in your AOL Mail account to disrupt your inbox or get copies of your emails. Access your mail settings and make sure none of your info or preferences were changed without your knowledge. Things to look for include: • Email filters • Display name • Email signature • Blocked ...

3. Protecting your AOL Account - AOL Help

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   Use well-known virus protection software to check your computer for viruses that may have downloaded during or after unauthorized usage. If you need help scanning your computer, go here: Install McAfee Internet Security Suite - Special edition from AOL. Check if emails were sent without your consent

4. Can I access AOL Mail from another computer? - AOL Help

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   Just use your AOL username and password to sign in to your account. Once you sign in, all your familiar settings will be there waiting for you. For security purposes, log out of your account when you're finished (especially if you're using a shared or public computer). Mouse over your account name in the upper right corner of the page and click ...

5. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   Computer virus. Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles. A computer virus [1] is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs.

6. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   Another tactic is to make the displayed text for a link appear trustworthy, while the actual link goes to the phisher's site. To check the destination of a link, many email clients and web browsers will show the URL in the status bar when the mouse is hovering over it. However, some phishers may be able to bypass this security measure.

7. Rootkit - Wikipedia

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   Rootkit. A rootkit is a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to enable access to a computer or an area of its software that is not otherwise allowed (for example, to an unauthorized user) and often masks its existence or the existence of other software. [1] The term rootkit is a compound of "root" (the traditional name ...