SOMEONE WAS ADDED TO MY LIST WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING!

all of a sudden, a pop up opened and said that someone @hotmail.com was
added to my contact list!!!

How can this be? I didn't chose to add anyone! I immediately blocked this
person...

whats going on???


could some script from a site do this? I was on a USA government page!
This one> http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/

with firefox...

that's all I was doing...

any ideas how this could happen?

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P.S. I have firewall (windows vista firewall) avast antivirus and have
scanned my pc for malware with malwarebytes

so its clean

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"CBoom" <> wrote in message
news:gln75k$evj$...
> all of a sudden, a pop up opened and said that someone @hotmail.com
> was added to my contact list!!!
>
> How can this be? I didn't chose to add anyone! I immediately blocked this
> person...
>
> whats going on???
>
>
> could some script from a site do this? I was on a USA government page!
> This one> http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/
>
> with firefox...
>
> that's all I was doing...
>
> any ideas how this could happen?
>
> --
> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
> http://computerboom.blogspot.com

The intruded probably guessed your email address - and was trying
to invade your privacy.

You will be safe, provided you have configured the privacy
settings in WLMessenger so that "Only people on your Allow list
can see your status and send you messages".

Every time anyone tries to add you as a contact, you will receive
a pop-up warning. Then, you must add an intruder's name to your
blocked list.

I'm not sure whether the latest WLMessenger release includes an
option to report the incident to Microsoft. I believe it should.



"CBoom" <> wrote in message
news:gln8gb$t54$...
> P.S. I have firewall (windows vista firewall) avast antivirus
> and have scanned my pc for malware with malwarebytes
>
> so its clean
>
> --
> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>
> "CBoom" <> wrote in message
> news:gln75k$evj$...
>> all of a sudden, a pop up opened and said that someone
>> @hotmail.com was added to my contact list!!!
>>
>> How can this be? I didn't chose to add anyone! I immediately
>> blocked this person...
>>
>> whats going on???
>>
>>
>> could some script from a site do this? I was on a USA
>> government page!
>> This one> http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/
>>
>> with firefox...
>>
>> that's all I was doing...
>>
>> any ideas how this could happen?
>>
>> --
>> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
>> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>

> You will be safe, provided you have configured the privacy settings in
> WLMessenger so that "Only people on your Allow list can see your status
> and send you messages".
>
> Every time anyone tries to add you as a contact, you will receive a pop-up
> warning. Then, you must add an intruder's name to your blocked list.

This is how I have it and always had it in the past...

I am very aware of all of the functions of live messenger, that is why this
was out of the norm.



--
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http://computerboom.blogspot.com

"Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
news:85922583-6674-4F3C-B9DD-...
>
> The intruded probably guessed your email address - and was trying to
> invade your privacy.
>
> You will be safe, provided you have configured the privacy settings in
> WLMessenger so that "Only people on your Allow list can see your status
> and send you messages".
>
> Every time anyone tries to add you as a contact, you will receive a pop-up
> warning. Then, you must add an intruder's name to your blocked list.
>
> I'm not sure whether the latest WLMessenger release includes an option to
> report the incident to Microsoft. I believe it should.
>
>
>
> "CBoom" <> wrote in message
> news:gln8gb$t54$...
>> P.S. I have firewall (windows vista firewall) avast antivirus and have
>> scanned my pc for malware with malwarebytes
>>
>> so its clean
>>
>> --
>> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
>> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>>
>> "CBoom" <> wrote in message
>> news:gln75k$evj$...
>>> all of a sudden, a pop up opened and said that someone @hotmail.com was
>>> added to my contact list!!!
>>>
>>> How can this be? I didn't chose to add anyone! I immediately blocked
>>> this person...
>>>
>>> whats going on???
>>>
>>>
>>> could some script from a site do this? I was on a USA government page!
>>> This one> http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/
>>>
>>> with firefox...
>>>
>>> that's all I was doing...
>>>
>>> any ideas how this could happen?
>>>
>>> --
>>> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
>>> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>>

>> Every time anyone tries to add you as a contact, you will receive a
>> pop-up warning. Then, you must add an intruder's name to your blocked
>> list.


I did not get a pop up warning. That's what I am saying. settings have
always have been like I had them, rechecked just now,

"Only people on your Allow list can see your status and send you messages".


--
For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
http://computerboom.blogspot.com

"CBoom" <> wrote in message
news:glnr5p$bl6$...
>> You will be safe, provided you have configured the privacy settings in
>> WLMessenger so that "Only people on your Allow list can see your status
>> and send you messages".
>>
>> Every time anyone tries to add you as a contact, you will receive a
>> pop-up warning. Then, you must add an intruder's name to your blocked
>> list.
>
> This is how I have it and always had it in the past...
>
> I am very aware of all of the functions of live messenger, that is why
> this was out of the norm.
>
>
>
> --
> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>
> "Bob Lucas" <> wrote in message
> news:85922583-6674-4F3C-B9DD-...
>>
>> The intruded probably guessed your email address - and was trying to
>> invade your privacy.
>>
>> You will be safe, provided you have configured the privacy settings in
>> WLMessenger so that "Only people on your Allow list can see your status
>> and send you messages".
>>
>> Every time anyone tries to add you as a contact, you will receive a
>> pop-up warning. Then, you must add an intruder's name to your blocked
>> list.
>>
>> I'm not sure whether the latest WLMessenger release includes an option to
>> report the incident to Microsoft. I believe it should.
>>
>>
>>
>> "CBoom" <> wrote in message
>> news:gln8gb$t54$...
>>> P.S. I have firewall (windows vista firewall) avast antivirus and have
>>> scanned my pc for malware with malwarebytes
>>>
>>> so its clean
>>>
>>> --
>>> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
>>> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "CBoom" <> wrote in message
>>> news:gln75k$evj$...
>>>> all of a sudden, a pop up opened and said that someone @hotmail.com was
>>>> added to my contact list!!!
>>>>
>>>> How can this be? I didn't chose to add anyone! I immediately blocked
>>>> this person...
>>>>
>>>> whats going on???
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> could some script from a site do this? I was on a USA government page!
>>>> This one> http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/
>>>>
>>>> with firefox...
>>>>
>>>> that's all I was doing...
>>>>
>>>> any ideas how this could happen?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
>>>> http://computerboom.blogspot.com
>>>

Greetings,

It's possible to prompt you to add someone via scripting/API, but actually adding to your
list would require an application actually running on your system to press the necessary keys
on your behalf, so web pages can't do it.

Who is the contact anyway?

--
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"CBoom" <> wrote in message news:gln75k$evj$...
> all of a sudden, a pop up opened and said that someone @hotmail.com was added to my
> contact list!!!
>
> How can this be? I didn't chose to add anyone! I immediately blocked this person...
>
> whats going on???
>
>
> could some script from a site do this? I was on a USA government page!
> This one> http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov/
>
> with firefox...
>
> that's all I was doing...
>
> any ideas how this could happen?
>
> --
> For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
> http://computerboom.blogspot.com