With two new features, Hotmail users can access their accounts better in case they have been compromised by criminals. That is what the Windows Live team has announced in the Inside Windows Live blog.
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Keep your Windows Live ID safe during the holidays
While you are abroad, maybe on a holiday trip, it is especially important to keep safe with your Windows Live ID. You might communicate through insecure wireless networks, or from computers with outdated security settings. Protecting your Live ID is essential, as it is your access key to Messenger, Hotmail and all other Windows Live services.
Hablamos español—but secure, please
Spanish is the first of currently 4 user-translated languages that are about to get added to Twitter. You can now switch the Twitter website to Spanish. And please check your OAuth permissions for unwanted applications. We show how.
Messenger problems: Your login data can’t be remembered?
If Messenger doesn’t remember your e-mail address or your password, then you have installed both Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. You have to revert a registry setting that has been changed while Yahoo Messenger was installing. Then you will be able to store your sign-in credentials again. Here is
How-to: Change your Windows Live password
More than 20,000 Windows Live account credentials were published recently. That is why you should change your own password, even if your account was not among them. Here is how to change your password using the Windows Live account center. Open the Windows Live account center at https://account.live.com/ChangePassword.aspx. If prompted,
More than 20,000 Hotmail passwords leaked
Several thousands passwords for European users of Microsoft’s e-mail and identity service Hotmail/Windows Live ID have been published on the Web, according to information published by Neowin. The Windows Live team states: We immediately requested that the credentials be removed and launched an investigation to determine the impact to customers.
Come fare: Stare sicuri mentre si usa Hotmail
Al giorno d’oggi, le e-mail dagli spammer sono diventate sempre più frequenti estendendo la ricezione di malware. Avere un computer affetto da malware potrebbe significare avere la propria password compromessa e il Windows Live ID conseguentemente dirottato e abusato inviando ancora altro spam. Come posso identificare la posta malevola? Riconoscimento
How-to: Stay secure while using Hotmail
In recent days, e-mails from spammers have surfaced spreading malware. Getting your computer infected by malware might result in your password being compromised and your Windows Live ID subsequently hijacked and abused for sending more spam. How can you identify bad mail? Recognizing bad mail A typical virus e-mail has
Come fare: Stare sicuro mentre si usa Messenger
Virus, backdoor, cavalli di troia, le root kit sono sempre più diffusi ai giorni d’oggi e dovreste tenere molta attenzione mentre si usa Windows Live Messenger per tenere te e til tuo computer sicuro. Ecco alcuni consigli che ti possono aiutare a stare sicuro: Non cliccare ogni link che si
How-to: Stay secure while using Messenger
As viruses, backdoors, Trojan horses, even root kits are commonly spread these days, you should pay close attention while using Windows Live Messenger in order to maintain your own and your computer’s safety. Here are some tips that help you to stay secure: Do not click every link you receive.