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Posted on Feb 19, 2009

Gmail compromised I believe my gmail is compromised. my password is rather complicated but since i chose to remember the email address it just happened. what should I do other than reporting to gmail.

  • Steve Allison
    Steve Allison May 11, 2010

    When you say 'compromised' what signs are you seeing?
    Have messages been altered or deleted?
    Is someone using your email to retransmit spam? 

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I would advise changing your gmail password, but first, run a spyware/malware and virus scan. Running the scan first will verify that you do not have any keyloggers, trojan horses, or viruses on your computer. Then, once those are complete and your computer is deemed safe, change your gmail account password.

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I would advise to run a security scan (try a couple of antivirus/antispyware programs), change your password and report it to google. 

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