My ebay account was hacked recently 
Nothing major, no transactions and ebay is aware of the problem, but someone got hold of my password and sent a lot of spam under my name.
The messages were complete spam, instructing people to part with their money in foolish ways. The hacker failed to disable the āemail me a copy of this messageā option in some cases, which is how I discovered his actions. An example of the sent messages:
Good news!You are the curent bidder on the item: SNAP ON TOOL BOX LIKE NEW.Item number: 4581053424. In compliance with eBay policy, the seller is making this Want It Now Offer to you for the price of US $2,800.00.The seller is making this offer using Want It Now either because he/she wantās to end the action as soon as possible or has a duplicate item for sale.The selling of this item through Want It Now is in compliance with eBay policy; you will be able to exchange Feedback with the seller and will be eligible for all eBay services associated with a transaction, such as fraud protection.Learn more about Want It Now: > http://pages.ebay.com/wantitnow/.DO > NOT RESPOND TO THIS QUESTION IN MY MESSAGES,AS YOUR MESSAGE WILL NOT BE RECEIVED!You may purchase this item by copying this Want It Now post and send it directly to the sellerās Want it Now e-mail address so he/she can identify you.Sellerās Want It Now e-mail address: > DOITFACE@yahoo.com
The āmessage will not be receivedā cos the blighter was using MY account to send it. Since the person/people involved clearly want to receive lots of mail, I want to help them in their goals. Please sign up the following email addresses for as much spam as you can think of.
g1rexim@yahoo.com (Sent at least four messages in English and two in French)
DOITFACE@yahoo.com (Sent at least five messages, all in English)
I also received two similar messages from the ebay ID Bargainsafe, and I am not sure whether he is another spammer or another victim.
Ebay sent me a list of ways that a spammer could have gotten my password, and the most likely candidate is a software virus that records keystrokes. This worries me greatly, so I want to get some good virus protection and firewall software. I use both dial-up and broadband internet access, and run WinXP on a laptop with a 1.4 GB processor.
I get to spend this weekend checking all my accounts and changing all my passwords. Joy. I wonder how many I will forget and lock myself out of.
Any suggestions on quality security software? Price is not a major consideration at the moment.