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Concern that my macbook has been hacked or has a virus
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<blockquote data-quote="vansmith" data-source="post: 1302892" data-attributes="member: 71075"><p>Why are you even concerned about this? You say that you don't see any symptoms of any intrusion or wrongdoing so why are you being paranoid? Unfounded fear is entirely unproductive and accomplishes nothing beyond making you feel stressed. With the best intentions, I say the following: take a step back and relax.</p><p></p><p>Delivery failures on emails happen commonly. Look at the body of the message and who it was being sent to. Better yet, take a look through your sent box. If you see a bunch of messages that you didn't send, it's possible that your Hotmail account may have been hacked but not your Mac (and this could very well be the case if you have a weak password).</p><p></p><p>As for the firewall, it's likely that your router has a firewall (check your router settings). If it makes you feel comfortable, put on the software one built into OS X.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vansmith, post: 1302892, member: 71075"] Why are you even concerned about this? You say that you don't see any symptoms of any intrusion or wrongdoing so why are you being paranoid? Unfounded fear is entirely unproductive and accomplishes nothing beyond making you feel stressed. With the best intentions, I say the following: take a step back and relax. Delivery failures on emails happen commonly. Look at the body of the message and who it was being sent to. Better yet, take a look through your sent box. If you see a bunch of messages that you didn't send, it's possible that your Hotmail account may have been hacked but not your Mac (and this could very well be the case if you have a weak password). As for the firewall, it's likely that your router has a firewall (check your router settings). If it makes you feel comfortable, put on the software one built into OS X. [/QUOTE]
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