Gmail Hacked...interesting!!!

V

guys....this sems to be one helluva prob

i downloaded this file
*rapidshare.com/files/8858018/CrushCalculator.zip.html

fed it with my details and my a/c got hacked(how dumba me!!!)

from wat i realize this is an automated software tht changes the password and also the security question to "pet??"

no matter wat the a/c u supply it wid...it changes the password and the answer of the security question (which is "pet??") to some constant thingy

so i am basically wonderin if anyone of u hav cracked the password or the answer for the security question???...pls lemme knw...i hav lost a valuable a/c to this ... so ...
any ideas???
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Wow!

V

someone giv it a shot man...didnt post here for ppl to say "wow"

*img513.imageshack.us/img513/2774/dumbyg9.png

wtf how can u supply ur password to such a unknown software ......this is an example of spoofing ????

Looks like a simple VB program made for the sole purpose of cracking the accounts!

Look at the interface of the software

@vijay_7287
Its really sad, u should send a mail to GMail staff and tell them about ur ID and this software

Vishal Gupta said:
Look at the interface of the software

@vijay_7287
Its really sad, u should send a mail to GMail staff and tell them about ur ID and this software

I have tried that in the past, they didn't even bother replying.

Yes. This is termed as "spoofing". Such kinda scripts are doin more rounds these days in various forms. I remember one such script asking for girl friend name and my name to calculate compatibility. Once I enter these data, it would land up into the mailbox of the sender exposing my gf name! It can be any form...

good job man
giving ur username and password like that!

This soft calc crush by asking u ur gmail id?

From where u gt it?

its crushcalculator.com

Yep! Itz Crush calculator. Beware of such emails! :-D

I felt trap to it and I ofcourse got many of my frnds gf's exposed too! ;-)

now rmove the link, It might harm othrs 2

V

ahhh...guys sad tht u didnt get the point
i knw my a/c is gone...(it actually claimed reveal the crushlist on orkut so...)

wat i am tryin to say...is

it is automated...no matter wat the a/c is it changes the password to some constant string...and so it does to the answer for the security question

so i thought anyone with some time to kill could provide it with an id (which they dont use)...and try to guess the either of those answers

tht might help ppl like me ...who hav lost their a/c to tht

lemme tell ya ...there are some 10 souls who hav lost active email a/c's to this....so...
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any ideas?

Once the account is hijacked, nothing can be done. Security question & answer may also be changed.

V

this is the most amazing thing folks
i got my a/c back today after reporting abt this to google

albiet this link is difficult to find...so i am posting it here ...in case anyone needs it
*services.google.com/inquiry/gmail_security1

try to be as exhaustive as possible while reporting ...how it happened

i am elated ...!!!...Google Rocks !!!