Is it possible for a hacker to get my Hotmail password without access to my computer?

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good article leo , i want to add that some users didn't care about their antivirus or internet security software and others uses any security software without care about it's effectiveness and this is the calamity , hackers is not a god but they are intelligent programmers which analyze systems to reach the weakest point and try to enter from this point , so if you close these point carefully , you hadn't to afraid about hackers any more.

thanks leo
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another possibility could be that the hacker used brute force, meaning trying to log in with all characters

I have AOL and whenever I make new snames, some guy in the room seems to know who is behind those snames. I have no idea how he does it, I have never shared my account with any1.
I think he sniffs out my IP address and then back track to see where I am logged on from.

Someone demonstrated recently that in fact if you save your password in Windows Live Messenger (certainly on Windows XP, not sure about Vista) the password can be easily found by simple software that reveals the contents of the Windows Password Stores. Same is true for browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera. I know Firefox can be protected by a master password but by default it's not so anyone who can access your browsers' profile location has access to all password's you've saved in it as well.

How safe is Roboforms?

Paswords, Passwords, I'm swmming in passwards. I'm at that age (Senior) that can't remember all the passwords so I Have to Write Them Down. Just about every web sight I want to use, I have to figure out a password. I counted them and have 15 different passwords! Is there a simpler way? Thanks, Doug!

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Eli: you're absolutely right. In fact, I've got an article
on the topic:
http://ask-leo.com/i_forgot_my_password_can_i_somehow_get_my_autologin_remembered_password.html

Leo

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Leo Mayer: re RoboForm

Very. I recommend it:
http://ask-leo.com/recommendation_roboform_password_manager_and_more.html
Just be sure that you pick a safe master password.

Leo

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I, too, use Roboform and save the passwords only to a secure jump drive. When I am not at the PC, nether are the PWs. Does using Window Washer after each session on the PC help to keep the PW's safe, too?

Excellent password advice. Particularly liked your password examples. What is your opinion of the Kaspersky security software? Thank you.
Betsye

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