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facebook hacked? virus?

lukesmom · 2010-09-18 16:35:21

I dont know why this is happening but for the past few weeks, whenever I want to go into facebook it says access denied and I have to change my password each time all over again. It even lets me change it to the same password I always use??? It is only happening with facebook, not email or any other social site. Anyone got…

18-09-2010 4:35pm

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lukesmom

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I dont know why this is happening but for the past few weeks, whenever I want to go into facebook it says access denied and I have to change my password each time all over again. It even lets me change it to the same password I always use??? It is only happening with facebook, not email or any other social site. Anyone got any ideas?

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#2 18-09-2010 5:58pm

KoolKid

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Maybe someone has you Facebook password & is accessing your account and changing it.
Try resetting the password to something different.

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#3 19-09-2010 7:53am

Black Swan

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See how to fix a hacked facebook account: http://www.ehow.com/how_5807957_fix-hacked-facebook-account.html

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#4 19-09-2010 9:49am

bhickey

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I think that you should assume for the moment that you have a virus. It's quite possible that every time you change your password, the changes are captured and used by the virus.

Start here

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