In another article, 5 Free Anti-Virus Programs: Rate & Use Them For A Secure Computer, we talked about how a quintet of free anti-virus software could help keep the dreaded AOL.RoomBuster or the AVEraser.A out of your computer. We'll talk here about what happens if your e-mail address book has been hijacked by the same hackers. People you know will be getting e-mails from strangers with content that may shock them.

Actual hijacked e-mails received this month

It happened this way to a friend:

-----Original Message-----

From: From my friend with an MSN.com address

Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 12:01 PM