What do I do if my email account was compromised?

I've already changed my password and virus scanned my computer. What else should I do?

Also, does it make any difference if it's Gmail, Yahoo!, etc.?

I'm not sure when it started but I know a while back a friend notified me that they received a spammy message from me and that I should probably look into it. After this first ...show more

Greetings all - I'm a bit desperate here. My primary yahoo email account has been compromised and is no longer under my control. I cannot change/reset the password. The security questions have been changed and the alternate email address has been changed...

I have a friend who is the victim of fraud. A previous boyfriend has gained access to her email, university email, Facebook, and bank account. From these accounts he has been sending malicious emails to people on the email and friends list. What can...

I think my email account was probably was compromised. I don't want to start all over again with a whole new account. Can I keep my Yahoo Account and change the email account? Thanks.

Awhile ago I got an email from a family member talking about some pills and it had a link and of course... I opened it and got infected. I did what was recommended and changed the email password, ran various virus scans, and eventually restored my computer...

My Gmail account has been compromised, and just discovered that mail is being rerouted to YMAIL account (that apparently was setup by the person to hacked into my gmail account). I tried to get the fraudulent YMAIL account, but I do not have the password...