Communication on the Internet became a usual thing for many people. And one of the most demanded ways is the ICQ program, or "ICQ". It is popular, demanded and often draws unwanted attention of swindlers.
If you could register the original number ICQ, he automatically falls a potential victim of theft. Especially often it happens when number beautiful, that is has all identical digits, two the alternating numbers or number goes on increase or decrease. Such interesting "ICQ" very often fall a victim of thieves.
As it occurs
The most frequent way of theft number ICQ is such when to the user the message comes that he should look at some link. It is not necessary to say once again what on other end of network it already waits the virus stealing the password of access to the messenger.
Sometimes theft is committed in a different way. There are special programs which in the automatic mode online can pick up the suitable password, and the swindler becomes the owner of beautiful number.
In some cases happens and so that the owner of ICQ just cannot or does not want to use the program some time. Usually if Asjka is not demanded about half a year, the system begins to consider that number is not relevant any more and automatically cancels it. In this case it is difficult to speak about direct theft. But be not surprised if your messenger has a new owner.
The password to number can be got also by means of explicit deception. When to you the message allegedly from support desk where ask to specify your data for a login to ICQ for the purpose of repair, update of databases or on other reasons comes. Trustful people are ready to lay out on a silver platter not only it.
What to do if the trouble came
If at you "took away Asjka" long ago, it is possible to forget about return her under a native wing. On the other hand, there is also absolutely recent theft which can be "opened" without delay. In that case it is necessary to check a system for viruses and to make password recovery. To you the letter will come to mail where there will be all data. But only if malefactors did not manage to replace login credentials together with other data.
Happens and so that the password can be tried to be stolen when you are online. It is shown so that a fast series of outputs/logins from and to ICQ begins. If repeated attempts to come into ICQ come to an end with similar failure, it is a high time to change the password quickly. If to make everything quickly, you will save the number.
And never accept links from unauthorized users. Configure respectively an antispam that to you could come only after a control question. Also do not believe what with you is told by technical support. They usually do not contact directly users and if there is an exception – write letters.