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Originally Posted by zcaveman
I am not sure that Norton can stop your hotmail account from being hacked since Norton is there to protect your PC and apps running on it and not hotmail.
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zcaveman is spot on - antivirus etc. programs on your PC can only protect what's on your PC.
That's why you need to be careful about what data you store elsewhere; and with cloud computing this is going to become even more important.
Sony was hacked twice last month and personal data for millions of its gaming customers was accessed. If a company like Sony can't protect itself...
One tip for Hotmail is to minimise the number of people in your address book. Not easy if it's your only e-mail program, though.