"We've detected some unusual activity on your emai...

Hi there, I've just tried to log into webmail and was greeted with the following - "We've detected some unusual activity on your email account, and we think it may be compromised. As a precautionary measure, please follow the steps below to ensure your account is secure. "
I've tried telephoning support to no avail, I was banging my head against a brick wall. Does anyone know what may be the cause of this, or what the unusual activity might refer to?
I run a Mac at home so there's not much chance of a virus.
Any help would be appreciated.

Just had this for the first time in ages on a secondary account.
Did the usual routine, checking for foreign logins
https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.intl=us&.src=ymbr&.partner=&.pd=&.done=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.login...
and surprise surprise there were none. Then opened Thunderbird which dowloaded mails ok, rechecked webmail and all was back to normal.
So I reckon it was just another false alarm. It's a pity that BT have STILL not resolved these email problems. I got so fed up with these false random email-security-compromised warnings that I just gave up. Sometimes I would just change the p/w to get rid of the message, then switch back again.
This chronic problem means that customers' guarding against a REAL wolf attack is lowered.

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My Itune was suspended because of unsual activity !!

Hello, E8000099.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you account is disabled, see the steps in the article below.
Apple ID: 'This Apple ID has been disabled for security reasons' alert appears
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2446
If you feel there is a concern with the security of your account, see the article below.
Apple ID: Contacting Apple for help with Apple ID account security
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
Cheers,
Jason H.

'Unusual activity' detected every day?

I'm having something of a problem with my email. I keep getting emails from Yahoo's mailer daemon telling me about failed emails that I didn't send. I have eliminated all possibility of this being down to having some kind of trojan or other malware on my PC, so this means that either BT/Yahoo's system is getting hacked further up the line or (more likely) my email is being spoofed. However, this would only be slightly irritating and solved by simply deleting the emails (there's never more than about a dozen) except for one thing - BT/Yahoo's system seems to be detecting these emails as 'unusual activity' and forcing me to change my password at least once a day, sometimes more. Given that I've gone through several different passwords, all of which haven't made the blindest bit of difference to this 'unusual activity', and there appears to be nothing I can do to fix this, is there any way I can bypass this prompt to change my password?

Zmidponk wrote:
I'm having something of a problem with my email. I keep getting emails from Yahoo's mailer daemon telling me about failed emails that I didn't send. I have eliminated all possibility of this being down to having some kind of trojan or other malware on my PC, so this means that either BT/Yahoo's system is getting hacked further up the line or (more likely) my email is being spoofed. However, this would only be slightly irritating and solved by simply deleting the emails (there's never more than about a dozen) except for one thing - BT/Yahoo's system seems to be detecting these emails as 'unusual activity' and forcing me to change my password at least once a day, sometimes more. Given that I've gone through several different passwords, all of which haven't made the blindest bit of difference to this 'unusual activity', and there appears to be nothing I can do to fix this, is there any way I can bypass this prompt to change my password?
Hi.
Your post seems to confirm my suspicion that Critical Path (the new mail provider for BTinternet) might be causing the problem about the need for password changes.
As you correctly say, the bounce messages are due to your email address being spoofed/forged in a spam run. There is nothing you can do to prevent this.
I feel that the moderators need to question Critical Path about their methods in this regard.
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Unusual activity with ver 3.6.8

I recently upgraded to ver 3.6.8 and have been experiencing unusual activity [in the form of FF alerts] with this ver that I did not have with my earlier ver. For example I am receiving the following FF alerts on webpages which I routinely visit.
> FF tells me that it prevented the webpage from reloading
> FF tells me that it prevented a re-direction to another website
> FF tells me You have requested an encrypted page that contains some unencrypted information. Information that you see or enter on this page could easily be read by a third party
These messages appear on the various legitimate websites which I routinely visit. I did not receive these messages with the earlier FF version.
Does anyone know why this is happening now with ver 3.6.8 ?
Thanks
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''> FF tells me that it prevented the webpage from reloading '' AND ''> FF tells me that it prevented a re-direction to another website ''
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General, Accessibility box, 3rd item.
*https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options+window+-+Advanced+panel#General_tab
''> FF tells me You have requested an encrypted page that contains some unencrypted information. Information that you see or enter on this page could easily be read by a third party ''
*Tools > Options > Security > Settings, last item.
*See: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options+window+-+Security+panel#Warning_Messages
'''Update Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash)'''. A new version was released 2010-08-12, ver. 10.1.82.76.
#You can check your version: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/
#*'''Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions'''
#Use Firefox to Download and SAVE to your hard drive (link in article below)
#After download completes, close Firefox
#Click on the file you just downloaded and install
#*Note: Vista and Win7 users may need to right-click the installer downloaded and choose "Run as Administrator"
#*Note: Most browsers other than IE will also get updated with this one download
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#After installation, restart Firefox and check your version again.
Download link and other information:
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+the+Flash+plugin#Updating_Flash

IPad2 wifi no longer detecting some networks

Hello, my old iPad 2 is detecting some networks in the house but not others. I have Uverse Motorola ngv510 and using wireless, it has even an additional Cisco WAP for the wireless uverse receivers. My old iPad sees the Cisco WAP but not the standard house wireless, it won't see the HP wireless printer, but the neighbors WAP no problem. My iPad Air sees all of them, it's like the old iPad 2 is just filtering out some WAPs, I've tried manual connections, restarting the Motorola, moving it to just N band, I can't get this old iPad 2 to see my wireless network.
I'm going to take it to work Monday, maybe it will see that one there and I can do an update. It's running iOS 7.0.4
Anyone have this problem that might be able to assist?

Howdy George,
It sounds like you are not seeing all available Wi-Fi networks. I would use the Wi-Fi troubleshooting from the following article, named:
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1398
Restart your iOS device.
Turn your Wi-Fi router off and on2. If your ISP also provides cable or phone service, check with them before attempting this step to avoid interruption of service.
Update your device to the latest version of software.
Unable to locate a Wi-Fi network
Verify that the network is available by tapping Settings > Wi-Fi and choosing from the available networks.Note: It may take a few seconds for the Wi-Fi network name to appear.
Move closer to your wireless router (access point) and attempt to locate the Wi-Fi network.
If you do not see the network you would like to join, you may be attempting to connect to a hidden network. Learn how to join a hidden network.
Supported Wi-Fi configurations vary by iOS device model. Find out which standards your device supports3.
Reset network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings. Note: This will reset all network settings including:
previously connected Wi-Fi networks and passwords
recently used Bluetooth accessories
VPN and APN settings
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
Sterling

Win 8.1//Recover error at fourth supplemental disc//Detect some error during PININST_BBV.

Hii Team,
Please find the product details for your need full:-
Product number: F6C57PA#ACJ
Product: HP ENVY TouchSmart 15-j109tx Notebook PC (ENERGY STAR)
Issue- recovery attempt has failed select one of the three buttons.
Below is the error log in the notepad:-
[13:34:51.78] ChkErrBB.CMD : Detect some error during PININST_BBV.
[13:34:51.78] ChkErrBB.CMD : Check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootWarn.log
[13:34:51.78] ChkErrBB.CMD : or, check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootMerge.log
Tss to isolate the issue:- Bios updated no go, bios defaults no go, checked with another set of rcds but same issue on the fourth discs on different dvd's also.
RCD kit Part#:-
749548-D62
749549-D62
749550-D62
752228-B22
Error Comes at recovery dvd:- 752228-B22.
HP Experts kindly intervene with the case for a way out from the issue asap.

This is NOT official HP Customer Support and I, as most other persons on this forum, do not work for HP. This is a peer-to-peer user supported forum for HP consumer class products. HP maintains no official presence on this forum and it is unlikely that HP will respond in an official capacity. Any reply from a HP employee represents their own opinion and not that of HP's.
Please see HP Forum thread Recovery - "Detect error during PININST_BBV – Fix: Set BIOS to Factory Defaults;
1) Boot computer – immediately click / press F10 to get into the BIOS Manager.
2) Press F9 to set the BIOS to factory default.
3) Press F10 to "Save and Exit"
4) Redo the Recovery – remember to leave the wireless light “on” during the Recovery
Other thing to try: don't use the supplemental disc... set the system date in BIOS to 2012... run "Minimized Recovery" instead of "Factory Reset"
I currently have the same issue with my HP 15t-j100 CTO and HP 13 Split x2 (both on loan from HP). I have tried various fixes/solutions posted on the forum, but haven't been successful in recovering my computers. In both cases I an using a USB Flash Drive set up as HP Recovery Media. It appears you are using an external CD/DVD drive and 4 DVDs as your HP Recovery Media. My computers display a "Restoration Incomplete" dialog box and CTOERROR.flg displays;
Please contact HP in your country / region, via the HP Worldwide Support Portal, for official HP assistance.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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Detect some error during PININST_BBV HP envy-15035eo

Hello!
I just bought a new Samsung SSD 840EVO to my HP Envy-15035eo running Windows 8.1. I popped the SSD in to my computer an ran the recovery I bought from HP. After the computer reboots a couple of times the recovery restars and go back to the initall stepps of the recovery. Then if i pull out the USB-drive and reboot the computer ill get the message
"The recovery attemt har failed. Select one of the following buttons: Save log , Details. Retry". If i press "Details" I will get the following message:
"ChkErrBB.CMD : Detect some error during PININST_BBV.
ChkErrBB.CMD : Check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootWarn.log
ChkErrBB.CMD : or, check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootMerge.log"
I have tried to do a recovery after I load setup deafaults in the BIOS and enabled Legacy support. I have even done a Start up test on the new SSD and it passes the test.
Any help would be greatfull! Thanks!

1) Try Recovery - "Detect error during PININST_BBV – Fix: Set BIOS to Factory Defaults
•Boot computer – immediately click / press F10 to get into the BIOS Manager.
•Click on F9 to set the BIOS to factory default.
•Save and Exit
•Redo the Recovery – remember to leave the wireless light “on” during the Recovery... Didn't work for me
2) Set System Date to 8/4/2012 and Redo Factory Reset and System Recovery... Didn't work for me
Ignition75 states "I managed to get the recovery to work, by changing the system date in BIOS to 2012."
3) Set BIOS to factory default, System Date to 8/4/2012 and performed Minimized Recovery (based on one of these posts)... Successful Minimized Recovery... Set BIOS to factory default, System Date to 8/4/2012 and performed Factory Reset... SUCCESS
Don't know what, how, or why it worked... but it worked.
Please try the above suggestions and report back with your findings.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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The password for the account "account name" was not changed. Your system administrator may not allow you to change your password or there was some other problem with your password. Contact your system administrator for help.

I have a user who's Active Directory password is going to expire. I had her reset her password by going to apple > system prefs > user > and clicking change password. She received the error "The password for the account "account name" was not changed. Your system administrator may not allow you to change your password or there was some other problem with your password. Contact your system administrator for help."
I had her change her password via the kpasswd command in terminal and that changed her password on the server sucessfully however the laptop has FileVault on it. Filevault is not recognizing the new password just the old password.
I have deleted the keychain which didn't resolve and now I am going to decrypt and reencrypt the drive. I'm hoping this is an isolated issue I have over 25 laptops configured like this.

I "think" the trick was unbinding and rebinding the computer account.
After unencrypting and trying to reencrypt Filevault would still not take the new password.
Rebooted the prompt to update the keychain appeared. Updated the keychain. Filevault would still not take the new password.
Unbinded and rebinded the computer account. It worked and let me add the user to filevault.

"Detect some error during PININST_BBV."

I am still working on the recovery from this problem which AxshunJaxun was able to help me correctly diagnose.
I have since received Recovery Media from HP and purchased a new HDD which should be an improvement over the factory part. And, I have spent part of yesterday and most of today working on the recovery process with no success (multiple failed attempts).
I keep getting a "recovery failed" message from the Recovery Manager application with the specific detail message of:
[ 2:37:49.82] ChkErrBB.CMD : Detect some error during PININST_BBV.
[ 2:37:49.82] ChkErrBB.CMD : Check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootWarn.log
[ 2:37:49.82] ChkErrBB.CMD : or, check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootMerge.log
(The two .LOG files do not exist on the C: partition which is there.)
I have followed the process (had to initially hit ESC instead of F2) laid out by anthony82 and encountered no errors on the memory and HDD tests.
According to this post this is likely a problem with the Recovery Media from HP. Has anyone else seen this type of problem and determined that to be the case as well?
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DarkSetz wrote:
I am still working on the recovery from this problem which AxshunJaxun was able to help me correctly diagnose.
I have since received Recovery Media from HP and purchased a new HDD which should be an improvement over the factory part. And, I have spent part of yesterday and most of today working on the recovery process with no success (multiple failed attempts).
I keep getting a "recovery failed" message from the Recovery Manager application with the specific detail message of:
[ 2:37:49.82] ChkErrBB.CMD : Detect some error during PININST_BBV.
[ 2:37:49.82] ChkErrBB.CMD : Check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootWarn.log
[ 2:37:49.82] ChkErrBB.CMD : or, check c:\system.sav\logs\BurnBootMerge.log
(The two .LOG files do not exist on the C: partition which is there.)
I have followed the process (had to initially hit ESC instead of F2) laid out by anthony82 and encountered no errors on the memory and HDD tests.
According to this post this is likely a problem with the Recovery Media from HP. Has anyone else seen this type of problem and determined that to be the case as well?
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Recovery/dv4-ChkErrBB-CMD-Detect-some-error-during-PININST-BBV...
"Here is how you fix it. When you boot up your computer hit F10 that will take you to the BIOS manager. then hit F9 to set BIOS to factory default save and exit then do recovery. Worked for me and it only took me 3 weeks to figure it out lol."
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Detect some error during PININST_BBV

Hi All,
I sold my HP Envy 17" via eBay, before I shipped it I did a recovery, to give the customer that new laptop experience, it worked OK however windows wouldn't activate. Microsoft kept saying it's locked by a 3rd party. The customer returned the laptop, I gave a refund, and now I'm trying to sort the issue out.
HP sent out recovery disks, now, when I'm trying to perform the recovery, towards the end of the recovery I'm getting the "Detect some error during PININST_BBV" message.
I've tried resetting BIOS to defaults.
I've tried turning on legacy boot in BIOS.
I'm out of options, I don't want to call HP support because it's just too painful a process.
Has anyone got any ideas?
Thanks.

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The above requested information can be found on the bottom of your computer, inside the battery compartment or on the startup BIOS screen. Please see How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number? for more assistance locating this information. DO NOT include your serial number. Please enter the model/product information into HP's Online Consumer Support page and post it here for our review.
Tried Recovery - "Detect error during PININST_BBV – Fix: Set BIOS to Factory Defaults
•Boot computer – immediately click / press F10 to get into the BIOS Manager.
•Click on F9 to set the BIOS to factory default.
•Save and Exit
•Redo the Recovery – remember to leave the wireless light “on” during the Recovery... Didn't work for me
Set System Date to 8/4/2012 and Redo Factory Reset and System Recovery... Didn't work for me
Set BIOS to factory default, System Date to 8/4/2012 and performed Minimized Recovery (based on one of these posts)... Successful Minimized Recovery... Set BIOS to factory default, System Date to 8/4/2012 and performed Factory Reset... SUCCESS
Don't know what, how, or why it worked... but it worked.
Please try the above suggestions and report back with your findings.
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Please click the White KUDOS "Thumbs Up" to show your appreciation
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Why Firefox4b11 doesn't detect some fonts?

Firefox does not detect some important fonts (such as Arial, Times New Roman, Tahoma) installed in my PC and replaces them with SEGOE UI.

I've already looked to the first link
I tried the second one and the first step is to have the last versionof itunes ( which I have ) but it says :
To install iTunes, you need one of the following operating systems on your computer:
Mac: OS X version 10.6 or later
PC: Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP
Note: If you are using a 64-bit version of Windows 7, be sure to download the 64-bit version of iTunes."
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HP Pavilion dv6 card reader won't detect some SDHC cards

Notebook Hp Pavilion dv6-6104so
Windows 7 - 64 bits
The notebook's card reader won't detect some of our SDHC cards. We have updated the driver to the latest version, Realtek PCIE 6.1.7601.90, and the BIOS, but it still won't recognize some of our cards.
We have six SDHC cards, three SanDisk (4, 32 and 32 GB), two Kingston (8 and 8 GB) and one Integral (4 GB). The card reader recognizes four of them (4 and 32 GB SanDisk cards and one of the two Kingston cards). What is strange and that you may have already noticed is that the card reader recognizes only one of two cards with the same brand and capacity!
About the two cards that don't get recognized in our notebook, they work properly in their corresponding cameras and are detected without problems by another HP Pavilion dv6-3138so notebook card reader, as well as by two netbooks of ours from two different brands.
When we connect the cameras (one Canon and one Sony, both point-and-shoot) to the computer via a USB 2.0 cable, the laptop detects the cameras and through them we can access the cards.
We purchased the laptop less than two weeks ago in Helsinki, Finland.
Thank you in advance for your help!
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Hey Everyone,
Using a high capacity card in a standard card reader slot will cause this issue. Im going to guess that the cards you ar having issues with are the SDHC cards and not the standard SD cards. As Naoto stated, by using a camera as a card reader you an workaround this. You can also look into SDHC card reader adapters. Here is a good article on the SDHC cards: http://goo.gl/lj5Fq
Hope this helps!
Sean
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Dv4 ChkErrBB.CMD: Detect some error during PININST_BBV.

I was trying to restore my computer and I keep getting an error. ChkErrBB.CMD: Detect some error during PININST_BBV. I have made sure the Sufi is turned on and tryed the ctr-alt-del at the error message but it wont open the task manager so I can end the setup process. I have tried to restore the machine like 6 times.
Computer is a dv4-1551dx using factory restore disk. On a side note I have restored successfuly before with the same disk about a year ago.

I see everyone is having the same problem, and HP Tech Support is no help at all. Here is how you fix it. When you boot up your computer hit F10 that will take you to the BIOS manager. then hit F9 to set BIOS to factory default save and exit then do recovery. Worked for me and it only took me 3 weeks to figure it out lol.

Malicious or not? Message popped up: Mozilla security found (something like too much, forget exact word) activity on your computer so it will do a fast scan of system file. With OK button.

I was looking at youtube.com, which always tells me my browser is not supported and recommends I download Firefox, but that is what I was using, so I went to Firefox to check for updates. (I think I also had freecycle.org open.) Then this message popped up in a new page: Mozilla security found (something like "too much", forget exact word) activity on your computer so it will do a fast scan of system file. There was an OK button. The page address was: http://update17.stegner.ce.ms/index.php?Q7Lhl9ShbRxGJXpkM1VLSi4ZE8H4pTedoVPySgeppM3VpC+thEspcFG7qxHgn1pdsC2h5ygPGWI3t5hXqMzL9EQaZZ3J1e3CKXgCb0Qp. I did not click OK but copied the link and closed the window which closed the internet. I have never seen this before and would like to know if it is really Mozilla or possibly something malicious. Thank you.

Good catch. That almost certainly is an invitation to download malware.
There are a lot of infected web sites pushing "fake antivirus" software. If you have any doubts about whether your system might have become infected, you can supplement your regular security software with these two highly regarded scanners:
Malwarebytes Anti-malware : http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SUPERAntiSpyware : http://www.superantispyware.com/

Mac wont mount disk images, and fails to auto detect some usb devices.

for some reason, all of a sudden, my mac won't mount disks. even disks I know in the past have worked.
also, it wont auto detect some external devices. especially jump drives and hard drives and audio interfaces. It has to be rebooted with the the devices connected.
I know its not a hardware problem, because everything runs smooth in windows on this computer.
I did some extensive cleaning recently, and installed a lot of new stuff, but i don't know what could be causing this.
any help would be greatly apreciated!

This USB faq may help.
An SMC reset may help you mount disks.
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