Windows 10: A weird thing happened...need advice

Discus and support A weird thing happened...need advice in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hi All, So today I decided to install the app on my wife's iphone to access my insurance site and proceeded to register. I entered my email address... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Scramjet, Mar 29, 2016.

  1. Scramjet Win User

    A weird thing happened...need advice


    Hi All,

    So today I decided to install the app on my wife's iphone to access my insurance site and proceeded to register. I entered my email address and then a required username and was told an email would be sent with a temporary password. When I opened my email program on my main computer there was a email from the insurance site with a temporary username and password. To my surprise the " username " they selected was actually my Microsoft login password I use for this computer. They were only supposed to send me a password. I already entered a username for the site.
    My question for the top computer people here is; How did they manage to retrieve my login password? This is just my insurance policy website and I only entered my email address in the field they requested. I didn't enter my password. Also this app was installed on my wife's iphone which is set up with my wife's username and password and email address. I just wanted to have the app there for when we travel. I can access my email on the iphone when travelling but rarely do. The default email is my wife's. In Windows 10 is it that easy to access your information? I am wondering about this. It can't be just a fluke they picked that and used it for the username on their site.. I have never been breached before through my antivirus firewall. its very strange.
    Any thoughts on this weird thing?

    cheers

    :)
     
    Scramjet, Mar 29, 2016
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  2. WindowsOS Win User

    Windows 10: weird thing just happened.

    It has probably downloaded an update and needs to shut down and restart to install the update.
     
    WindowsOS, Mar 29, 2016
    #2
  3. Windows 10: weird thing just happened.

    When i was using the computer, it's fine when i browse on the web,

    after a few minutes, the computer is telling me that it will shutdown in 5 minutes,

    it's weird............, is there a way to never make this happen again?
     
    JirehLa-ab, Mar 29, 2016
    #3
  4. essenbe Win User

    A weird thing happened...need advice

    What am I missing here? You installed the app on an Apple iPhone. What has that to do with Windows 10?
     
    essenbe, Mar 29, 2016
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  5. f14tomcat Win User
    I agree with Steve, but question... are you using any password manager apps on Win 10?
     
    f14tomcat, Mar 29, 2016
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  6. Scramjet Win User
    This is what's bugging me. why or how did this site pick up my login password from my computer when i done this on the iphone? All I done on my computer was look at my email to get the password they sent to my email address. It's not like I installed the app on the computer. It can't be a fluke they just randomly gave me my login password as the username for their site. I didn't even sign up on their website from my computer, only from the app on the iphone. I don't even have it bookmarked.
    That's what I can't get my head around.
    I am not using any password manager apps on the computer. The itunes backup program is on my wife's laptop so I don't plug the iphone to this computer at all.

    Thank you both for replying to my post. And I am sorry if it is confusing but I am very confused as to how this happened.

    cheers
     
    Scramjet, Mar 29, 2016
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  7. simrick Win User
    It's unlikely - it's an insurance app on an iPhone.
    You might want to create stronger passwords though.
     
    simrick, Mar 29, 2016
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  8. Scramjet Win User

    A weird thing happened...need advice

    Thanks for the reply.
    Yes I have changed the password and will do so more often.

    cheers
     
    Scramjet, Apr 5, 2018
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