OK been logging on to hsbc online banking for years now and i'm pretty clued up on online scams and fake pages etc and warn people about them all the time.

last week i was logging on and it asked for my full security code... this set off alarm bells so i instantly checked the URL it was legit so put my details in as i just seen it as another added security check.

for the past 2 days when logging in there were 2 forms asking for this so i couldn't log in. i just seen this as a website error so i contacted them to fix there site.

got an email back about half an hour ago saying they NEVER ask for the full password

so i have just phoned them up to change my security number.

just thought id post that here because i think it was a virus that auto added a firefox addon... it was a bloody good one thats for sure, so thought i would mention it to you guys as i feel lucky because my account would have been cleared by next week if i hadn't have checked it

I'm gonna change all my online passwords now to be on the safe side... close call.