ppl in my contacts are receiving mail from me that i didn’t send, it is usually for some canadian drug company pushing viagra and cialis. when they open it up it is just a link for them to paste to their browser. they are asking me if i sent them this, i didn’t. how is this happening? how can i stop it?
Chosen Answer:
1. Check that alternate e-mail address is still the same, and then change both your password AND your secret questions. Make them strong ones!
2. Run both an anti-virus and spyware/malware scan, separately – even more than one malware scan, or Trend Micro’s Housecall for an online a-v scan. (in Safe Mode is best)
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
3. Notify all your contacts NOT to open short e-mails, especially those with no subject, and definitely not to click any links. Warn them to scan for malware too, just in case. You might want to use a code word in the Subject line to prove it is a valid e-mail for a while – or set up an alternate ‘alias’ account to use instead.
http://edit.yahoo..com/config/list_alias… (alternate address)
4. If these spams/spoofs do not stop, you will need to set up a new account.
https://edit.yahoo.com/registration?.int… (new address)
5. Read the Ask Leo newsletter references. There are more than 50 articles listed, including several about your problem.
http://ask-leo.com/spam.html
(Sorry it’s a long answer, but it’s complicated question/solution. I’ve done much reading and much research for it.)
by: Froggie
on: 10th December 10