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Am I Mailing Spam?
Lincoln Spector, PCWorld
Sep 27, 2010 5:02 pm
Tami asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum why friends are receiving spam that appears to come from her.
Your friends don't like getting spam, and they certainly don't like getting it from you.
The good news is that you're not really sending it. Your computer probably isn't sending it, either. Someone in your circle of friends may be unknowingly spamming others via your address and their infected computer. Or someone you don't know could have hijacked your e-mail account.
Before you do anything else, change your email password. You can do this after logging onto your email service's web site. I can't give you exact instructions since I don't know what service you use, but the option is usually easy to find.
And use a strong password.
More:
http://www.pcworld.c...iling_spam.html
Lincoln Spector, PCWorld
Sep 27, 2010 5:02 pm
Tami asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum why friends are receiving spam that appears to come from her.
Your friends don't like getting spam, and they certainly don't like getting it from you.
The good news is that you're not really sending it. Your computer probably isn't sending it, either. Someone in your circle of friends may be unknowingly spamming others via your address and their infected computer. Or someone you don't know could have hijacked your e-mail account.
Before you do anything else, change your email password. You can do this after logging onto your email service's web site. I can't give you exact instructions since I don't know what service you use, but the option is usually easy to find.
And use a strong password.
More:
http://www.pcworld.c...iling_spam.html
