virus mails

[rigel6669]

Like many people i have a problem with my yahoo mailbox.

http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1363321#post1363321

For some unknown reason mails are being send ( my contact list ) in my name containing virusses.

As i did not send those mails myself, they cant be scanned or blocked by norton

What is causing this and what can be done to stop it?

[gryphon]

For some unknown reason mails are being send ( my contact list ) in my name containing virusses. As i did not send those mails myself, they cant be scanned or blocked by norton

Do you use Yahoo web-based email services or do you usually send them from an locally installed email client ?

If you send them from a local email client, are you shure they don't origionate from your computer ?

What is causing this and what can be done to stop it?

Probably someone who is faking your email address as the senders ID, you can check the messages themselfs to see from where they origionate to do a backtrace and find out. :)

[Andrew]

I had this problem with hotmail.

People were getting emails from me and they were spam and shit.

I changed my password and it seemed to go away.

[rigel6669]

Do you use Yahoo web-based email services or do you usually send them from an locally installed email client ?

I just use my yahoo mailbox by logging in via www.yahoo.com

I think this junk/virus mail is called spoof

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/spoof.html

Any info on how to stop it?

[gryphon]

If you are using a web based email account it's probably not something local on your PC you can remove or change.

Have you tried what Andrew suggested, changing your password ?

[rigel6669]

I have changed my password but i dont believe that it will resolve the problem

[Andrew]

Well, how about deleting all temporary files, all temporary internet files and all cookies.

And did you do a virus scan of your computer?

How about a spyware scan? (ad aware or spybot, whatever your preference.)

[gryphon]

if you are using webbased email, and changing your password didn't help I woul dsay there is not much you can do about it. It's an hacked account or just someone using an open-email relay or own email server. You can have a look at the email header. An example of one is below.

Return-Path:

[rigel6669]

I delete the temp files and cookies daily and I use norton, ad aware SE and regcleaner to keep my computer clean.

I have nothing to do with those spam/virus mails but it is fustrating

that my email adress is being used

[gryphon]

I can imagine, although there is not much you can do about it. Besides not havig a guessable email address and mentioning it on the internet to often.

[rigel6669]

Have you tried what Andrew suggested, changing your password ?

I have tried it but problem is still there