My email account is sending out spam whithout me knowing it?
There is nothing you can do about this unfortunately. Anyone can send email as anyone. I could get on my computer right now and type in your email address as the from address and people would think it is coming from you. It means that some hacker has got your email address from somewhere. Be careful about what web pages you type your email address into. Be a stooge when it comes to giving away your email address for anything. But in any case, a lot of people are subject to this, and there is pretty much nothing that any technician can do to help you. Luckily though, whenever a spammer steals your email address, they usually only use it for about 2 days. It’s got nothing to do with your email account either, you’ll notice you don’t see any sent items from you. The only thing you need to make sure of is that you don’t have any viruses on your computer spamming. I definitely recommend that you do a virus scan and make sure you don’t have any. If you don’t – that’s great. Your spamming sho
There are a number of possibilities. It’s possible your computer has been compromised without the use of a detectable virus. Windows is inherently vulnerable. It’s also possible that someone has managed to steal/guess/crack your email account password and is logging in and sending mail from your account without using your computer. First, you should trash your hard drive and reinstall your operating system (or a different, more secure operating system if you’re feeling brave). Then, you should contact your ISP, let them know your account is compromised, and reset your password. Use something secure, and change it regularly from now on. http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-a-Secure-P… It may also help if you use an email client other than Microsoft Outlook, which is horrifically vulnerable. I like Thunderbird. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird
