01-15-2004, 06:07 PM | #1 (permalink) |
Psycho
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Spam/Spyware Problem.....
Suddenly I'm getting a ton of "message undeliverable" e-mails in my inbox. The Problem? I never e-mailed anyone one at these addresses.
So this is obviously spam, but I'm thinking that it also could be spyware on my computer (eventhough I have an anti-spyware program, Spybot Search & Destroy). Is there anyway to find out what's going on? |
01-15-2004, 07:17 PM | #2 (permalink) |
Crazy
Location: Ontari-ari-ari-O, Canada EH!
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Have you scanned your hard drives for viruses?
Sounds like you may have a worm. Go to www.antivirus.com or http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/h...JUIYCZRWEJGSSK and do a free online scan just to be sure |
01-15-2004, 09:21 PM | #4 (permalink) |
Natalie Portman is sexy.
Location: The Outer Rim
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Block his address.
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01-15-2004, 09:43 PM | #5 (permalink) |
Insane
Location: here but I wish I lived there
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I had the same problem with my computer last year, I had at the time the most resent verions of Norton 2003 and paid for an extra year of updates. I had a boot sector virus on my computer that norton could not remove. I can not for the life of me remeber the name all I know is that it was some sort of Trojan and anyone and everyone I talked to about it said there was nothing that I could do other then erase my computer run a debug and install everything again. Apparently Norton has a hard time erasing Trojan virus's.
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01-15-2004, 10:06 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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do a search for Adaware, not sure if it will solve your current problem, but a great tool non the less.
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01-15-2004, 11:06 PM | #8 (permalink) |
hip mama
Location: redmond, washington
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i had a worm that did the same thing. Norton didn't find it, but I knew I had it so I tried housecall and got rid of it.
Give it a try, just to be safe.
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01-16-2004, 12:18 AM | #9 (permalink) | |
Psycho
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Thanks for the link LStanley, but, unfortunately, housecall didn't find any viruses. I really hope that I don't have to erase my hardrive. |
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01-16-2004, 07:42 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Location: New England
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I know someone who is dealing with pretty much the same thing, and the weird thing is, it's a Mac running AOL and OS9. Not a combination that I think a worm or trojan would figure out, and I don't know of any free adaware checkers (she already has Norton for viruses).
So, probably just a forged return address. Any advice out there on this? AOL isn't helping her out at all.
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01-16-2004, 01:13 PM | #13 (permalink) | |
Psycho
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Maybe I should just change my e-mail address first to see if that helps. Although that would be a pain. Man I hate spammers |
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01-16-2004, 09:43 PM | #15 (permalink) | |
Psycho
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Yeah, along with SPYBOT S&D, NOD32, Norton, Trend Micro's Housecall, Trojan Hunter, Spyware Blaster, and I think that's it. I really am starting to think that I don't have a virus at all and that some spammer just got a hold of my e-mail and is using it as a return address. But I can't be sure. |
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01-16-2004, 10:04 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
Loves my girl in thongs
Location: North of Mexico, South of Canada
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