How do I stop my hotmail account from spamming people?
My hotmail account has the habit of sending spam to people in my contacts and sometimes even to people I don't know!! How do I stop it because I don't wanna get a new account!
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Answer 1 :
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Answer 2 :
It is your computer that is sending the spam because it is infected with malware. The computer generates the messages and send them out as you.
Answer 3 :
just scan your pc for virus and malware problem will be solved
Answer 4 :
(Sorry it's a long answer, but it's complicated question/solution.) This has been happening to both Yahoo and Hotmail accounts, but even more so recently. Weak passwords shorter than completely random 12+ characters are a big problem! Your address may have been found in someone else's infected computer's address book, and is being used by spammers. You may have opened an infected Spam mail or an attachment. Some new malware can install itself just by opening it, without even clicking a link! (It only takes a few hours to crack an 8-character password!) If none of these mails show in your Sent folder, it is not your own computer that is infected. Check there first. Deleting your account will not stop this spam - once the spammers have the address, they will continue to use it for a while. 1. Check that the alternate e-mail address is still yours (Change it?), and then change both your password AND your secret questions and answers. Make them unique and 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 with Networking' is most effective) http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php http://www.superantispyware.com/ http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ 3. Then delete cookies, cache and history in case the malware can 'self- reproduce' ... http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard Also, for individual browsers, see: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cache http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cookies http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Online-Activity 4. 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. Set up an alternate 'alias' account to use instead. This allows you to use a different address but still keep all saved mails and contacts and the first address active too for incoming mail. 5. If these spams/spoofs do not stop, you will need to set up a new account. http://explore.live.com/windows-live-hotmail (new address) 6. Read the Ask Leo newsletter reference for more details: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_stop_someone_from_sending_spam_to_my_closed_hotmail_accounts_contacts.html?awt_l=FRkpR&awt_m=1h0BIcXn3ZdfbL
Answer 5 :
This happens alot...usually a win 32 backdoor Trojan or bot is placed on the computer by going to unsecured sites or visiting a website that has a Malicious URL code built in for anyone clicking on the website....your e-mail has not been hacked...nor do you need to change your password (but that is up to you).....but the infection(s) must be removed...download and scan with these two free utilities....and when you download malwarebytes...it will ask you for a free trial to the paid pro version...just click "no thanks"...the free version works just as well.... http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html
Answer 6 :
There's not much you can do. Once your hotmail email address gets known anybody can send bulk spam with your address in the reply to field. All the on-line webmail systems are prone to this, and sometimes your on-line contacts get hacked. Even regular mail accounts are vulnerable. If I turn off my ISPs spam filter I get ~200 returned as undeliverable mails that appear to have come from my account
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