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Big Email /spam/virus problem
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 12:45 pm
by Bananasalat
Hi guys
I have a big problem:
After using the compuserve email service i get spam mails.
Someone is joining many newspaper and porn sites with my email adress.
And someone gets virus emails form me. But i dont know him and dont send him viruses.
The one how gets viruses wants to contact my ISP (what is that)
What can I do ?
Re: Big Email /spam/virus problem
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:32 pm
by neolith
Bananasalat wrote:Hi guys
I have a big problem:
After using the compuserve email service i get spam mails.
Someone is joining many newspaper and porn sites with my email adress.
And someone gets virus emails form me. But i dont know him and dont send him viruses.
The one how gets viruses wants to contact my ISP (what is that)
What can I do ?
Not much.
That someone gets mail with a virus from your adddy doesn't mean that you sent them. And it doesn't mean that they were sent from your addy either. Your ISP (internet service provider) will propably not be able to solve the problem.
Get a new mail account and protect it.
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 4:17 pm
by TKATK
Either new mail account or mass blockage,my mail has about 1000 adresses blocked,and still a few slip thru
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:18 pm
by Zachariah
Might I inquire as to what your Email Name is? I have been getting Tons of Virus Spam emails from
Michis****** <michis*****@compuserve.de>
(certain letters are *'d out to protect the owner of the Email adress)
. I had previously not known what relation there was between me and the Virus spammer ,but I assumed his machine was spewing out viruses on its own.
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 11:22 pm
by Zachariah
Just to make things clear , Im 90 percent sure the one who's been getting Virus emails from your machine is me. I previously hadnt a clue how I was in any way connected to the person who was sending me emails , but i guess this sheds some light on the situation.
I was getting 4 to 6 Virus emails a day , which thankfully Norton antivirus was catching , but Over the past week or two , I've gotten about 55 in total.
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 1:28 pm
by Bananasalat
Iam sorry about that pepito.
I delete my account at the ISP. But i have to phone a number which
cost 2 dollars Min. I have to tell this my paps before i phone there.
But he is in work for some days.
Sorry.
BTW: cant you block my email adress ?
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 5:04 pm
by Zachariah
I can , but that still doesnt solve the underlying problem , that your machine is spewing out viruses to me and potentially others as well.
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 1:24 pm
by FurrySound
Head on over to
www.grisoft.com and install their free scanner and see if your PC is clean just to be sure.