Monthly Archives: February 2010

My family is receiving a bunch of spam mails and it shows that it comes from my email account, but I did not send them. How can I stop this and how did this happen? Do I need to cancel my e-mail account and start a new e-mail account?

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On the website www.mangafox.com I just got a PM from someone I’ve never interacted with and has, as far as I see, not done anything on the site, saying:
“Stop Spam!
Your computer was noticed in email spam. It is quite possible that it is a part of botnet (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botnet). Strongly recommend you to scan your computer for malware. You can do it online at: http://total-scan.org/spammers/Lemub…iGray;BippyT_T
Please, follow this. Otherwise I have to send abuse mail to your ISP with all the ensuing consequences.
Truly yours, Dennis Adams.”

I only know the general about computers so this really doesn’t make any sense to me- and I only just bought this laptop I’m using, and as far as I know the security program I’m using is working- this is really confusing and I’m getting the feeling this is some sorta scam…help, please?

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Everytime I put something for sell on Craigslist.org, I get an email saying, “Item still for sell?” If I respond “yes,” I get these obvious fraudsters requesting my personal info. They make it seem like they are REALLY interested on the item for sell by saying, “Sounds good, i would like to purchase it from you as soon as possible. (I am intrested and ready to buy it now) The easiest way for me to pay is probablyVia Bank Certified Cashier Check from my bank .” How can I stop these???????

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A prominent security researcher said he doubts Microsoft’s take down of the Waledac botnet would have any impact on spam levels, as the company Continue reading →