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04-21-2014, 07:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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My Wife's Email address
Jenn's e-mail address is spamming everyone and their brother. What the hell is going on and how do we stop it?
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
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04-21-2014, 07:38 PM
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#2
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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I don't know but it sounds like someone hacked it
change the password immediately for one thing
or cancel it
I think you should change the address and start over
that sucks
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04-21-2014, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Well, thats always a hard one.
Question 1 does she use a pc or device that uses and email client like outlook
If so change pass word and scan pc.
Question 2, has she pissed anyone off or signed up for a cruise or for something free on line?
This is one of the oldeat forms of "spoofing" once the email address is out it grts added to lists and programs will continue to spam.
The 2 ways that are popular are listed above, there are others, but the sad part is she may need to create a new email address.
If tou can get me a copy of the email i.will check the meta data and see if its truely coming from her email or if ts spoofed.
LMK if i can help.
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04-21-2014, 08:41 PM
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#4
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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virus
had a friends email send me a bunch of stuff
always the same
and it discovers and sends to everyone in
the email contacts
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04-21-2014, 09:13 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: RI
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven
virus
had a friends email send me a bunch of stuff
always the same
and it discovers and sends to everyone in
the email contacts
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Yeah, if it's sending to people in her contact list it's a virus.
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04-21-2014, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timmah
Yeah, if it's sending to people in her contact list it's a virus.
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Not necessarily true.
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04-21-2014, 09:55 PM
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#7
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Canceled
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: vt
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Try running malwarebytes
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04-22-2014, 03:57 AM
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#8
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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or
it's SPAM  |
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04-22-2014, 06:28 AM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
Jenn's e-mail address is spamming everyone and their brother. What the hell is going on and how do we stop it?
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If it's a cloud based mail service cross reference the list of vulnerable accounts from the Heartbleed vulnerability (openSSL). She may have to change the password. She should also see if that mail provider supports two factor authentication. Its worth the hassle these days to protect the treasure trove of personal information we have stored in these accounts.
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The artist formerly known as Scratch59.
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04-22-2014, 06:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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if you don't have it
run microsoft security essentials
and see if it finds it
it's free
download HERE |
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04-22-2014, 08:04 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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MS Security Essentials is hardly a speed bump to security threats, let alone a good perimeter defense. MSSE faired the worst out of a recent (last year) round up on AV products. Do Not Rely on MS Security Essentials pleeeeeze.
Change all of your passwords - particularly email.
But as mentioned elsewhere their is plenty of email spoofing going on, including that of lists. Twenty years fo scanning massive email lists and about every email address and the ones they associate with are known to spammers.
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04-22-2014, 08:45 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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HEY BOSS
i was noticing that there are now
double underlined words in different posts
that are advertisements for a variety of things.
Is this something new to S-B or what?
i know about the changing banner is essentially
where you've last been surfing ect.
but what about the double underlined in Blue words?
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04-22-2014, 01:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: A village some where
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnR
MS Security Essentials is hardly a speed bump to security threats, let alone a good perimeter defense. MSSE faired the worst out of a recent (last year) round up on AV products. Do Not Rely on MS Security Essentials pleeeeeze.
Change all of your passwords - particularly email.
But as mentioned elsewhere their is plenty of email spoofing going on, including that of lists. Twenty years fo scanning massive email lists and about every email address and the ones they associate with are known to spammers.
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04-24-2014, 07:19 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Thanks for the advice, guys. Jenn called AOL directly ans they said that they're working on it. Just change the password.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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05-02-2014, 08:18 AM
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It's about respect baby!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ri
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AOL was recently hacked big time.
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05-02-2014, 09:40 AM
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Idiot
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Glastonbury, CT
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
Thanks for the advice, guys. Jenn called AOL directly ans they said that they're working on it. Just change the password.
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Has anyone suggested getting rid of the AOL account? I know a lot of people have a hard time with it (my future mother in law included) but there are a lot of other providers out there that give you significantly more value for your account. That and they are typically further ahead of the curve with identifying and remediating issues like these. |
The artist formerly known as Scratch59.
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05-02-2014, 11:36 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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hacked also
was Michaels art supply store
for any of you who have made recent purchases
of paint -> be aware ....
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