i think someone as hacked ur id or else it might be because u have clicked options like tell your friend etc in social networking sites..to stop this try not to click on those options..or if its hacked thn change ur password.
Are they Viagra emails? Haha. Sorry, happened to me too my friend.
It fundamentally means you may have a keylogger, or at least something incredibly similar.
In other words, you have downloaded a file that has technology embedded that is able to read every single one of your keystrokes and report them back to the person who created the file. This means they could have any number of your passwords for sites you use online.
Obviously the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to run a virus scan on your computer, I recommend Microsoft Windows Internet Security (not the one that comes pre-installed on your computer).
I had serious doubts about the effectiveness of this anti-virus before I tried it, but seriously, I would NEVER use anything else, and I’ve tried many of the top anti-virus programs, but none are as good.
This is the web address where you will be able to download it:
It is 100% free. (Make sure if you do download it you remove all other anti-virus programs completely from your computer first, or you will compromise your security)
After doing so, change all your passwords for all the online sites you use. A hacker having your password for a networking profile on sites like Myspace can be more detrimental than you’d think.
Most of the time the spammers get the password by using phishing spam. However you should scam for viruses and spyware too.
To change your password log into your email account. Go to:
Options
Mail Options
Account information
You will be asked to give your password again. This is safe as long as you started from a proper Yahoo login, not a link from within a spam or other link.
From here you can change your password. However, you also want to look at the Contact Information.
You should find a Yahoo! Email that agrees with your account name. You may find a Home Email. This is an alternate contact address. There should not be one unless you entered one. If you find an unfamiliar one it could have been entered by the spammers. If they have inserted a home email under their control, they can report a “forgotten” password and collect the new password at that address.
Most e-mail programs these days are well-protected against ‘address book attacks’ and use their own proprietary anti-virus and malware protection as well. Yahoo uses Norton Protection Suite, for example. Unless you clicked an infected link inside a Messenger or Mail, the odds of being attacked by malware are slim. Of course, you wouldn’t open Spam from people you do not recognize, would you … not even to mark it as Spam! Just delete those.
Surfing to known sites for malware, such as peer-to-peer file-sharing or torrents for downloads or downloading from untrustworthy sites also open you to vulnerabilities. Be careful where you go. Of course, run all your anti-malware protection first, in Safe Mode is best for a thorough scan … hit F8 repeatedly as the screen first lights up on a re-boot to do that.
Although there is a possibility you were ‘hacked’, it is far more likely that your address was compromised by one of the powerful spam bot networks. They can also ’spoof’ the addresses in the From: area to make it more likely that they will be opened. Remember all those who use the To: or CC: heading rather than BCC: for addresses? Remember all those who forward e-mails with countless addresses still in them? They open all those addresses to spammers – all it takes is one infected computer down the line somewhere! Merely changing your password will not be enough – your account has been seriously compromised, and more of this type of letter will keep happening.
Carefully read the technical advice given by Leo Notenbloom in his columns – they are the best, most-detailed I have ever read. Read especially #2 and #4 BEFORE you set up a new safe account! Yes, you will probably chose to open a new account, and transferring your contacts and saved mail is time-consuming, but merely changing your password is not sufficient. You might wish to mail yourself copies of very important e-mails you saved as well, but that is time-consuming too.
AFTER you have read the advice, and copied your Contacts list, you should use the new account to contact everyone with your new address, including your name and ‘new address’, as well as an apology to them. Urge ALL of them to use BCC: and delete all addresses when forwarding mail too!
Consider opening an alternate account in Yahoo mail – When you add another name to the present account you will not lose anything – contacts, address list. Send an email to all your contacts with the new email address. If someone sends it to the old e-mail address, it will go to the same Inbox so you don’t lose any messages.
Click the link below to get an extra email address for your existing account. Use it just as you would for your primary address (which of course you can still use). You can send and receive email from either address from the same Inbox…com/config/list_alias…
If you want to make your secondary email address as your primary address, you can click on Options > Mail Options > Account Information > Password again. Once in your account you will see E-mail Information. Click to designate which one you want as your primary, then click SAVE.
i think someone as hacked ur id or else it might be because u have clicked options like tell your friend etc in social networking sites..to stop this try not to click on those options..or if its hacked thn change ur password.
Are they Viagra emails? Haha. Sorry, happened to me too my friend.
It fundamentally means you may have a keylogger, or at least something incredibly similar.
In other words, you have downloaded a file that has technology embedded that is able to read every single one of your keystrokes and report them back to the person who created the file. This means they could have any number of your passwords for sites you use online.
Obviously the biggest piece of advice I can give you is to run a virus scan on your computer, I recommend Microsoft Windows Internet Security (not the one that comes pre-installed on your computer).
I had serious doubts about the effectiveness of this anti-virus before I tried it, but seriously, I would NEVER use anything else, and I’ve tried many of the top anti-virus programs, but none are as good.
This is the web address where you will be able to download it:
It is 100% free. (Make sure if you do download it you remove all other anti-virus programs completely from your computer first, or you will compromise your security)
After doing so, change all your passwords for all the online sites you use. A hacker having your password for a networking profile on sites like Myspace can be more detrimental than you’d think.
I hope this was helpful!
Most of the time the spammers get the password by using phishing spam. However you should scam for viruses and spyware too.
To change your password log into your email account. Go to:
Options
Mail Options
Account information
You will be asked to give your password again. This is safe as long as you started from a proper Yahoo login, not a link from within a spam or other link.
From here you can change your password. However, you also want to look at the Contact Information.
You should find a Yahoo! Email that agrees with your account name. You may find a Home Email. This is an alternate contact address. There should not be one unless you entered one. If you find an unfamiliar one it could have been entered by the spammers. If they have inserted a home email under their control, they can report a “forgotten” password and collect the new password at that address.
Most e-mail programs these days are well-protected against ‘address book attacks’ and use their own proprietary anti-virus and malware protection as well. Yahoo uses Norton Protection Suite, for example. Unless you clicked an infected link inside a Messenger or Mail, the odds of being attacked by malware are slim. Of course, you wouldn’t open Spam from people you do not recognize, would you … not even to mark it as Spam! Just delete those.
Surfing to known sites for malware, such as peer-to-peer file-sharing or torrents for downloads or downloading from untrustworthy sites also open you to vulnerabilities. Be careful where you go. Of course, run all your anti-malware protection first, in Safe Mode is best for a thorough scan … hit F8 repeatedly as the screen first lights up on a re-boot to do that.
Although there is a possibility you were ‘hacked’, it is far more likely that your address was compromised by one of the powerful spam bot networks. They can also ’spoof’ the addresses in the From: area to make it more likely that they will be opened. Remember all those who use the To: or CC: heading rather than BCC: for addresses? Remember all those who forward e-mails with countless addresses still in them? They open all those addresses to spammers – all it takes is one infected computer down the line somewhere! Merely changing your password will not be enough – your account has been seriously compromised, and more of this type of letter will keep happening.
Carefully read the technical advice given by Leo Notenbloom in his columns – they are the best, most-detailed I have ever read. Read especially #2 and #4 BEFORE you set up a new safe account! Yes, you will probably chose to open a new account, and transferring your contacts and saved mail is time-consuming, but merely changing your password is not sufficient. You might wish to mail yourself copies of very important e-mails you saved as well, but that is time-consuming too.
AFTER you have read the advice, and copied your Contacts list, you should use the new account to contact everyone with your new address, including your name and ‘new address’, as well as an apology to them. Urge ALL of them to use BCC: and delete all addresses when forwarding mail too!
Consider opening an alternate account in Yahoo mail – When you add another name to the present account you will not lose anything – contacts, address list. Send an email to all your contacts with the new email address. If someone sends it to the old e-mail address, it will go to the same Inbox so you don’t lose any messages.
Click the link below to get an extra email address for your existing account. Use it just as you would for your primary address (which of course you can still use). You can send and receive email from either address from the same Inbox…com/config/list_alias…
If you want to make your secondary email address as your primary address, you can click on Options > Mail Options > Account Information > Password again. Once in your account you will see E-mail Information. Click to designate which one you want as your primary, then click SAVE.