My Yahoo email account is automatically sending emails (without me sending them myself). The e-mails just contain http links and they are sent to random people in my address book.
Understandably some of the people in my address book are getting fed up.
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2 Responses to “why is my yahoo email account sending unexpected emails?”
At one time you received a email from someone that had a virus, they didn’t know it, it might have been a Forward chain email. It latched onto your contact list. Yahoo strongly suggests that you change your password immediately. Then do a virus/malware scan. It would be wise to notify your contacts that you didn’t send it to them and to not click the link in the message, it is a virus. I speak from experience. I received one from someone on my contact list, they didn’t send it, I thought they did and I clicked the link. Big mistake. There is nothing Yahoo can do about this, just change your password. Your contacts should do a virus scan also, although it might not show up until it’s too late.
you have a Trojan or email virus
At one time you received a email from someone that had a virus, they didn’t know it, it might have been a Forward chain email. It latched onto your contact list. Yahoo strongly suggests that you change your password immediately. Then do a virus/malware scan. It would be wise to notify your contacts that you didn’t send it to them and to not click the link in the message, it is a virus. I speak from experience. I received one from someone on my contact list, they didn’t send it, I thought they did and I clicked the link. Big mistake. There is nothing Yahoo can do about this, just change your password. Your contacts should do a virus scan also, although it might not show up until it’s too late.