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email interference/under attack my email adressees and cc's are receiving rubbish

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  Posted 28 July 2011 - 05:52 PM

My operating system is Windows XP 2002 Service Pack 3 V.3264, Ver 5.1.2600 using automatic updates (system is up to date)- I use several Yahoo email addresses and contacts - I tend not to open anything flaky but my partner has no such inhibitions.

On start up I have McAfee desktop firewall tray

About a month plus ago various persons got in touch with me to advise that they were receiving emails from me that were gibberish - from those that were returned it would appear that the original emails to and cc's were being used to send what appears to be gibberish - others appear to be sundr random contacts with attachments - this is the content of one such
http://breidenthal.coders.pro/revaz.html<=div>
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The problems appear to be getting worse

Has anyone any ideas how to go about cleaning up this issue?

This post has been edited by Budapest: 28 July 2011 - 06:23 PM
Reason for edit: Moved from XP ~Budapest

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Posted 28 July 2011 - 05:56 PM

I've asked a mod to move this to the appropriate forum. Please wait for a malware specialist to respond.

You should also get rid of McAfee and replace it with ANY other av utility. McAfee products are the worst.
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Posted 28 July 2011 - 05:57 PM

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