someone hacked into my email and is sending advertising and using my name as an endorser. How can I fix this?

[gwen]

They are sending ads to all my email contacts, using my name as an endorser of Viagra and other sexual enhancing drugs, of which I know nothing about. I don't want anyone sending emails from my address! What can I do to fix this?

[Oleg Tarusov]

write mail to support

[velvetstatic99]

change your password

http://strongpasswordgenerator.com

[Tony]

your computer is infected

[Jerry]

Or, change your email address and send the new email address to those in your address book

[H_Dickory_Dock]

There are two possibilities here.

1. The spam industry has somehow "acquired" your password and is using it to send junk mail by accessing your provider's e-mail servers using your password.

The solution.....change your e-mail password to a strong one of at least 10 characters...use both upper and lower case letters and throw in some numerals and punctuation marks too. Do NOT use this password for anything else, like Facebook...especially Facebook!!



2. Your computer has become infected by an e-mail worm and has turned your own computer into an illicit e-mail server.

The solution...perform a full system scan with both your anti-virus and anti-spyware softwares. Quarantine whatever they find.

>>>>> Try #1 first <<<<<

[Wide Glide]

Not hacked! Your computer is infected with malware
QUOTE:
“Computers in a botnet, called nodes or zombies, are often ordinary computers sitting on desktops in homes and offices around the world. Typically, computers become nodes in a botnet when attackers illicitly install malware that secretly connects the computers to the botnet and they perform tasks such as sending spam, hosting or distributing malware or other illegal files, or attacking other computers. Attackers usually install bots by exploiting vulnerabilities in software or by using social engineering tactics to trick users into installing the malware. Users are often unaware that their computers are being used for malicious purposes.”
http://www.microsoft.com/security/sir/st...netsection

Basic Malware Removal Guide
http://vmsar.wordpress.com/basic-malware...l-guide-2/