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i have recently had my email account used for sending spam emails to contacts from my address book it seems norton internet security didnt pick up the threat how can i find the virus or are these bots just one off attacks
- Changed type Stephen BootsMVP, Moderator Tuesday, February 9, 2010 3:50 PM off topic
- Moved by Stephen BootsMVP, Moderator Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:06 PM off topic mse (From:Microsoft Security Essentials: Scanning, Detecting, and Removing Threats)
Sunday, February 7, 2010 5:26 PM

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If it is webmail, it is possible that someone get access to your account or password . You may type it in unsafe place.
My first suggestion is to change your email password. Update Norton and run full scan.Also contact your email Admin and inform them about this issue. They would invastigate and help you with that.

Also you could try following website:
For XP: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm
For Win7/Vista: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/whatsnew.htm

And run full scan. It will detect and remove Spyware .

Monday, February 8, 2010 12:24 PM
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You may also want to review this post:

https://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/accounts/archive/2008/10/25/what-to-do-if-you-think-your-accounts-been-stolen.aspx

Help and Support for Windows Live Hotmail can be found at http://windowslivehelp.com/Default.aspx

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010 4:06 PM

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