"Mail Delivery Failed messages - spam or virus" Topic
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| Boone Doggle | 16 Sep 2009 4:08 a.m. PST |
Recently I've been getting occasional Mail Delivery Failed messages, maybe 1 or 2 every few days. Should I be concerned? Is this a kind of spam hoping I'll click on something in it, or have I been infected by a virus and my Yahoo mail account is now sending out spam to millions of poor souls around the world. It's a new XP netbook and I've got McAfee pre-loaded and running. |
| streetline | 16 Sep 2009 4:28 a.m. PST |
Likely to be someone spoofing your address for spam, most likely as a result of your address being pulled from someone's compromised account. Happens all the time, nothing to worry about as there's nothing you can do. |
| GoodBye | 16 Sep 2009 7:47 a.m. PST |
Exactly streetline, well said! |
| Mapleleaf | 16 Sep 2009 10:25 p.m. PST |
If you have Yahoo install and run the Anti Spy that is available as part of Yahoo Tool Bar. It will catch a lot of tracking cookies that McAfee misses. |
| Boone Doggle | 17 Sep 2009 6:16 a.m. PST |
Thanks for the info. I am reassured. |
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