Spammed the list

Anyone know how to keep the hijackers out of an address book? My appoligies

Been there, done it. Anybody who is urked about it just has not had it happen to them... yet. Stay out of emails that you don't recognize where they come from. Usually have some URL with "see my pictures!!!" or some such. Even if it is from a friend, be very aware as it could be something that got into your friends address book & forwarded to you. If you do not recognize a URL in an email never click on it. Dyer Honu, Cal 2-30 #87. SF Bay From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Alcorn Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:53 PM To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spammed the list Anyone know how to keep the hijackers out of an address book? My appoligies

Randy, Try changing the password on your email account and logging out. Do not login until you want to use your email, log out after you are finished using your email. Try changing the password several times and logging out each time. You can also notify your email provider, they may be able to help. Bert Pesak On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Crouch, Dyer <dx… [at] pge.com> wrote: > > > Been there, done it. Anybody who is urked about it just has not had it > happen to them... yet. > > Stay out of emails that you don't recognize where they come from. Usually > have some URL with "see my pictures!!!" or some such. Even if it is from a > friend, be very aware as it could be something that got into your friends > address book & forwarded to you. > > If you do not recognize a URL in an email never click on it. > > Dyer > Honu, Cal 2-30 #87. SF Bay > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Randy Alcorn > *Sent:* Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:53 PM > *To:* ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [Cal_Boats] Spammed the list > > > > Anyone know how to keep the hijackers out of an address book? > > My appoligies > > >

Thanks Bert, I read that on Yahoo "Help" and tried it yesterday. Hopefully that will do it. Randy CAL 2-29 #512 Out Patient From: Bert Pesak <bj… [at] gmail.com> To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, March 18, 2011 7:06:52 AM Subject: Re: [Cal_Boats] Spammed the list Randy, Try changing the password on your email account and logging out. Do not login until you want to use your email, log out after you are finished using your email. Try changing the password several times and logging out each time. You can also notify your email provider, they may be able to help. Bert Pesak On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:30 PM, Crouch, Dyer <dx… [at] pge.com> wrote: >Been there, done it. Anybody who is urked about it just has not had it happen to >them... yet. > >Stay out of emails that you don't recognize where they come from. Usually have >some URL with "see my pictures!!!" or some such. Even if it is from a friend, be >very aware as it could be something that got into your friends address book & >forwarded to you. > >If you do not recognize a URL in an email never click on it. > >Dyer >Honu, Cal 2-30 #87. SF Bay > > From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Randy Alcorn >Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 7:53 PM >To: ca… [at] yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Cal_Boats] Spammed the list > > > >Anyone know how to keep the hijackers out of an address book? > >My appoligies >

If the source is coming from you, then you have a virus on your computer. The best free programs to use to keep a windows box clean are Avast and CCedit http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-85737&subj=dl&tag=button http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard Download and install these programs and update as needed. Then take your machine off the internet, reboot and start the scan with Avast to find the nasties. Once that is done could take up to an hr clean up your system with ccleaner. When working on windows, I run it daily. Avast its automated. The advise to change your password on yahoo is also good. Best of luck, if you run into trouble feel free to contact me off list at the above email address. /ch

you do always have the option of the free windows security essentials - I have it on the wife's pc and so far so good (I jumped from avg when they started putting too many popups on) - me, I'll stick to unix, much safer and easier. G On 03/18/2011 04:56 PM, chris123 wrote: > > If the source is coming from you, then you have a virus on your > computer. The best free programs to use to keep a windows box clean > are Avast and CCedit > > http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-85737&subj=dl&tag=button > <http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?part=dl-85737&subj=dl&tag=button> > > http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/standard > > Download and install these programs and update as needed. Then take > your machine off the internet, reboot and start the scan with Avast to > find the nasties. Once that is done could take up to an hr clean up > your system with ccleaner. When working on windows, I run it daily. > Avast its automated. > > The advise to change your password on yahoo is also good. > > Best of luck, if you run into trouble feel free to contact me off list > at the above email address. > > /ch > >