automated mails sent from hotmail

[djm68]

hello,

I ran into heavy privacy abuse as I may call it.

During the past hour 6 automated mails about a new version of world of warcraft, all with the same title and contents, were sent from my hotmail address to several other addresses.

I am not a gamer and I don't have the game or an illegal version installed on my pc.

Is this a matter of 'just' an infected pc or is something else going on?

I haven't been able to change my password yet sinds the reference e-mail is outdated and the confirmation mails to recent addresses don't come through.

I just found out that the spam like mails are even sent while I am not logged in!

[yardbird]

If its MSN Hotmail you can Block the mail. If you have Malwarebytes, you can update & do a quick scan.... Not much we can do for what comes in your mailbox.

You can get this free: http://www.mailwasher.net/mailwasher-free save you lots of headaches.. regards....

[wildman424]

many email worms & spambots cause that type of behavior I recommend you have one of our Experts check it out

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[djm68]

Thanks for your answer, malware bytes is running

I just tried mailwasher but unfortunately it can only be used for pop3 like e-mail.

What's the difference between msn and regular hotmail?

I searched for blocking options but only incoming mail can be blocked or filtered.

[yardbird]

Go to your inbox, Look for Options, drop down to more Options Look for Preventing junk email then look for Safe & Blocked Senders, click on that, enter the address of the sender you want blocked.....

Right Now I would go up to Post number # 3 and follow those instructions -- see that you did not catch anything....

[djm68]

Yes, those posts crossed eachother, i'll post to the hijack this forum.

I cannot use the hotmail filters since all the mails are sent in my name and using my e-mail address to only different receivers.

It's all outgoing.

thanks for all the help so far.

[yardbird]

Your Welcome! Post back when your done in the HJK Forum... regards..

[yardbird]

In HJK Forum.

[Firefox]

Once you are clean, make sure to change your hotmail password as well.....

[mountaintree16]

Or you can change the password asap from another machine known to be clean

[yardbird]

Good idea you two, But only Firefox can post in the HJK Forum as a Trusted Advisors

http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?s...mp;#entry329412 HJK Post

[Haider]

Hello All:

JFYI

[Firefox]

I have sent djm68 a PM asking him to change his password....

More than likely his hotmail account go hijacked and is being used. Changing the password will slow them down.

[wildman424]

I sent him to the HJT forum

Its possible the problem is else where but lets have his computer checked out for an infection first as that is usually the culprit