One sure fix is to start a new account like someone else mentioned. I'm not a big fan of Hotmail - I've always found that I got the most spam from them than from any other email service. You might try Google's Gmail instead.
Other than that I'm not sure how an ad is being attached to your emails. You know that with Hotmail there's "always" a little ad on the bottom of every email. But I'm guessing that this Chinese ad is more intrusive than the normal ad? One thing to check is if you use any kind of special Toolbar or Browser Helper. Sometimes these will put ads all over the place including in emails. Some Toolbars are ok - like Google Toolbar, or Yahoo Toolbar - but some are mostly just adware or spyware. Personally I don't use "any" toolbars because they take up screen space, slow down browsing, and most are ad supported one way or another. Check in Control Panel, Add-Remove Programs (in Vista I think it's Control Panel, Programs, Installed Programs), and look for any toolbars that are installed and un-install them (unless you like and use them). Also, go to Start, Run, and type Msconfig (in Vista just type Msconfig into the run box). Click the Startup tab. If you have a lot of checked items go to this site to find out if any might be adware or spyware: http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php Just type the name of the startup item into the search box and you'll get a result that tells what the item does, and if it is needed. If you find anything unsavory, or even unnecessary, just uncheck it and reboot. When you reboot you might see a box saying that you've made changes to the startup list - just check the box to "do not show this message again", and you'll be fine. Good luck, Donk emma.neads wrote: > Hi my name is Emma and i am new to this group. I need someone's help, > someone who knows a lot about emails and the internet.I use hotmail for > all my emails and some company from china has accessed my account > somehow. Now everytime i send an email or reply to one, their company > advert attaches itself to the bottom of my message. So my friends think > i am sending them this info. The company is dodgy and i don't know how > to stop their advert going out with my emails. Any ideas please? Many > thanks > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
