Changing the password will NOT really help this, as the email is NOT really being sent by the way of the spoofed server.
There's Little You Can Do If someone accuses you of sending a virus-laden email, and you are positive you did not, then you have very little recourse other than trying to educate them about how viruses work. Point them at this article if you like. But be clear: you're not necessarily infected nor is the person who received the mail claiming to be from you. It's some third party who is. (And identifying that third party is difficult - this is why virus writers use this technique.) In other words there's nothing you can do. And of course be sure that you're not going to get infected yourself: don't open attachments from people you don't know and make sure you have an up-to-date virus checker and virus definitions file. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com <http://www.schmeckabernathy.com/> == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == From: CE WOOD [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] NEW SUBJECT, WARNING!!! This is called spoofing - someone has discovered the password to your email account. All you have to do is change the password on your email account. Then the spoofer no longer has the ability to send emails using your account, and your account is safe again - until the next time you are spoofed. People have been spoofing telephone numbers for years - someone called me and had my own phone show up on my caller ID! You should change your passwords every six months. CE ----- Original Message ----- From: David C Abernathy <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 7:18 AM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] NEW SUBJECT, WARNING!!! Sherry and other on the list, Legacy email list are NOT the only ones being hit by these emails. I have received others from lists at Rootsweb (Ancestry.com now) and others. The spammers must have found a good way in and spreading the word. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == -----Original Message----- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 8:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] NEW SUBJECT, WARNING!!! It's just such a shame that so many email accounts are being hacked and hijacked. I see it all the time with Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail (which John uses) and lately more and more from AOL and MSN accounts. Web based accounts are at risk..... We just need to be *really* careful about clicking on any links or opening any attachments that we're not 100% sure of. I've taken to not have *any* email addresses in the contact lists of my web-based accounts. It's just not worth the risk of something like this getting sent to everyone in my contact list. I just keep thinking how much *good* these hijackers could do if they would redirect their efforts to something more positive! Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Mark Wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > This web page at www. <http://www.%3csnip> <snip> has been reported as an > attack > page! Attack pages try to install programs that steal private > information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your > system.Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but > many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
