Karla, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 2:58:19 PM, you (tbudl@thebat.dutaint.com) wrote:
> My default mode for finding any such issues is to run a Malwarebytes > scan on the computer. One of the things I've noticed in The Bat! is > that accessing AOL mail gives a message of an invalid certificate, but > I've always ignored the message. However, for the first time > yesterday, I received a clearly virus-laden (via a link) email which > claimed to be sent from my AOL account to two other unrelated email > addresses that I own and one other email address of a correspondent > of mine. I visited AOL mail online and found that the email had been > sent from my account, so I changed my password at AOL and scanned both > of my computers. I had no invaders, so I think it is either a hacking > of my AOL account or something related to Facebook, since I used the > AOL address there. I changed that and will be closely monitoring the > mail account. Malwarebytes free software has solved any > invader-related issues I've had from time to time over the years, and > I download it upon getting a new computer so that I am prepared. I > highly recommend it, and hope it is that simple to solve your issue. Thanks for the tip. I have not used AOL for more than 15 years. However, I will download and install Malwarebytes as you recommend. Leonard -- Leonard S. Berkowitz Using The Bat! v5.2.2 on Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1 ________________________________________________ Current version is 6.1.8 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html