I recently had spyware installed and now I have more spam than ever before in my email ?

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Amy L :

It is showing up -not in bulk- but under my email address .What can I do to stop all this junk ?

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william l

uninstall the spyware as some spywares have spam in them and go and install avg and run it on ur pc its free and is good i have’nt had a problem with it good luck

FishPants

Now that your computer has been compromised and your email address added to Spam lists, you really have two options:

1. Close that email account and make a new one

or

2. Start using a SPAM prevention product (Google your mail application name + spam prevention product). You will always have some getting through, so #1 is really your best bet.

R T

Unfortunately, it appears that the spammers have found your e-mail address. I can think of three things you can do.

1) Change your e-mail address. This is a real pain because you have to notify everyone that you want to have your correct address of the change.
2) Use some sort of SPAM filtering. This is a good idea anyway. Many ISPs offer this. It may take a bit to get the filter set the way you like it, but in the long run it’s worth it.
3) Live with the problem.

Spadger R

ur spyware is spying you.

Wulfie

Amy,

Was that one of those free spyware programs you downloaded off the internet?

If it was, probably, it is nothing more than a spambot and you will get inundated with garbage.

You need to remove it ASAP. Probably you should use Norton to do it since it can be difficult.

Slick

Not much you can but filter all the junk email out of your inbox.
In the future when you get a spam do not click on any links that say to unsubscribe from their mailing list. When you click on those unsubscribe links that is what helps the spammers know they hit a active email address and then they will send more spam.

Jack

You can free download antispyware 2008 which is an essential tool to keep your system free of dangerous spywares, protecting your privacy and your PC.
It also works very well for me

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