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Rathji · 09-19-2012, 03:40 PM

Yeah, someone has been sending email either as your address, or from your computer and it is being rejected because it 'looks like spam'.

This is happening either due to an an infection on your machine or spoofing your address (since I assume it is publicly posted somewhere).

I doubt you know this, but do you know if your domain has spf or txt entries in the DNS which would help make sure that only email from your mail host servers are accepted? The reason I ask is if enough spam gets sent from your address, your domain might become blacklisted, and adding those entries could possibly help prevent that, since they tell servers to drop mail automatically. I am not 100% on how much it will help though, someone else might have a better idea about it.

As for an infection, there are lots of options but the simplest would be to download and install Malware Bytes and Hitman Pro. Both have 30 day trials which will be more than enough to get you cleaned up. You could also download SuperAntiSpyware. If they don't come up with anything then assume it is them spoofing your address.

09-19-2012, 03:40 PM	#17
Rathji Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Supporting Urban Sprawl Exp:	Yeah, someone has been sending email either as your address, or from your computer and it is being rejected because it 'looks like spam'. This is happening either due to an an infection on your machine or spoofing your address (since I assume it is publicly posted somewhere). I doubt you know this, but do you know if your domain has spf or txt entries in the DNS which would help make sure that only email from your mail host servers are accepted? The reason I ask is if enough spam gets sent from your address, your domain might become blacklisted, and adding those entries could possibly help prevent that, since they tell servers to drop mail automatically. I am not 100% on how much it will help though, someone else might have a better idea about it. As for an infection, there are lots of options but the simplest would be to download and install Malware Bytes and Hitman Pro. Both have 30 day trials which will be more than enough to get you cleaned up. You could also download SuperAntiSpyware. If they don't come up with anything then assume it is them spoofing your address. __________________ "Wake up, Luigi! The only time plumbers sleep on the job is when we're working by the hour." Last edited by Rathji; 09-19-2012 at 03:46 PM.