Virus Question

[VladtheImpaler]

Stupid question. One of my yahoo accounts keeps sending mass emailings of the "I discovered I can make money [link]" or "impotence [link]" sort. I've used various anti-virus tools to clean out my home and work computers (my work computer was infected, my home computers were clean), and have since changed my work computer. Yet these emails keep going out about once/week. So, what is it and what is the cure? Thanks.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler

Stupid question. One of my yahoo accounts keeps sending mass emailings of the "I discovered I can make money [link]" or "impotence [link]" sort. I've used various anti-virus tools to clean out my home and work computers (my work computer was infected, my home computers were clean), and have since changed my work computer. Yet these emails keep going out about once/week. So, what is it and what is the cure? Thanks.

Had the exact same problem. Changing my yahoo password solved it for me

[DownhillGoat]

My mom had this issue with her hotmail. I ended up deleting her address book to get it to stop.

[Street Pharmacist]

My problem was even the same message as Vlad's. I had accessed my account on a compromised computer. After chaining passwords, i made sure never to use that computer again

[VladtheImpaler]

I got rid of the contact list and changed the password - no good. Any other thoughts?