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Could my mac be infected?

  • 16-02-2005 1:19pm
    #1
    Scottish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭


    And if so, what can I do about it?

    I'm getting a LOT of returned mail messages to my yahoo account that I have never sent.

    The last straw was today when I got a personal message asking me not to send anymore advertising!

    Is it my machine or just my email address thats being used?


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  • #2
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    just your email address buddy,change your password and see do you still get the returned mail messages


  • #3
    egan007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    spam email - mac's can't get virusessessesss
    contact yahoo


  • #4
    egan007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    nothing to do with changing your password - it's a spammer using your mail address


  • #5
    uberwolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,581 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    no viruses, but spyware?


  • #6
    egan007
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭egan007


    I can't see it being spyware either
    Because it'sa webbased account the problem should be on the web not on your computer


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  • #7
    Scottish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 325 ✭✭Scottish


    uberwolf wrote:
    no viruses, but spyware?

    That's what I was worried about. I did send the mail to Yahoo, telling them about this.

    Is there a Spyware cleaning prog for OSX? I'm running the lastest version (10.3.8). I've never had any problems with it before, and have the firewall up.

    Thanks for your help guys.


  • #8
    Clank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭Clank


    Heres 2, http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?keywords=spyware&os=all&button.x=15&button.y=12
    But there isnt spyware for the mac so.....


  • #9
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    It's not a virus on your mac and it's HIGHLY unlikely a 'spammer' has your email password.

    I would guess that someone (perhaps a friend) has a virus which is sending out mails and spoofing the return address using addresses in that persons email address book, so you are receiving the failure notices.


  • #10
    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Or it could be a simple case of a spammer having picked your address as his @from@ address. That happened to me a few weeks ago - I suddenly started getting bounces for sales@mydomain.com - there was a flood of them. I have a catchall on the domain so I needed to go and setup a sales account and bounce it.

    Pain in the neck but at least it was quickly solved..In your case you could try changing your address or else just ride out the storm..


  • #11
    kasintahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭kasintahan


    egan007 wrote:
    mac's can't get virusessessesss

    Joke right?
    You're a funny guy.


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  • #12
    Clank
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭Clank


    Funny cuz its true


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