2006-06-20 16:41:38 · 14 answers · asked by sweety_babes 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
i open it before,because i dont know,im new,and i dont know anyghing about computer, when i open it, its contents a viruses. after a month i can't access my account,because someone change my password.
2006-06-20 18:05:10 · update #1
It could be a worm, virus, trojan, etc. don't open it. Just delete it and report them to your email provider.
2006-06-20 16:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by sphere_68 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Internet SPAM is the latest nuisance of today. SPAM is a commercial mail sent by companies to attract you to their products. Some of them sell objectionable p*rnographic materials as well.
Yahoo has developed SPAM Guard. This system protects your in-box from potentially harmful and malicious messages.
Probably you wanted to know, how come the spammers know your address? There are a lot of ways for them -
Firstly, if you disclose your email address to such sites that do not have any privacy policy, they will sooner or later sell your email address (yes, you read that right, your email is worth money!) Examples of such sites may be shopping and community sites. I will not take any names here.
Secondly, if you mention any email on any web page of yours something like me@mydomain.com (it can be your homepage, your blog, anything) There are special programs called screen readers which crawl the Internet and look for emails like this. They make a central database and then start spamming you.
Thirdly, often spammers use a combination system to generate email addresses and send mass mails to them. The emails generated in such a way, may or may not be legitimate, but there is a strong possibility of having one e.g. joe123@yahoo.com, joe321@yahoo.com (you might have seen such emails)
Fourthly, many people use forwards to pass on funny messages and other gossip. These messages carry a large amount of emails of people who had earlier forwarded this message. Now, if this mail is forwarded to a spammer, you know what he will do.
Fifth, If any of your friend is infected by a worm, you can get SPAM from his email as well.
Remedy :-
* Pull on the Yahoo Spam Guard.
* DO NOT open any mail which you think has come from an unknown source. Some spammers add code that notifies the sender once the email is opened. That way, if the list they used was autogenerated, they can easily filter the legimate ones.
* DO NOT forward messages. If you want to forward messages, use a different email account than your personal one.
* DO NOT open any mails that have attachments and seem to come from an unknown source. In fact there are programs that can spoof your friends's address. So be cautious.
I am sure I must have enriched your knowledge.
Cheers!
2006-06-21 00:23:35 · answer #2 · answered by Deepu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are getting messages containing attachments with the following types: .exe, .vps, .pif., .scr, and .bat and you do not know who they are from, then it is highly possible that they are containing malicious programs such as worms, viruses and trojans. These file types are seldom associated with a valid use.
You are most probably on some spammer's list. So I recommend that you never open these messages to avoid infection and report them as spam.
2006-06-20 23:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by evilhero_ph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its in the Bulk folder, then its probably junk. It might alos be a virus so don't download it. Thats how the Virus on Yahoo started affecting peoples comptuers.
2006-06-20 23:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo! Answerer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is called SPAM. Do not open attachments sent to you by people you do not know, that is how they send viruses...
2006-06-20 23:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since your password got changed go to lost password. Then they give you one. Then after that you can change that to a totally new password.
2006-06-30 21:39:23 · answer #6 · answered by vikingprincess1955 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you said your password is changed,so how can you say you keep on recievieng mail?
You say you are new to pc.
the first thing what you should know is about internet security,
like you need to install antiviruses,block spam emails,changing passwords,not signing up to commercials unless certified ones,etc...
2006-06-21 23:45:29 · answer #7 · answered by HeavyRain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could be viruses, never open attachments from people you don't know or it could mess up your computer in the long run
2006-06-20 23:45:01 · answer #8 · answered by kj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Computer Slow
Download and then run startup.exe at:
http://www.mlin.net/startupcpl.shtml......
Can't live without it and windows...
Then disable and/or uninstall whatever u don't need.
Joe...
Computer Virus/Spyware/Adware/Malware/etc
All free...
Download and then run Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic at:
http://www.free-av.com/
Download and then run Spybot - Search & Destroy at:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/
Download and then run Ad-Aware SE Personal at:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Joe...
2006-06-30 03:11:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is almost certainly SPAM. Someone has your email address and wants to sell you something.
2006-06-20 23:50:41 · answer #10 · answered by Radio Spy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋