I have been using AVG-Free Edition and I am getting alot of spam in my inbox.?

Question

How can I prevent this? It seems to be throwing my mail into the wrong boxes. I now have to look thru my bulk and trash daily to make sure I don't have important e-mails in them. I never had this problem with Norton. I also have not been able to receive attachments to my e-mails, i.e. pictures. My settings have me receiving attachments, but all I get are the little squares with what looks like a painters pallet. Can anyone help me with these problems. Thank so much.

Answer 1

An anti-virus will only scan for viruses--your ISP has spam filters.

Spam

Spam Filter rules used to work. Today, no matter what keywords you choose or block, spammers will tweak their messages to get through.

Many ISPs (Internet Service Providers) and Webmail providers already filter e-mail containing words commonly found in spam. Most of us nevertheless receive spam with curiously spelled words like ‘\/-1-@-G-R-/\.’ So even for big companies, keyword filters can be circumvented.

Most e-mail programs allow you to create a list of addresses to be blocked. But it is not likely that a spammer will use the same sending address more than once. That is why these ‘unwelcome’ lists will have you constantly adding new addresses as you continue to receive spam.

Hotmail, for example, can be set to deliver only messages from your contacts. All other e-mail can be filtered to the junk folder. Some e-mail programs let you do the same thing through a filter rule.

If you are proficient with filter rules, try a rule to filter out senders that do not match entries in your address book or contact list. If you do not have that option, you can make a separate rule for each of your contacts.

Even with the best filter, it is important to scan through your junk folder occasionally. You may get messages from a new contact that is not on your list yet.

Also worth a look is a challenge/response service like
Spam Arresthttp://www.spamarrest.com/
Qurbhttp://www.qurb.com/
Spamstomphttp://www.spamstomp.com/
These services give senders simple questions or tasks. Humans pass the test while automated spam deliveries fail.

According to the FTC, some spammers use dictionary or brute-force attacks. They send to numerous name combinations in hopes that some turn out to be real addresses.

This is one reason why your e-mail address should not be anything like [e-mail]. You want to make an e-mail address that is at least eight characters. If you can, add a period or hyphen.

There are things you can do to lessen the amount of spam you receive. Jetable (French for disposable) is one. Jetable creates a temporary e-mail address. To get a disposable e-mail address, enter your real one. Then specify how long you want the disposable address to last. E-mail sent to the temporary address will be forwarded to you until the expiration date.
www.jetable.org/en

You can also set up a ‘dummy’ account. I shave an account at Yahoo. When I fill out forms online, I give them the Yahoo address (since I don’t know whether or not the information that I am supplying on the form will be sold to a spammer or advertiser). This way Only the people that I want to correspond with have my primary e-mail address.

Answer 2

In the process of downloading and installing AVG's free edition, you must check a box that allows for third party ads through e-mails. It's something relatively new to me too.

Answer 3

avg doesnt have to do anything it just that third parties are spyying you check if you have spyware or something like is taht doesnst repair the problem you have a hacker in the sight be careful in the net

Answer 4

AVG is for viruses. Spam is not a virus, but could contain it.

To get less, report as spam, do not open, and certainly do not order anything that is advertised in it.

Answer 5

AVG isn't causing that. Chances are your e-mail got into some spam sites somewhere and that's what's causing it.

Answer 6

Look in your web search under AVG Problems.....