Can someone tell me how to stop this?

Question

It seems that everytime I visit something online, the next day I get like ten spam e-mails about that subject. I have AVS along with spybot and spycleaner and also CCleaner. So far I haven't seen them do any good. Could someone tell me how to stop this? Thanks so much!

Answer 1

there is nothing you can do about that except get another email or mark them as spam

Answer 2

I am assumming you are using Yahoo! Mail. There are a couple of things you can do to stop most Spam from arriving in your Inbox. AVS, Spybot, Spycleaner, and CCleaner are not programed to deal wiith Spam in email accounts. If you use a more full featured Internet Security Suite there is usually tools which can hook into Client based email programs such as Outlook or Outlook Express to help stop Spam. Be sure to read the features of any Suite you decide to purchase first.

However, these Suites are not affective for fighting Spam in Web Based Email accounts such as Yahoo! Hotmail, MSN mail, Windows Live Mail, Google Mail, etc.

Now, if you are using web based account you can go into your Mail Options and make sure your SpamGuard is enabled. Click on Options-select Mail Options, then in the left hand side click on Spam. (This is for Yahoo! Mail) On the right of the new page which appears is your SpamGuard Tool which you enable by placing a check mark in front of "Automatically send suspected Spam to my Spam folder".

This starts the process of the Spamguard Tool learning what you consider Spam. It can take up to three months to get the worst of the Spam stopped. As each individual is different, what one considers Spam another considers viable mail. So, you have to "teach" the tool by clicking on the Spam button when you get an email which you consider Spam, and checking your Spam folder every few days and clicking the button, "This is not Spam" to teach it what is viable mail for you.

On this same page is a method of blocking the addresses of the worst offenders to get these stopped right away. It is difficult to add every single address which sends you Spam to this tool, and you actually only are allowed a certain number of blocked addresses.

Also, if you wish you can upgrade for $19.99 to Yahoo! Mail Plus account which provides many useful features. The one I pay the yearly subscription for is the Disposible Addresses. I use these addresses to sign up at websites I like, such as Dr. Phil, or HowStuffWorks. etc. If your disposible address begins to get Spam you can use the Spamguard tool or if it gets bad, simply delete the Disposible Address, and then all mail from that address bounces off your account as undeliverable.

Also, be sure to read the Privacy Policy of every single website you give your email address to. While some website value peoples privacy and never sell or rent your information, others do so all the time. This is why you get Spam. By reading the Privacy Policy of websites you are armed with that information. Also, while a certain website may not sell or rent your information, they will give it freely to those they consider "partners", and they will state they have no control over the Privacy Practices of these Partners. So, if you give your information to a site such as this, they give your information to who knows whom, and you begin to get all sorts of ads and solicitions which are Spam. By carefully reading each sites Privacy Policy you can determine if your information is safe or not, which gives you control.

Good luck and have a great day.

P.S. did I tell you that it can take a few months to train your account on which is Spam and which is not? This is due to the fact that each person considers mail Spam or Viable mail which they wish to recieve. Also, check your Spam box regularily and always before you delete the contents to ensure that viable mail did not accidently get placed there by your mail provider.

Answer 3

Mark the messages as Spam and report abuse against them

Answer 4

Don't give them your "real" e-mail address. Use a "throw away" account, like Yahoo or Hotmail.