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    amylynnwells Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 27, 2008, 11:55 AM
    Email hacked?
    How do I know if my email is being hacked and if it is how do I prevent it. In the last few months emails have been sent to all of my contacts in my address book and then their addresses get deleted. I can recover the addresses but an email goes out to everyone, usallay about shopping or something else. I have changed my password. Thanks
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    Oct 27, 2008, 12:04 PM
    You have a virus. What anti-virus program do you use?
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    Oct 27, 2008, 12:11 PM

    Norton Ghost 2002 and VirusScan I think, it is my work computer.
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    Oct 27, 2008, 12:13 PM

    Ghost has nothing to do with anti-virus. And if you have NAV 2002, its way outdated.
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    Oct 27, 2008, 12:40 PM

    I'm pretty sure it is newer than that. I checked my computer and the firewall, automatic updates and virus protection are all on and I am running a virus scan right now to see if there is anything that it can find.

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