Windows 7 - Hotmail account sending 'fake' emails

AAArgh! I noticed that my email account was sending out fake emails to all of
my contacts recommending shopping sites after I received a few failed
delivery notifications. I do not know what to do about this - can anyone help?

Are copies of the sent messages in your Sent Items folder ?

A couple of possibilites..
1. System infected (Scan with AV and anti-malware application)
2. Address book and email address harvested by a phishing attempt, malware

For Hotmail, change your password and secret question at account.live.com

And if applicable see
http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/safety/default.aspx


http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions/accounts/archive/2008/10/25/what-to-do-if-you-think-your-accounts-been-stolen.aspx


...winston
ms-mvp mail

You did not mention WHAT you use for an e-mail client, or maybe you use
the webmail interface.

Have you changed your password yet for your Hotmail account (i.e., for
your Live ID account)?

I have seen a few cases of the Hotmail vacation response being hijacked.
With that, anyone who sends a message to you gets the vacation response
with the ad.

So check that on the Hotmail web site in addition to what the others
suggested.

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Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us