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Subject: [OM] OT spammer finds email address(?)
From: "Jeff Keller" <jrk_om@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:25:57 -0700
I sent a test email from one of my hotmail email accounts to an almost never 
used hotmail account to make sure it hadn't been shut down. The next day a 
spammer has an email with the subject
"Re: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)" In the inbox of the never used 
account.

It seems unlikely that I have a virus or trojan horse on the computer I used 
to send the email, but the coincidence between sending the first email and 
receiving the possibly only non-Microsoft spam in the account is unsettling. 
The computer is running a corporate version of McAffe antivirus. There is 
also a employer installed security agent that is supposed to block suspect 
activity.

It looks like Spybot S&D got removed at some point. After reinstalling it 
and performing a scan, the system has a clean report other than a few 
tracking cookies. Other than Spybot are there any strongly recommended free 
software or other ways to scan my PC?

TIA,
-jeff



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