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Posted 9/14/2008 10:51 AM


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I have XP running on 3 computers, 2 wireless. I'm not sure what the best way to go about finding / fixing this problem, anyone with info on where to start would help.
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Posted 9/14/2008 11:37 AM


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Use an antivirus that checks both incoming and outgoing mail.

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Also if your wireless network is not secured with encryption, then a neighbor could be logging on to your network and sending spam that will be coming from your ip address, although not from any of your computers.
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Posted 9/14/2008 12:52 PM


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Download Trend Micro HijackThis 2.0.2 to your desktop:
Double click on HJTInstall.exe,it will prompt you to extract hijackthis.exe to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis.
When the install is complete,HijackThis will automatically launch.
When the license agreement appears,select "I Accept" and then click on the "Do a system scan only" button.
When the scan is complete,click on the "Save Log" button,then save it to your desktop.
Copy and paste the entire contents of that log into a new topic in the HijackThis Logs forum, not here.


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Posted 9/14/2008 4:04 PM


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Would it be alright if I did the hijack this log on the three computers in the network... I'm not sure which one is causing the spam
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we are encrypted
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Posted 9/14/2008 5:42 PM


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Would it be alright if I did the hijack this log on the three computers in the network... I'm not sure which one is causing the spam

Yes,thats ok.


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