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1285064 2012-07-01 21:37:00 Some weeks ago I received an email purporting to come from a friend. It was a website about weight reducing drops.
Yesterday I got another one from a different friend. I was not the only one to receive these mails fvrom these friends

Could this point to something on my computer causing this.

Anyone else experiencing this?
tut (12033)
1285065 2012-07-01 21:44:00 Nope nothing to be worried about, its not on your computer. Just realy dodgy and obtrusive advertising. Slankydudl (16687)
1285066 2012-07-01 22:07:00 Maybe your friends' emails have been hacked, check if it was really them that sent you the spam. Be careful about links in emails.

LL
lakewoodlady (103)
1285067 2012-07-01 22:14:00 I had mine hacked once, My friends emailed me about some strange emails that came from my account wondering what I meant.
Your friends email accounts have probably been hacked.
ChazTheGeek (16619)
1285068 2012-07-01 22:47:00 Your friend's emails have probably been hacked. Tell them about it. Nick G (16709)
1285069 2012-07-01 23:05:00 Your friend's emails have probably been hacked. Tell them about it.

And then get them to run antivirus ... malware ... spyware. If that doesn't stop it, maybe post a HJT Log and see if anyone can see something.
SP8's (9836)
1285070 2012-07-02 00:00:00 And then get them to run antivirus ... malware ... spyware. If that doesn't stop it, maybe post a HJT Log and see if anyone can see something.

And get them to change the password on their email.
Nick G (16709)
1285071 2012-07-02 02:58:00 Thanks for the info and suggestions. I have passed them on. tut (12033)
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