Re: Pc Sending Spam Emails, No Trojan or Virus Found - Please Help!

Okay, I've done a few more scans and updates, plus re-installed Norton just
in case. There is still no sign of spam being sent out via Norton but still
no virus etc found and deleted to cause it to have just stopped. I have
posted a HijackThis to an appropriate forum in the hopes that something
might show up there. Is there anyway to see if there is any email activity
going on in the background?

It sounds like your OLD copy of Norton AV was not updating or was
compromised by something you did (even if you didn't know it).

The following links will take you to vendors sites for Spy Ware / Ad
ware removal tools and also for Antivirus tools. After you install any
of these applications and update them, run them in SAFE MODE to allow
them to properly clean your system.

First, make sure that your Java is updated to the latest version:
http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp

These sites are for downloading Anti-Malware and Anti-Spyware tools, in
order that I would use them myself:

Dave Lipman's tools:
Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL --
http://www.pctipp.ch/ds/28400/28470/Multi_AV.exe

Multi-Av will provide you with 4 quality AV scanners that will remove
this malware from your machine - follow the directions.


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Leythos
- Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.
- Calling an illegal alien an "undocumented worker" is like calling a
drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist"
spam999free@xxxxxxxxxx (remove 999 for proper email address)


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