Re: automatic unwanted email sent on startup

From: Robin (robin_at_despammed.com)
Date: 12/26/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:57:52 GMT

I forgot to mention that my main email client is Eudora, but that I
have OE on the system and download to it as a backup.
Robin

On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:55:06 GMT, Robin <robin@despammed.com> wrote:

>Firstly, thank you to those who kindly answered my last query on 24
>Dec.
>
>When I start one of my user desktops I get a message in a small grey
>rectangle over the system tray from AVG (free edition) that an email
>is being sent to a hotmail address(always the same one). As soon as I
>saw it I swtched off. Using other user desktops it doesn't appear.
>
>AVG doesn't see any virus in it and I have run several virus and
>spyware checkers, including Trend Micro Sysclean, Pest Patrol, Spybot,
>and Adaware. They show my system as clean. But if I try to enter the
>desktop in question---same problem.
>
>Any help welcomed.
>
>TIA
>
>Robin

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