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mysteriously forwarded e mail?

I use outlook express for my e mail. The other day I noticed a selection of e mails from my sent box had been forwarded somewhere. There was no trace of where they had gone or the forwarded mail in my deleted box or recycle bin. My husband suggested it could have been a virus or a trojan horse but there was about 10 or 12 e mails that I had sent to one person and 2 other e mails to individual friends. Not every e mail. Not all teh e mails were forwarded even during a fixed period. It only happened 1 day.

Can anybody give me a technical explaination of what might have happened?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Computers dont do anything really that you dont tell them to, so someone or something must have told outlook to forward them, I would say you have a virus. I would suggest running a scan, you can get a free scanner from:

    http://www.grisoft.com/

  • D G
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Carry out an anti-virus scan and also Outlook Express is notorious for contracting viruses. You would be better of without it.

  • 1 decade ago

    You have some form of virus.

    Before you go and do anything drastic.

    Go to this site:-

    http://forums.tomcoyote.org/Welcome_New_Members_t3...

    This is the welcome to new members page. You will need to register, but it's free.

    The people on this site need you to download Hijackthis.exe, install it and run it. After you post the log to the site they will tell you what's wrong and how to fit it, using simple step by step instructions.

    When they've cleaned your maching they will give you advise on how to keep it clean.

    If this fails, then follow other people advise.

    Source(s): Used it
  • 1 decade ago

    When in doubt delete delete delete, there are some nasty virus' being shared so take caution before opening any file that is not familiar to you.

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  • kinnu
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    once you're on that email internet site, there's a forward button up there,press that once which you put in the e-mail tackle of the guy you desire to deliver it to and hit deliver. wish it facilitates

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