Sending infected emails to all my contacts

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  1. Liras4

    Liras4 Private E-2

    My hotmail account started sending random emails that contain some kind of malware. They went out to every person in my contact list. The emails have no subject and contain a single link such as: http://maryIndrenth8516.t35.com. When the person opens the link, they get infected as well and start sending emails to all their contacts. Each email has a different link, but is structured the same. I'm not sure what other damage the malware is doing, but I am worried about what kind of access it is getting to my personal files and what type of communications it is making.
     

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    Liras4, Aug 4, 2010
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  2. Liras4

    Liras4 Private E-2

    Additional log for infected email problem

    Here is the MGLogs zip. Thanks.
     

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  3. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Malware in your online email account needs to be removed by you. Here is a guide for doing so in Hotmail:

    Hotmail hacked? Take these steps

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/securitytipstalk/archive/2010/07/07/hotmail-hacked-take-these-steps.aspx

    Use a different computer to change your password and you will need to remove the offending email:

    1. delete the whole file which is not an option you normally want to use
    2. load the email folder that contains the infection and delete ALL unnecessary emails (hoping to remove the problem email) and then use the Mailbox Cleanup option to delete all old emails. Then compact the Outlook database to permanently remove data. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/196990 If you do not cleanup and compact the databases, the deleted emails may still be leaving hidden information in the database that you just cannot see but a scanner may still pickup on it.
    3. create a new folder and move only emails you really need into the new folder and then delete the infected folder.
     
    TimW, Aug 5, 2010
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