SPAM is being sent from my email server by a third party. The recipients are not from my contacts/address book, but I get lots of returned ones that didn't go through so I know it's happening (addresses are unfamiliar to me and subject line is clearly spam and I definitely didn't send them). Eventually, my email server shuts down my account because of SPAM sent. I found some infected files that were described as something like "hueristics.phishing.spoofed domaine" by using Clam Xav and deleted them so I thought my problem was solved. I reactivated my account and SPAM is still being sent, but now I run a Clam Xav scan and no infected files are to be found. 1) can a third party hijack my email and send SPAM even though I deleted and cleaned the malicious files already? 2) If Clam Xav isn't able to detect the malicious files, what is a good alternative? and 3) does my computer need to be turned on in order for the malware to send SPAM or is it doing it without my computer on?
I depend on email a lot and it is very frustrating because I can't stop this problem so everytime I reactivate my account it shuts down and locks me out again for continuous SPAM being sent. Any answers would be appreciated.
I depend on email a lot and it is very frustrating because I can't stop this problem so everytime I reactivate my account it shuts down and locks me out again for continuous SPAM being sent. Any answers would be appreciated.