My contacts are receiving Spam from my email address, How do stop this from continuing?

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I have a couple of contacts that say they keep receiving Spam from my email address. I noticed that it is my email and my Spam folder is full of Spam rejections. I need help getting rid of this.

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Answer by Barkley Hound
This was probably caused by someone obtaining your ID and password and copying all your contacts or a friends ID and password and copying their contacts. From that point on they do not need either account. Anyone with a separate email program can use any address as the FROM address. There is no way to stop this method. They can continue even if the account is closed. They already have the list. To make sure they are not actually in your account you can change your password.

This is not normally caused by a virus. In the rare case where it is then the virus is in your computer and not at the Yahoo mail website. Changing your account may not solve the problem since any virus is going to get access to your new account too.

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Answer by Lyn G
Sounds like your E-mail account has been compromised, or you picked up a virus.
Immediately have your computer checked for a ‘bug’ or ‘bugs.’ If you have the proper programs, do the scans yourself, if not you need to take your computer to some one who can.
Once it is clean of pests, install a firewall and an anti-virus program if you do not have one yet.
I strongly recommend a program for malware and adware also.
After you finish this, then go in and change your password, using a good strong one.
Also, check your account information and make sure no information was changed, if it was change it back immediately.
Then, you will have to inform your contacts that it was not you sending that mail, but they need to check their computers in case they were also infected.

Answer by Ooops
Your account got compromised. First change your password. Account help.https://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/acct/in… for just about anything to do with your account. Then run anti Virus and Anti Spyware. Should be fine then.