Windows 10: What Are The Dangers of Keeping a Link with a Virus in a Saved email on Your Computer

Hello,

A friend refuses to remove a link that contains a virus -- it downloads immediately and produces fake websites -- from her computer. Is there a danger if she doesn't send out the link anymore, but keeps it anyway?

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computer virus

i think me computer has a virus when i start it up there are no short cuts or task bar( thing with the start button) any suggestions on how to fix it? thanxs


L: email-martinjurewicz@hotmail.com

 

Unauthorized Emails from my account?

Java/OpenStream.W.
is this link and it does not apear that it sends emails
http://www.bitdefender.com/VIRUS-139044-en--Trojan.Downloader.Java.Openstream.W.html

Java/Rowindal.A
IS this link, this also doesnt seem to send emails
Trojan:Java/Rowindal Description | F-Secure Labs

They both however will download more maleware that may have been responsible for the emails

 

Unauthorized Emails from my account?

It is more than likely that your email account was hacked, either by a virus sniffing your password, or just simply hacked.

Either way, change your password on your email account. Unfortunately the damage by already be done. They already have your contact list and your email address associated with that contact list. There is nothing stopping them from sending out emails using their own SMTP servers to everyone on your contact list and claiming the emails are from your email address. They don't actually have to have access to your yahoo account or even any yahoo server to send emails to people that come from your address.