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

Discus and support What Are The Dangers of Keeping a Link with a Virus in a Saved email on Your Computer in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; 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... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by DaffyDuckKangaroo, Sep 15, 2019.

  1. DAFFYDUCKKANGAROO
    DaffyDuckKangaroo Win User

    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?

    :)
     
    DaffyDuckKangaroo, Sep 15, 2019
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  2. I NEED HELP
    i nEeD HeLp Win User

    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
     
    i nEeD HeLp, Sep 15, 2019
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  3. DRDNA
    DRDNA Win User
    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
     
    DRDNA, Sep 15, 2019
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  4. NEWTEKIE1
    newtekie1 Win User

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

    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.
     
    newtekie1, Sep 15, 2019
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