At startup, I get a huge number of “too many identical emails” message. The box lists the sender, the recipient, and the subject, but the only options given are “send” or “don’t send.” I cannot delete them from this dialogue box.
The box message looks like:
There are too many identical e-mails in appointed time
You have malware trying to connect to the internet using the email ports, and avast expects it to use the email protocol, this is what causes the time outs.
First step you can block the winlogon.exe from accessing the internet using your firewall (not if you have windows firewall).
What is your OS and Firewall?
If you haven’t already got this software (freeware), download, install, update and run it. Start with Ewido.
I’m running Windows XP Professional on a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4. As far as I know, the only firewall i have is whatever comes with the OS I haven’t installed anything else. I suppose I should?
I’ll try the software you list. Thanks. I’ll let you know how it works.
The XP firewall is better than no firewall, but doesn’t stop anything that does manage to penetrate your defences connecting to the internet and transmitting your personal data or downloading more of the same. Zone Alarm free is user friendly, Kerio or comodo are some others.
This seems to be an infection.
Besides David’s good suggestions of spywares, run avast at boot time (schedule it) and disable/enable again the System Restore feature of Windows.
Cleaning Internet temporary files is a good thing too
To run avast at boot time, just start avast, right click any part of the skin and in the popup menu choose Schedule boot time scanning.
To disable system restore in windows, just search the board. I’ve post a lot of times some links in Microsoft site for that. I’m on Linux right now and don’t have my avast knowleadge database available… maybe later 8)
