Yes, I got hijacked.  My password has been reset and my Linux Ubuntu based machine is clean of any malware/spyware.


For me, this is a first.  I've been violated.  It has been much more a task to let everyone know that I'd been hacked and request that they don't open and delete the message, though I'm not sure the message had any malicious content.   It was only one message, sent to my entire contacts list.   Now its over.


My apologies.


Bill Mason






From: "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re:
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2012 13:05:11 -0400
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>


Did some research on this email hijacking and apparently it can happen several different ways. Ranging from you service provider being hacked, email trolling, password intercepted and as Marv mentioned - an trojan/virus embedded in your computer. From what I read, if you have a trojan embedded in your computer using your contact list - then you should see the emails it sends out from your computer in your "Sent" email box.  


If on the other hand, some of the other hijack methods are responsible then you will not see those emails in your sent box.

My point is that apparently there are several methods other than a trojan/virus embedded in you computer that are used by hijackers.

I have 4 different spyware/malware/virus checkers - but, if the method being used is not through an embedded trojan, then these will not find the cause. But, always wise to have these checkers scan your system periodically and often.

Will try to do better, Marv

Ed