Some days ago my friend asked why sent me spam mail from your account. I am very surprised and immediately logged in to my Gmail account, In the sent folder, there is having two spam emails. Someone sent an email using my account without my knowledge. I analyze this issue in the Google forum. Many people affected this issue not only Gmail, Microsoft Live, Hotmail, yahoo mail and another public email account user also affected this issue. This is happening for using the week password. The following 5 important points explain how to prevent spammer sent emails using your personal email account.
1. Change password immediate
Spammer hacked your email the account programmatically if it is your password is not strong. You must change your password immediately also make the password very strong. Don’t save your password in another email account. Passwords should not relate to your Name or birthday. It should be minimum of 8 characters, it Contains uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.
2. Remove Computer malware
You must check your computer applications. Sometimes if you installed any apps from the internet, malware applications also installed without your knowledge. Uninstall unwanted apps from your computer and scan your computer by using the latest updated anti-virus application.
3. Check your browser add-ons
When you installed some applications, browser add-on also installed without your knowledge. You must remove unwanted browser add-ons from your browsers extension area. Always check your browser extension area. Also, make it settings your browser security should be very high.
4. Check your Contact list
Don’t open if you suspected mails. Always check your contact list and remove unwanted contacts. Sometime spammer added email contact without your knowledge.
5. Avoid public access
You should avoid email access from public computers. A public computer may not have strong security so spammer easy to hack your email account via public computers.