Help! What is Outlook sending?

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Charlie

OS: Windows 2000
Product: Outlook 2002
Connection: Comcast Cable
Mail: Comcast POP3 mail server (mail.comcast.net)

Question(s):

Every so often (4th or 5th time) when I perform a
Send/Receive, Outlook will send out a message that I had
in no way composed myself. A few seconds later Norton
Antivirus 2002 confirms this with a "Sending Message"
window. And the "Sent Messages" folder does not reflect a
message being sent. Just what is it that outlook is
sending? I'm very sure it isn't spamware or spyware, since
one time this happened after a fresh install of my OS
(format then reinstall) and before I even went onto the
web.

Help! I'm concerned my computer is sending email on my
behalf to people I don't know! :-) Is this normal outlook
behavior?
 
Charlie said:
OS: Windows 2000
Product: Outlook 2002
Connection: Comcast Cable
Mail: Comcast POP3 mail server (mail.comcast.net)

Question(s):

Every so often (4th or 5th time) when I perform a
Send/Receive, Outlook will send out a message that I had
in no way composed myself. A few seconds later Norton
Antivirus 2002 confirms this with a "Sending Message"
window. And the "Sent Messages" folder does not reflect a
message being sent. Just what is it that outlook is
sending? I'm very sure it isn't spamware or spyware, since
one time this happened after a fresh install of my OS
(format then reinstall) and before I even went onto the
web.

Help! I'm concerned my computer is sending email on my
behalf to people I don't know! :-) Is this normal outlook
behavior?
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Not sure but there are a bunch of good, free, malware/spyware/adware
utilites on the net you can use. I recommend having at least one spyware
program that runs daily in addition to a thorough, and up to date, antivirus
program.
 
go to control panel...performance and maintenance....click
systems....advanced tab....error reporting button and if enabled turn off.
see if this stops the messages.
Itxo said:
Charlie: The same is happening here. I already have 10 emails ready to be
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sent, according to the "Details" window. I can not find this messages, they
are not in the outbox folder, nor in draft, nowhere. I have PC-Cillin 2004
(by Trend Micro) installed andupdated and according to it there is no virus
in my pc.
 
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