[Macpartners] Spam from my own email

[Jonathan Reed]

Hi Marion, 

The "From" address on e-mail is akin to the return address on a letter -- anything can be written there, with no verification.  To track down where this message actually came from, we would need to see the full headers -- specifically, any headers with the label "Received".  Instructions for obtaining the full headers in many e-mail clients (including Apple Mail) are available at <https://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/Forwarding+Full+Mail+Headers>

If you send the full headers to the list, we can help you track down where this message came from.  The most likely cause is a virus or other malware.  It need not be on your computer -- many viruses pick To and From addresses at random from a person's address book.

That having been said, running a full virus scan with updated virus definitions is always a good idea, as is changing your Kerberos password frequently.  You can change your Kerberos password online at: https://ca.mit.edu/ca/cpw

-Jon

On Mar 14, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Marion Leeds Carroll wrote:

> Help!  I seem to have been hacked - this is the second spam message I've received, apparently from myself.
> 
> How do I fix this?  I'm using Mail on a Mac.
> 
> Thanks -
> Marion ( the REAL Marion)
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
>> From: <MLCAR at MIT.EDU>
>> Date: March 14, 2013 9:07:52 AM EDT
>> To: <MLCAR at mit.edu>, <CAVANNA at mit.edu>, <MDAILEY at mit.edu>, <CASSIDYK at mit.edu>, <TGADDE at mit.edu>, <LLG at mit.edu>, <CHARLOT at mit.edu>, <JTHOMP at mit.edu>
>> Subject: from friends
>> 
>> aloha
>> 
> (link deleted)
> 
> 
> =====
> Marion Leeds Carroll
> MIT Libraries Web Assistant
> mlcar at mit.edu
> 
> Music to Cure MS 
> http://singtocurems.org
> 


--
Jonathan Reed
Senior Liaison to the Students
Information Services & Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
jdreed at mit.edu

MIT will never require you to reveal your password to anyone.  Do not respond to any communication requesting that you reveal your password.