Spam from my own email address

I use MSN on Windows XP and today I received an email from my email address. When I opened it, it is a supplement for Viagra. It's as if I send my own spam free. I'm trying to understand how someone can do and prevent it from happening again. I use Norton Internet Security, and nothing was found after doing a scan. Thanks for your help.

Hello

It has nothing to do directly with your computer.

E-mail is not sent directly out of our computers to the destination.

Our activities email through the email providers mail server.

Spammers are finding ways to "Tinker" with the servers.

Spammers harvest email addresses and fake her from addresses, it's a way to avoid some anti-spam filters.

That said, you have to scan your computer on a regular basis just to make sure that there is no. Trojans and malware sneak up on you.

Jack - Microsoft MVP, Windows networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET

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