DoctorBill wrote:

> On another News Group, I was told about a form of SPAM that I have
> suddenly started receiving.
>
> It is called "Pump & Dump" penny stock SPAM.
>
> I was told it comes from Computers that have been subverted into Zombies
> and that send this garbage to addresses in their address books.
>
> Is there a way to find out if my machine is doing this?
>
> I am using Win 98SE (Please! No comments - I know it's old, but I like
> it) and SeaMonkey 1.0.5 (A Mozilla Product)
> as my Browser.

Bill,

Here are two methods that I use for dealing with zombifiers.

1) SUPERAntiSpyware - free for personal use, read the EULA. I liked it
so much that I bought the pro version.

(http://www.superantispyware.com/)

2) Just to be safe ...

(http://zapatopi.net/afdb/)
(http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinfoil_hat)

Just because you are paranoid, does not mean that you are wrong. LOL.
If the US Government wants to spy on you, they will get into bed with
your OS vendor (MS) and/or your ISP. Either way, you are screwed.

Note: multi-posted to alt.privacy.spyware and mozilla.support.seamonkey
Here is a case (two different servers) where cross-posting w/ a F/U is
somewhat rude. My apologies to those who follow both groups.

Ron