Dear Cousins: The reason that I am sending this message today is that upon review of messages pending on the server I discovered one of our trusted subscribers' yahoo addresses is sending spam. The account has been compromised. I have notified the subscriber. Some of you will also receive the message privately from her. There was no subject line for the messages that were sent from her account. It is possible that malware may be contained in the message, more likely from the link in the message. The link had the "word" w a w y g u d i in it. Don't click the link. Please ensure that you have anti-virus software, that it is up to date and that it is activated. Overall, I have noted that a considerable amount of yahoo account holders have had their email accounts compromised. Generally running a full scan to clean the computer as well as changing the password on the email account is sufficient to cure the cause. Worst case, as in my father-in-law's situation, is need to obtain a new email account. Yours Aye, Lauren Boyd List Admin

If your looking for an anti-virus Avast free home edition is really free as long as you select the free home edition and not trial, google it, it has a good reputation. Terry On 26 April 2011 16:38, Lauren Boyd McLachlan <confido@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Cousins: > > The reason that I am sending this message today is that upon review of > messages pending on the server I discovered one of our trusted subscribers' > yahoo addresses is sending spam. The account has been compromised. I have > notified the subscriber. Some of you will also receive the message > privately from her. There was no subject line for the messages that were > sent from her account. It is possible that malware may be contained in the > message, more likely from the link in the message. The link had the "word" > w a w y g u d i in it. Don't click the link. > > Please ensure that you have anti-virus software, that it is up to date and > that it is activated. Overall, I have noted that a considerable amount of > yahoo account holders have had their email accounts compromised. Generally > running a full scan to clean the computer as well as changing the password > on the email account is sufficient to cure the cause. Worst case, as in my > father-in-law's situation, is need to obtain a new email account. > > Yours Aye, > > Lauren > Boyd List Admin > _______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2012 will be held in Woodland,CA, USA in conjunction with the > Sacramento Caledonian Club's 136th annual Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & > Festival in April 2012 (unofficial date April 28th and 29th -- to be > confirmed by the venue). Write AGM@clanboyd.org if you would be interested > in helping to plan it. > ____________________________________________________ > House of Boyd Society's (HBS) Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Gathering of > the Clan 2011 was a great success in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in conjunction > with The Highland Games and Celtic Gathering April 16-17, 2011. > _______________________________________ > Support the Fellowship Activities of the Clan. Join the House of Boyd > Society! > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOYD/2008-06/1212428046 > ______________________________________ > House of Boyd Society sends HUGE thank you to all of our volunteers. The > Society would not be what it is without you! > ______________________________________ > > Want to contribute an article or query to the Dean Road? Contact Kevin > McLachlan, Editor at Editor@clanboyd.org > > ==================== > Visit the House of Boyd Society Website http://www.clanboyd.org > ==================== > For Officers and other Contacts, see > http://www.clanboyd.org/officers.shtml > ==================== > Most replies should go to the list, not just the author of the post. Make > sure to include the list address Boyd@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Need to contact the Admin? Write me off list at Boyd-admin@rootsweb.com > ==================== > Can't recall what the beginning of a thread was? Subscribe mid-discussion? > Visit the archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=boyd > ==================== > Got an issue that is beyond the purview of this list? Write the Help Desk > for assistance http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ > Honor your fellow subscribers -- follow the Golden Rule! > **************************** > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- http://www.facebook.com/scot32