[ubuntu-uk] Sending junk mail, have I got a virus?

[LeeGroups]

> Were the addresses from your Yahoo address book? If so, that's
> definitely the attack point. You should be OK now, if you've picked a
> strong password.
I've had this with a couple of friends who use Yahoo. They had simple 
passwords, so it looks like the bad guys are brute force attacking the 
accounts. Odd that Yahoo don't lock the accounts after a few attempts.

Lee