Spam Out Of Office reply's from my email address

[lineman]

I am being told that people are getting Out Of Office reply's from my email
address that contain spam. I don't even have the Out Of Office option in my
tools menu. When I receive an email from say United Airlines, I will also get
a automatic reply email from them saying they do not accept emails at that
address. I'm sure my computer is sending out an automatic reply to all
incoming emails. I have run all the virus and spyware programs I could find
and never turn up anything. Does anyone have any ideas on how to stop this?
Thanks

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Which mail account type are you using?
You might want to logon to your web based account and see if you have
enabled it there.
You could also ask them to forward you such a message so you can further
analyze it.

Just as a precaution, you might want to check your system for viruses and
other malware.

 

[lineman]

I am using Outlook 2002 with Windows XP. I have checked with several
different programs to see if its a virus or malware. They never turn up
anything. How would I logon to my web account and would I be looking for an
Out Of Office setting there? Thanks Roady

 

[Roady [MVP]]

And which mail account type? Exchange, POP3, IMAP, ohter?

Most ISPs also offer you a method to access your email via a browser. That
browser based solution usually holds some option to send out vacation
notices as well. You'll have to contact your ISP is you do not know the URL
for this.