I'm sending myself Spam email?

Draeger · 24 Mar 2016 at 09:03

I received a dozen or so emails last night, all of which were sent from my own account to that same account. Essentially I'm sending myself spam emails. Now, I'm sure I've not had my PC compromised as I'm quite diligent with security so I'm assuming I'm being 'spoofed'. The message headers in Office Outlook 2013 show the 'Received' IP addresses as coming from various different countries such as Saudi, Turkey and a couple from Taiwan.

Is there anything I can do to about it at this point or is it just a case of having to wait until they stop?

Petelock · 24 Mar 2016 at 09:08

You should be able to blacklist the domain or IP in your email agent.

Draeger · 24 Mar 2016 at 09:14

Could you explain that a little more m8? When you say 'Email Agent' do you mean blacklist it within Outlook 2013? Which domain could be blacklisted? The domain relating to the IP address? Here's the Traced IP info for one of the mails originating from Turkey:-

KIA · 24 Mar 2016 at 18:22

You should be able to filter the spam emails straight to trash. Are you using webmail or a desktop client?

Draeger · 24 Mar 2016 at 19:21

Using a desktop client - MS Office Outlook 2013.

KIA · 25 Mar 2016 at 17:10

Create a rule.

Don't do the above if you like to send yourself email from the same account.

Draeger · 27 Mar 2016 at 12:34

Creating a rule is an option but you are right - I do sometimes forward things onto myself from other devices for example. So not ideal.

I'm just hoping that no one else is receiving spoofed emails from my address, as its even coming up with my name on the header details. Damn annoying!

Caged · 27 Mar 2016 at 13:13

Who is your mail provider?

Draeger · 27 Mar 2016 at 13:27

Caged said:
Who is your mail provider?

Me. It's an email address set up on one of my domains on my own server hosting.

beachBOYken · 27 Mar 2016 at 13:58

Change your email account password.

Caged · 27 Mar 2016 at 18:31

Draeger said:
Me. It's an email address set up on one of my domains on my own server hosting.

Do you have SPF, DKIM, DMARC etc. configured?

Draeger · 27 Mar 2016 at 23:06

Caged said:
Do you have SPF, DKIM, DMARC etc. configured?

Good shout. I'll check tomorrow. :cool:

Draeger · 28 Mar 2016 at 09:29

Just checked in my cPanel and I already have SPF and DKIM enabled. Can't see a setting for DMARC though. I haven't got SpamAssasin enabled though. Is it worth switching it on?

Screenie of what it says in there:-

Sp00n · 29 Mar 2016 at 14:33

That ?all is going to pretty much allow all mail through regardless of source as it's not going to fail SPF checks, that should be a -all or an ~all

http://www.openspf.org/Frank_Ellermann/OAQ