Where's my Junk gone?

[Pete L]

A week ago I picked up a virus? which kindly sent a spam mail to all
of my contacts and for good measure deleted them all. I have managed
to get most of my contacts back now and all seems to be working ok.
The only big difference is when I check my mails (I just use Hotmail)
my inbox contains mails from known sources and usually my junk mail
contains hundreds of Viagras, loans etc. I have not had a single junk
mail since. What is going on? Has my address been somehow lost in the
outside world and I am now no longer considered worthy of loans,
viagra, winnings on the Timbuktoo lottery?

I don't miss this junk but I'd be interested to know why it has all
stopped now?

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Asked/Answered & under discussion in WinXP General newsgroup:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/browse_frm/thread/4434c76bbbdb4b71

Repost:

What to do if you think your account has been stolen or hijacked
http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=6ea0c7b3-1473-4176-b03f-145b951dcb41

Windows Live Online Solutions Center
http://windowslivehelp.com/Default.aspx
FAQ:
http://windowslivehelp.com/solution.aspx?solutionid=e2b2292c-2f10-4c7e-8785-e1d898ece45d

Solutions for Common Hotmail Problems
http://windowslivehelp.com/solutions.aspx?productid=1

Hotmail Community Forums <=post all Hotmail-specific questions here!
http://windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?productid=1

Post by Pete L
A week ago I picked up a virus? which kindly sent a spam mail to all
of my contacts and for good measure deleted them all. I have managed
to get most of my contacts back now and all seems to be working ok.
The only big difference is when I check my mails (I just use Hotmail)
my inbox contains mails from known sources and usually my junk mail
contains hundreds of Viagras, loans etc. I have not had a single junk
mail since. What is going on? Has my address been somehow lost in the
outside world and I am now no longer considered worthy of loans,
viagra, winnings on the Timbuktoo lottery?
I don't miss this junk but I'd be interested to know why it has all
stopped now?