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I appear to have something blocking my download of messages to my inbox; only the same piece of spam gets downloaded. The real mail does not.

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elook01
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Is there some malware I need to remove from my Thunderbird? And if I have to delete my account, can I first save my messages and folders in it?

Is there some malware I need to remove from my Thunderbird? And if I have to delete my account, can I first save my messages and folders in it?

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Go to your providers webmail site and delete the problem message. Then see if your mail downloads. No one can diagnose your computer for malware remotely.

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Truman
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Go to your providers webmail site and delete the problem message. Then see if your mail downloads. No one can diagnose your computer for malware remotely.

elook01
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Dear Truman,

Spot on! I used the simple search function with the message's purported sender's name and a couple of messages that were alike showed. I missed them earlier because they were from some time back, about a year or more ago. After they were deleted, everything works (downloads to Thunderbird normally) again!

Thank you sir, elook01