This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Why am I getting flooded with advertisements all of a sudden?

Pat.Piles
Pat.Piles
more options

I used to get emails from business contacts only. Now I am recieving unsolicited spam emails and advertisement emails. what has changed. Do I have to move to another service to host my email?

I used to get emails from business contacts only. Now I am recieving unsolicited spam emails and advertisement emails. what has changed. Do I have to move to another service to host my email?

All Replies (3)

christ1
christ1
  • Top 25 Contributor
more options

That's up to you. You may want to enable spam filtering on your provider's server if not yet done.

Pat.Piles
Pat.Piles Question owner
more options

My primary question was "what has changed".

David Blayney
David Blayney
more options

Unfortunately it's unlikely that someone on this forum can help you. Usually an increase in spam email is caused by the disclosure of a person's email address, or the infection of said person's computer with a virus.