Strange email address in list
on 20-02-2025 05:30 PM
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If I send an email to my home email account from another talktalk account on my PC, as soon as I type the intial letter I get the correct address but also the correct email plus a string of hex numbers and "guest" as here: myhomemail@talktalk.net<f1ee01d769214397843ad9388af92f_Guest_de725>
Is this an attempt to grab my details? I have had loads of spam/scam emails lately.
I use MS Outlook 2019 on these accounts.
I only noticed this strange behaviour from today after sending a mail from my gmail account.
It does not happen from myothername@yahoo.co.uk or myname132@gmail.com
Is this something that is lodged within this PC? I cannot copy it or find it in the address list.
My laptop seems to be fine.
Any ideas?
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride!
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on 21-02-2025 02:19 PM
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It will have been Outlook. The TalkTalk servers have nothing to do with what you're typing until the mail is sent.
Ady
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21-02-2025 01:12 PM - edited 21-02-2025 01:14 PM
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Hi, Thanks for your prompt reply.
FYI: Yesterday I ran Malware Bytes and Windows defender which found nothing but the odd address was still there.
Usually the link in the list is in the form of MY NAME <txaddress@talktalk.net> This odd one is txaddress@talktalk.net******************* etc.
If I click on the cross at the side of the list of addresses starting with "t" it vanishes from the addresses bar and I can select my correct main address with no hex strings. So I just tried again and the txaddress@talktalk.net + the odd suffix has vanished completely. It was only on this PC and only between talktalk and my main account including ones to self from main.
I just did a restart of Outlook and it has stayed gone. Strange. It was persistent all day yesterday.
I have now re-started the PC and it has not returned. Very Odd!
I have no idea if this was an Outook issue or Talktalk.
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride!
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on 21-02-2025 12:18 PM
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Hi Dangerous2a, what happens if you delete the email address and retype it?
Ady
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