Someone is sending emails to my address book contacts?

How do i stop someone from sending emails to my address book without my authorizaton?

Someone has I guess hacked my email and is sending people in my address book junk mail. How can i stop this?
Answer:

Run a virus scan and an antimalware program like Malwarebytes which you can download for free if you don't have it. Delete your browsing history and cookies and empty your cache. Restart your computer This should stop it

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Your account got compromised. First change your password. Account help.http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/acct/in%E2%80%A6 for just about anything to do with your account. Then run anti Virus and Anti Spyware. Should be fine then.

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