Unwanted POP Changes

[m990540]

Hey guys, I posted this in the "General Security" forum, but think it may be better in this one.

My father is using outlook express for email and has been missing lots of messages. He has finally figured out that something or someone is changing his incoming mail POP to "127.0.0.1" instead of his normal POP3.myacc.net. He is running XP on a home computer that is hooked directly to the internet. Is this a virus or has someone hacked into his comptuer? Either way, how can he fix the problem and ensure it does not occur again? He is running McAfree.

Thanks in adance for the help!!

[Straight_Man]

McAfee might be the culprit, but if so it is screening what it thinks is junk or viral email. If anyone else here is familiar with McAfee currently, please let the thread starter know how to tell it what is junk email and what is wanted.