A Quick Guide To Secure Windstream (Login Account)

 Your email account's protection and safety is not just your responsibility. Wondering then what is done by the Windstream to secure your account? This article will talk about all the easy ways to keep your account away from spam. The mentioned methods are introduced by Windstream email services. So don't worry rather, stay tuned to this guide and find how reporting spams to email clients can help you secure your windstream login account

Reporting Spam & Secure Your Account

Windstream has always been committed to winning the battle against spam, online threats, phishing attacks, cyber-attacks among others. When we specifically talk about Spams, Windstream provides its account holders with spam filtering that reduces the volume of illegitimate email distribution to the Windstream email account holders. 

Now, let us take you through the best-ever ways to report spam and protect your Windstream email account.

Secure your Windstream account by reporting a phishing email

Within 24 working hours of receiving the Windstream Protection Department email message, you must notify any malicious phishing email messages obtained from the Windstream account records. Now, follow the steps mentioned below and learn how to report a phishing email.

Step 1: Log in to your Windstream email account by entering the correct email address and password on the login screen. 

Step 2: Once you have landed on the homepage of your Windstream email account, open the ‘Phishing Scam’ email message from the mailbox. 

Step 3: Hover over the ‘Three dots’ in the top-right corner of the screen and browse the menu options. 

Step 4: Hit on the ‘Forward' tab and when the 'As an Attachment' pops up on the screen, click on the ‘Yes’ button. 

Step 5: While composing the email message, in the ‘To’ tab, enter 'abuse@windstream.net.' email address. 

Step 6: Navigate towards the ‘Send’ option and click on it to report the spam message.

Once you follow the steps mentioned above, the unwanted email message will be reported to your Windstream email provider and the email contact (that has sent you a spam message) will also be blocked. Now, you can easily manage your Windstream.net email (login account) without any trouble.

Set Email Address As ‘Trusted’ 

If you receive spam or unwanted email messages more than the ones that are wanted on your Windstream email (login account), then you must add the safe email messages as the ‘Trusted email address’. This method will make only the wanted emails seen in the maildrop. Thus, follow the steps mentioned below and ensure you do not get bothered by the spam messages. 

Step 1: Log into your account via the Windstream email login page. 

Step 2: On your Windstream email account homepage, hover over the 'Preferences' tab. 

Step 3: From the drop-down list, click on the ‘Trusted Addresses' option and further select the 'Add' button. 

Step 4: Provide the following details of the email contact that you want to be considered as the ‘Trusted address’:

'Email Address' 

'Email Domains' 

Step 5: Cross-check with the email contact details and then click on the 'Set as a trusted address'. 

Now, after you select an email address and set it as the ‘Trusted’ address, you will only be able to see email messages from the trusted accounts. 

Report junk mail to Windstream 

Looking for steps to report the undesirable email messages you are receiving on your Windstream (login account)? Follow the enlisted instructions and report the sender.

Step 1: Sign in to your Windstream email (login account) and click on the 'Junk' email box.

Step 2: Browse the Junk email menu options, and click on the 'Spam' option.

Step 3: Here, you will be asked to select email messages. Just mark the box before the email and select it without opening the message.

Step 4: Save the message by clicking on 'Spam' and exit from the Windstream email account.

If you cannot deal with unwanted and spam email message delivery, even after following all the three ways mentioned in the article, contact your email provider or leave a comment below. Our representative will contact you and clear all the queries regarding your Windstream (login account).