Forwarded messages from my account

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two people told me that they recieved messages i forwarded them
but i did not forward them any message
they are two people who i have not emailed in months
is it possible this is a virus
 
brade said:
two people told me that they recieved messages i forwarded them
but i did not forward them any message
they are two people who i have not emailed in months
is it possible this is a virus
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possibly, but not *necessarily* emanating from your pc. A third party
containing both yours and the recipients addresses could be infected.
Nevertheless it would be better to update and scan using all the usual
suspects for peace of mind

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brade said:
two people told me that they recieved messages i forwarded them
but i did not forward them any message
they are two people who i have not emailed in months
is it possible this is a virus
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Quite probably although it isn't from you.
 
brushes said:
possibly, but not *necessarily* emanating from your pc. A third party
containing both yours and the recipients addresses could be infected.
Nevertheless it would be better to update and scan using all the usual
suspects for peace of mind

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Thank you both. I scanned my PC using the latest definitions and no
virus was found. I do however also own a mac. I was told that macs
do not get virus. Do you recommend some mac virus software. I will
also ask the relevant third parties to scan their machines.
 
brade said:
"brushes" <[email protected]> wrote in message

Thank you both. I scanned my PC using the latest definitions and no
virus was found. I do however also own a mac. I was told that macs
do not get virus. Do you recommend some mac virus software. I will
also ask the relevant third parties to scan their machines.
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<I was told that macs do not get virus.>

This is not true. It is true that the number of mac virii out there are very
few, when I last checked there were about 40 nevertheless they are there and
there is no magic rule which says that virii creators will always leave it
alone. see http://www.faqs.org/faqs/computer-virus/macintosh-faq/

Some virii are not platform specific but can infect a program i.e. word
macro virus, some of which can affect a Mac.

You would be wise to install and update a Mac compatible AV program. It's
worth remembering that PC users are able to call on a vast reservoir of
advice re virus removal whereas the number of people that could help you
clean a Mac is far less.

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