Strange emails are being sent

ABabeNChrist
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Strange emails are being sent

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I was informed by a couple friends that I may have a virus because they all received the same strange email with my email address. Of course the first thing I did was run a full scan (Norton’s) but everything came back good. Does this sound familiar to anyone, any thoughts or recommendations.

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HansV
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Re: Strange emails are being sent

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If a full scan doesn't turn up anything (you might also try a scan with the free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware), chances are that someone else's computer has been infected and is sending out e-mails with your e-mail address as sender. There isn't much you can do about that; it usually stops after a few days. Your friends could check the e-mail headers to see where the message really came from.
Best wishes,
Hans

ABabeNChrist
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Re: Strange emails are being sent

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Thank you Hans