it's unlikely that it was malware on your machine. It is, however, far more likely that someone used your email as a return envelope and tried to spam dozens of others. what you saw was more than likely a return from a bogus address.
-eric from the central office of the Technomage Guild On Jan 29, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > I found the Mail Deliver Subsytem notification (see below) in my Gmail inbox > this morning. Has my account been hacked? > > The message says an email from my account could not be delivered because the > destination address was incorrect. The email message that bounced was in > Italian and looks like spam (based on my limited Italian). I never sent the > message and I don't write enough Italian to be able to spam anyone in that > language. > > I only access this Gmail account with a browser from (1) my Ubuntu 14.04 > machine or with the Gmail app on my Android phone and tablet. Any suggestions > on how to find any malware on my Ubuntu machine or my Android machines that > could have sent this message? > > Thanks! > > Mark > ============================================================== > The suspicious message: > > Phillips Marketing, Inc. Mail Mark Phillips <[email protected]> > Delivery Status Notification (Failure) > Mail Delivery Subsystem <[email protected]> Sun, Jan 29, 2017 > at 12:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Error Icon > Address not found > Your message wasn't delivered to [email protected] because the address > couldn't be found. Check for typos or unnecessary spaces and try again. > > Final-Recipient: rfc822; [email protected] > Action: failed > Status: 5.0.0 > Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 23:51:21 -0800 (PST) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: > Date: 29 Jan 2017 13:16:17 +0200 > Subject: Guadagni extra per voi! 700-1000 euros alla settimana. > Caro hlrecherche, > > Io sono HR manager di una grande compagnia internazionale. > La nostra azienda è alla ricerca di collaboratori intraprendenti. > > Il stipendio possibile da 2500 a 5000 euro al mese. > > Se Le interessa nostra offerta - si prega di visitare il > Nostro Sito > > Con i migliori saluti, > HR Manager > Ufficio Internazionale > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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