When I downloaded a software update that had been infected with adware I used the free version of Malwarebytes. That seemed to clear things up.
There's some good - and not overly hysterical - advice here ( https://www.techlicious.com/tip/what-to-do-when-your-email-gets-hacked/) Rob ----------------- Rob Beattie Freelance writer and book author www.robbeattie.com 07769 902820 Twitter: @robbeattie Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> and 101 Things to do in a Shed <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 10:15, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User Group < [email protected]> wrote: > The company involved said that the account had been sending out thousands > of emails. They wanted me to scan “all devices used by the account” for > viruses. So I’m scanning the iMac now. And presumably need to scan the > iPhone. Any advice on software to use?! Thanks in advance > > Andrew > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 30 Aug 2019, at 08:56, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User Group < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Very sensible suggestion and I will do that! Thank you. > > Andrew > > On 30 Aug 2019, at 8:54 am, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: > > AVG is well-established and perfectly safe. However, before running > anything like that on my Mac I'd contact the company to make sure there's > not a simpler explanation - missed a payment, run out of email storage etc. > I'd get them to confirm that before running any - potentially - unnecessary > AV software. > > Rob > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > Author of The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> > and 101 Things to do in a Shed > <http://www.amazon.co.uk/101-Things-To-Do-Shed/dp/0091906113> > > > On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 at 08:25, 'andrew lancaster' via Sussex Mac User Group > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My partner has noticed that he has had no emails for a couple of weeks. I >> logged on to my easyspace control panel and found this >> >> <Screen Shot 2019-08-30 at 8.20.03 am.png> >> >> >> <Screen Shot 2019-08-30 at 8.20.37 am.png> >> >> >> Is this AVG software safe to run on my iMac? I have an inbuilt distrust >> of things I don’t understand! Any advice would be most wellcome. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Andrew >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9171CB99-F8EC-47BC-8F0D-38E1A65E8148%40mac.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/9171CB99-F8EC-47BC-8F0D-38E1A65E8148%40mac.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CADm1gJ627YKK5Z3h6-NPSkdLtuHMCN9FXTkPCVB24T76Yf%3D-hA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CADm1gJ627YKK5Z3h6-NPSkdLtuHMCN9FXTkPCVB24T76Yf%3D-hA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/368F6E06-B2FE-4502-BA5A-D869E2A03DCF%40mac.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/368F6E06-B2FE-4502-BA5A-D869E2A03DCF%40mac.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/8697E0A6-475A-439A-904D-45A318DCD14E%40mac.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/8697E0A6-475A-439A-904D-45A318DCD14E%40mac.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/smug/CADm1gJ6uX0wMTfx_SckO8Adyc%3DZ8ZHju2G2FQq8TTMauzcQbwQ%40mail.gmail.com.
