I don't think it is Malware causing this, OS X has Malware Protection onboard, unless you have ignored any warning from the OS X system when installing something suspect.
You Google Chrome account could have been compromised, and is sending SPAM emails. Are the messages in your Sent folder? Have you checked your account and changed your password to something more secure with Upper & Lower case & numbers? <https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/126191?hl=en> <https://support.google.com/mail/answer/50270?hl=en> I can't really help with Google Chrome or Google accounts as I don't use them. Cheers, Ronni > On 10 Sep 2014, at 10:44 am, Ken Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > > No Peter, using Google Chrome. > > The malware emails are easy to spot as they have a word with a gap in it e.g. > Select ed > Ev aluated > Edi ted > > Have run AVG & Clam AV but no anomalies have shown up?? > >> On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 7:58 AM, Peter Hinchliffe >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 9 Sep 2014, at 7:16 pm, Ken Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi folks, >> > I have been Phished & it has & still is sending emails out to all of my >> > address book!! >> > I deleted them all & did a virus scan & got rid of 3 problems, but it >> > keeps on going, clear most of the day but a flock of them tonight! >> > >> > Help please?? >> > >> >> You have a gmail address. Are you using Apple Mail or do you use webmail or >> something else? The behaviour you describe is not typical of phishing scams, >> where you inadvertently click a link in an email which sends off personal >> and security details to the sender's address. I have never heard of this >> happening with Apple Mail and Contacts (which is not to say it hasn't!). >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > -- > > Thanks & regards, > > > Ken Jackson > > > > > > EMAIL ETIQUETTE: When forwarding this email, please have the courtesy to > respect the privacy and confidentiality of the sender by deleting all > previous email trails and addresses before you use BCC to forward this email > to others. > > > Tel: 08 9376 1680 | Mobile: 0450 400 772 > [email protected] | > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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