help, think i have some kind of worm virus

[mitchafi]

Hi all,

so this morning in my gmail spam folder is a bunch of return to senders for spam e-mails that I of course never sent...they were sent to much of my gmail address book. It shows that they were sent at 12:26 a.m. last night....I'm not sure how these things work, but does the infected computer have to be on at the time that the e-mails are sent? If so I know which computer is infected. And most importantly, how do I get rid of it! Running NOD32 with latest updates. frown.

TIA,
Mitch

 

[mechBgon]

One possibility is that your gmail account has been hacked. In that case, it could be used to send Spam from anywhere in the world. As a precaution, change your password to a new, strong password. Update NOD32 and run a full-system scan as well, never hurts to check again.

 

[lxskllr]

You could try Malwarebytes also for another set of "eyes".

 

[mitchafi]

thanks guys, noticed this first thing in the morning and panicked...came to my senses and unplugged all the internet/network connections/changed PW's/ran Schaendorf's removal script...problem is I had to leave town right after that and won't be able to confirm it's fixed for a few weeks. Oh well, can't worry about it till then I suppose.

Thanks all for the input.
-Mitch