My mac is sending out spam, Help Please.

My mac is spamming all on it's own. My ip address is now blocked from most email servers. spamhaus said that I have "the "sendsafe" or similar (such as Advanced Mass Sender - AMS) bulk emailing malware." I can not figure out how to get rid of this problem. So I guess MAC's can get a virus? Can anybody help me figure this out? Not sure what to do

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Apr 17, 2012 9:07 AM

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Apr 17, 2012 10:51 AM in response to amoses

Personally, I would dump AT&T but that's just my opinion. Try the "de-list" link on the bottom of the page you referenced. (Edit: do not supply any additional information. This is starting to look like a phishing attempt)


If you believe your network to be secure from the possibility of anyone using it to send spam, that ought to be the end of it.


I will also send a request to this site's moderators to have the IP in your link obscured - your IP address is no one's business. Edit: It's probably not even yours.


Message was edited by: John Galt

Apr 17, 2012 10:54 AM in response to John Galt

AT&T is my only real option where I am at, unfortunately.


I will try the de-list option, but I don't understand why when I send an email, it goes out from an ip address that is not mine. and why I continue to get emails from my mailserver saying that they are delaying sending my email fo4 48 hrs (that I never sent in the first place, after I have changed passwords etc.). very confused.



anyway, thanks for the help.

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