Virus on iPAD 4G - sending emails from notes application

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Virus on iPAD 4G - sending emails from notes application

Hi all,

I'm using the new ipad 4G since April-2012.Its simply great, but I'm now facing the below issue.

I noticed that, without my knowledge, the email application on my ipad (gmail) is pasting all the contents from "Notes" application ( ipad scratch pad) and sending an email to me ( not sure who else its sending).

The "To" field in that email is Blank and it says undisclosed receipents.It so far sent me 17 emails ( dates ranging from Jun 2 to June 24). Some days it has sent 7 emails at a time ( on June 24). These emails don't show up in my "INBOX" of gmail, but when I click "ALL MAIL" I see all the emails.

I deleted my email account(gmail) from Ipad & also deleted all the data from the "Notes" application.I was under impression that IPAD is almost virus free but looks like its not the case.

I reset all the settings and deleted all cookies & history.Besides this, do you guys suggest anything additional to safeguard my personal data.

See the attached images

Thank You.

Best Regards,

IPADFIX

iPad (3rd gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jun 27, 2012 10:05 AM

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Jun 27, 2012 11:29 AM in response to ipadfix

Just want to add to the additional information to the above note:

I browsed thru all the 17 emails & found that whenever I tried to store a new line of information/data to that notepad, it was sending an email.

It so happened that on June 24, I added 7 lines of additinal information/data, so it sent the email 7 times.

Hope this information helps to fix my issue.

Thanks,

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Jun 27, 2012 11:38 AM in response to ipadfix

It isn't a virus. It is a setting. Check your Gmail settings and turn off the notes feature. Your notes are synced with your email account.

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/06/save-iphone-notes-to-gmail-account.html

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Answer 3

May 29, 2013 7:31 PM in response to ipadfix

So this means the notes are not hacked by anyone or virus? It's just the setting. The data is safe and it's not sent to anyone else? undisclosed receipt just means myself?? Thanks!

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