Spam email accessed address book forwarding to selected addresses!?

Hi users! I have recently received a spam mail from a friend. He assured me that he had never sent it! When i looked at the details of the message, i noticed that it had been sent to a few other people we know... Is this possible? I believed that an email can only be sent by actually clicking on "send". So, knowing that he received the spam in the first place, did not forward it, how is it possible that me and some other recipients have got it? Should i believe him? Or are spammers this good now? Can they actually access the address book and forward their rubbish to others without us knowing? Anyone else had a similar experience? Would appreciate any suggestions, Thanks!

I believed that an email can only be sent by actually clicking on "send".
Alas, you are mistaken. Once a computer is infected, it can run programs that send emails all over the world without your knowledge.
So, knowing that he received the spam in the first place, ...
That is not necessarily the case, but is liklely.
Can \[spammers] actually access the address book and forward their rubbish to others without us knowing?
Once your computer is infected, YES, absolutely! That is why there is so much hand-wringing in the Windoze world. Viruses can control parts of your computer and send mountains of spam without your knowledge.

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