How do you run a virus scan on desktop?

My email was hacked and I want to run a virus scan on my Mac to see if there's anything corrupting my computer

It's most likely not due to any malware infection.
http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg-infected/#spam
If you still want to do a scan, then a good bet is to get the free Sophos. But be warned, no A-V will find everything (definitions for any particular infection first have to be in the A-V catalog), and it may turn up false positives.

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