Mail - Virus/Trojan/Worm got in?

I noticed during a send and receive and email being sent when I had not created one.
The subject is not one related to anything I have done or received...
Have a virus/trojan/worm?
I did a screen grab....
Check out the send http://images47.fotki.com/v1498/photos/2/537502/7582427/EmailSend-vi.jpg

I have got the same problem. None of my mailboxes are IMAP, only POP. Im looking at the activity screen as you suggested. But it only states what is going on. So it is difficult to track (occurs seldom and quickly)
Also our server is blacklisted, bc someone of us is sending out spam (I could be me)
thanks for the help

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