internet slow and my mother and others receiving my email

OffbeatBryce

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Mar 27, 2017
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I google searched affinity photo trial so I could download a trial before purchasing. the first thing in google search was a link to enter my email to receive the trial download link. After I received the email with the link it wouldn't download and then my internet stopped working. It's working now but really slowly. My mom and a few others who are not even in my house or on the same network are now getting my emails and are experiencing slow internet. How is this possible? Affinity photo is a legit company and I can't see how the link I would have downloaded or had emailed to myself is a virus. Several of my friends use Affinity Photo.
 
Solution
Sure sounds like a virus, and likely using your Contact list to spam others.
I would suggest you and everyone else affected run MalwareBytes (it's free) and see what it finds.