Mail app data usage 40-50mb daily - Virus?

whitenack

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According to the data monitor app, the mail app is using 40-50 mbs of data each day. I believe the app is correct, because this usage has been verified by another app as well as AT&T verifying total data used.

My email should not be using that much data. I have verified incoming and outgoing emails and it doesn't add up. Also, I have choked the send/receive options down to just downloading headers of emails (instead of the entire email) and the data usage continues. I have this email account on separate phone (also an Inspire), and it uses a (seemingly) normal amount of data. The only thing I have found to stop the data usage is to complete disable syncing.

Could this be a virus? What should I do next?