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Re: Spammers use Trojans


From: Rob Thomas <robt () cymru com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 00:27:23 -0500 (CDT)


Hi, Sean.

] I don't know what proof MessageLabs has, but they report that spammers
] are breaking into home PCs of unsuspecting users to send junk mail.

What proof?  Old proof.  :)  There are numerous bots, including the
now venerable SDbot, that have this capability.  This doesn't count
the plethora of other malware that can also forward spam.

Thanks,
Rob.
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Rob Thomas
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