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Re: Spammers use Trojans


From: "Jeremy T. Bouse" <Jeremy.Bouse () UnderGrid net>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 06:34:13 -0700


On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 05:46:07AM +0000, E.B. Dreger wrote:
MessageLabs just now realized this?  AFAIK, this and open proxies
are pretty much _the_ standard vectors nowadays for spamming.
Has ML also "discovered" it's pretty much up to service providers
to combat this, and that it is far from the most pressing issue
law enforcement has on their proverbial plates?


        Heck I've had a steady stream of SOCK Proxy attempts against my own home
DSL network from AS28706 IP space over the last month alone... The occurances
have done nothing but increase...

        Regards,
        Jeremy T. Bouse


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