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Re: botted hosts

From: Charles Cala <charles_cala () yahoo com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 05:35:21 -0700 (PDT)



--- Tony Finch <dot () dotat at> wrote:


On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:


Others just grab the smtp server (and AUTH settings if any) from your
MUA - easier if its Outlook / OE - and send using that smarthost.


Has that actually been observed in the wild?


yes

-charles

http://www.bullguard.com/antivirus/vit_bugbear_b.aspx
(and others)