80% Spam from compromised Windows computers

[Big Mac]

In brief:

Four-fifths of spam now emanates from computers contaminated with
Trojan horse infections, according to a study by network management
firm Sandvine out this week.

Instead of using open mail relays or unscrupulous hosts (so-called
'bullet-proof' hosting - in reality, ISPs in developing countries who
pull the plug on spammers when enough complaints are received by their
upstream provider), spammers are using compromised machines to get
their junk mail out. Many security firms reckons many of the most
well-publicized worm attacks in recent months (such as MyDoom and
Bagle) were launched expressly to install spam Trojans on unsuspecting
end users' machines - waiting to be utilized later as a spam delivery
relay.

Full article:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/06/04/trojan_spam_study/

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[David Candy]

What a load of shit. Most spam comes from AV programs installed on corporate sites. Yrp. Norton's et al customers generate most spam.

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

In brief:

Four-fifths of spam now emanates from computers contaminated with
Trojan horse infections, according to a study by network management
firm Sandvine out this week.

So protect your machines
see
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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Regards,

Mike
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[Big Mac]

What a load of shit. Most spam comes from AV programs installed on corporate sites. Yrp. Norton's et al customers generate most spam.

So read the whole article at the URL posted. He says he arrived at
that figure after doing thorough testing.

Of course you could still be correct, and he is full of it.

Big Mac

 

[Pop]

What a load of shit. Most spam comes from AV programs
installed on corporate sites. Yrp. Norton's et al customers
generate most spam.

No, you're the load of shit, you candy-assed moron. Your
proliferation of misinformation on the world at large and
this group in particular is despicable and makes your
pitiful intellect obvious to the most casual observer. If
all you know how to do is loosen your sphincters, you should
learn that's what most civilized countries use latrines for.
mvps.org should instantly distance themselves from you and
prevent you from breathing the same ether actual human
beings breathe. You have libeled so many times it's going
to result in a jail sentence of the right people get wind of
it, you know. Whether you believe it or not, you are NOT
safe behind your nicks and walls of piss. You CAN be
located, and rather easily at that.

 

[gls858]

What a load of shit. Most spam comes from AV programs installed on corporate sites. Yrp. Norton's et al customers generate most spam.

Could you explain to me how spam can come from an AV program?

gls858

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

You on drugs now David?

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

What a load of shit. Most spam comes from AV programs installed on corporate
sites. Yrp. Norton's et al customers generate most spam.

 

[David Candy]

If I want to take aspirin I will.

 

[David Candy]

Most ISPs and large companies have AV software where the internet enters their company network. They default to sending mail to the "alleged" sender saying message x is infected. As the sender name is usually false they bombard lots of people with virus rejected. In a worm out break I get more rejected than viruses or spam.

 

[Pop]

"Crusty (-: Old B@stard "

You on drugs now David?

It's likely, but what we're seeing are theantics and
symptoms of a 5 year old so desparate for attention it
doesn't matter what kind of attention it is. He could
easily find himself in a newspaper soon, they way it's
going. Antisocial is his mantra these days and it's made
him less than useless.
Pop