On 08/18/21 15:15, David Gibbs via Mailman-Users wrote:

> Is anyone else seeing requests to their mailman install that look
> something like this:
> 
> Aug 18 15:10:16 2021 (31166) Hostile listname: 
> listname=midrange-l__;!!NVq9dfhzMyHqTw!wLl-dt8zxsuQuoyojs-UYmT_d65WZroClHaYGfHduJ561eT0B7baTQV1ogZzQKRRsw$:
> remote=52.34.76.65

What log is that from?  I don't recognize the format.

Jon Baron writes:

 > I'm pretty sure that this comes from Proofpoint's "URL Defense"
 > system. (Google it.)

Argh.

 > But I don't understand what you mean by "hostile
 > listname" being "correct".

He means that "midrange-l" is the name of an active list at his site,
I'm pretty sure.

 > What comes before the __ is usually a URL, and there is also a __
 > BEFORE the url begins. If you use a graphical mail client (like
 > gmail), [and] click the url that you see, Proofpoint will check it
 > to see if it is on a list of nasty sites.

host(1) says the source or the request is AWS. :-/

None of this explains why the URL is targeting David's Mailman, unless
it's the Mailman host that is running the Proofpoint.  (It's not your
job ;-), but any further hints would be appreciates.

Steve
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