Re: [sniffer] New Spam Storm

2005-05-17 Thread Pete McNeil
On Tuesday, May 17, 2005, 1:27:25 PM, Jim wrote: JM Is anyone else seeing a huge amount of spam increase over JM the last couple days.  Most is being caught by sniffer but the JM overall number of messages especial foreign language spam messages JM seems to be very high. You are probably

RE: [sniffer] New Spam Storm

2005-05-17 Thread Andy Schmidt
Yes, these messages were caused by Sunday'sSober.O and Sober.P remote update of previouslyinfected PCs, causing them to send out millions of neo-nazi mail. The next update (likely a new spam-wave) is scheduled in 10 days. Somepublic mailboxes got as many as 50,000 emails in 48 hours to a

Re: [sniffer] New Spam Storm

2005-05-17 Thread Jim Matuska
] To: Jim Matuska sniffer@SortMonster.com Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [sniffer] New Spam Storm On Tuesday, May 17, 2005, 1:27:25 PM, Jim wrote: JM Is anyone else seeing a huge amount of spam increase over JM the last couple days. Most is being caught by sniffer but the JM overall

Re: [sniffer] New Spam Storm

2005-05-17 Thread Jim Matuska
Matuska Jr.Computer Tech2, CCNANez Perce TribeInformation Systems[EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Andy Schmidt To: sniffer@SortMonster.com Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 10:41 AM Subject: RE: [sniffer] New Spam Storm Yes, these messages were caused

Re: [sniffer] New Spam Storm

2005-05-17 Thread Matt
Pete, Your memory fails you :) I reported one just yesterday, however it was understandable. The rule is below (slightly obfuscated for public consumption). MB Final MB RULE 349776-055: User Submission, 13 days, 3.1979660500 MB NAME: Account and Password Information are

RE: [sniffer] new spam storm?

2005-01-04 Thread Rick Robeson
I've sure been seeing it. My db updates are triggered off email update notices from sniffer, so I know I have the latest. Feels like something's gone wrong with sniffer due to the year change. Rick Robeson getlocalnews.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message-

RE: [sniffer] new spam storm?

2005-01-04 Thread Andy Schmidt
many of them for ... my cheating wife. Sorry to hear about your marital problems. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Mitchell Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 05:56 PM To: sniffer@SortMonster.com Subject: [sniffer] new spam storm?

Re: [sniffer] new spam storm?

2005-01-04 Thread Matt
I've noted that dictionary attack type spam is generally of this variety, and while you are probably blocking a great deal of this, the sheer volume makes it look like you aren't doing that well against it. I've also noted that the domains that they use are frequently changed, thus escaping

RE: [sniffer] new spam storm?

2005-01-04 Thread Kirk Mitchell
At 06:03 PM 1/4/2005 -0500, Andy Schmidt wrote: many of them for ... my cheating wife. Sorry to hear about your marital problems. LOL! Apparently the tramp's been sleeping all over, and there are plenty of websites that can show me how, where, when, and with whom. Darned if I know when she's