Are these zombie machines also not trying to spread the same virus allowing them to exploit smtp to other machines? This was my understanding this occurred and my previous reference to using similar strategy with BlackIce blocking IP's for 24 hours with detected signatures. Thus also blocking Spam outgoing from these same machines.
-Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Scott Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] MTLD test -- Relationship between Viruses and Spam > > >Forgive me, but I don't really see the rationale that because an IP > >address has been flagged as sending viruses that it is also sending > >out SPAM. > > > >Can someone enlighten me on this ? > > Most reports are that more than 50% of all spam is now coming from > "zombies", which typically are home computers that were infected by a virus > that installs a trojan horse that the spammer has control over. > > -Scott > --- > Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers > since 2000. > Declude Virus: Ultra reliable virus detection and the leader in mailserver > vulnerability detection. > Find out what you've been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > ------------------------------ > CompBiz.Net scanned for Virus' > > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
