Um, Bagle-AG infected computers were seen sending spam out 12 hours after the virus was first detected in the wild.
John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Nice > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 1:02 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Declude.JunkMail] Spammers using virus infected computers > > Spam is most likely to be spread by a dormant virus rather than one that is > actively in the 'infect everyone else' mode. In other words, spammers > probably contact their backdoor spamware while it is idle so they won't have > to compete with the virus spreader for bandwidth. The question is, "what > are the stats on the dormant period before spam starts?". For dialup > users, this period is random and can be several weeks - after which they > won't be on the same IP. This may be a good test for DSL senders however. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Wasn't some one just last week trying to claim that a test based on virus > > infected machines was worthless in JunkMail, as what does that have to do > > with spam? > > --- > [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. --- [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.
