Do you browse the web from this server?  If so, it could have gotten in
that way.

Jason


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Yeah I understand that it server is compromised, what I dont understand
is how it was compromised, since only ports used by Imail are open...

PV


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From: "Eric Shanbrom [Ipswitch]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Possible Imail Hack??


> There is a program called RegMon (form sysinternals I think) that you 
> can run on the box and it will monitor what application makes registry
changes.
> I have used this to pinpoint other things going on before. Since it 
> isn't happening to me I cannot look into it here. I have a feeling you

> were
maybe
> hacked somehow and there is something amiss.
>
> Eric S
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mailing Lists" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 12:23 PM
> Subject: [IMail Forum] Possible Imail Hack??
>
>
> > We found the weirdest thing on Imail Server today (running 8.05).
> >
> > We had some host admins complaining that they saw users in their 
> > domain which were not recognized (i.e. they did not create these 
> > users).
> >
> > As more reports came in, we found a pattern.... users created were
always
> > same .... postmaster (not alias but user), peter, mariselas and a 
> > couple others.
> >
> > Looking into the registry, these illegal users all had just a 
> > registry string called SMTPWIN with value of 20,20,524,350
> >
> > No other strings values for the illegal users which is extremely 
> > weird
> (see
> > below).
> >
> > Even more curious, as we deleted these illegal users, they cropped 
> > up
> again
> > after a short while....
> >
> > I called IPSWICTH this morning, and were not willing to look into it

> > as there wasnt enough information! Not the best answer I received
especially
> > since it concerns security. I can understand that they dont know 
> > what
and
> > where the issue is but you would expect them to want to investigate 
> > if
> there
> > is a hole some-where... so I guess I am at mercy of this list.
> >
> > There is a firewall in front of Imail server, allowing just port 80 
> > for
> web
> > interface of imail, port 25, port for imap, port 110, and port for 
> > web calendaring.
> >
> > There is AV on machine, it just does not scan user mailboxes and 
> > spool.
> Just
> > ran a virus scan and comes out clean.
> >
> > Any help or directions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > PV
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\domain.com\Users\pos
tmas
> > ter]
> > "SMTPWIN"="20,20,524,350"
> >
> >
>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Ipswitch\IMail\Domains\domain.com\Users\pos
tmas
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > "SMTPWIN"="20,20,524,350"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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