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
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> [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?
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