[59120] in North American Network Operators' Group
Spammers use Trojans
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Mon Jun 16 01:22:42 2003
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 01:22:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
I don't know what proof MessageLabs has, but they report that spammers
are breaking into home PCs of unsuspecting users to send junk mail.
http://www.vnunet.com/News/1141610
Spammers are increasingly hijacking home PCs to send junk mail, according
to MessageLabs. The managed email service provider claims to have proof
of spammers using viruses to plant Trojan malware on PCs to provide
remote access.
