Weird Spam

[domain.addict]

Over the last week I've been getting like 30 spam e-mails/day and when I check the e-mails, they all seem to be sending to a different e-mail than mine. I have a g-mail account and all of them have a different e-mail that they're trying to send to, but yet I'm receiving all of the e-mails. What is all of this about?

 

[skrilla]

Over the last week I've been getting like 30 spam e-mails/day and when I check the e-mails, they all seem to be sending to a different e-mail than mine. I have a g-mail account and all of them have a different e-mail that they're trying to send to, but yet I'm receiving all of the e-mails. What is all of this about?

what r the email addresses they r sending to?
iv been having somthing similar happening to my SquirrelMail account..

 

[domain.addict]

Here's the latest two:
[email protected]
[email protected]

 

[skrilla]

testing

Here's the latest two:
[email protected]
[email protected]

let me know if u get my email... the subject is testing...

 

[domain.addict]

Nope didn't receive.

 

[True_Snake]

Perhaps they are BCC'ed to you?

Strange.


True_Snake

 

[Mystic]

i keep getting these crap

you open it up and its just a link etc? gmail used to pick em up as spam, now im getting a lot

 

[ZuraX]

Its a political spammer. Something to do about 60 years ago and WW II.
They use BCC to add lots of emails.

 

[domain.addict]

i keep getting these crap

you open it up and its just a link etc? gmail used to pick em up as spam, now im getting a lot

That's exactly right.

 

[Mystic]

i login to gmail and delete like 30 messages before i get to read my real emails

 

[ThreeD]

bout time for Gmail to update their automatic spam filters? Or was the spam filter removed on purpose?

 

[GJ]

Here's the latest two:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Use this when posting details on forums, blogs, etc.

private2019 [AT] gmail [DOT] com
e_smtp [AT] gmail [DOT] com

It stops spam bots getting your email addy.

 

[primacomputer]

Anything that contains your mailbox on the “RCPT TO:” command via SMTP will end up in your mail box (unless it's somehow filtered). What you actually see in the message is what is contained in the “To:” header. This can be just about anything. With very few exceptions the entire header can be completely bogus.

 

[domain.addict]

Use this when posting details on forums, blogs, etc.

private2019 [AT] gmail [DOT] com
e_smtp [AT] gmail [DOT] com

It stops spam bots getting your email addy.

Good idea Thanks.

 

[domain.addict]

Interesting new update. I just receive a very similar spam message except the sender is someone I know. They have never e-mailed me themselves, but someone I know has e-mailed both of us a few weeks ago with the same e-mail. This is becoming very interesting.

 

[ZuraX]

From
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.ascetic.c.html:

Trojan.Ascetic.C is a Trojan horse that uses its own SMTP engine to
send spam email to addresses gathered from the compromised computer.
The email may be in either English or German.

Note: Definitions prior to May 16, 2005 may detect this threat as
W32.Sober.P@mm.
Also Known As: W32.Sober.P@mm, Win32.Sober.O [Computer Associates],
Email-Worm.Win32.Sober.q [Kaspersky Lab], W32/Sober.q@MM [McAfee],
Troj/Sober-Q [Sophos], WORM_SOBER.U [Trend Micro]

Type: Trojan Horse
Infection Length: 53,792 bytes

Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

 

[domain.addict]

Hmm I guess that is it. What do I do? I got McAfee AntiVirus installed.

 

[ZuraX]

If the Defs are up to date and a scan shows nothign then you should be clean. Has to be someone who added your email to their address book or maybe even visited a page with your email on it.

I get 30+ a day and all I do is report them as spam at spamcop so maybe the ISP will find the infected PC and help them clean up.