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RE: Strange mail with number in subject line and body

Subject: RE: Strange mail with number in subject line and body
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 07:21:56 -0400

On 06/06/06, paul.johnson8@gmail.com <paul.johnson8@gmail.com> wrote:
We have received a few strange emails (from Korea and France) which
lists a three character number in the subject line and a different
three digit character number in the body, no attachments.

The sender (from field) has been spoofed and displays the receivers
name (to field).

I did a search on google but could not find any further information.
Has any seen or know where/why these emails are being received?  Maybe
a sdbot infection on zombie PC?

It's mentioned in the ISC diary today - I got one too, but I haven't
seen any good theories about what it is. It could just be a mistake on
behalf of the spammers.

If you feel like it, you could note the IP address it originated from
and look it up at openrbl.org to see which, if any, block lists the IP
is in. if it's in the CBL or Spamhaus XBL, that usually indicates a
compromised host.

cheers,
 Jamie
-- 
Jamie Riden / jamesr@europe.com / jamie.riden@computer.org
NZ Honeynet project - http://www.nz-honeynet.org/


They're not on the CBL/SBL or SORBS, or else I'd never have seen them

-- 
Tim Boyer 
tim@denmantire.com


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