Re: New types of Trojans coming

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 21:56:07 +0100, Dallman Ross <dman <at> nomotek.com> wrote:
> On 03, 2005 at 09:45:26AM -0800, Professional Software
> Engineering wrote:
> > Er, spammers have been using trojans for a while now already.  Yes,
> > traditionally, the user's own PC is converted into a mail server and
> > it delivers mail directly.
> 
> Yes, and that's a crucial difference.

Maybe we will finally see ISPs take proactive measures (limiting
outbound email to 500/day or some number) and shutting off the pipe
the instant spam is reported.

The large ISPs still have the attitutde that the spammer/zombie si
their 'customer.'  That has to change and the access to outbound email
has to be cut-off very quickly until the infected machines can be
cleaned up.

> that kind of thing too.)  But if the mail is going to go out via
> the ISP's usual channels, then the heuristic for identifying it
> gets a bit tougher.  That's what caught my interest.

ISPs will be blacklisted for allowing spam through if they don't do
anything about it.

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