[Mimedefang] ZDnet article on new Zombie Trick

[Matthew.van.Eerde at hbinc.com]

Ben Kamen wrote:
> Paul Murphy wrote:
>> And in any case, how long will it be before the trojan stuffs
>> keypresses or VB script into Windows to start Outlook or Outlook
>> Express in a hidden window if it finds it, and then plug away
>> sending messages with the correct client settings, including client
>> authentication? 

This would be a good thing.  The ISP would then be able to inform the customer that they're sending a larger-than-expected amount of email.  The customer could then say "no I'm not"... at which point the ISP could educate the customer that their credentials are being misused.

Why would the ISP do this?  To protect themselves from being sued by the spam recipients' ISPs.

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