Author Archives: MagicMail

When rwhois says ‘private customer’

An especially virulent affiliate marketing campaign was noted today, from a /23 on Stealthy Networks. While it is nice that they have an rwhois server, it doesn’t help the community when registered as ‘Private Customer’. Is it the same as … Continue reading

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EHLO command received: ylmf-pc

An interesting Bot style attack, if you see this in your logs. Normally originating from DUL/Dynamic addressing ranges, this is a high impact attack, which simply connects to a mail server, issues a HELO/EHLO of ylmf-pc, and then exits the … Continue reading

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Latest Bot Spam Making the rounds

A risk free antiobesity drug.. yeah right.. Normally this shouldn’t affect most people, as it is coming from compromised devices and not email servers, and it looks to be going out to a database of hacked or stolen email addresses … Continue reading

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Is your ‘rwhois’ server running?

It’s always amazing when looking at large providers who have a referral to an ‘rwhois’ server at ARIN, when that server is not functioning. Makes it hard to identify who operates the server where the spam is originating. For example.. … Continue reading

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Launch Post – Our Plan

At spamauditor.org we aim to be a discussion and information nexus which will benefit everyone in the anti-spam community. We want to be the source you look to when you need up to date news and information on the most … Continue reading

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The Art of Spam Auditing

Today’s landscape of spam email is a vast one filled with some pretty rocky terrain. The sheer volume of spam is one part of the puzzle. This, combined with the tenacity possessed by some of these spammers has made blocking … Continue reading

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