Re: spam microsoft

[Paul Morgan <paulswm@earthlink.net>]

Robin Gerard wrote:

> Hello,
> microsoft sends me five spam of 160 000 bytes in my box and when I run
> host I receive the message: address not exists.
> If the adress exists I put it in my file hosts.allow but without success.
> I don't know if smtp-refuser works fine ?
>
> the strange addreses are:
>
> enzjsso@advisor.com
> mcdkm_wgoxshsqqx@technet.com
> sideduz-wzpii@updates.com
> byyyfuij-jjmckxpo@updates.microsoft.com
> retebbz_wgyrsolg@support.ms.net
>
> I can delete this spams on my server (free.fr), with telnet manualy but, is it 
> possible to write a script to automate this work ? 
> (perhaps perl is my friend ....?) 
>
> Thanks in advance for any help and advises.
>
>  
Robin,

Just a point of information: Those are not from Microsoft.  They are 
probably attempts to get you to execute a Windows-based virus by 
claiming to be Microsoft security updates.

--
....................paul


To any other Nation the loss of a Nelson would have been irreparable,
but in the British Fleet off Cadiz, every Captain was a Nelson.

-- Adm Pierre Charles de Villeneuve,
after the death of Adm Horatio Nelson
at the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805.