tracking down a nasty bug
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Hi, Recently I started receiving bounced emails from my ISP addressed to random recipients at @msn.com. The emails are sourced from my IP address and advertise remorgaging services. I ran a virus / spyware check using Norton Antivirus and Adaware, yet nothing turned up. I scoured my machine for suspicous looking DLLS, processes, startup keys and still no luck. A network traffic analysis has confirmed that my machine is definitely inadvertantly being used to send out spam. I thought of writing a little program to monitor API calls to the MAPI library, but then the thought occured to me that the software may be using its own internal SMTP mail client. Can anyone suggest ways in which I can track this nasty bug down? Much appreciated Jamie
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Hi, Recently I started receiving bounced emails from my ISP addressed to random recipients at @msn.com. The emails are sourced from my IP address and advertise remorgaging services. I ran a virus / spyware check using Norton Antivirus and Adaware, yet nothing turned up. I scoured my machine for suspicous looking DLLS, processes, startup keys and still no luck. A network traffic analysis has confirmed that my machine is definitely inadvertantly being used to send out spam. I thought of writing a little program to monitor API calls to the MAPI library, but then the thought occured to me that the software may be using its own internal SMTP mail client. Can anyone suggest ways in which I can track this nasty bug down? Much appreciated Jamie
The first thing I'd try is to get a firewall and block the outgoing SMTP port. --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm
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The first thing I'd try is to get a firewall and block the outgoing SMTP port. --Mike-- "I'd rather you just give me a fish today, because even if you teach me how to fish, I won't do it. I'm lazy." -- Nish Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm