Spamming Trojan "Proxy Guzu"

squiggleslash writes "El Reg has the scoop on a trojan that actually turns your machine into a spam sending proxy. Called "Proxy Guzu", the proxy arrives in your mailbox in the usual "Outlook virus" way (ie disguised as something else so you'll run it.) It then sends an email to a Hotmail email account reporting the IP address of the infected machine and port it's running on. The spammer then merely transmits spam to the infected machine which in turn forwards it on. There's a bright side to all this: Spammers are doing this because they're desperate, with fewer and fewer spam friendly havens. And what they're doing is illegal and opens them up for prosecution."

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New strain seen in the wild...

[joejoejoejoe]

There is a new strain of this virus in the wild now...

The slashdot editors' 'puters have almost all been infected. A source who agreed to comment on the grounds of anonyminity said: "yeah, they got Taco a while ago, but now Timothy and a few others are competing for most Dupes posted to the front page..." He went on to say: "Taco has really been hurt by this. He has admitted in private he can't tell the difference between news and news that was already reported [on his site]."

This has been confirmed by another source: "yeah, they got Taco a while ago, but now Timothy and a few others are competing for most Dupes posted to the front page..." He went on to say: Taco has really been hurt by this. He has admitted in private he can't tell the difference between news and news that was already reported [on his site].

For proof, please reference these links: Catching up with Wine,World of Ends Public Draft, TarProxy Creates Tar Pit... For Spammers , Toms Hardware Reviews 65 CPU's, Past & Present , Linux on the iPod , Why VHS Was Better Than Betamax , Environmental Impact of the Ubiquitous Microchip , Toner Cartridges new DMCA victim , Ogg Vorbis in Quicktime 6.0.2 , Sony, Matsushita Back Linux For Consumer Goods , When Personalization Runs Amuck , Spam King Lives Large off Others' E-Mail Troubles , Ogg Vorbis For Hardware Makers , When Spun Really Fast, CDs Explode.

Or just check this site: SlashDupes.com

Or just check the home page of www.slashdot.org on at any given moment, and there is a 63% chance you will see a dupe in the active stories, and a 79% chance there will be a dupe in the current and older stuff links.

Taco could not be reached for comment, apparently having made a 'run for the border'