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Sobig Worm Attacking RBL Lists?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the show-me-the-proof dept.

Ubi_NL writes "According to the Register there is a close correlation between the DDOS attacks on a number of anti-spam lists and the presence of the Sobig virus. Now that Monkeys.com is gone, and spamhaus.org is taking heavy blows, are the spammers actually winning the battle by using viruses?"

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  1. taking have blows by eadz · · Score: 2, Funny

    We don't come here for have grammar

  2. Not really surprising, is it? by borius · · Score: 5, Funny

    With the efficiency of spam filters and widespread use of blacklists and such, how can the spammers actually make any money? It's logical that they (the spammers) should try to bring attrition to the defenses of mail servers.

    Btw, I have a novel idea for bringing spammers out of business. OK, here goes: spammers want to sell you penis enlargement programs, viagra, and pr0n right? Well, what if someone sets up a company solely dedicated to selling these things at the lowest price possible? People could just go to AllMyPerverseNeeds.com and get their fix cheaply and securely. Obviously we can't compete with Nigeria type spams, but it would bring down a lot of spam I think. So, anyone in favor of starting a non-profit Viagra depot?

    1. Re:Not really surprising, is it? by Trigun · · Score: 3, Funny

      Timing is the issue. It needs to get around fast. And Google is something you can say in an office setting. Penis Pump is a frowned upon phrase (especially when describing co-workers, but that's another story). Also Google is free, and most people don't like to talk about their perversions and similar topics with their friends, it's uncomfortable, to say the least.

      As an example, I would never say to one of my co-workers "Y'know Bob, my penis is kind of small. The wife is really having problems with it lately. And it's just too difficult to get hard. I'm under too much stress, what should I do? I don't want to buy pills that won't work, and I'm afraid of getting ripped off."

      "Well, why don't you try www.penispillsattheabsolutelowestpriceeverywhere.c om? It is completely anonymous, safe, and hassle free.
      And it works! My wife has never been happier, if you know what I mean..."

      That conversation would freak the hell out of me. Spam preys on people because they are scared of their problems going public. They won't even ask their doctor. I doubt that this will ever become water cooler conversation.

    2. Re:Not really surprising, is it? by Trigun · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think the entire answer is to put a Slashdot article saying that 3 inches is the average penis size, anything larger considered "monstrous". That'll take care of the crowd here.
      Maybe we could pool our money and "sponsor" couple of articles in Cosmo entitled Geeks: They know which buttons to push and Computer Scientists: Should you upgrade your current RAM (wink wink, nudge, nudge)

    3. Re:Not really surprising, is it? by bogado · · Score: 2, Funny

      "Well, why don't you try www.penispillsattheabsolutelowestpriceeverywhere.c om? It is completely anonymous, safe, and hassle free.
      And it works! My wife has never been happier, if you know what I mean..."

      "well, I tryed that, but I just got some kind search engine."

      --
      []'s Victor Bogado da Silva Lins

      ^[:wq

  3. Nothing new by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 1, Funny

    are the spammers actually winning the battle by using viruses?

    Just look at the godawful appearance of the meat, and smell the nasty stench from the can : how can you *not know* there are viruses in spam?

    Yuk ...

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  4. This would mean that Spammers are Terrorists: by burgburgburg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thus, the US would feel free to invade Spamodia to free the oppressed Spamodians from the evil Spammer overlords. During the invasion, though, the major Spammers would escape, allowing them to continue their spam attacks against the anti-spam coalition forces. And other pro-spam zealots would flock to Spamodia to aid the effort.

  5. What about Aattacking by HidingMyName · · Score: 2, Funny

    While grammar may be an issue, the title has a misspelled Attacking as Aattacking (or perhaps it is a Dutch spelling, since they are generous with vowels, at least we know it isn't Welsh, since if it were Welsh there wouldn't be any vowels :-)).

  6. How cool?! by scovetta · · Score: 3, Funny

    How cool would it be if there was evidence that the Direct Marketing Association was behind the SoBig worm? We could sick the RIAA on them, and maybe tell SCO that the DMA was using Linux to develop it. With any luck, they could all come together and ignite like a small star, ridding the world of the lot of them!

    Only in my dreams...

    --
    Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. --Nietzsche
  7. Breaking news- Slashdot DOS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sobig Worm Aattacking on RBL Lists?

    the virii have chosen a new target:

    spellcheck.slashdot.org

  8. Re:We figured it out this summer by gad_zuki! · · Score: 2, Funny

    >Except an all-out-spamwar to break out in 2004.

    How about an all out virus war? Write a virus that stealth installs AVG and let it run loose. I can't wait to see the Symantec advisory on that:

    "This trojan installs a competitor's product. Here is the remove tool and a link to buy our product."

  9. MOD DOWN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Jesus, who's the idiot with the +1, informative for this?

    One, the link is broken.
    Two, it just leads to a domain squatter.

    "Oh look, it contains a link! +1!" Cretins...