Spam overflow

[hong]

Has anyone else been getting megabytes of spam over the last 12 hours or so? I mean, it's bad enough normally, but since last night the volume has multiplied dramatically. And these are spams containing 150k worms as attachments. My POP inbox can handle 20MB total, and it actually filled up while I was offline.

Just checked, and it's still flooding in. Argh.

 

[LightPhoenix]

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html

 

[Graf]

holdonaminute

this thing spreads through Kazaa?

That's really bad.

 

[LightPhoenix]

holdonaminute

this thing spreads through Kazaa?

That's really bad.

Considering how many people use it and leave it on, yeah. It'd be worse if it was more destructive than just a nuisance though (no offense hong, I feel your pain).

 

[hong]

Considering how many people use it and leave it on, yeah. It'd be worse if it was more destructive than just a nuisance though (no offense hong, I feel your pain).

Oh well. I know my ISP has procmail installed. Can that be used to delete mails that are above a certain size?

 

[Hand of Evil]

Because of the spam blocking in place and rules I have set up, I just worry about getting a message! When I give out my email address, I tell people to use a 'code phase' in the subject (add inches is not it).

 

[Buttercup]

this thing spreads through Kazaa?

So that would be why those of us who don't engage in illegal file sharing are unaffected, I guess.

 

[Magic Slim]

So that would be why those of us who don't engage in illegal file sharing are unaffected, I guess.

Argh I'll take me risks with that vermin anyday for the bountiful treasure's trove that be KaZAa (And today be a perfect day for all pirates, scallywags and buccaneers!)

Slim

 

[hong]

So that would be why those of us who don't engage in illegal file sharing are unaffected, I guess.

The collateral damage from other people who are infected is a bitch, even if you don't engage in illegal file sharing.