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6 botnets responsible for 85% of the world's spam

Spam sucks. I prefer that they be flayed, dipped in an alcohol bath and then slow roasted. Crushing their heads in a vise will also do in a pinch.
 
Originally posted by: jjones
Spam sucks. I prefer that they be flayed, dipped in an alcohol bath and then slow roasted. Crushing their heads in a vise will also do in a pinch.
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i wonder if anyone, anyone at all, actually gets viagra through those spam-mails.
 
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: jjones
Spam sucks. I prefer that they be flayed, dipped in an alcohol bath and then slow roasted. Crushing their heads in a vise will also do in a pinch.
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i wonder if anyone, anyone at all, actually gets viagra through those spam-mails.
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probably the same people that give the Nigerians their banking account info
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: moshquerade
Originally posted by: jjones
Spam sucks. I prefer that they be flayed, dipped in an alcohol bath and then slow roasted. Crushing their heads in a vise will also do in a pinch.
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i wonder if anyone, anyone at all, actually gets viagra through those spam-mails.
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probably the same people that give the Nigerians their banking account info
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Yep spam would stop if it did not work. But there has to be a certain % that respond/buy from the spam or the spammer/seller would stop and try something different. Could be less then 1% but send out 10k or even 100k spams and you make a profit and just send more spam the next day.
 
I saw this on slashdot this morning and read through it. Very interesting numbers. Removing botnets would be a huge help for sure. Then again, I imagine all the spam from botnets is fairly easy to filter because it shouldn't change to much message from message.
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do they know where those are located?
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They could be located anywhere. Botnets work by using flaws in the OS / programs to allow the attacker to gain access to a computer. If a certain PC is not fully patched and updated, it could be vulnerable to an attack. Most people who's computers are part of the bot net are unaware that they have been compromised.
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do they know where those are located?
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Usually computer illiterate people's computers. I know that at least the Storm botnet is a very smart one too, it will detect getting port scanned and probed and release/coordinate a counter attack by the rest of the botnet. Fairly resilient little ah heck composed of a few million computers.
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do they know where those are located?
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probably on aol users computers
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If you click around, you can find a map that shows the sources of the spam, and according to that the US is by far the worst offender. I expect that's primarily because of the high density of computers per capita - I wonder what the map would look like if it were adjusted for that.
 
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
can't we just use drano on the internet tubes and start over?
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if we start over, what happens to all the high-def porn we've come to know and love?!
 
Can we do a Shock and Awe campaign on their operators? That's a bombing campaign I would be behind 100%.


Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
can't we just use drano on the internet tubes and start over?
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Use the Drano instead on those who send spam, delivered intravenously.
On second thought, that'd be a waste of perfectly good organs and blood. Keep them alive as blood and plasma factories, and take a kidney and lung out of each one. Bone marrow donors, that would be nice, too. That way they could give back to society and receive punishment at the same time.
 
Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do they know where those are located?
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probably on aol users computers
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If you click around, you can find a map that shows the sources of the spam, and according to that the US is by far the worst offender. I expect that's primarily because of the high density of computers per capita - I wonder what the map would look like if it were adjusted for that.
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most of these botnets are controlled by the Russian maffia. There were some interesting articles on slashdot and these networks are so intelligent that they can split up their botnet into smaller networks and sell them to the highest bidder. If you have the money you can just go to these guys, buy a million zombies and start your own spamfest
 
Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do they know where those are located?
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probably on aol users computers
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If you click around, you can find a map that shows the sources of the spam, and according to that the US is by far the worst offender. I expect that's primarily because of the high density of computers per capita - I wonder what the map would look like if it were adjusted for that.
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One of the reasons the US is the worst offender is the fact that we have so many different ISP, most of which do not have any decent filters in place.
 
Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: Nitemare
Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
do they know where those are located?
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probably on aol users computers
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aye.
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They are all on an 82yr old lady's P1-90 in Duluth, along with a copy of every virus or worm ever created. She, and the 2gb HDD, will live for another 72 years thanks to her daily ritual of HGH.
 
i dont understand how some kid caught with a bag of weed will be thrown in jail, yet a spammer like this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soloway can cause literally MILLIONS of people annoyance (and lots of quantifiable economic loss) but get virtually nothing. still makes a bunch of money, hires some lawyers, get charges thrown or dismissed somehow, and get off pretty much scot-free in the end. (yeah he was recently indicted but i dont think he'll see prison time)
 
Originally posted by: LS21
i dont understand how some kid caught with a bag of weed will be thrown in jail, yet a spammer like this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soloway can cause literally MILLIONS of people annoyance (and lots of quantifiable economic loss) but get virtually nothing. still makes a bunch of money, hires some lawyers, get charges thrown or dismissed somehow, and get off pretty much scot-free in the end. (yeah he was recently indicted but i dont think he'll see prison time)
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slave back-breaking labor until he pays off all the debt he caused imho
 
Originally posted by: LS21
i dont understand how some kid caught with a bag of weed will be thrown in jail, yet a spammer like this guy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soloway can cause literally MILLIONS of people annoyance (and lots of quantifiable economic loss) but get virtually nothing. still makes a bunch of money, hires some lawyers, get charges thrown or dismissed somehow, and get off pretty much scot-free in the end. (yeah he was recently indicted but i dont think he'll see prison time)
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Read that wiki article.


"On March 14, 2008 Robert Soloway reached an agreement with federal prosecutors, two weeks before his scheduled trial on 40 charges. Soloway pleaded guilty to three charges: felony mail fraud, fraud in connection with e-mail, and failing to file a 2005 tax return.[9] In exchange, federal prosecutors dropped all other charges. Soloway faces up to 26 years in prison on the most serious charge, and up to $625,000 total in fines."

26 years and $625k is not 'scot-free.'
 
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