Comments on: Guesspam on Gmail http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:31:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Carbonize http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-109031 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:40:17 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-109031 It's more than likely just a dictionary spammer. They use a known email domain and just send emails to a list of words @thatdomain.com. I get spam to my isp email address and I don't ever give that out. It’s more than likely just a dictionary spammer. They use a known email domain and just send emails to a list of words @thatdomain.com. I get spam to my isp email address and I don’t ever give that out.

]]> by: Joe http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37550 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 20:28:22 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37550 In my case, the reason I think the spam I was getting came from a virus infection is the from address was a person I used to work with on a website. His address was no longer listed with mine on the site and his address had been dead for a long time. The only explanation is that both our addresses were in someone's address book with an infection. But I think those emails were the virus, not spam. In my case, the reason I think the spam I was getting came from a virus infection is the from address was a person I used to work with on a website. His address was no longer listed with mine on the site and his address had been dead for a long time. The only explanation is that both our addresses were in someone’s address book with an infection. But I think those emails were the virus, not spam.

]]> by: admin http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37420 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:41:23 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37420 To Makc, It's possible. Trouble is, we haven't positively shown this to happen. Sure, if the e-mails had been sent from that computer. But I haven't seen any tests showing that e-mail addresses in an infected machine's address book end up in spam lists. Maybe it does happen. I have certainly speculated that it's going to happen if it hasn't already. That particular machine was wrecked a while ago. After they rebuilt it, they've been fairly careful with it. But who knows. I haven't checked it for infections. To Makc,
It’s possible. Trouble is, we haven’t positively shown this to happen. Sure, if the e-mails had been sent from that computer. But I haven’t seen any tests showing that e-mail addresses in an infected machine’s address book end up in spam lists. Maybe it does happen. I have certainly speculated that it’s going to happen if it hasn’t already.

That particular machine was wrecked a while ago. After they rebuilt it, they’ve been fairly careful with it. But who knows. I haven’t checked it for infections.

]]> by: Joe http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37297 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:34:59 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37297 A virus infection on her friend's computer is a posibility. I do get some spam that can be explained no other way. But if you have a common name or dictionary word like joe@example.com or info@example.com you will get spam even if no one knows your address. A virus infection on her friend’s computer is a posibility. I do get some spam that can be explained no other way. But if you have a common name or dictionary word like joe@example.com or info@example.com you will get spam even if no one knows your address.

]]> by: Makc http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37169 Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:06:54 +0000 http://spamhuntress.com/2006/09/02/guesspam-on-gmail/#comment-37169 I'm sure that her friend has infected computer, so your mother's address was sniffed or picked up by virus owner or so. I'd sugget to check address book - if it contains this email, my guess-work possibly right. I’m sure that her friend has infected computer, so your mother’s address was sniffed or picked up by virus owner or so.

I’d sugget to check address book - if it contains this email, my guess-work possibly right.

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