Comments on: Clever Gmail Spam Technique http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/ In-depth security news and investigation Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Stenger http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-13064 John Stenger Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:45:56 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-13064 BTW, I'd like to be notified of follow up comments, Brian. I found the link right there below. Thanks. BTW, I’d like to be notified of follow up comments, Brian. I found the link right there below. Thanks.

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]]> By: John Stenger http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-13063 John Stenger Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:42:30 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-13063 Based on those "spamhorror" posts, I guess ComCast is worth the money. I rarely get the ham. The same was true with TDS email. Quite another story on Hotmail! Brian, do email services one pays for do a better job of blocking and filtering out spam or have I just been lucky? Ok, Friends, please don't share my address with your most favorite spammers. Thanks Based on those “spamhorror” posts, I guess ComCast is worth the money. I rarely get the ham. The same was true with TDS email.

Quite another story on Hotmail!

Brian, do email services one pays for do a better job of blocking and filtering out spam or have I just been lucky?

Ok, Friends, please don’t share my address with your most favorite spammers.

Thanks

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]]> By: David Lilja http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-245 David Lilja Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:53:12 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-245 Hi, I'm with Mr Crompton on this one. Although, I'm a bit behind on my blog reading so I'm catching up and have prepared a screen shot of Gmail showing what the conversations look like - but Crompton beat me to it ;-) Anyway, here's the png: http://www.cutpaste.org/gmail_conversation.png Best wishes -- David Hi,

I’m with Mr Crompton on this one. Although, I’m a bit behind on my blog reading so I’m catching up and have prepared a screen shot of Gmail showing what the conversations look like – but Crompton beat me to it ;-)

Anyway, here’s the png:
http://www.cutpaste.org/gmail_conversation.png

Best wishes
–
David

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]]> By: Jeff H http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Jeff H Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:57:22 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-229 Wonder how multiple messages impacts sender reputation if you do not mark them as spam and simply delete them? Wonder how multiple messages impacts sender reputation if you do not mark them as spam and simply delete them?

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]]> By: Frank http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Frank Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:20:11 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-169 Brian, Gmail groups all replies with their original message, creating a single conversation or thread. While their intentions are honorable the grouping is done based on sender/title not sender/message and you can not turn it off. If you are used to Outlook Gmail's conversations may drive you nuts. It does me! Brian,

Gmail groups all replies with their original message, creating a single conversation or thread. While their intentions are honorable the grouping is done based on sender/title not sender/message and you can not turn it off. If you are used to Outlook Gmail’s conversations may drive you nuts. It does me!

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]]> By: bruce http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-140 bruce Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:37:46 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-140 Sorry Brian for putting the comment in your next story. Actually, I see this all the time from strange [spam] senders. Thanks for explaining how it occurs. Sorry Brian for putting the comment in your next story.

Actually, I see this all the time from strange [spam] senders.

Thanks for explaining how it occurs.

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]]> By: Daniel W. Crompton http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Daniel W. Crompton Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:15:51 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-122 For an inexperience gmail user it may seem so, however any conversation I've interacted in will contain: vaishali, me (3) or me, vaishali (3) For an inexperience gmail user it may seem so, however any conversation I’ve interacted in will contain:
vaishali, me (3)
or
me, vaishali (3)

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]]> By: AlphaCentauri http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-112 AlphaCentauri Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:02:23 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-112 That explains a lot. When I've gotten a ten or twenty identical 419 messages, I'd been chalking it up to inexperienced users of spamming software. I don't get much gmail spam (and even less that gets through spam filters), so I didn't know multiple identical messages would appear threaded. Many 419 spams seem to be attempts to steal victims from scams already in progress, so this technique makes sense. That explains a lot. When I’ve gotten a ten or twenty identical 419 messages, I’d been chalking it up to inexperienced users of spamming software. I don’t get much gmail spam (and even less that gets through spam filters), so I didn’t know multiple identical messages would appear threaded. Many 419 spams seem to be attempts to steal victims from scams already in progress, so this technique makes sense.

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]]> By: MK http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/01/clever-gmail-spam-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-109 MK Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:25:57 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=215#comment-109 I don't think it's that new; it's happened to me before. I've even gotten messages that look like an actual conversation- the subsequent emails "respond" to the previous messages- each containing a bogus link. I don’t think it’s that new; it’s happened to me before. I’ve even gotten messages that look like an actual conversation- the subsequent emails “respond” to the previous messages- each containing a bogus link.

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