Comments on: Spam Site Registrations Flee China for Russia http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/ In-depth security news and investigation Wed, 23 May 2012 18:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AlphaCentauri http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-6781 AlphaCentauri Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:53:30 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-6781 The forum spam that was posted here has been removed, so the hotmail reporting address is not pertinent now. The forum spam that was posted here has been removed, so the hotmail reporting address is not pertinent now.

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]]> By: AlphaCentauri http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-6780 AlphaCentauri Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:51:38 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-6780 That's the report for reporting hotmail email accounts being used in violation of their terms of service, not for spam sent to hotmail addresses. It's for spam actually sent from a hotmail address, or spam with email contact information that uses hotmail (e.g., a Nigerian spam that asks you to send your personal information to a hotmail address). If you want to do more than just click a button to report spam arriving in your hotmail email inbox, there is a forum at http://ksforum.inboxrevenge.com that will orient you to spam reporting. You will learn about the various illegal activities that support or are supported by spamming, and how to get criminal websites shut down fast enough to impact their profitability. That’s the report for reporting hotmail email accounts being used in violation of their terms of service, not for spam sent to hotmail addresses.

It’s for spam actually sent from a hotmail address, or spam with email contact information that uses hotmail (e.g., a Nigerian spam that asks you to send your personal information to a hotmail address).

If you want to do more than just click a button to report spam arriving in your hotmail email inbox, there is a forum at http://ksforum.inboxrevenge.com that will orient you to spam reporting. You will learn about the various illegal activities that support or are supported by spamming, and how to get criminal websites shut down fast enough to impact their profitability.

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]]> By: JCitizen http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-6625 JCitizen Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:35:00 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-6625 Thanks AlphaCentauri! I was beginning to think the "mark as phishing email" was not enough. I got to admit, the junk mail is pretty slim on hotmail. But I'm finally noticing a very few phishing emails for the first time in more than three years! Thanks AlphaCentauri! I was beginning to think the “mark as phishing email” was not enough. I got to admit, the junk mail is pretty slim on hotmail. But I’m finally noticing a very few phishing emails for the first time in more than three years!

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]]> By: AlphaCentauri http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-6603 AlphaCentauri Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:14:15 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-6603 If anyone is interested, the address for reporting hotmail addresses used for spam and abuse is report_spam@hotmail.com If anyone is interested, the address for reporting hotmail addresses used for spam and abuse is report_spam@hotmail.com

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]]> By: JCitizen http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-5681 JCitizen Sun, 09 May 2010 20:16:09 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-5681 Я ни понимает. Я пишу в английском. Я ни понимает. Я пишу в английском.

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]]> By: CaselogBembii http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-5672 CaselogBembii Sun, 09 May 2010 06:12:54 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-5672 krebsonsecurity.com у Вас хороший блог контекст правда нужно почаще обновлять васже читают.С праздничком krebsonsecurity.com у Вас хороший блог контекст правда нужно почаще обновлять васже читают.С праздничком

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]]> By: AlphaCentauri http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4708 AlphaCentauri Fri, 02 Apr 2010 03:25:56 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-4708 There are lots of lists of bad IP ranges that people do use for blocking, but it's not that easy. There are malware infected computers all over the world that can be used as open proxies for criminal activity. Those computers are often owned by people in your own community and are often dynamic IP addresses (the computers are assigned new IP addresses every time they log in). If the RBN is working through your neighbor's home computer, you can't block them without blocking everyone in your area using your ISP. And if your neighbor were competent enough to block the RBN's own IP range so they can't access his computer, he probably wouldn't have gotten his computer infected with a trojan in the first place. There are lots of lists of bad IP ranges that people do use for blocking, but it’s not that easy. There are malware infected computers all over the world that can be used as open proxies for criminal activity. Those computers are often owned by people in your own community and are often dynamic IP addresses (the computers are assigned new IP addresses every time they log in). If the RBN is working through your neighbor’s home computer, you can’t block them without blocking everyone in your area using your ISP. And if your neighbor were competent enough to block the RBN’s own IP range so they can’t access his computer, he probably wouldn’t have gotten his computer infected with a trojan in the first place.

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]]> By: anonymous http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4706 anonymous Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:39:05 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-4706 From your posts, understand that you had mentioned the RBN. From the Book Title: Fatal System Error, understand that James McQuaid actually blocks out RBN through a list of RBN IPs. Googled and located the list here : http://doc.emergingthreats.net/bin/view/Main/RussianBusinessNetwork -> http://doc.emergingthreats.net/bin/viewfile/Main/RussianBusinessNetwork?rev=174;filename=RussianBusinessNetworkIPs.txt In your expert opinion, is such list workable? If yes, why isn't such list made commonly to the wider public? From your posts, understand that you had mentioned the RBN.

From the Book Title: Fatal System Error, understand that James McQuaid actually blocks out RBN through a list of RBN IPs. Googled and located the list here :

http://doc.emergingthreats.net/bin/view/Main/RussianBusinessNetwork -> http://doc.emergingthreats.net/bin/viewfile/Main/RussianBusinessNetwork?rev=174;filename=RussianBusinessNetworkIPs.txt

In your expert opinion, is such list workable?

If yes, why isn’t such list made commonly to the wider public?

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]]> By: wahnula http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4683 wahnula Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:10:57 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-4683 The cockroaches will skitter to the next country that does not have a bright light shining on them, like Korea or Romania. No doubt some registrar will gladly accept the buckets of money thrown at them by the RBN (Russian Business Network) for bulk registrations of spammed domains...at least until they are shooed to the next country. The cockroaches will skitter to the next country that does not have a bright light shining on them, like Korea or Romania. No doubt some registrar will gladly accept the buckets of money thrown at them by the RBN (Russian Business Network) for bulk registrations of spammed domains…at least until they are shooed to the next country.

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]]> By: Gannon http://krebsonsecurity.com/2010/03/spam-site-registrations-flee-china-for-russia/comment-page-1/#comment-4660 Gannon Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:33:41 +0000 http://www.krebsonsecurity.com/?p=2167#comment-4660 The sponsorship varies from country to country, but there is a central registrar - ICANN operates IANA. http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ I saw a "policies and procedures" link near the top. And finally got to this http://www.iana.org/abuse/faq.html There are some very helpful hints on using whois (worldwide)

The sponsorship varies from country to country, but there is a central registrar – ICANN operates IANA.

http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/

I saw a “policies and procedures” link near the top.

And finally got to this

http://www.iana.org/abuse/faq.html

There are some very helpful hints on using whois (worldwide)

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