Windows Messenger is new spam vector

Windows Messenger is new spam vector
Thomas C. Greene, The Register 2002-10-16

The forces of evil have produced a devilish tool whereby spam can be sent to thousands of Windows users in minutes, in the guise of system alerts. This was brought to our attention by reader Mike MacNeill, who sent us a screenie of a Windows system alert offering him the university diploma of his dreams with "no required tests, classes, books or interviews," in the classic manner. Below is a smaller example:

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Windows Messenger is new spam vector 2002-10-16
Anonymous

You can accomplish the same thing with 'smbclient' in the Samba package. Of course, it uses NetBIOS TCP port 139. 'smbclient -L -I -M' and enter a message ending with ^D. Use the -U flag to change who it says the message is from. Don't have to pay $700 for that.

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