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Posted to users@spamassassin.apache.org by Dennis Krøger <d...@hp23c.dk> on 2007/02/21 10:04:35 UTC

Getting strange messages, bayes subvert attempts?

Hi, I've been getting quite a few strange messages in my inbox lately,
they look like this:  (I'm descring them instead of posting them in
full, because a lot probably already trained them as spam)

Starts with a "hi" and a "call me" (always exactly the same), next line
is random, next line talks about how poor I am for getting so much spam
(again same each time), then another random line, then this hex line,
always the same as well (I've put in spaces and the word "next", again
for this message not to be flagged as spam, but in the mail, it's one
continuous line):

6D71 next 7479 next 6A6E next 6A6D next 3768 next 696A next 716E next
7273 next 6845 next 7538 next 3370

The message in itself is not an attempt to spam, (as I can see, can't
find anything the want to sell us, at least :)), but the pattern is VERY
strange, why mass mail this, if not to try and confuse filters, or
something like that? It's probably nothing, just want make sure that we
know about this, just in case the bastards found a hole.

Regards,
	Dennis Du Krøger

Re: Getting strange messages, bayes subvert attempts?

Posted by Dennis Krøger <d...@hp23c.dk>.
Doh, it's easier with some examples, didn't think of posting a link
until I saw another do it in the archives. (sorry for being a newbie :s)

http://www.hp23c.dk/~d/strangespam/

Notice how 3 of the lines stays exactly the same, while 2 are random.

Regards,
        Dennis