Re: Spam Sent From WebMail

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On 9/7/07, Christian Schmitz <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> First:
> This can happen for 2 reasons:

Many more than that.

> -keylogger into customer house.
> -Vulnerabilitys into squirrelmail.

- Non-SSL-encrypted logins sniffed
- Vuln that sniffs login info stored in browser
- User mistakes like not clicking "sign out"
- Probably more

> You must work to determine what is happen.
> If the customer have a keylogger, then the spammer have the data (password,
> username). And you will have the same problem with all webmails progs. Until
> use a "chalenge graphic"(if i wrote bad at bottom write a explanation about
> this).

See the SM CAPTCHA plugin

> If is an exploit to squirrelmail maybe a simple renaming mailto.php
> mailtonew.php (and edit al references to mailto.php) can solve temporary this
> issue.

Read the thread - the OP's version of SM doesn't have mailto.php.

> To determine what is happening look into the apache logs and see the IP of the
> connection. and the sequence of connection. Check ISP etc.
>
> I will suggest a little turnaround work. Is not the full solution but help.
>
> 1.Postfix can refuse send mail if logged in user mismatch. Including domain.
> Others servers must be have a similar feature.
>
> 2.Use the plugin that draw the password in screen, and i dont know if is
> possible disable password field. (if is possible)

Maybe you mean the Virtual Keyboard plugin

> 3. Exist a CHALENGE GRAPHIC? plugin?I don know how say in english. But some
> sites have a graphic with some letters drawed, and the user must copy. This
> kick the bots.

yes - see above

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