Re: [cobalt-security] mail attack

[Paul Jacobs <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:42 PM 5/20/2003, you wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul jacobs" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:11 PM
> Subject: [cobalt-security] mail attack
>
>
> > Seem to be getting the below error more and more.... anyone else?
> >
> > May 20 14:22:25 ns4 sendmail[14779]: h4KLMOs14778: Truncated MIME
> > Content-Disposition header due to field size (possible attack)
> > May 20 14:27:36 ns4 sendmail[15018]: h4KLRZs15017: Truncated MIME
> > Content-Disposition header due to field size (possible attack)
> >
> > Any way to stop it or dare I say fix it.
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Paul Jacobs /Sr. Network Manager
> > http://www.yourwebcentral.com
>
>
> Same here. I've seen them occasionally for months,
> but they've been getting really heavy during the past
> couple of days. Most of the originating IPs seem to be
> open relays or non-US dialup types... so I just check
> and block them, as appropriate. I've also discovered
> that "truncated MIME" events can be caused by an
> Outlook spyware add-on, called Hotbar.

Interesting.. any reading I can do on hotbar.. got a url?


> David Black
> Houston, TX
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