mp3 spam?

[Hugo van der Kooij]

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Nigel Kendrick wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have just received my first junk mail with a (claimed to be) mp3 file
> attached - are users expected to listen to the spam now!?

I just got this from VirusBuster.hu, so this amazing new bandwith
consuming type of spam is apparantly 'hot news' ;-)

Her master's voice

Stock spammers have abandoned PDF files and image spam with a new
campaign featuring MP3 files.

The audio files pose as music from stars such as Elvis Presley and
Fergie, but actually contain a monotone voice encouraging punters to
invest in an obscure Canadian company.

The MP3 files are being widely spammed in emails that often contain no
subject line or message body. Some of the filenames used include
hurricanechris.mp3, allforone.mp3, carrieunderwood.mp3, elvis.mp3,
baby.mp3, fergie.mp3, and bbrown.mp3.

The female (apparently British) voice on the MP3 file, recorded at low
bit-rate and randomly altered to avoid detection by anti-spam filters,
seeks to attract interest in Exit Only, a Canadian firm that runs a
website marketplace for new and used motors.

Experts advise users to block MP3 files in email.

(Source: The Register)



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