full-disclosure - weird worm ?

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Message-ID: <200312310747.hBV7lkqU018469@frisbee.ada.mil>
From: sebastian at jawmail.org (sebastian@...mail.org)
Subject: weird worm ?

Yep, your're right. Here is a sample. It actually contains more than just a
graphic. I wonder what this %RND_IMA is doing in the link...

Have a happy new year ;)

Sebastian
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brisk veterinarian church generic spicebush allegheny cairn inmate pestilent
tioga 
forbidding nepal baritone acm bahama dibble contemptuous 
capitulate adamson simons ibis 

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<p>Ban</presidential>ned C</saddlebag>D Gov</breakdown>ernment d</darpa>on't
wan</scrounge>t m</cowlick>e t</emigrant>o s</seafood>ell i</square>t.
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jefferson cyrus royce cachalot cramp avery cancellate edith eclipse abominate
crux offsaddle prefecture bela twinkle forgave insistent needful smoky kittle
egypt coefficient tipple brahmsian rudimentary <BR>
pine chatty aliquot biddable avow benson blurb closeup continuous amok agenda
pulpit bolivar inarticulate chantry sarah coaxial humidistat <BR>
marseilles scrupulous recital pigeonberry spray jitterbug applejack carlyle
salem embank plucky <BR>
elba cryptography eighth directory bilabial otto deactivate sluggish arcane
daze quaternary honorary dorset ccny veneer extolling crack manley referring
repugnant bigelow cyclopean <BR>
greenblatt decollimate commemorate broomcorn shipbuild vessel analogy
generosity angel uris steam colatitude referendum bull caution whiten starfish
birthright americium koala latus agee animadversion hesitate investigatory
regrettable causation olivine <BR>
conformation testimony embark acrobacy transcription compete aitken utah
referring melissa cartwheel charles cheerlead croatia cationic larceny acquaint
gascony marcia moderate individualism riflemen du <BR>
flute gave hydrostatic denmark book dwarf concocter alfresco arragon
contraceptive infantry alcoholism hebrew waybill straggle prexy dementia honest
auberge cant elector aggregate countervail deerskin automobile birthday
isotropic sahara chang mannerism nob lars allis <BR>
film starr contention bamako artisan gettysburg fontainebleau retaliatory joel
candidacy mensuration arcsin boor didn't coddington episode ta robe acquiescent
grill infernal sterling phase complaisant definitive prince septuagenarian
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atwood disburse tidal lundquist brickbat generic whack leadsman compass
solenoid alloy sergeant stokes fortiori leadsman brassy capacitate andesite
sadie carven <BR>
hospice aides johns argon polyhymnia buchenwald toilet abysmal sims somewhat
talcum respectful hanford componentry incise airlock downside codeword
happenstance wake palmetto flashback charon templeton desk <BR>
summon parakeet pbs radices shuddery clutter fredericks selenite pecuniary
origin telex ingestible necessity dispensary chlorine typo bullwhack germicide
pillar travesty floe rain agglutinin irk assimilate chautauqua circumferential
little <BR>

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> While I agree in general with your comments and interpretation, I'd 
> point out that _many_ of these type of messages I've seen, and as 
> reported by others, do contain a text/html component that usually 
> consists of a short ad message or (mostly what I have seen) a link to a 
> graphic (which is presumably the actual spammed advertisement) _plus_ 
> the random word list ("hidden" with text the same colour as the 
> background).  A couple of months ago (?), when this tactic was first 
> being reported I only saw the text-only form with no advertising 
> component, but it seems (from an informal sampling of my recent 
> received spam) that such messages with advertising content are more 
> common now.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Nick FitzGerald