sponge wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 12:05:13 +0000 (UTC), "Mick"
> <micky_croker@REMOVE.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I have been plauged by two pop-ups called "ByeByeAdds.com" &
>> "EndAdds.com" which pop up onto my screen whilst I'm on-line. I am
>> running Windows XP & also using MSN. I have used Spybot &
>> addaware but the problem still remains. Any help would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mick
>
> I still see a lot of those on my IDS and IPS. This is messenger spam.
> www.endads.com and www.byebyeads.com (and, also, www.destroyads.com)
> are all the same scam artists. They operate their sites out of India.
> I recommend composing an email and emailing it to the following
> addresses, preferably with one or two addresses in the To: field and
> the rest in the bcc: field.
>
> ip-admin@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
> gpsingh@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
> postmaster@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in
> abuse@cogentco.com
> security@cogentco.com
> noc@cogentco.com
>
> The problem is that vsnl (India's primary internet backbone), is very
> slow to act and has been known in the past to be a black hat, meaning
> very spam-friendly. Make a note to Cogentco to sever connectivity with
> VSNL if VSNL will not take action.
>
> Make sure to include as much information as possible, even a copy of
> the text of the spam if you can. A packet dump isn't a bad idea
> either.

Don't get your hopes up. Cogentco is just as black hat.
http://www.spamhaus.org/SBL/listings...p=cogentco.com <== notice the
yellow listings
http://www.spamhaus.org/SBL/listings...co.net%20(arin)
http://www.spamhaus.org/SBL/listings...sp=vsnl.net.in