07-28-2008, 07:54 PM
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 Re: Router hacked.
On 2008-07-28, larrys707 wrote:
> This is a semi-Ubuntu question concerning Linksys routers. Comcast
> killed my port 25 outgoing e-mail claiming I was spamming and I have a
> WRT54G, but considering a GL and DD-WRT. Has anyone else had a wireless
> compromised like this? It was in 'open' unprotected mode for a while
> after a power glitch last week and apparently a war driver got into it
> before I found out. The wireless 802.11G is for my daughter's college
> work on her laptop and I haven't been able to catch her to get her MAC
> again, and lock out all others.
> The question is mainly if anyone has used the GL and or DD-WRT and how
> straightforward it is to work with.
> Dan C need not answer this, since it is not play time for me right now.
> There is the possibility that someone could have spoofed my email but
> that seems a bit more unlikely.
> Moog? Anyone?
> Bill Baka
>
> After a really pissy hour on the phone to Comcast legal.
Are you running a mail server on any machine? Sendmail or some other
such software? Perhaps you have a win machine with a bot installed
accidentally?
Your router cannot send spam. Your router has not been compromised.
You simply need to close port 25, if you are not using it for a Mail
agent. If you are, you need to secure the agent. If whichever
software you are using is allowing an open relay, you will transmit
spam.
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