Re: [exim] Spam though my server

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Spam though my server
Odhiambo Washington via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Di 19 Feb 2019 11:20:07 CET):
> I am seeing some spam going through my server, but I am not sure what
> method is being used by the spammer:
>
> exim -Mvh 1gw0Ng-0002NF-1H
> 1gw0Ng-0002NF-1H-H
> mailnull 26 26
> <malamala@???>
> 1550563436 0
> -received_time_usec .039642
> -helo_name [192.6.3.50]
> -host_address 74.142.119.226.1591
> -host_name rrcs-74-142-119-226.central.biz.rr.com
> -host_auth plain
> -interface_address 192.168.55.254.587
> -active_hostname gw.crownkenya.com
> -received_protocol esmtpsa


Looks like successful authentication. So he/she/it is using account
data, I'd say.

> -auth_id malamala@???


This is the string, that was set by the authenticator.
It may help you to track down the account, that was abused.

> 301P Received: from rrcs-74-142-119-226.central.biz.rr.com
> ([74.142.119.226] helo=[192.6.3.50])
>         by gw.crownkenya.com with esmtpsa
> (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256)
>         (Exim 4.92)
>         (envelope-from <malamala@???>)
>         id 1gw0Ng-0002NF-1H
>         for sklep@???; Tue, 19 Feb 2019 11:03:56 +0300


The envelope from matches the account-id, depenending on your
configuration it is another indicator of the "hacked" account.

    Best regards from Dresden/Germany
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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