In a further update on this...I did a IEEE OUI lookup on the MAC addresses...they come back as 'VMWARE'...that makes more sense now...these appear to be Linux boxes running VMWARE (Windows Emulation software).
Also, make sure you check the link I included in my write up:
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www.hsc.fr/ressources/br ··· .en.htmlThis is one of the best, step-by-step guides I've seen to shutdown all the nonsense ports that MS opens by default.
If you're actually getting these popups, that means you exposing services that you shouldn't be...and where is your firewall?
Thanks for all the responses...
I'm curious on people's opinion as to if this kind of SPAM could be considered a violation of the law?
Does leaving Messenger enabled and dangling on the Internet give someone the right to jam a popup at it?
Please don't just rant about this (we all hate SPAM), state your case and provide precident.
I have to give them credit, I was thinking about using this technique to notify owners of hacked hosts....