[SpamCop-List] Re: Blacklisted with questions

[chp]

Mike Easter wrote:
> chp wrote:
> 
> 
>>(Until today I had
>>an open wireless system that SHOULD have been safe due to weak router
>>signals, long distances between residences, etc. but I found some odd
>>activity so it's now WEP encrypted 128-bit).
> 
> 
> I just now re-read this.
> 
> For some reason I tho't that WEP/ing took place a few days ago, not
> 'today'.
> 
> So, maybe we haven't had time yet to see the senderbase activity go
> down.
> 
> You might/probably should look into WPA security if someone in your
> neighborhood is currently using your wireless connectivity for fun and
> profit.
> 
> 
> 


I set up the WEP around 4pm EST (GMT minus 5 hours) today, 1/6/06, and 
in response to this problem, so it was very recent. In fact, since doing 
that, I haven't seen any unusual MAC addresses.

Boy, I sure hope you're right. Based on my knowledge of my neighbors - 
most of whom are friends and not especially tech savvy - and their 
proximity (not especially close), I find it hard to believe anyone was 
intentionally using my connection for illicit purposes.  Possible I 
suppose, but not likely.  But I wonder if a neighbor might be infected 
with the Sober (or other?) worm and could have been (unknown to them) 
sending out mail over the last 24-48 hours through my connection. 
Possible?

I didn't think I could do WPA, but maybe WPA-PSK???

Well, I'm sufficiently humbled by this experience, and now understand 
how easy it can be for spammers to do their tricks.

Thanks for all your help,
Carl