Published May 18th, 2004 by Jim O'Halloran
Spammers and Viruses
This article from The Register (Spam fighters infiltrate spam clubs) makes me think that my earlier speculation that MyDoom was a professional job may not be too far from the mark.
“People selling these fresh proxies are either the virus writers themselves or someone very close to them. I don’t know how ties between spammers and virus writers was first forged but there is clearly a strong link there,” he added.
It also confirms speculation that spammers are now starting to use viruses and the proxy servers they leave behind instead of open relays.