Thursday, June 25, 2009

What is dictionary attack

Dictionary attack is an old cracker's trick aiming for vulnerable e-mail servers such as Hotmail and MSN servers. The cracker utilizes software that opens a connection to the mail server and then automatically submits random e-mail addresses. Many of these addresses are similar, such as "JONATHANjm8q631rj7ROSENBLATT@hotmail.com" and "JONATHANjm8q631rj8ROSENBLATT@hotmail.com." The software then records which addresses are "live" and adds the addresses to the spammer's list. Many mail server nowadays protected against dictinary attack.

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