Potential SPAM Server Detection (relay)

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4184

Synopsis

The remote server is forwarding email in a manner consistent with many SPAM/UCE servers.

Description

The remote server is forwarding email in a manner consistent with many SPAM/UCE servers. NNM observed the computer connecting to a remote SMTP server and attempting to send an email that was denied for the reason denoted above.

Solution

Ensure that this email server is authorized to send SPAM/UCE emails.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 4184

Family: SMTP Servers

Published: 8/22/2007

Updated: 1/16/2019