iolo Technologies: Selling Windows Repair Software to a Spamtrap?

Iolo Technologies, a software company whose products optimize Microsoft Windows systems, is sending bulk email to an email address that was closed in 2007, claiming that it subscribed to their list a couple of weeks ago. The ESP is BlueHornet, a division of Digital River.

Sending IP: 67.216.225.9

Spam Sample:

Actual Headers:

Received: from smtp.bonanza.bluehornet.com (smtp.bonanza.bluehornet.com [67.216.225.9])
        by <xxx> (Postfix) with ESMTP id <xxx>
        for <xxx>; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:xx:xx -0600 (CST)
X-MSFBL: <xxx>
DomainKey-Signature: <xxx>
DKIM-Signature: <xxx>
Received: from [10.64.xx.xx] ([10.64.xx.xx:xx] helo=localhost.localdomain)
        by <xxx> (envelope-from <bounce-use<xxx>@returnpath.bluehornet.com>)
        (ecelerity 3.0.28.38595 r(38597)) with ESMTP
        id <xxx>; Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:xx:xx -0800
Message-ID: <xxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 03:xx:xx -0800
From: "iolo UpToSpeed" <newsletter@ioloinquisitor.com>
Reply-To: no-reply@iolo.com
To: <xxx>
X-Outgoing: bonanza
Subject: System Mechanic and Windows 8: An iolo Labs sneak preview
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:unsub-<xxx>@listunsub.bluehornet.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
    boundary="<xxx>"

Readable Email:

From: iolo UpToSpeed <newsletter@ioloinquisitor.com>
To: <spamtrap>
Subject: System Mechanic and Windows 8: An iolo Labs sneak preview
Reply-To: no-reply@iolo.com

Please click the link below to view this email in your browser.

http://email.iolo.com/<xxx>

This message was intended for: <xxx>
You were added to the system February 10, 2012. For more information please follow the URL below:
http://email.iolo.com/<xxx>

Follow the URL below to update your preferences or opt-out:
http://email.iolo.com/<xxx>

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