Advanstar: Adding new IP ranges for spamming

This has to do with a spammer we already know (see previous posts 1 and 2). They’ve added another IP range. Meanwhile, the spam from the two previously identified ranges is continuing as well.

Spamming IP: 108.160.221.1

Spam headers:

Return-Path: <bounce_x-x@kmpsgroupbounce.com>
Received: from e1.Advanstar.kmpsgroupbounce.com (e1.Advanstar.kmpsgroupbounce.com [108.160.221.1])
        by x (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id x
        for <x>; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:4x:xx +0300
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; s=key3pharmsci2; d=pharmsci2.com;
 h=From:To:Reply-To:Date:Subject:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type; i=pharmsci@pharmsci2.com;
 bh=Xba/4neQowsvp5g/xInbgEZtNMI=;
 b=WZii8ItvpjDYRMBqtzd4K4s9v+M0PARAokDTLTp/CUH+AslU/7qDUiXvQQlZrdDXAAmXfEkDhy3C
   agPYeYIKPg==
DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; q=dns; s=key3pharmsci2; d=pharmsci2.com;
 b=nfBu1j/xwaXtbECSboFNfmp0jBuzUUAMubFBHUgUh3W296Tu+5qUHhV5sX7lML174md9NtHT9rTO
   rt58RAr31A==;
Received: from blastengine.enterprisecommunicationnetwork.com (216.17.41.129) by e1.Advanstar.kmpsgroupbounce.com id x for <x>; Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:4x:xx -0500 (envelope-from <bounce_x-x@kmpsgroupbounce.com>)
X-Port25-MtaID: Advanstar_MTA
X-Port25-SendID: x
X-Port25-ListID: x
X-Sender: bounce_x-x@kmpsgroupbounce.com
X-Mailer-Address: x
X-Receiver: x
From: "LCGC Group" <pharmsci@pharmsci2.com>
To: x <x>
Reply-To: pharmsci@pharmsci2.com
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:4x:xx GMT
Subject: Your chance to win an iPad3 with LCGC Europe
X-Mailer: ECN Communicator 5.1
X-RCPT-TO: <x>
Message-ID: <x.x@enterprisecommunicationnetwork.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_=communicator=_x"

Human-readable spam contents:

Win an Apple iPad3 with LCGC Group

For your chance of winning an iPad 3 with LCGC Group,
simply click here http://www.snapsurveys.com/swh/surveylogin.asp?k=x
and complete the following Food Testing & Safety Survey.

Closing date for completed surveys is 6 April 2012.

Good luck!

LCGC GROUP

—————
This email was sent to x by pharmsci@pharmsci2.com. To ensure delivery of emails to your
inbox, please add pharmsci@pharmsci2.com to your address book or safe sender list.
Learn more. http://www.ecn5.com/addContacts/addContacts.html?frem=pharmsci@pharmsci2.com.
If you are having trouble viewing this email, go here: http://emailactivity.ecn5.com/engines/publicPreview.aspx?blastID=x&emailID=x

Unsubscribe to future emails: http://emailactivity.ecn5.com/engines/websubscribe.aspx?e=x&g=x&b=x&c=x&s=U&f=html
Report Abuse: http://emailactivity.ecn5.com/engines/reportspam.aspx?p=x,x,x,x,x

Privacy policy: http://www.advanstar.com/privacy-policy

Advanstar Communications provides certain customer contact data (such as customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses) to third parties who wish to promote relevant products, services and other opportunities which may be of interest to you. If you do not want Advanstar Communications to make your contact information available to third parties for marketing purposes, simply call (toll free) 1-866-529-2922 at any time, or fax us at 1-218-740-6417. Outside the U.S., please phone 1-218-740-6395.
Contact us by mail at Advanstar Communications Inc., 131 West First St., Duluth, MN 55802-2065, USA.

Spamming netblock WHOIS:

NetRange:       108.160.208.0 - 108.160.223.255
CIDR:           108.160.208.0/20
OriginAS:
NetName:        TEAMKM
NetHandle:      NET-108-160-208-0-1
Parent:         NET-108-0-0-0-0
NetType:        Direct Assignment
Comment:        http://www.teamKM.com
RegDate:        2011-10-14
Updated:        2012-03-02
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-108-160-208-0-1

OrgName:        Knowledge Marketing, LLC.
OrgId:          KML-19
Address:        3650 Annapolis Lane
City:           Plymouth
StateProv:      MN
PostalCode:     55447
Country:        US
RegDate:        2011-09-23
Updated:        2011-09-23
Comment:        www.knowledgemarketing.com
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/KML-19

OrgAbuseHandle: ANDER88-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Anderson, Pete
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-763-746-2785
OrgAbuseEmail:  pete.anderson@teamkm.com
OrgAbuseRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ANDER88-ARIN

OrgNOCHandle: ANDER88-ARIN
OrgNOCName:   Anderson, Pete
OrgNOCPhone:  +1-763-746-2785
OrgNOCEmail:  pete.anderson@teamkm.com
OrgNOCRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ANDER88-ARIN

OrgTechHandle: ANDER88-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Anderson, Pete
OrgTechPhone:  +1-763-746-2785
OrgTechEmail:  pete.anderson@teamkm.com
OrgTechRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/ANDER88-ARIN

Spamming domain WHOIS:

Registrant:
   Tecknowledge Management
   240 Fox Hollow Road
   Chanhassen, Minnesota 55417
   United States

   Registered through: GoDaddy.com, LLC (http://www.godaddy.com)
   Domain Name: KMPSGROUPBOUNCE.COM
      Created on: 16-May-07
      Expires on: 16-May-13
      Last Updated on: 17-May-11

   Administrative Contact:
      Crandall, Duane  domain_admin@teckman.com
      Tecknowledge Management
      240 Fox Hollow Road
      Chanhassen, Minnesota 55417
      United States
      (763) 746-2785

   Technical Contact:
      Crandall, Duane  domain_admin@teckman.com
      Tecknowledge Management
      240 Fox Hollow Road
      Chanhassen, Minnesota 55417
      United States
      (763) 746-2785

   Domain servers in listed order:
      NS1.LINODE.COM
      NS2.LINODE.COM
      NS3.LINODE.COM
      NS4.LINODE.COM
      NS5.LINODE.COM

Sender domain WHOIS:

Registrant:
Advanstar Communications
   131 W 1ST ST
   DULUTH, MN 55802
   US

   Domain Name: PHARMSCI2.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
      Advanstar Communications          jkrasaway@advanstar.com
      131 W 1ST ST
      DULUTH, MN 55802
      US
      218-740-6332 fax: 218-740-7077


   Record expires on 11-Jan-2017.
   Record created on 11-Jan-2012.
   Database last updated on 7-Apr-2012 01:32:39 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.ADVANSTAR.COM            67.98.26.1
   NS2.ADVANSTAR.COM            12.168.192.165

Unsub domain WHOIS:

Registrant:
Teck Management, Inc
   14505 21st Ave N
   Suite 210
   Plymouth, MN 55447
   US

   Domain Name: ECN5.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
      Teck Management, Inc              domain_admin@teckman.com
      14505 21st Ave N
      Suite 210
      Plymouth, MN 55447
      US
      763-746-2780 fax: 999 999 9999


   Record expires on 14-Jan-2013.
   Record created on 14-Jan-2005.
   Database last updated on 7-Apr-2012 01:32:45 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.LINODE.COM               
   NS2.LINODE.COM               
   NS3.LINODE.COM               
   NS4.LINODE.COM               
   NS5.LINODE.COM               

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