Question mailenable - smtp spam

[mudassar]

Server operating system version

windows server 2019

Plesk version and microupdate number

obsidian 18.0.47

Hi,

I have been notified by my server that there is a high level of spam being sent from my server. I have been investigating and in the mailenable logs there are thousands and thousands of emails sent and queued. They are all saying sent from smtp:email@mydomain.com
The server has multiple domains and mail accounts and these messages seem to be coming from most of them.

I am taking this as my server has been compromised, and I have no idea what next step to take! I find it hard to believe that someone could guess the password to MOST of the mail accounts on my server.

Is there a specific log somewhere of which IP has logged in to which SMTP mailbox?

I could TRY and just block all of the IP's that are not known to me. That seems a bit futile though.

 

[Peter Debik]

Hi @mudassar, have you seen this article? It could be a good starting point:

https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360012472213-How-to-decrease-the-risk-of-outgoing-spam-in-Plesk-for-Windows-Server-with-MailEnable

Also, I realize that you are on a Windows server. It is possible that the mails are sent from a virus on the system. This cannot be handled by Plesk, it is more a problem on the system itself. Instead, try to do a thorough check, maybe even get a 2nd opinion by a different scanner.