In any case, whether hostile persistance or mundane advertising delivery, I would recommend sending the following nasty-gram to the abuse admin:
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255.255.255.255 has been detected by our security system attempting unauthorized access. Unauthorized use of (mycompany) account/system is in violation of Section 799, Title 18, of the U.S. Code, and Section 255 of the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002, hence may constitute theft and be punishable by law. Therefore, unauthorized use or trespass of (mycompany) computing systems and/or facilities may constitute grounds for either civil or criminal prosecution.
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You'd be amazed how personal and contrite the responses are, and how often compromised computers have been taken off the Internet. The refs are factual, the warning is real and the result is good. At the very least, you will inspire someone to clean up their systems and quit flooding the Internet with useless traffic.
Maybe there is a bright side to the Homeland Security Act..............naaaahhhh.
