Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on February 09, 2008
A U.S. judge has ordered a Las Vegas company to stop sending spam promoting it's weight-loss and anti-aging products. The judge also fined Sili Neutraceuticals nearly $6.2 million dollars for...
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Filed in archive Spam
by Sue Walsh on February 08, 2008
Here's an interesting talk about spammer economics and behavior and how to fight spam using connection management from the 21st Large Installation System Administration Conference. It provides an...
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Spam isn't just annoying, it can cost your company time, money,lost productivity-or worse. Here is an interesting and informative video from GFI about how spam and phishing can affect your...
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Filed in archive Malware
by Sue Walsh on February 05, 2008
More than 40 security software firms from around the world recently met in Spain to formalize the charter for the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization, or AMTSO. The organization was formed in...
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DDoS attacks are predicted to rise in 2008. These cyber attacks can disable websites, interrupt commerce and can take down entire commercial and government networks. Such high profile sites as Yahoo!...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Sue Walsh on February 02, 2008
A new botnet is on the scene, and it's overtaken the Storm worm's. Called Mega-D, it is currently responsible for 32% of all spam mails sent, 11% more than the Storm Worm botnet at its peak...
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This video is a companion to the video series I recently posted called "Malware Analysis: Botnets". This video examines botnet code line by line and examines how bot herders configure them-a...
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