Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 28, 2007
Sometimes called 'easter eggs', prank bombs exist in most of today's software. A good example of online pranks is the one about Mozilla (just type about:mozilla in your Firefox browser)....
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 27, 2007
Among the vast amount of spam and anti-spam information available on the internet right now, I seem to be very keen on the Death to Spam website. It stands out by giving you step by step instructions...
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Filed in archive Spam
by Ivy on February 26, 2007
Don't you just hate receiving text spams? I kind of got used to email spam, but when I get it on my mobile it really pisses me off. How did they even get my number? I'm not listed anywhere....
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Fighting spam in not a chore for the slow-thinkers. As spammers adapt swiftly, so must the fighters, and HexView says there could be a good statistical chance to significantly lower amount of spam. I...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 21, 2007
When the richest man in the world told that there will be no more spam in two years, a lot of people were skeptical, but said: hey, Gates did make our computer experience what it is today, who are...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 20, 2007
It sounds funny, but malicious attackers are very competitive people, according to Computerworld. As Symantec informed, the Storm Trojan (Peacomm), which caused loads of spam during Jannuary, got a...
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Are we looking for you? Red Herring announces a call for speaker to present at its 2007 East Coast Summit: Red Herring is delighted to open the call for speakers for its East Coast Summit. Red Herring...
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Filed in archive Anti-Spam Tools
by Ivy on February 14, 2007
I'm getting a feeling that a lot of security experts, already burnt by the massive spread of e-mail spam, are now getting over excited about SPIT, working to extinguish the crime before it's...
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Filed in archive Spam
by Ivy on February 13, 2007
I remember times, some years ago, when people with little morals and a big urge for a high page rank and keyword search position included white on white (yellow on yellow, black on black and so on)...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 12, 2007
My tarot lady is no different from spammers: she develops a special sparkle in her eye anticipating increased Valentine's Day profit. Earning money on other people's love misery and loneliness...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 07, 2007
According to ZDNet, Swedish bank Nordea has lost over 1 million dollars to a (very) successful spam and phishing heist: "Nordea believes that 250 customers have been affected by the fraud, after...
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Filed in archive Fight!
by Ivy on February 06, 2007
We talk about spam all the time, hear about people and states suing spammers and winning, but do you know how it's done? If you're serious about stopping spam, you should know the legislation...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 05, 2007
There are a lot of things you can do with the spam that inevitably comes to your inbox, in loads or sporadically. Best actions taken would be to filter it, re-filter, report it, train your filter to...
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by Ivy on February 03, 2007
As our inboxes fill with unsolicited mail day after day, we tend to forget that bombarding with commercials started long before Internet. Giant billboards next to the highway, messages on our sugar...
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Filed in archive Fight!
by Ivy on February 02, 2007
Google made it possible to report spam results directly to them, and as they say, the sites will be removed from index if they in fact are spam. You can report anything that tries to deceive spiders...
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Filed in archive Spam News
by Ivy on February 01, 2007
The most famous free online encyclopedia did it share to stop spammers a few days ago. Wikipedia inserted the 'not follow' tag in order for search engines to skip outbound links. Wikipedia...
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