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ZDNet writes:
Spammers have found a way to bypass Outlook 2003's anti-spam security by embedding pornographic images into their emails
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The Rian.ru writes:
Experts said the spam contained information that was specific to Russia, including advertisements for seminars and legal and real estate services. Education (14%), medicine (11%) and the adult-industry (11%) are popular themes for spam, which accounts for 70-80% of all email messages.
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About.com
Spam email warning of the "Deadly H5N1 bird flu virus" and another claiming "Slobodan Milosevic was assassinated" contain links that point to malicious websites, booby-trapped with several Internet Explorer and Firefox exploits.
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The scmagazine.com writes:
Friday isn't just the beginning of the weekend, it's also is the peak day for opening spam email, Kaspersky Lab said today.
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Theadvertiser.com writes:
The Better Business Bureau and Federal Trade Commission offer tips to reduce the amount of spam that you receive.
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ZDNet UK writes:
When considering how to protect your mail system from spam, you'll find that there are too many choices in the marketplace to be able to evaluate them all. Since each solution handles spam differently, it's important to understand the various methods by which spam filters work.
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Deccanherald.com writes:
Unwanted ‘spam’ email jams up our email boxes and is an annoyance we could do without - here are some strategies to avoid spam.
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YahooNews writes:
E-mail users perplexed by the barrage of German-language spam waiting in their inboxes Monday morning can point the finger of blame at the latest version of the Sober mass mailing worm which began rapidly spreading over the weekend.
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Washingtonpost.com writes:
Microsoft's Outlook 2003 has a non-learning spam filter, while its free Outlook Express includes no spam block at all. You can add a learning filter to either program with various add-ons; some, such as POPFile and SpamPal , are free but may require tricky configuration; others, such as SpamBully cost money.
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The ScientificAmerican writes:
The phenomenon of spam afflicts more than just e-mail. Inside chat rooms lurk "robots" that pretend to be human and attempt to convince people to click on links that lead to pornographic Web sites. Instant messaging (IM) users suffer from so-called spIM--e-mail spam cognates. Blogs can be corrupted by "link spammers" who degrade Internet search engine operations by adding misleading links to sites that distort the utility ratings of Web sites and links.
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Searchenginewatch.com writes:
There's a subtle boundary that separates acceptable search engine optimization practices from the shadier techniques used by spammers. How can you recognize the difference between white-hat and black-hat techniques?
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Newstarget.com writes:
Affiliate marketing, a system in which a business pays a commission to those who drive paying purchasers to its website, is responsible for much of the spam that clogs inboxes, search results contaminated with useless pages selling ring tones, and a never-ending barrage of pings and fake TrackBacks that have driven many bloggers to shut down comments on their sites.
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