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Spam is the transmission of unsolicited messages to e-mail accounts, Internet forums, cell phones, instant messaging systems, and video sharing sites. These ubiquitous messages bombard us daily and can bring mild amusement or major annoyance.

They entice with promises of wealth, employment, romance, or sexual enhancement but rarely deliver the intended results. While some are harmless, many are scams meant to trick readers into sending money or financial information. Still others contain worms that allow a spammer access to a user’s personal computer. It’s no surprise that bloggers turn to the Web to seek or offer advice and to vent their frustration over the constant threat spam poses to their computers and cell phones.

Though spam filters exist and a few spammers have been identified and held accountable for their mass mailings, legislation to ban or monitor spam varies from state to state and is often difficult to enforce. Spammers have also become increasingly savvy to the techniques used to block or suss them out. Spam levels are on the rise, and such messages will likely continue their assault on electronic forms of communication for some time to come.

 

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  • IObit Security 360.1.20.10


    Newbie Blogger - UptoDate & Free Software Downloads — Authority Authority: 139
    IObit Security 360.1.20.10 | 7.7MB Scan and Remove the Deepest Malware that Your Antivirus Missed! IObit Security 360 is an advanced malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from various of potential spyware, adware, trojans , keyloggers, bots, worms, and ...
    3 hours ago

  • The more spam the better my minisites are


    TechFilipino — Authority Authority: 131
    Let’s face it, we all hate spams , especially the ones that go to our website . It’s annoying (at times) to keep checking and deleting them as it all piles up (as you do want to check if a person’s comment does appear in there, which has happened a couple of times). But for my minisites , I feel more ...
    4 hours ago

  • Nov 16 2009 - 4:00pm Ashley Tisdale got some sun in Cabo San Lucas on Monday. - PopSugar.com (blog)


    GeekedAbout.com News - Main RSS Feed — Authority Authority: 175
    Nov 16 2009 - 4:00pm Ashley Tisdale got some sun in Cabo San Lucas on Monday. PopSugar.com (blog) We moderate comments and prohibit personal attacks, threats, spam , lewd images, or the promotion of your personal website. If you are already a member, ... and more »
    7 hours ago

  • "Attn: Honorable Beneficiary"


    OldController — Authority Authority: 139
    From the ol e-mail box a few minutes ago. Grammar and syntax errors left intact as its not nearly as funny otherwise. Even without them, though, it would be pretty darned funny. Attn: Honorable Beneficiary Monday, November 16, 2009 6:08 PM From: "Lt General Hassan Mustapha" To: undisclosed-recipients Attn: ...
    7 hours ago

  • Revolving Door of Abuse: Procurement Fraud


    Information Security Resources — Authority Authority: 500
    By Michael O’Connor, President of IronClad Consulting I recently studied one of the many procurement fraud cases ( US v. Khan ) associated with the LOGCAP III contract, and came away with mixed feelings. On the one hand, I saw groups such as the relatively recently formed National Procurement Fraud Task ...
    7 hours ago

  • New Verizon Wireless-themed Zeus campaign hits - SC Magazine US


    GeekedAbout.com News - Main RSS Feed — Authority Authority: 175
    The Tech Herald New Verizon Wireless-themed Zeus campaign hits SC Magazine US A malicious spam campaign masquerading this weekend as a message from Verizon Wireless was propagating the Zeus trojan, according to researchers at internet ... There is no Balance Checker tool for Verizon or ...
    9 hours ago

  • Link Time! Lauren Bacall Walks Away With an Honorary Oscar - BuzzSugar.com (blog)


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    Link Time! Lauren Bacall Walks Away With an Honorary Oscar BuzzSugar.com (blog) We moderate comments and prohibit personal attacks, threats, spam , lewd images, or the promotion of your personal website. If you are already a member, ... and more »
    9 hours ago

  • Spam net snared a quarter million bots, says conqueror - Register


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    Spam net snared a quarter million bots, says conqueror Register Herders behind the Mega-D botnet may have corralled nearly a quarter million infected machines into their spam -churning enterprise before it was recently ...
    9 hours ago

  • Aiba-chan on Orista 23.11.2009


    Enjoy — Authority Authority: 139
    Aiba-chan is on the Orista Cover!!! Autumn theme! Really cute and warm Read and post comments | Send to a friend
    9 hours ago

  • Spam Worm Targets Twitter - PC World


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    Spam Worm Targets Twitter PC World The popular social media service Twitter is being targeted by a new attack seeking access to user accounts to send spam via direct messages. ... and more »
    10 hours ago

  • Spam Gangs Make Millions by Targeting Swine Flu Fears - Switched (blog)


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    TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Spam Gangs Make Millions by Targeting Swine Flu Fears Switched (blog) Security firm Sophos claims to have intercepted hundreds of millions of fake flu-related spam mails and Web sites. The trend is particularly worrisome, ... Spammers aim to profit from swine ...
    10 hours ago

  • Spamming all Edublogs


    bavatuesdays — Authority Authority: 461
    Looks like the latest venture by Edublogs is to spam the email boxes of its users, I guess content ad links and banners within posts just isn’t making them enough money anymore. Now the Edublogs crew has decided to send out straight up direct marketing spam emails to all its users pushing new services that are ...
    10 hours ago

  • Exchange Anti-Spam näher erklärt


    MSMVPS.COM — Authority Authority: 655
    Das Exchangeteam hat unter dem Titel “Exchange anti-spam myths revealed” einen sehr interessanten Artikel zum Thema Exchange Anti-Spam veröffentlicht. Es werden dort häufige und interessante Fragen zu dem Thema erläutert, aus meiner Sicht ist der Artikel sehr lesenswert. Viele Grüße   Walter ...
    11 hours ago

  • Oh, Irony of Ironies


    Vanishing Point — Authority Authority: 476
    That annoyed post I wrote yesterday about spam comments got a, um, spam comment. My blood boils hot this morning, friends. I urge you to have a read of the comment to see if you can decipher what the heck it says. It is written in some weird bizarre broken English that makes absolutely no sense. Seriously, if my ...
    12 hours ago

  • We buy houses signs- The spam of Baltimore - Examiner.com


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    We buy houses signs- The spam of Baltimore Examiner.com On Sunday I decided to walk to the corner of Liberty Heights and Auchentoroly Terrace just south of Druid Hill Park to take a photo of a van covered in ...
    12 hours ago

  • John Doe’s Credentials


    Fortinet FortiGuard Blog — Authority Authority: 117
    Since my last post on Jane Doe and Bredolab , John has been slightly jealous of her fame. He told me that, he too, as a manager of the returned material service, was dealing with plenty of parcels and that he could have been the perfect target. As I was curious to see what a genuine shipment company e-mail looked ...
    13 hours ago

  • Help


    Cheating Network — Authority Authority: 515
    Ok so last night i posted an ad on craigslist trying to sell a banned xbox 360 for $110. So i check my email and someone replied to my ad.. "Am interested in buying your item and sending to my Grandson that recently traveled to abroad (FRANCE) for a research program.Also,I will pay you $250 for the payment including ...
    14 hours ago

  • Facebook Ads Now Let You Target Friends of Your Fans


    Stephen's Web ~ OLDaily — Authority Authority: 560
    Some contacts I had switched their profile pages over to fan pages, and asked that instead of following, I become a fan. I wrote back that I dont fan people, to which the general response was "Well I dont see why, but whatever." This is why, and now my friends are going to be thanking me, because theyre not going to ...
    14 hours ago

  • Get Safe Online with free, expert advice


    Small Business Blog from Microsoft — Authority Authority: 119
    Today marks the start of Get Safe Online week, an annual event to raise awareness of Internet safety issues. Through a variety of events, competitions and press activities, the GSO team reach out to consumers and small businesses to highlight the potential threats and dangers of online fraud and theft, and to ...
    16 hours ago

  • Pubcon 2009: Matt Cutt’s Haircut


    GeekCast.fm — Authority Authority: 117
    This year at Pubcon 2009, we got to meet Matt Cutts , the Head of Google’s Web Spam Team. And while at Pubcon 2009, Matt Cutts got a hair cut, and then took a few minutes to tell us all about it. There is a second part to this interview where we get into the nitty-gritty of webspam, but you’re just going to have ...
    16 hours ago

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