Spam Is All Your Fault, Says Study

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

So says the Radicati Group, which Wednesday released preliminary results of a survey showing that it's bad behavior on the part of users -- us, in other words -- driving the spam and virus threat. And you thought it was spammers and hackers. "Frankly, it surprised us that users ...

Trojan infects PCs to generate SMS spam

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

A Trojan which uses infected PCs to send spam messages to mobile phone users has been discovered. Delf-HA Trojan horse sends spam SMS messages by using the free "Send a text message" facility found on the websites of several Russian mobile network operators. Infected PCs download instructions on the content ...

Click here to become infected (Part 2)

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

New spam emails can turn vulnerable PCs into spam-spreading 'zombies'. The spam has a link which purports to allow users to opt out of future emails. However, MessageLabs, an e-mail filtering company, warns that these links are part of a scam and, if clicked on, will turn a victim's PC into ...

Zombie PCs spew out 80% of spam

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Four-fifths of spam now emanates from computers contaminated with Trojan horse infections, according to a study by network management firm Sandvine out this week. Trojans and worms with backdoor components such as Migmaf and SoBig have turned infected Windows PCs into drones in vast networks of compromised zombie PCs. Sandvine reckons ...

The *Only* Sure Way To Stop Spam (Langa)

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

With the holiday season here, the level of spam is going through the roof. This reader has correctly identified the one and only way to stop spam for good--- and it's not a filter, not legislation, and not anything exotic at all: "Hi Fred! I hear more and more news about ...