Spammers Replying To E-Mail You Did Not Send (16 Apr 2007) Spammers are always on the lookout for ways to bypass our spam filters. Lately they have been very successful at this, because many people are complaining that tons of e-mails are getting past their spam filters. Spammers are combining old techniques with new ones, making it hard for even the most advanced and best trained Bayesian spam filter to keep junk mail out of our mailboxes.
Spammers Replying To E-Mail You Did Not Send (14 May 2007) Spammers are always on the lookout for ways to bypass our spam filters. Lately they have been very successful at this, because many people are complaining that tons of e-mails are getting past their spam filters. Spammers are combining old techniques with new ones, making it hard for even the most advanced and best trained Bayesian spam filter to keep junk mail out of our mailboxes.
Strange E-mails Without Attachments Are Not Necessarily Harmless (18 Jan 2007) A couple of years ago it was safe to assume that e-mails without attachments are completely harmless, whether from a trusted source or not. Computer criminals became more advanced over the years, causing this simple rule to become less applicable to e-mail security. Spam is more than just senseless e-mails cluttering your Inbox, whether they have attachments or not.
The Hidden Dangers In Spam (29 Dec 2006) Anybody reading this article is no doubt very familiar with the issue that we've all come to know and hate - spam. It's become part of your life to receive dozens or even hundreds of pieces of spam every day. People react differently to spam though. There are those who can just patiently delete each of these pieces of junk each day. For others, however, the issue of dealing with an inbox full of junk email goes beyong mere frustration - it can even lead to anger.
The Threat Of Spam And Basic Preventative Measures (29 Dec 2006) Everyone who uses the internet has more than likely been targets of spam at one time or another. At first they are easy to dismiss for internet experienced persons, however for the inexperienced user of the internet, the messages contained can sometimes be intimidating and in some instances lead to trouble (I will come onto a personal example later).
What Are The Things You Know About Anti-spam Firewall? (08 Dec 2007) An anti-spam firewall application will, to an extent, help in keeping viruses at bay. There is, however, no firewall that is 100% hacker proof - there are too many ways in which viruses can be embedded in a software download or regular data, for a firewall to detect and catch them all. However there are some relatively effective firewall programs available on the market, and some of them are actually free for your personal use.
What Is A Spam Filter? (28 Jun 2007) A Spam filter looks at the body of an email and uses a set of rules to decide whether or not it is spam. For example, if the email has the word "Viagra" in it -- it is spam.
How is it different than a Spam Blocker?
A spam blocker looks at the header (e.g., To:, From:, IP Address, etc.) and based on a list of known spam header characteristics, decides whether or not it is spam. For example, if the email comes from a known spam address - it is spam.
