Review: Advanced Spam Manager Attacks Viruses, Spam For Exchange, Notes

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Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP)

Spam, spam, spam, spam ... Canada
targets unwanted email (AFP) 05/12/2004 04:17 AM
AFP - Canada unveiled a new action plan to combat unsolicited commercial e-mail, nicknamed spam, which jams inboxes and clogs Internet traffic worldwide.

Spam And Viruses Down?

Spam And Viruses Down? 09/08/2004 02:29 PM
It's only one month's worth of data (and only data from one company), but MessageLabs is claiming that spam and viruses decreased in August. It could just be that, like everyone else, spammers took vacations in August. However, some are suggesting that the US crackdo wn on spam operations may have helped. Of course, it should also be noted that that the creator of six of the ten top viruses is currently sitting in a German jail after charged with computer sabotage, which might just explain the slowdown in virus activity. Unfortunately, it's likely that others will come along to fill in the empty spaces left by those arrested until a longer term solution to spam is developed.

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up

Finance Spam Passing Drug Spam While
Porn Spam Is Washed Up 05/24/2004 05:37 PM
The latest study on spam trends appears to show that financial spam is outpacing pharmaceutical spam - though, honestly, so much of both is coming out that it's really hard to imagine that this matters at all. Meanwhile, it seems that porn spam is increasingly less interesting to spammers as the numbers have been on a noticeable decline for quite some time. No matter what, though, it appears that CAN-SPAM has done absolutely nothing to slow down the amount of spam sent.

Microsoft aims at spam, viruses

Microsoft aims at spam, viruses 11/17/2003 02:05 AM
USA Today Nov 17 2003 1:34AM ET

Microsoft aiming at spam, viruses

Microsoft aiming at spam, viruses 11/18/2003 07:51 PM
"Microsoft has not had merger discussions with Internet search engine Google, as was widely reported, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates says." (Peter Raymond)

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, May
2004

The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, May
2004 06/08/2004 04:15 AM

A Visual History Of Spam And Viruses

A Visual History Of Spam And Viruses 09/17/2004 08:13 PM
A Microsoft employee with some extra time and plenty of spam on his hands has decided to graph out all the spam and viruses he's received since 1997. He's only graphing out the spam that makes it through the corporate spam filter, but it still shows just how much spam has grown over the years. The graph shows spam against the size of the messages, but actually suggests that the Microsoft spam filter has gotten better recently.

Email viruses are more annoying than
spam

Email viruses are more annoying than
spam 06/15/2004 03:47 AM
I've had my primary email address for many years, and I also get email through a number of work-related aliases, including editors at newsforge.com, roblimo at slashdot.org, and rmiller at osdn.com. So I get spam. Tons of spam. And I filter it all. I filter viruses, too, not because they can affect my Linux computer, but because they suck up bandwidth. And my virus email traffic now exceeds my spam traffic by a factor of at least two to one.

Do We Need A Hybrid Approach To Fighting
Spam And Viruses?

Do We Need A Hybrid Approach To Fighting
Spam And Viruses? 05/07/2004 12:11 PM
There's an ongoing battle about how to best fight threats like spam and viruses (and spyware and trojans and worms, etc...). Some think that it should be at the network level, where an ISP or a company can set up filters, while others believe it needs to be at the desktop. In an interview with the CTO for MessageLabs (makers of "managed email security products" - so you know where his bias is) he makes the compelling case for moving the protection up to the network level (of course, he means using MessageLabs' solution). His argument is that you can keep filters much more up-to-date at the network level, even to the point of updating them multiple times per day. It also removes the hassle of end-users getting anywhere near some of these malicious files - some of which use social engineering tricks to get users to do things they shouldn't. Of course, he's only telling half the story. Blocking at the network level is increasingly becoming a necessity, but it assumes that users always access the internet in the same way. These days, with laptops and things like WiFi, people access the internet from many different places, and you don't always know who's managing the network protection. You also don't know who might be connecting to your local network - and what sort of nasty stuff they've already been exposed to. It seems that a hybrid approach is going to become increasingly important. Some have said the trend needs to move from "scan and block" to "comply and connect" - which may represent the hybrid approach that things are heading towards. You allow most of the filtering to still occur on the network, but you don't allow an individual machine to connect to a network unless it's been shown to "comply" with whatever security policies have been established. While more corporate users are moving in this direction, it may be time for residential broadband service providers to look at providing similar solutions themselves. The issue, as always, is how much control people are willing to give their service providers. No one wants to be denied a connection because suddenly their ISP says they haven't complied with some weird security aspect that the user knows they have complied with. However, as these malicious attacks get worse, it's likely that we're going to move closer to a world where getting on the network is going to mean proving you're clean, while network level machines will be required to block out the nastiest attacks.

Gates: Microsoft aiming at spam, viruses

Gates: Microsoft aiming at spam, viruses 11/17/2003 04:16 AM
USA Today Nov 17 2003 3:21AM ET

Viruses and spam hit small firms harder

Viruses and spam hit small firms harder 06/15/2004 10:00 AM
Costly diversion

Spam-seeding viruses dominate August
charts

Spam-seeding viruses dominate August
charts 09/01/2004 09:13 PM

Aplus.Net Protects Customers from Spam
and Computer Viruses

Aplus.Net Protects Customers from Spam
and Computer Viruses 12/02/2003 04:15 AM
TopHosts.com Dec 2 2003 3:10AM ET

Advanced Spam Defense v0.99f

Advanced Spam Defense v0.99f 12/11/2003 10:49 AM
Based on new techniques and technology, ASD can keep your inbox clean by automatically deleting unsolicited emails even before you see them. [Shareware $29.95 30 Days 605 KB]

LaneChange.net Launches Service to
Protect Businesses from Spam and Viruses

LaneChange.net Launches Service to
Protect Businesses from Spam and Viruses 06/07/2004 04:09 AM
Cost effective solution offers real-time server threat protection against Spam, worms and computer viruses without up-front hardware costs. [PRWEB Jun 7, 2004]

'SmartScreen' Spam Filter Ready for
Exchange

'SmartScreen' Spam Filter Ready for
Exchange 11/18/2003 12:12 AM
Boston.Internet.com Nov 17 2003 11:55PM ET

Would You Accept Spam In Exchange For A
Cheap Connection?

Would You Accept Spam In Exchange For A
Cheap Connection? 11/06/2003 01:31 PM
Back in the late nineties there were all sorts of business models built on the idea of giving away something for free and forcing people to accept advertising instead. Thus, you could get a free computer, free internet access, and even a free car - if you just accepted advertising. The problem with almost all of these was that the business model didn't make sense, and none of the companies could stay in business. It's no surprise that people say they're willing to accept spam in exchange for a cheaper internet connection, but that doesn't mean there's enough money in it for companies, or that enough people would really pay attention. In fact, many would sign up, and then try to figure out a way to ditch the spam. That was the end result of almost all of these offerings. People would get the free PC, and then reformat the hard drive, or they would install an application that would block the pop up ads. Forcing people to do something they don't want isn't a particularly compelling business model.

Exchange Server allowing Spam to be
Relayed

Exchange Server allowing Spam to be
Relayed 11/15/2003 03:26 PM
For those of you that have certain versions of Exchange server running you need to disable the Guest account. [ZDNet]...

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream

From spam drops to spam spray to spam
stream 06/05/2004 07:31 PM
I am now getting 2,000+ spams a day. There are 1,440 minutes in a day The rate of incoming spams is therefore getting close to the interval it takes me to check my email and dispose of a single spam: By the time I'm done checking, more spam has arrived. That is the point at which the spam droplets form a continuous stream. And that is the point at which no interval of my life will ever be spam-free again....

Advanced Spam Defense updated

Advanced Spam Defense updated 12/12/2003 09:11 AM

Advanced Spam Defense 0.99e released

Advanced Spam Defense 0.99e released 12/02/2003 12:38 AM

New Technology Makes the Fight Against
Hackers Spam and Viruses Easier, Cheaper

New Technology Makes the Fight Against
Hackers Spam and Viruses Easier, Cheaper 09/09/2004 03:14 AM
Greencomputer's PowerElf® II Server Appliance Cut Costs for SMB/Enterprise, by providing a cheap and complete solution. [PRWEB Sep 9, 2004]

Microsoft Offers Exchange Anti-Spam Tool
To All

Microsoft Offers Exchange Anti-Spam Tool
To All 05/26/2004 07:41 PM

Comdex: Microsoft builds spam filters
into Exchange

Comdex: Microsoft builds spam filters
into Exchange 11/14/2003 05:14 PM
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will use his keynote address at the Comdex 2003 trade show to tout the company's Exchange Intelligent Message Filter.

Mail server flaw opens Exchange to spam

Mail server flaw opens Exchange to spam 11/14/2003 08:42 PM
Administrators of e-mail systems based on Microsoft's Exchange might have spammers using their servers to send unsolicited bulk e-mail under their noses, a consultant warns.

Mail Server Flaw Opens MS Exchange to
Spam

Mail Server Flaw Opens MS Exchange to
Spam 11/18/2003 01:24 AM

Rising tide of spam, viruses ruining
internet for middle Britain says report

Rising tide of spam, viruses ruining
internet for middle Britain says report 10/31/2003 02:43 AM
PublicTechnology.net Oct 31 2003 1:53AM ET

Web Vipers: Computer Users Must Guard
Against Threats Posed by Spam, Viruses
And Hackers -- Or Else

Web Vipers: Computer Users Must Guard
Against Threats Posed by Spam, Viruses
And Hackers -- Or Else 11/03/2003 03:42 PM
Washington Post Nov 3 2003 3:17PM ET

MS offers free spam filter to users of
Exchange 2003

MS offers free spam filter to users of
Exchange 2003 06/10/2004 02:27 PM
MS Exchange 2003 users may enjoy the new option that comes with Exchange 2003, Microsoft’s free spam solution “Intellegent Message Filter”. Early criticisms of the system include concerns regarding how often updates will be available as well as a mention of False - Positive review become an email administrator’s job taking the function away from users.

Exchange Intelligent Message Filter
(Anti Spam Tool)

Exchange Intelligent Message Filter
(Anti Spam Tool) 05/27/2004 03:09 AM
Intelligent Message Filter is based on Microsoft SmartScreen Technology from Microsoft Research. By using e-mail characteristics tracked by SmartScreen technology, Intelligent Message Filter can help determine whether each incoming e-mail message is likely to be spam. Based on this likelihood, you can choose to block e-mail messages at the gateway or at the mailbox store. For more information about Intelligent Message Filter, see Exchange Intelligent Message Filter Overview. Important: Before installing Intelligent Message Filter, you must read the Microsoft Exchange Intelligent Message Filter Deployment Guide. If you do not configure Intelligent Message Filter correctly, your messaging environment can be negatively affected.

EU attacks anti-spam industry

EU attacks anti-spam industry 06/08/2004 09:17 AM
Junk mail tsunami continues unabated

Teal Sunglasses: Comment spam and
attacks..

Teal Sunglasses: Comment spam and
attacks.. 01/18/2004 08:08 AM
Comment spam and attacks .. Teal Sunglasses

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Spam Notes

Spam Notes 02/19/2003 11:53 AM
Slashdot asks about ISPs that actively combat spam. Microsoft is suing spammers that harvest Hotmail addresses. And a group of...

Spam with Trojan horse attacks eBay
users

Spam with Trojan horse attacks eBay
users 01/17/2004 11:08 PM

Mimail variant attacks anti-spam sites.
Again

Mimail variant attacks anti-spam sites.
Again 12/02/2003 11:01 AM
This time it's war

Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam

Tomorrow's Menu: Spam, Spam, Spam 12/11/2003 06:15 AM
Congress overwhelmingly passes a bill to fight the online scourge, but critics say the unwanted e-mail will increase because the law will actually legitimize spam. By Amit Asaravala.

Notes and Tips: Spam Beacons

Notes and Tips: Spam Beacons 04/16/2004 10:28 AM
Apple offers notes and application options to help deal with "spam beacons" in email.

Notes and Tips: Microsoft Spam

Notes and Tips: Microsoft Spam 04/26/2004 10:22 AM
Microsoft adds insult to monopoly injury.

Notes and Tips: Overzealous Spam Zapper

Notes and Tips: Overzealous Spam Zapper 05/25/2004 10:09 AM
Anti-spam systems are starting to get a little *too* aggressive (or stupid) with their techniques, snaring more innocent emailers.
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