Spam is again on the rise, led by a flood of junk images that spammers have crafted over the past few months to trick e-mail filters, according to security vendors. Called "image-based" spam, these junk images typically do not contain any text, making it harder for filters that look for known URLs or suspicious words to block them. . The link for this article located at ComputerWorld is no longer available. . An increase in visual spam is occurring, bypassing traditional email screening methods. Uncover the innovative strategies used by spammers.. Image Spam Techniques, Email Filter Evasion, Counteracting Spam. . Brittany Day
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