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Examining Spam's Role in Cybercrime Through Infected PCs

Spam has become an international crisis. Security company MessageLabs says about 55 percent of all the e-mail it scans for viruses is actually spam. That's bad news for you and me. Thanks to continuing effort by legislators and private companies . . . . Spam has become an international crisis. Security company MessageLabs says about 55 percent of all the e-mail it scans for viruses is actually spam. That's bad news for you and me. Thanks to continuing effort by legislators and private companies to crack down on this epidemic, spammers now have to try harder than ever before to remain anonymous. For example, a few weeks ago I wrote about spammers exploiting open proxies to conceal their identities behind fake IP addresses. Unfortunately, it appears spammers have found another creative way to avoid being caught: using millions of virus-infected PCs--one of which could be yours--to send out their junk e-mail messages. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . Junk emails have surged, now constituting over 50% of all digital correspondence. Learn about the ways in which malware allows spammers to hijack computers.. Email Security, Malware Threat, Virus Exploitation, Spam Prevention, Cybercrime Awareness. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 30, 2003 • LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy