Phishing for an Identity

Phishing is rapidly becoming on the largest threats to your personal, financial, and emotional wellbeing. No I am not talking about Saturday afternoons out on the boat with your grandfather, listening to stories that being with "When I was your age?"-now while these probably conjure up horrific childhood memories of... Read More

20 Words That Kill - At Least When It Comes to Spam Filters

Spam, spam, spam. It's terrible not only for those of us on the receiving end, but for those of us who SEND e-mail. This deluge of irritating junk has unfortunately interfered with legitimate e-zine publishers, because we're caught in the anti-spam crossfire. If you publish any type of e-mail publication,... Read More

The Great Spam Scam: Five Strategies To Stop Brand and Revenue Robbery

Marketers usually think of anti-spam tactics as 'how to prevent' readers from perceiving their e-communications as spam. There is another, more sinister, consequence that may affect you. Spam is not just an inconvenience. For legitimate businesses, it steals productivity, erode your brand, and rob you of revenue. Many companies... Read More

Lockspam Free 3.0 Released!

6 August, 2004: Polesoft Inc., home of Professional anti spam software, announced today that Lockspam Free 3.0 (see also Lockspam Pro 3.0 in the end) is now available.Some features of Lockspam Free 3.0 antispam software:1. Function with Most POP3 Mail Clients Lockspam Free 3.0 can work with mail clients like... Read More

Getting Back To Basics.

While we all agree that there`s way too much spamming/junk-mailing going on in our email boxes, there are a couple of things we can do to reduce the amount of mails we actually have to sift through, without having to resort to paying for expensive software that can be a... Read More

Winning the War On Spam

For years I didn't worry much about spam.But lately it's got out of control. Over half of my email is now spam, and it was growing by the week - until I took action.This article shows you some strategies for winning the war on spam.------------------------------------------------How Do They Get Your Address?------------------------------------------------In... Read More

How To Analyze A Rip-Off Scheme

This review is taken DIRECTLY from a piece of "junk mail." It is or the program that starts out with the heading: "Before You Decide To Throw This Away, Please Read The Enclosed At Least Once - Then Decide. This is Not a Chain Letter! I Threw The Program in... Read More

Anti Trackback and Comment Spam Methods

What is spam ? Spam is text or URL, in one or several exemplars, neither being waited nor wished, not having, neither directly nor from its shipper, no relationship neither with the recipient nor with a possible resource related to the... Read More

Beware of the Newest Activity Online: Phishing

No. I'm not talking here about the outdoor activity enjoyed by many. And no again; I did not misspell it. Phishing is the name given to the latest online scam where millions of unwary Americans are getting their identities stolen.This fraudulent activity is considered the fastest growing crime of modern... Read More

Spam Filters Explained

What do they do? How do they work? Which one is right for me? By Alan HearnshawSpam is a very real problem that many people have to deal with on a daily basis. For those that have decided to do something about it and start to investigate the options available... Read More

DigiPortal Announces ChoiceMail Enterprise Version 5.x Spam ...
Emediawire (press release), WA - Jul 21, 2008
DigiPortal Software Inc., a leading developer of anti-spam software, introduced enhancements to the company's flagship ChoiceMail Enterprise anti-spam ...

Spam Blocker
Black Hills Today, SD - Jun 25, 2008
Spam Blocker - Stop Junk Email and Spam Email - It's really here! The Solution for fighting back. Spam eMail is one of the most costly aspects of the Online ...

Protecting from What Lurks on the Internet
NBC 29 News, VA - Jul 17, 2008
She keeps her email account safe by using a spam-blocker. "It goes automatically into my junk folder. So I guess there's some sort of filter I have," she ...

Best Practices for Safe computing
ITvoir, India - Jun 30, 2008
Use e-mail with a spam filter. Some e-mail software comes with spam blocker like Thunderbird is Linux e-mail software Microsoft’s Outlook Provides smart ...

Mr. Modem: Finding your memory, cryptic messages and intriguing ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jun 24, 2008
Nonsensical messages are an attempt by spammers to circumvent content filters used by spam blockers. Spam filters, which are based on Bayesian algorithms, ...

Ask the Editor: Assistant Editorial Page Editor Michael Landauer
Dallas Morning News, TX - Jun 25, 2008
I say mostly because the spam blocker does hold up some messages that contain questionable language. Since we installed these security measures and made ...

Why you're not getting updates from your favourite sites anymore
Bingo Hideout, UK - Jul 18, 2008
There are many reasons why the blockers on emails have become so tight recently. On the whole, it's an attempt to deflect the amount of spam you receive, ...

Some Firefox extras that improve Web browsing
Kansas City Star, MO - Jul 5, 2008
Ad Block Plus: As the name suggests this is an ad blocker. The add on, or in this case the “ad off,” which takes the form of a giant stop sign, ...

Kaspersky Lab Provides Complete Threat Protection With Launch of ...
HEXUS, UK - Jul 1, 2008
Not to mention the hijacking of your PC to distribute viruses and spam. Kaspersky Lab products enable you to harness the Internet’s full potential without ...

Dr. Strangedreher, or: How I stopped hating and learned to love ...
Dallas Morning News, TX - Jul 4, 2008
I just watched a bunch of videos in my Firefox browser, with ad blocker turned on, and they played fine. Perhaps you're using something I'm not. ...

Managing Spam in 2005

In 1998, nearly 10% of all email traffic on the internet was SPAM. By 2003... Read More

How Spammers Fool Bayesian Filters - And How to Stop Them

Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than blocking individual IP addresses and... Read More

Block Spam with An Easy Behavioral Change

E-mails now have a connection back to their servers. I will leave the technical aspects... Read More

Winning the War On Spam

For years I didn't worry much about spam.But lately it's got out of control. Over... Read More

Internet Tip of the Week: Cease and Desist

While we all admit that unsolicited commercial email is a real pain, I sometimes wonder... Read More

Email Spam and Phishing

It seems like the volume of email spam has doubled in the last month. Increasingly,... Read More

The Business Of Sending Spam

You all tear your hair out in frustration every time you see your inbox crammed... Read More

Protecting Your Business From Spam

Even being as careful as possible with my email address, I still used to receive... Read More

A Practical Approach to Eliminate Spam

Spam is out of control! I guess that would be the understatement of the year.... Read More

Junk Mail Works!

Junk mail works. Why does it work? How does it work?These are very important questions.To... Read More