Gary Robinson: Gary Robinson's Spam RantsA Weblog containing links and occasional rants on spam.(Untitled)- June 27, 2003 "Junk e-mailers are spreading viruses that let them send spam anonymously through home computers, according to an e-mail security firm. The company, MessageLabs, operates servers that block spam and viruses for its clients. Its analysis of data shows that mass distributions of junk e-mail are increasingly coming from the Internet addresses of computers that have in the past sent out viruses as e-mail attachments. 'There is a high correlation,' said Matt Sergeant, senior antispam...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101454/categories/spam/2003/06/27.html#a420 (Untitled)- June 26, 2003 "A new variant of the Sobig virus started spreading on Wednesday, raising the specter that spammers will have a host of new PCs to use as platforms for sending bulk e-mail. Initial analysis by antivirus companies indicated that the mass-mailing computer worm, called Sobig.E, doesn't have a malicious payload. However, e-mail service provider MessageLabs believes spammers will use the virus's mail program on victims' computers to send anonymous messages. 'This is almost certainly being...http://radio.weblogs.com/0101454/categories/spam/2003/06/25.html#a415 (Untitled)- June 24, 2003 Bill Gates on how to end spam.http://radio.weblogs.com/0101454/categories/spam/2003/06/24.html#a411 |