iTWire - 2012 Internet spam spreading malware

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Technology reinforces generation gap

If you believe that technology could be bridging the generation gap, think again. According to Deloitte’s first State of the Media report it’s as stark as ever.

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Billion dollar spam suit filed

Anti-spam campaign Project Honey Pot has filed a law suit seeking more than $US1...

US heads hall of spam shame

The US relayed considerably more spam than other nations, with just under a fifth...

US and China worst for spam and malware says Sophos

Despite tough anti-spam measures in the US, and recent lawsuits against a MySpace spammer,...

New Word document spam doing the rounds

Security firm Marshal has identified a new form of spam that is hidden in...

Blackberry malware doorway to corporate networks

Corporate network administrators beware, the Blackberry handhelds being used by staff in the field...

2012 Internet spam spreading malware

Stephen Withers
Monday, 14 July 2008 08:14

Business IT - Security

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What's not so clever is that the culprits are using a relatively small number of variations in the email, which makes it relatively easy to block by content filters. A single attachment is being used in all cases, further simplifying the task.

On top of that, the malware contained in the attachment is nine months old, so any decent security product should be able to detect it.

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