Latest spam-related news and posts from around the world.

AdaptiveMobile responds to

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:05:54 +0000

A report released this week, commissioned by Pontis, has shown that nearly two thirds of mobile users are fed up with mobile phone spam. via Total Telecom
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Qwoter.com Reports On

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:50:18 +0000

These company’s were noted in the Qwoter Stock Spam Report Overview for August 2 ,2007 Reported Stock Spam From Qwoter ————————————————————– 1. Exchange Mobile … via M2.com
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The rise of the sensitive spammer

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 04:41:37 +0000

I’ve been writing about spam for nearly four years, and because antispam vendors are always eager to share the dregs of what their spam filters catch with journalists to demonstrate their products’ … via NetworkWorld
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Eating Around: Eve’s Secret Menu Revealed

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:30:53 +0000

ALTHOUGH RESTAURANT EVE is not a participant in this year’s Restaurant Week , it offers an inexpensive lunch option year-round. Less than 15 bucks buys two choices off the ‘ Lickety Split ‘ menu, which may … via Express
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Point of attack?

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:48:00 +0000

Researchers at UCSD have published a study of scam hosting practices [PDF,844K] and come to the conclusion that 94% of all spams ultimately reference websites that are hosted by no more than one server each. The authors suggest that more aggressive take-downs of spam-related servers could have an impact on spammer operations.
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Gmail’s Achilles’ Heel?

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:47:51 +0000

Update: 36 hours on and my additional storage is still not approved/activated by Google. I’ve sent three queries and had no replies. The message above still sits atop my Gmail page. Is Google ready for this kind of customer-service oriented…
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Robert Sexton of Star Positions is a Spammer and I’m filing a…

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:13:22 +0000

“Each violation of the above provisions is subject to fines of up to $11,000.”

I just received an unsolicited e-mail from Robert Sexton of Star Positions. I’ve posted the text of the e-mail below. via This is going to be BIG.
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Cellphone Virus Hype Podcast

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:20:03 +0000

Cellphone viruses: hype or hellish new threat– apodcast I recorded for the BBC World Service Business Daily. If you want to subscribe to an RSS feed of this podcast you can do so here, or it can be found on…
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Buy stuff from spam mail

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:20:02 +0000

Finally after years of receiving it I tried to buy something out of the spam I got, but damn it is difficult, and who is to blame? the spam killers - filters, finders and removers, because of them I can no longer read what the spammer is actually trying to sell me even […]
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Mobile users don’t hate spam says survey

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:20:02 +0000

“Fewer users said spam has made using email unpleasant or annoying: 63 percent in this survey, down from 67 percent in 2005, 77 percent in 2004, and 71 percent in 2003.”

About one-third of mobile users don’t seem to mind receiving spam on their phone, according to a recently published report. via Techworld
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Stopping Spammers at The Point of Sale

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:32:46 +0000

“The availability of scam infrastructure is critical to spam profitability — a single takedown of a scam server or a spammer redirect can curtail the earning potential of an entire spam campaign”

August 10, 2007 Stopping Spammers at The Point of Sale By Andy Patrizio A group of researchers from the University of California at San Diego offered up what they felt was a new and unique way to target … via InternetNews
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Prime Time Group Inc. (PRTH) Reports No Involvement in Unsolicited Mail

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:13:03 +0000

Prime Time Group, Inc. today verified that several SPAM emails have been sent to recipients purportedly offering information about Prime Time Group and its stock. via Market Wire
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Outlook grim as Cloudmark update crashes email clients

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:31:22 +0000

Stormy weather

A dodgy spam definition update from Cloudmark has crashed users’ email clients.
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And now, .fdf

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:31:22 +0000

Stock spammers currently promoting PRTH.PK are continuing to try new variants in the hope of getting through. Some recent spams have included attachments in ‘.fdf’ format (used for fillable PDF forms) and there have also been extensive plaintext floods, using various degrees of obfuscation to try to get around spam filters. Yesterday’s flood, which delivered 338 messages to our spam traps, was the largest single-day stock spam run we’ve seen to date.
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Outlook grim as Cloudmark update crashes email clients

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:31:21 +0000

Stormy weatherA dodgy spam definition update from Cloudmark has crashed users’ email clients.Original post by Dougal and a wordpress plugin by Elliott
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Citizen sues Representative John Doolittle for spamming

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:31:12 +0000

This just in from SpamSuite: Sindeelou Thomson has sued US Representative John Doolittle for sending her unwanted spam. [Channel 13, Sacremento story].

Given that the CAN-SPAM act specifically legalizes political spam, I don’t think this will get a lot of traction. In this particular case, however, she’s suing under the California anti-spam law which is somewhat tougher than CAN-SPAM. This may be worth watching.
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Google faces hundreds of new rivals

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:30:59 +0000

“We want to make it possible for anyone to build a search site for $500. We don’t view Google as the competition, we view cost as the competition.”

Google and its search engine competitors may be facing hundreds - or thousands - of new rivals. via Techworld
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Gordon to appeal summary judgement

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:53:48 +0000

Earlier this week, I reported that James Gordon had lost his lawsuit against Virtumundo on summary judgement and that Virtumundo had been awarded approximately $111,000 in legal costs from Gordon. To nobody’s great surprise, Gordon has appealed [SpamSuite] the summary judgement, which presumably will put the award of legal fees on hold.

The legal document shown at SpamSuite does nothing more than notify the court of Gordon’s intent to appeal. No grounds for the appeal are given yet.
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Struggling for Islam from the deathbed

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:53:32 +0000

And on Friday, 13th July a S61-A4 Sikorsky Nuri helicopter crashed in Genting Sempah, Pahang, killing all six crew members aboard. via Harakahdaily
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The Big Chill

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:53:10 +0000

Football (OK, soccer) is pushing to the forefront of adopting interesting technologies. Here’s one I hadn’t heard from Bolton Wanderers, where players enter a chamber at minus 120 degrees Celsius to enhance muscle recovery after training. It’s called cryotherapy, according…
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Dutch police arrest six in 419 scam

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:52:54 +0000

Australian victim bilked of $1.5mSix men with ties to a West African crime network have been arrested in the Netherlands over an internet scam that bilked a man of $1.5m, according to police.Original post by Dougal and plugin by Elliott Back
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Celebs and Blogging Don’t Mix So Well

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:52:38 +0000

“She’s tried to do that, but she’s just looked like someone spinning out of control”

Roseanne’s ‘Drunk’ MySpace Rant Holds Lessons for Others By JONANN BRADY, ABCNews.com Posted: 2007-08-08 07:37:19 - Some recent posts on actress Roseanne Barr’s MySpace page created a minor stir in the world of … via AOL News
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Dutch police arrest six in 419 scam

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:52:22 +0000

Australian victim bilked of $1.5m

Six men with ties to a West African crime network have been arrested in the Netherlands over an internet scam that bilked a man of $1.5m, according to police.
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Fake e-cards signal massive DDoS attack

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:52:06 +0000

Storm worm’s a brewin’

Security researchers are reporting a sharp increase in the number of machines infected by the Storm Worm, prompting speculation that its authors, who so far have limited their activities to spam, intend to use it for more destructive purposes, such as launching massive denial of service attacks.
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Your E-Mail Is Blacklisted. Now What?

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:51:50 +0000

Over the years, spam blocking has become more sophisticated and the role of blacklists has been reduced. via Clickz
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Gmail’s Achilles’ Heel?

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:51:34 +0000

I wondered what would happen when I reached the limit of my Gmail account, and now I know: I can buy more space. When I checked my account just now I found the message above and this one at the…
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Sunbelt Software Adds New Antispam Engine to Ninja Email Security

FreeAutoBlogger.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:51:17 +0000

“The addition of this new Sunbelt spam detection engine is part of our continued focus on providing our customers with the most comprehensive protection for both inbound and outbound email security”

Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software , today announced the addition of a new antispam filtering engine to Ninja Email Security, version 2.1 for Microsoft Exchange. via Market Wire
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