April 2008

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• Sample Email Spams

  Email spams with zip attachments on the rise again

  04.10.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  We have experienced another surge in email spams with zip file attachments. Here are two samples of the emails which hit our mailbox:

  Word of advice: Do not open the attachment. Delete the email permanently.

• Spam in the News

  McAfee, Inc. Launches Global S.P.A.M. Experiment

  04.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Fifty Volunteers around the World Say ‘Yes’ to a Diet of Spam for 30 Days
  SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — McAfee, Inc. today announced the launch of its global S.P.A.M. (Spammed Persistently All Month) Experiment. For the month of April, participants from around the world — ranging from homemakers, government executives, and students to […]

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