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News (256)

• Spam filter objects to building erection

  Email filtering is a tricky balancing act, especially when dealing with subjects such as 'erections', as a UK regional council's planning department found out

• Anti-spam advocate succumbs to spammer

  A prominent crusader against unsolicited e-mail ads withdrew from an escalating cyberwar with spammers on Wednesday after his Web site and numerous others came under a massive retaliatory attack.

• Microsoft wins record amount from spammer

  Microsoft has won what it believes to be the largest civil award against a spammer in Europe.

• Firms give anti-spam solutions thumbs down

  Most businesses have given a resounding thumbs down to the technologies used to keep spam out of their mail in boxes, a new survey has revealed.

• Spam turns 30 - still no end in sight

  This week, the world marks an anniversary that has changed the face and other anatomical regions of e-mail inboxes everywhere: the first known spam e-mail was sent 30 years ago on Saturday.

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  Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

  In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

Features and Case Studies (68)

• Managing spam: Is outsourcing the answer?

  Myriad solutions are available to help eradicate spam. In this guide, ZDNet Australia  looks at one such answer -- hosted or outsourced anti-spam management.

• One giant step against spam

  For almost two years, I've argued for a non-proprietary, interoperable, freely deployable anti-spam standard, even as every spam-fighting solution I've seen has failed to pass muster. Until now.

• Appliances: The future of mail hygiene?

  Driven by vast demand for spam-blocking services, the popularity of appliance-based mail hygiene platforms is rising rapidly, says research firm Meta Group. Additional reading: Systems Management for IT professionals.

• Why Bill Gates' anti-spam plan won't work

  The end of spam is near! And it's going to come, Bill Gates predicted at the World Economic Forum, because we're going to make it unprofitable to send. Is he for real?

• Network Associates awarded antispam patent

  Security software company, Network Associates, said this week that it has been granted a patent for methods of filtering spam, or unsolicited e-mail.

Reviews (44)

• Slam that spam: 7 packages tested

  If you are drowning in spam, help is available from software and e-mail services that block unwanted mail. Some work better than others. Here's a look at seven antispam apps and services.

• Slam that spam in 2005

  Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.

• McAfee Internet Security 2009

  McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.

• Norton AntiSpam 2004

  Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.

• Norton AntiSpam 2005

  Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.

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