Antivirus specialist Sophos launched a service on Wednesday called ZombieAlert that uses spam traps to find unsolicited e-mail messages originating from supposedly 'protected' computers.
Telstra's BigPond Internet service provider has introduced new network-based spam and virus filtering protection to restrict the volume of unwanted e-mail entering customer mail-boxes.
Small businesses are highly concerned over the issues of spam and viruses, with 64 percent of broadband enabled small businesses identifying these as 'main concerns' with the Internet.
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