SPAM

How They Attack

Email Spam is the electronic version of junk mail. It involves sending unwanted messages, often unsolicited advertising, to a large number of recipients. Spam is a serious security concern as it can be used to deliver Trojan horses, viruses, worms, spyware, and targeted phishing attacks.

How Do You Know

• Messages that do not include your email address in the TO: or CC: fields are common forms of Spam
• Some Spam can contain offensive language or links to Web sites with inappropriate content

What To Do

• Install Spam filtering/blocking software
• If you suspect an email is Spam, do not respond, just delete it
• Consider disabling the email’s preview pane and reading emails in plain text
• Reject all Instant Messages from persons who are not on your Buddy list
• Do not click on URL links within IM unless from a known source and expected
• Keep software and security patches up to date

Cut Down on Spam Now

Are you tired of deleting email messages with subject lines like "kulegnji" or "vitriine" from your inbox? If spam has become the bane of your online existence, you’re not alone. According to Symantec’s latest State of Spam report, spam now accounts for 72% of all email messages. But junk mail is not just a nuisance and a waste of your time; it's also become a common way to commit fraud and spread malicious software. Make sure your PC is protected by antispam software. Both Norton Internet Security™ and Norton 360™ offer antispam capability to automatically filter out annoying, dangerous or fraudulent emails from your inbox.

http://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/spam.jsp

Anti Spam

Did you know?

GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 14

GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP/Lotus is a server based anti-spam, anti-phishing and email management solution, which is used by 80,000 customers worldwide. The latest version uses two anti-spam engines, along with advanced spam filtering techniques, to give administrators a high spam capture rate straight out-of-the-box, with minimal configuration. GFI MailEssentials also minimizes false positives, so you do not need to worry about important emails being marked as spam.

With GFI MailEssentials spam is caught before the mail server, eliminating the need to deploy client software. Its advanced detection technology is based on the following key features:
- SpamRazerTM: an additional anti-spam engine boosting capture rate
- Automatic whitelist management to reduce false positives
- Multiple anti-spam technologies including Bayesian and IP filtering

- Eliminates hard to catch NDR, MSNBC and CNN spam
- Precise real-time dashboard

GFI MailEssentials also protects users from phishing emails by detecting and blocking them before they reach the recipient’s mailbox. GFI’s anti-spam solution also adds several email management tools to your mail server including: disclaimers, mail monitoring, Internet mail reporting, list server, server-based auto replies and POP3 downloading.

Now, GFI MailEssentials also includes a real-time dashboard which provided a visual of the software’s status and the server’s email flow. Furthermore, the latest version also includes an in-built reporting function, allowing network administrators to send a daily report illustrating how many emails were received by a user and how many emails were identified as spam and filtered.

GFI MailEssentials ships at the best price on the market, making it the ideal server anti-spam solution for small to medium sized businesses. With over 80,000 installations and over 60 awards, GFI MailEssentials is the #1 server anti-spam software, available at an unbeatable price!