Wednesday, August 29, 2007

More on Spammers

Spammers have tried so many tricks, from fake confirmation messages to
spamoetry to pdf and other files to fake e-card links, now they're
pretending to be Youtube as several of these articles mention.

Keep Up With Spam Scams
Wall Street Journal - USA
If spammers send out a million messages, and 2% of the people buy the
stock, it will go up. But the spammers bought the stock first, and so they
can ride it ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118826159801810399.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
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http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118826159801810399.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Storm worm shifts path to fake YouTube links
TechSpot - USA
By Jose Vilches, TechSpot.com In yet another twist to the Storm worm
nuisance, spammers are using fake YouTube links to trick users into
downloading ...
http://www.techspot.com/news/26775-storm-worm-shifts-path-to-fake-youtube-links.html
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A Clean New Internet?
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
It will be interesting to see how the new network will keep out the
hackers, spammers, and loudmouths who are causing it to be built in the
first place. ...
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2007/08/a_clean_new_int.html
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Storm Worm Spreads In YouTube Spam
WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
McAfee researcher Vinoo Thomas said on the Avert Labs blog that the
spammers now use a couple of ways to get the worm onto someone's system.
...
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/08/27/storm-worm-spreads-in-youtube-spam
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Stiff-Arm the Stock Spammers
Motley Fool - USA
Spammers are now disguising their pitches as stock reports published as PDF
files, hoping to avoid the suspicion typically reserved for miracle drugs
and ...
http://www.fool.com/personal-finance/general/2007/08/27/stiff-arm-the-stock-spammers.aspx
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Nuclear Lab Web Site Used By Spammers Selling Phony Meds
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
The spammers used incomprehensive gobbledygook in the ads advertising
erectile dysfunction and sleep aid medications. By W. David Gardner
Lawrence Livermore ...
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201802487
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Spammers use YouTube to spread Storm worm
Builder AU - Australia
By Liam Tung, ZDNet Australia | 2007/08/27 13:49:02 In yet another twist to
the Storm worm menace, spammers are using a fake YouTube site to trick
users ...
http://www.builderau.com.au/news/soa/Spammers_use_YouTube_to_spread_Storm_worm/0,339028227,339281510,00.htm
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Storm Worm Uses YouTube Ruse
PC Magazine - USA
Spammers are distributing the Storm Trojan via e-mails purporting to be
from friends and containing a false link to a YouTube video. ...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2176469,00.asp
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Kerman Telephone Selects Xangati to Improve Operational ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
After months of searching for a solution, the service provider purchased
the Xangati RPI solution to unearth spammers who were inappropriately using
...
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070827005051&newsLang=en
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Dear Crummy Email Spammers,
By crummyjoel
No. No, I do not want to "3nlaarge my Peni5 . Thank you for caring enough to
email me about it no less than three hundred and fifty-six thousand four
hundred and twenty-one times, but I've had quite a number of opportunities
to mull it ...
http://centralsnark.wordpress.com/2007/08/28/dear-crummy-email-spammers/
Central Snark
http://centralsnark.wordpress.com

Fight Back Against Spammers
WWW Robots (also called wanderers, spiders, crawlers, or bots) are programs
that crawl the Web continually retrieving linked pages. When a spammer's bot
visits your website, blog, forum, etc, all pages and sites linked to it will
be ...
http://www.first.org/newsroom/globalsecurity/144239.html
Forum of Incident Response and...
http://www.first.org/newsroom/globalsecurity/

stopping comment spammers in their tracks
By Colleen
In this case though, the site doesn't appear to be a legit business, just a
website with links to mortgage companies. Don't let spammers ruin your
blog - stop them in their tracks by letting them know you won't tolerate
D-list spam and ...
http://www.geekyspeaky.com/2007/08/28/stopping-comment-spammers-in-their-tracks/
GeekySpeaky.com - gaming, SEO,...
http://www.geekyspeaky.com

How Spammers Get Your Mail ID And What You Can Do If Spammed
By SunSeven
Every day we get spam mails from unknown persons. Sometimes we delete them
without reading, and at best we report these messages as spam to the
respective email providers. Have you ever wondered from where these people
get your mail ids ...
http://www.indianpad.com/story/93782
IndianPad - All Stories
http://www.indianpad.com

Agents Becoming Spammers
By Aaron Dickinson
Yes, the market is slow. Yes, the showing activity has fallen. Yes, housing
activity is at record highs. No, agents should not Spam each other for
things already in the MLS. Agents are running scared now with sellers that
are very ...
http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2007/agents-becoming-spammers/
Twin Cities Real Estate Blog
http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com

Did Spammers Fuel the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis?
By Dan Gray
Did spammers fuel the sub-prime mortgage crisis? This is no common
conspiracy theory, my friends. It's common sense. Indulge me if you will and
take a gander at the raft of unsolicited mortgage offers that fill your
inbox. ...
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/technobabble/2007/08/27/did-spammers-fuel-the-sub-prime-mortgage-crisis/
Technobabble
http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/technobabble

Beware of "War Drivers" and "War Spammers"
By Catherine
... "War Drivers" have emerged - folks who hack into these home wireless
networks. These hackers literally drive around town searching for wireless
networks to which they can connect..." link: Beware of "War Drivers" and
"War Spammers"
http://flyinghamster.com/post/44614
Flying Hamster
http://flyinghamster.com/

Beware of "War Drivers" and "War Spammers"
As many more American households are now opting for the convenience of
wireless networks, "War Drivers" have emerged - folks who hack into these
home wireless networks.
http://www.wjtv.com/gulfcoastwest/jtv/news.apx.-content-articles-JTV-2007-08-27-0004.html
News Channel 12 - Local News
http://www.wjtv.com

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http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2007/08/27/startlogic-spam/
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http://www.village-idiot.org

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