The spam rate rose sharply in June
In the summer of 2006, the level of spam in mail traffic increased again, according to MessageLabs. In June, the share of spam amounted to 64.8% of mail traffic, which is 6.9% pp. more than the previous month. On average, for the II quarter. In 2006, the level of spam was 60.4%, which is 7.8 percentage points. below last year.
Experts note a qualitative change in spamming attacks. If earlier it was decided to send malicious code directly in a file application by e-mail, it has now become a common practice to send a link to the site from which the automatic downloading of malware to the user's computer occurs. Such a link can be sent not only by mail, but also through internet pagers and other communication channels. In particular, spammers are now actively mastering SMS, blogs and social networks.
The most "littered" country in terms of spam remains Israel, where the level of garbage in mail traffic increased in June to 75.9%. The cleanest country is Spain (24.8%).
Experts note a qualitative change in spamming attacks. If earlier it was decided to send malicious code directly in a file application by e-mail, it has now become a common practice to send a link to the site from which the automatic downloading of malware to the user's computer occurs. Such a link can be sent not only by mail, but also through internet pagers and other communication channels. In particular, spammers are now actively mastering SMS, blogs and social networks.
The most "littered" country in terms of spam remains Israel, where the level of garbage in mail traffic increased in June to 75.9%. The cleanest country is Spain (24.8%).
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1541/
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