Spam Bulletin - August 2006

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editor: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2006-08-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; SPUTR: a proposal for the uniform naming of spammer and phisher content tricks (feature)


News

Market consolidation

Mergers in the anti-spam market.



New and revised laws

New anti-spam laws prepared and old ones revisited.



Supply of data to spammers stopped

Database thief charged.



Anti-phishing best practices

Anti-phishing recommendations for ISPs and mailbox providers.



Feature

SPUTR: a proposal for the uniform naming of spammer and phisher content tricks

John Graham-Cumming thinks it's time for an information-rich naming scheme that can be used to refer to spammer and phisher content tricks.

John Graham-Cumming - Independent consultant, France


Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin - August 2006

The great Mac debate (comment); Malicious Yahooligans (virus analysis); Star what? (virus analysis); Dial M for malware (feature); Novell NetWare 6.5 (comparative review)



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