Spam Bulletin - November 2006

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

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

2006-11-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; The rise and rise of image-based spam (feature)

News

Phish check interface

Developer interface for checking phishy URLs.



Sender ID specification released

Microsoft reveals all as part of its Open Specification Promise.



Spamhaus rests easy

US judge rules against suspending Spamhaus domain.



Feature

The rise and rise of image-based spam

John Graham-Cumming charts the rise of image-based spam.

John Graham-Cumming - Independent consultant, France


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Virus Bulletin - November 2006

SoftICE, security and the future (comment); A fortune fox hunter (analysis); I'm OK, you're not OK (opinion); Humour at Symantec's expense (letter); Corrections to Windows 2000 Server comparative (erratum); Montreal in the fall (conference report); F-Secure Internet Security 2007 (product review)



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