2008-02-01
Abstract
Anti-spam news; Predictions about the prediction scam (feature)
News
No taste for spam?
ICANN takes steps to combat domain tasting.
Spammers and scammers in court
Spammers required to pay $200,000; 419 scammers face prison sentence.
Mortgage spam rockets
Spammers take note of US interest rate cuts.
Feature
Predictions about the prediction scam
The prediction scam has yet to make it into electronic format. A group of researchers from the University of Calgary get ahead of the game and explain how they believe it will work.
Calendar
Anti-spam industry events
Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.
Virus Bulletin
Virus Bulletin - February 2008
Malware vs. anti-malware: (how) can we all survive? (comment); Crimea river (virus analysis); How to disable WFP using physical disk information (virus analysis); Assessment war: Windows services (feature); VB2008 Ottawa (call for papers); Windows Server 2003 (comparative review)
Poll
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