Spammers and images...

[Thomas Raef <tr...@ebasedsecurity.com>]

I'm sure you've read this by now, but as this has been a topic in this
group I thought it was at least worth bringing to everyone's attention:

 

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/wormsviruses/2006-06-
28-spam-images_x.htm

 

 

Thomas J. Raef

e-Based Security, Inc.

www.ebasedsecurity.com

"You're either hardened, or you're hacked!"

 

Re: Spammers and images...

[Kelson <ke...@speed.net>]

This line from the article:

> Image spam can also tax e-mail systems because each message is about
> 7.5 times larger than regular spam, Sprosts said.

...reminds me of an old(ish) saying I once read:

"A picture had better be worth a thousand words -- it takes up a lot
more disk space!"

-- 
Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>

Re: Spammers and images...

[Hamish <ha...@travellingkiwi.com>]

On Thursday 29 June 2006 21:04, Thomas Raef wrote:
> I'm sure you've read this by now, but as this has been a topic in this
> group I thought it was at least worth bringing to everyone's attention:
>
>
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/wormsviruses/2006-06-
> 28-spam-images_x.htm
>
>
>

We get a lot of this... Or at least a lot of the spam that gets through is one 
of these... Unfortunately we also get a lot of legitimate email that looks 
like that... From vendors etc that send license keys as a GIF for example...

My name is mud of course because some gets through...

Hamish.