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quietman7
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 Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: Spammers Use New Technique to Evade Filters |
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| Spammers have stepped up efforts to use encrypted attachments to evade filtering systems...The technique relies on the fact that many spam systems can't scan inside emails containing encrypted or password-protected attachment, and work out that they are not legitimate. Without a rule to block such attachments, most systems will pass on the email to recipients, handing spammers an important victory in the battle to get spam through... |
pcworld.com
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| ...malware writers are adopting social engineering techniques common among spammers to lure victims into opening attachments... |
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