SpamAnti.net in December 2007

News of the SPAM world

Spammer $15,000 per week

If you were wondering why there was so much SPAM, it's simply because it's a business racking a lot of moneyA former spammer, known only as Spammer-X, confirmed he earned $480,000 in his last year of activity.

There are so many dumb people that spammers can drain. If you answer to a SPAM (any SPAM) by buying something -even for a very small sum- you just push these figures up....

This year wishes come from scammers, too

Visibly, for 2008, scammers and spammers start early: The number of emailed wish cards seems to have increased to veru high levels. I have only one advice: If you receive a "best wishes" or "wishes for 2008" electronic card from somebody that you don't even know, don't spend time checking it. It's most probably a mean to insert a worm, a Trojan horse or a virus in your computer.

And, keep your anti-virus software updated.

Benazir Bhutto's death is followed by a Storm attack

The assasination of Benazir Bhutto is a sheer drama for Pakistan, but -as usual- spammers and scammers already jumped in to exploit it.

We find web sites that pretend to host fresh information about the death of the Pakistanese ex-Prime Minister. But they actually contain a script (identified by Trend Micro as JS_AGENT.AEVE) that instals a Trojan.

Keep your eyes peeled.

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