For one hour on May 25, global botnet spam volume suddenly surged by up to 4-times normal volume, potentially as a result of newly formed botnets.
Why is UCEPROTECT so influential?
Spam from Asia, Chapter 1 – Spam from Hong Kong
I read with interest Terry Zink's latest blog post concerning the distribution of botnets since the Rustock botnet was taken down some time ago.
Quarantining Infected Users to Secure the Internet Ecosystem, Microsoft
In 2004, Bill Gates announced that the global spam problem would be completely eliminated in two years as a result of new technology from Microsoft.
The CBL tracks botnet infections by analyzing spam traffic aimed at its extensive honeypot network, and then lists the IP addresses from which this spam...
Global spam volumes have suddenly resurged in a major way.
Groupon Phishing Scam
We investigated the spam reduction efficacy of proactive throttling (aka traffic shaping) versus connection blocking using a reputable blacklist.