MetaFilter posts tagged with Spam and spyware

Spyware hitting blogs

mathowie — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 22:15:19 -0800

I often say that blogs are currently where the web was in 1998, with history repeating itself only this time with blogs. The latest sign: spyware and viruses are now being transmitted via blogs, specifically, random blogs on blogspot.com, found via the "Next Blog" button. Remember, just because a delightful purple gorilla wants to read blog entries to you doesn't mean you should click on him.

SpamAssassin: b0rked

wibbler — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:10:05 -0800

For those that use SpamAssassin, you may have noticed a degrading service since January 2004. As usual, Google has the Answer - it seems a spammer paid $200 an overly helpful geek on Google Answers to detail exactly how SpamAssassin works... I wonder if said geek ever got the money?

Like stealing chocolate bars and satellite TV...

shepd — Sun, 16 Nov 2003 17:45:56 -0800

The Mob Inside Your Computer! Better bust out some SpyBot!

AAW6

skallas — Wed, 05 Feb 2003 18:37:20 -0800

Ad Aware 6 released. The long awaited (at least for me) king of spyware detectors is now available for download.