MetaFilter posts tagged with spam and computers

The dry, technical language of Microsoft's October update did not indicate anything particularly untoward.

The Whelk — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:40:29 -0800

Its reach is impossible to measure precisely, but more than 3 million vulnerable machines may ultimately have been infected. : The inside story on the Conficker Worm at New Scientist.

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!

Cloudmark SpamNet

skallas — Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:37:48 -0800

Distributed spam filtering. Sure, your spam filter may be hot stuff, but Spamnet takes filtering to the communal level. With its easy install, point and click simplicity, and Outlook support could Spamnet be the SpamCop for the masses?

geoff. — Thu, 10 Oct 2002 15:49:36 -0800

Messenger Spam, for those of you on Windows 2000/XP, you might want to check this out. I don't think it's going to be an isolated phenomena, seeing as how other bloggers (link has a link to a picture) are reporting it. Luckily, the first link has an easy solution to the problem, non-savvy users might be quite perplexed with the "important" looking dialogue box.

champignon — Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:53:41 -0800

Spammimic : The novelty wears off quickly, but it's an amusing diversion for a minute or two.

mathowie — Sun, 21 Nov 1999 16:58:48 -0800

Today on a web list I subscribe to, some members were complaining about spam and the need for sites to have privacy policies that promise not to sell your address. I have a hotmail address that I use whenever a site requires an email address and doesn't post a privacy policy. I hadn't checked my account in a month, but I did today and look what was in it. 74 useless messages in 30 days. Thanks spammers.