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Tag Archives: spamrats
BotNets kick into high gear again worldwide
Okay, this isn’t that much of a threat as it seems, as most of it can be stopped by using simple RBL (Real Time Blacklists) that block the generic home style connections, sometimes referred to as DUL or Dynamic IP … Continue reading
ISP’s can help stop CryptoLocker Virus
Another very large bot net was used last night to send out invoice scam emails, with a crypto locker attachment, and while good spam protection should catch most of these, it is a shame that ISP’s aren’t doing more to … Continue reading
Posted in Informative
Tagged cryptolocker, dynamic ip, invoice spam, ransom ware, rbl, spamrats, telefonica
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Rejecting ‘before’ SMTP processes
It is always surprising how much benefit you can get by blocking at the edge, on very simple rule sets, and how much load can be reduced. Of course it depends on your implementation, sometimes that means blocking at the … Continue reading
Posted in Informative
Tagged magicmail, mailcracker, SMTP, softlayer, spam, spamrats, tcpwrappers, windows
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