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Vista Spam Trolls For Suckers
Thursday, December 21st, 2006
Messages shilling cut-rate copies of Windows Vista are using the latest image tactics to slip through
spam filters, the Sophos security company warned Tuesday.
The junk mail touts Windows Vista Ultimate for sale at a $319 discount, said Sophos, which also noted that the campaign relies on several current spammer techniques to trick defenses, including random background pixilation, hiding the bulk of the message in an image, and requiring the user to manually type in the URL rather than embed an easily-found link.
"This carries all the hallmarks of a typical image spam," said Graham Cluley, a Sophos senior technology consultant, in a statement. "Approximately 30% of all spam is now using images to try and sneak past anti-spam filters. Computer users need to ensure that they have strong defenses in place or they will continue to be bombarded by nuisances like this." Vista Spam Trolls For Suckers - News by InformationWeek
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