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Lame spam of the day: self-identified spam

Robert Weiner

This message didn't come from my anti-spam software and my ISP says it didn't come from theirs. Sender: ³¯«É·ì (cyzwjchbxx@yahoo-inc.com). Subject: **SPAM ** Re: µ¹.§A¤£°µ§@ª½±µ-»ù¨C¤ù¥u­n26¤¸. Text: Spam detection software, running on the system "nas", has. identified this incoming email as possible spam.

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Lame spam roundup

Robert Weiner

Here's a random selection of strange and/or lame spams I've received recently. This one may not be spam, but I'm not going to click and find out. Text: Good day, as promised,(Internet Explorer File). 7: I always click on unexpected files from unknown senders with gibberish addresses. Sent from Yahoo! pdf, (175.86

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Lame spam of the day: Instant Acrobat Upgrade

Robert Weiner

I also looked at the domain registration for instant-acrobat-upgrade.com and it's registered to someone in Oslo (actually, Oslo,Oslo,AF 0951) with a Yahoo email address. Create rich, polished PDF files from any application that prints. Encrypt and share PDF files more securely. - So I'm assuming this is malware.

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What actually happened: Apple Mail Privacy Protection

M+R

Since Apple Mail can be set up to work not just with Apple domains, but also with most of the major inbox providers (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail…) this impacts a huge segment of email subscribers. But you know who else doesn’t read emails in the spam folder? Messages that end up in spam? That part is still true. Left unread.

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What TechSoupers Are Doing to Ensure Their Online Security: Part 2

Tech Soup

One of the best plain-language pieces I've seen on it is David Pogue's How and Why to Turn On Two-Step Verification for Your Apple, Google, and Yahoo Accounts. "I tend to receive a lot of phishing spam, especially to some of the generic info@ email aliases that are posted publicly. " Resources.

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Outlook.com — The New Hotmail

Tech Soup

Users of other services like Gmail or Yahoo Mail can set up a new @outlook.com address and have their other accounts forwarded. It also has better spam filtering — it keeps spam to less than 3 percent of your inbox. You get seven gigabytes of free cloud storage for large files.

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Software to Build and Grow Your Nonprofit

Tech Soup

New in the 2011 version: save time by instantly generating batch invoices, quickly locating accounts with QuickBooks Search, and sending invoices directly to Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts. Keep Files Safe. You might also find yourself trying to make sense of files, photographs and project summaries from your public events.