New Tactics in Their Attacks by Spammers
Filed Under ( ATTACKS, Attacks by Spammers, New Tactics, NEWS, SECURITY, SPAMMER ) by haro on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Spammers have many ways in their attacks. A group of spammers bypass the service released its own URL and use it to hide the spam links that they intentionally spread.
Based on reports and computer internet security firm Symantec, they make use of scripts bypass the URL free and open source. Through bypass this URL they send spam and general public can also use it.
All bypass the URL is known to use the domain. Info and operated through a contact in Moscow, Russia and hosting companies in the UK, according to Symantec.
These links usually appear in the email with the opening words such as "It's a long time since I saw you last!" or "It's a good thing you CAME!". When the link is clicked, the user will be redirected to a web page such as "Pharmacy Express" that promote drugs.
The new tactics that made this group of spammers apparently in response to spam detection function that is now contained on the site bypass popular URLs.