Please is there some one out there that can help me with spam mail. I have ccleaner, avg- antivirus and email-scanning,(spam matters,Gov:run.) Spybot, Ad-Aware, And windows fire Wall. so why am l still getting spam. Also when l run my scans l get CRITICAL, MRU, l understand this means most recently used but with all the protection l have WHY???
2006-10-20 16:39:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
1. Most of the stuff you mentioned are to clean off spyware and prevent hackers, NOT to deal with spam.
2. Once your email addy is on the spammer's list, you will get spam. I get about 85 pieces of spam PER HOUR for my family's email server. Some ideas:
- buy an add-on product that filters out spam as your computer downloads it. There are lots of these products, and some of the newer antivirus packages have these features.
- Get an email address that has spam filtering - hotmail.com and spamcop.net come to mind. AOL claims that it filters out 2-3 BILLION (with a "B") spams a day, but lots still get thru.
- If you're running your own email server, or have your own domain name, then you've got two more choices. Either contract with an outside spam filtering company (spamcop.net and McAffee are two such examples), or install a spam filtering appliance (Barracuda, NetCleanse, etc).
My clients get run thru NetCleanse, and that costs them about $1.50 per user per month. They love to pay that.
You can also "roll your own" Open Source spam appliance with Spam Assassin, etc.
2006-10-20 16:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do any of the programs offer email scanning? If you have yahoo, aol, email.com, and other remotly hosted email systems (Or outlook too) you can set your mail preferences to dump spam messages. Just because you have all the protection out there doesn't mean you are immediately protected from Spam. YOU alone have to tell your programs what email is ok and what's not. Its up to you to tell your email administrator what emails are spammed to you, that way they can block those senders as well. Even with spam filters set, sometimes a Spammed message will get through. Internet and email is not perfect there are tons of loop holes and we all work daily to come up with a better fix. Good Luck!
2006-10-20 16:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by ebay_convert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have BETTER protection(all of yours + Spyware Terminator+ AVG Antispyware+Dr.Alex) and I still get spams and critical objects and MRUs! The best you can do to block spam is to have a ridiculous email ID and don't go on handing it over to everyone. As for those security matters, they are bound to happen even if you get all the security software of the world.
2006-10-20 16:45:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spam is not a Virus or Spyware. Spam can have Viruses and Spyware in them. You, usually, have to click on a link or an Attachment in the spam email to get an infection.
As long as you have an email address you will get spam.
You can do a Google or Yahoo search for "How do I stop Spam" and you will find many site with advice to help you reduce getting it.
2006-10-20 18:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because the cost is still effective to send it. If they can get a certain percentage of clicks or responses from the hundreds or thousands they send, it is worth it. Unfortunately, until some harsher SPAM laws are enacted that would charge them for sending unwanted e-mails, this will continue. Another thing that needs to coincide with the SPAM laws, is the sharing or selling of e-mail lists needs to stop! Each company that compiles or shares your e-mail address needs to be fined for sending that to someone without your express written consent. I feel that if they had to pay each person for each and every e-mail that came from them sharing your address, the spam would be halted greatly.
2016-05-22 06:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes with subscriptions that you get, they send your info to 3rd party companies who then send you tons of crap that fills your spam box. It's a pain to do but they are supposed to have an unsubscribe option at the bottom of the e-mail that you can click on. I used to have 30+ spam a day and now I'm down to 5-10 by unsubscribing from stuff.
2006-10-20 16:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you shouldn't have those proteciton softwares. Maybe the softwares are leaving the spam to be deleted by the other software and vice versa, so I stays. Maybe.
2006-10-20 16:41:42 · answer #7 · answered by foundation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't open the spam,just deleat it.
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2006-10-20 18:12:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get spamcop!
2006-10-20 19:32:29 · answer #10 · answered by ♥~rayna~♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋