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Spam is getting nasty, says Symantec

by Marianna Schmudlach Oct 6, 2008 2:46PM PDT

Malware-laden messages continue to climb

Written by Shaun Nichols in San Francisco

vnunet.com, 07 Oct 2008

The number of spam messages laden with malicious links or attachments is increasing, according to Symantec.

In the latest installment of its State of Spam report, the company claims that malware-laden messages are becoming far more common than they were in the first half of the year. Symantec now estimates that some 1.2 per cent of all email messages sent contains a malicious payload.

More: http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2227603/spam-getting-nasty-symantec

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