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Symantec MessageLabs Intelligence Report Finds Polymorphic and PDF-based Attacks on the Rise

In the recently released Symantec February 2011 MessageLabs Intelligence Report, analysis revealed that in February of this year, 1 in 290 emails were malicious, making the month among the most prolific time periods both in terms of simultaneous attacks and malware family integration.

Published March 2, 2011

Eye on Messaging

Nine Out of Ten Spam Emails Now Contain a URL Link

by Stephanie Jordan

Last week the May edition of Symantec’s Messagelabs Intelligence monthly report published. The report states that the proportion of spam emails that include some form of URL or hyperlink has grown by...

Olympic Games Attracting Malware Writers

by Stephanie Jordan

Along with the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Winter Games, come cyber criminals using the event to spread malware and stage targeted attacks. MessageLabs Intelligence research offers two examples to be on...

Mega-D/Ozdok Botnet Take Down

by Stephanie Jordan

At the time the McColo ISP went down a year ago, Ozdok a.k.a. Mega-D became the biggest of the spam botnets, and ever since has remained in the top 10 of spam bots. Earlier this month, researchers at...