spam sucks

[cheaphost16]

Who here thinks spam is the worst thing to ever happen to computers?

 

[Artashes]

I do honestly believe that as well. I just hate it.

 

[Blue]

Actually the proliferation of child pornography is the worst thing to ever happen to computers.

Spam is a very distant second.

 

[Keston E.]

It is the next worst thing next to adware and spyware.

 

[cheaphost16]

I have to agree with you on that one. Spam is bad, but having the golden casino poping up every 10 minutes is alot worse.

 

[Keston E.]

I had to reinstall xp because of that crap I don't know where it came from but a popup just appeared out of no where saying loose weight with some proved b.s. and it would not go away.

 

[Enrique]

Is it increasing or is it just me? In 2004 I started to get more than 15-20 unsolicited emails per day and 1-2 of those emails containing viruses. That is annoying. :crap:

 

[Keston E.]

It is increasing.

 

[Enrique]

What software would you recommend to keep down the number of spam messages?
I've already put several spam tools in place to help with this, but they’re not very effective...

 

[Keston E.]

I don't really know any software I just wipe the drive.

 

[cheaphost16]

I have noticed that 2004 is the worst ever for spam, viruses, and spyware. Back in 2003 I dident have ad-aware or NAV because I dident see the use. I almost never got spyware or viruses. Now I get somthing like 10-20 Spyware programs on my computer every day. I have 2 firewalls and Ad-aware, I still cant stop the stuff from coming.

 

[Keston E.]

I have noticed that 2004 is the worst ever for spam, viruses, and spyware. Back in 2003 I dident have ad-aware or NAV because I dident see the use. I almost never got spyware or viruses. Now I get somthing like 10-20 Spyware programs on my computer every day. I have 2 firewalls and Ad-aware, I still cant stop the stuff from coming.

Not only that but those gay installers that popup when you go to websites asking you to install this and install that.

 

[Artashes]

Jose, you are the lucky one. Try receiving 500-600 spam and virus messages per day... heheh.. Now that is annoying.

 

[Keston E.]

whewwwwwwwww. I would go nuts Artashes is this the situations that you are experiencing ?.

 

[Artashes]

Yes I do and I try to fix it by using profitability.net anti-spam service. It needs to be re-installed on a DNS level.

When it worked fine, I was down to receiving only about 10-15 spam messages per day max.

 

[Keston E.]

When it worked fine, I was down to receiving only about 10-15 spam messages per day max.

That is still alot.

 

[Exquisite]

Jose, you are the lucky one. Try receiving 500-600 spam and virus messages per day... heheh.. Now that is annoying.

I recieve roughly 20 virus e-mails a day from numerous places, I know how you feel. Spam really is quite annoying, I use Outlook currently and its spam-filter. Outlook's spam-filter isn't that great but it sure does help. I have had free e-mail accounts with yahoo mail and their spam blocker is excellent, I'd get over 50 catches a day with that thing. Yahoo mail really does block 99.7% of spam.. I'd have to say their my favorite free mail account.

As far as virus's, trojan's, ad and spyware.. I think these are much more malicious and destructive compared to spam just being very annoying. The most destructive type of virus I've ever encountered was a deltree that changed my bios settings.. it was a very complex virus and so destructive not only did I have to reformat but I had to redo my bios settings.

 

[RoundHost]

Spam is not that bad, a virus that causes spam would be worse